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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:52 pm
by David Nichols
I saw this on Facebook, had to share...
Yes, that's a KLR.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s720x720/522143_3929000503042_1220603637_33894319_876265520_n.jpg
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:24 pm
by Jeffrey
the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:33 pm
by RobertWichert
Wow! That's pretty cool. A CafeLR 650! Upside down handlebars and
everything!
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:50 pm
by Eddie
A KLR ain't exactly a ruby slipper Jeffrey.
I give them credit for taking a possibly crash damaged bike and making
something different out of it.
I'd have to see one in person to make my final decision about the looks,
though.
Been wanting to "rescue" a crashed bike for some time. Never thought about
a cafe'd KLR.
eddie
> [Original Message]
> From: Jeffrey
> To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 5/1/2012 3:24:47 PM
> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
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> looks stupid to me
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:52 pm
by RobertWichert
Well, a single cylinder 650 cafe racer is a reasonable goal, isn't it?
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On 5/1/2012 12:50 PM, eddie wrote:
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>
> A KLR ain't exactly a ruby slipper Jeffrey.
> I give them credit for taking a possibly crash damaged bike and making
> something different out of it.
> I'd have to see one in person to make my final decision about the looks,
> though.
> Been wanting to "rescue" a crashed bike for some time. Never thought about
> a cafe'd KLR.
> eddie
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Jeffrey >
> > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >
> > Date: 5/1/2012 3:24:47 PM
> > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
> >
> > looks stupid to me
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:56 pm
by Jeff Khoury
I've never seen the appeal of the cafe racers.
I've seen way too many beautiful classic UJMs turned into godawful messes to have much appreciation for them.
-Jeff Khoury
----- Original Message -----
From: "RobertWichert"
To: transalp1@...
Cc: "KLR650 list" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 1:52:03 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
Well, a single cylinder 650 cafe racer is a reasonable goal, isn't it?
Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C
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On 5/1/2012 12:50 PM, eddie wrote:
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> A KLR ain't exactly a ruby slipper Jeffrey.
> I give them credit for taking a possibly crash damaged bike and making
> something different out of it.
> I'd have to see one in person to make my final decision about the looks,
> though.
> Been wanting to "rescue" a crashed bike for some time. Never thought about
> a cafe'd KLR.
> eddie
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Jeffrey < nakedwaterskier@...
> >
> > To: <
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >
> > Date: 5/1/2012 3:24:47 PM
> > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
> >
> > looks stupid to me
> >
>
>
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:11 pm
by RobertWichert
My first real street bike was a Kawa 500 triple that I put clip-ons and
number plates on and removed the air box, center stand, oil tank, chain
guard headlight cowling, whatever I could drop off. OK, it was a
beginner's effort, but it was fun to ride and it was different from all
the rest, which is really what it's all about. One man's godawful mess
is another man's beloved ride.
Come to think of it, a KLR is kind of different too.
Is there a pattern in there somewhere?
: )
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On 5/1/2012 1:58 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote:
> I've never seen the appeal of the cafe racers.
>
> I've seen way too many beautiful classic UJMs turned into godawful messes to have much appreciation for them.
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> -Jeff Khoury
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RobertWichert"
> To: transalp1@...
> Cc: "KLR650 list"DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 1:52:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
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> Well, a single cylinder 650 cafe racer is a reasonable goal, isn't it?
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> Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C
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> On 5/1/2012 12:50 PM, eddie wrote:
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>> A KLR ain't exactly a ruby slipper Jeffrey.
>> I give them credit for taking a possibly crash damaged bike and making
>> something different out of it.
>> I'd have to see one in person to make my final decision about the looks,
>> though.
>> Been wanting to "rescue" a crashed bike for some time. Never thought about
>> a cafe'd KLR.
>> eddie
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Jeffrey< nakedwaterskier@...
>> >
>>> To:<
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Date: 5/1/2012 3:24:47 PM
>>> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
>>>
>>> looks stupid to me
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:23 pm
by Tim Pruitt
I like that a lot. Sure it goes against the KLR's nature, but damn, from that angle it looks good.
From: RobertWichert
To: transalp1@...
Cc: KLR650 list DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
Well, a single cylinder 650 cafe racer is a reasonable goal, isn't it?
Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C
+1 916 966 9060
FAX +1 916 966 9068
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On 5/1/2012 12:50 PM, eddie wrote:
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> A KLR ain't exactly a ruby slipper Jeffrey.
> I give them credit for taking a possibly crash damaged bike and making
> something different out of it.
> I'd have to see one in person to make my final decision about the looks,
> though.
> Been wanting to "rescue" a crashed bike for some time. Never thought about
> a cafe'd KLR.
> eddie
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Jeffrey >
> > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >
> > Date: 5/1/2012 3:24:47 PM
> > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen!
> >
> > looks stupid to me
> >
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 8:05 pm
by GMac999
Reminds me of the BSA, Norton, Triumph etc. caf racers from the late 60's,
early 70s. Fast low buck bikes.
GregM
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the prettiest klr650 you've ever seen!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:48 pm
by Jud
Looks pretty good to me. I was a canyon runner and a road racer way before I ever started riding off-road, and way, way before I started riding dual sports. I have always been a fan of big single cafe racers, ever since I put clip-ons on my second motorcycle, a DBD 500 Gold Star ( a very cool bike for which I will never be cool enough).
This example looks a lot like a classic Brit cafe racer. I have often thought about how I might turn the KLR into a decently fast road bike, but doing a radical cosmetic transformation like the one in the link has not really occurred to me, and does not appeal. I would take steps to reduce the frontal area and clean up the aerodynamics in order to allow the bike to pull taller gearing, but I would not resort to clip-ons or clubman bars (as on the bike in the link); I no longer like the cafe-racer riding position, or, to be more precise, it no longer likes me. So while this bike looks pretty good to me, it is not something I would ride.
