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[fmichaelhilton]

What do the letters K L R reptesent? I know what BMW means, I just can't say it correctly Mike H.

[D Critchley]

Bay em vay, for one, but apparently Kawasaki will not spit out the mysterious meaning for KLR. I use "Kawasaki Long Range" when pushed. DC fmichaelhilton wrote:

> > > What do the letters K L R reptesent? > I know what BMW means, I just can't say it correctly > Mike H. > >

[Randall Marbach]

I like Kawasaki Light Reconnaissance Randy from Burbank ________________________________ From: fmichaelhilton To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:13:02 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] "KLR" What do the letters K L R reptesent? I know what BMW means, I just can't say it correctly Mike H. ------------------------------------ List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[fmhilton]

DC, that has a good sound to it "Kaw Long Range" Mike H.

----- Original Message ----- From: D Critchley To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] "KLR" Bay em vay, for one, but apparently Kawasaki will not spit out the mysterious meaning for KLR. I use "Kawasaki Long Range" when pushed. DC fmichaelhilton wrote: > > > What do the letters K L R reptesent? > I know what BMW means, I just can't say it correctly > Mike H. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[fmhilton]

Randy, I better stay with Kaw Long Range.. I might not be able to spell Reconnaissance in a tight. Mike H.

----- Original Message ----- From: Randall Marbach To: KLR Group Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] "KLR" I like Kawasaki Light Reconnaissance Randy from Burbank ________________________________ From: fmichaelhilton To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:13:02 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] "KLR" What do the letters K L R reptesent? I know what BMW means, I just can't say it correctly Mike H. ------------------------------------ List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "fmichaelhilton" wrote:

> > What do the letters K L R reptesent? > I know what BMW means, I just can't say it correctly > Mike H. >

I read all the answers, but I think the closest one of all is that KLR is the shorthand cult/code designation for KiLeRista. = one who rides a Kawasaki Long Range, even to the 7-11, and laughs at all the polished chrome idols on two wheels. If you are reading this, you are one (KiLeRista). Especially if you have ridden a KLR to some remote point of helpless exhaustion, and still managed to ride home. More especially-- if your 12 y/o son had to help pick it up for you. cough. Some one earlier pointed out that KLR is acutally a marketing name; the correct prefix Kawasaki designation is KL650 followed by A__ in the earlier than 2006, then Kawasaki Alphabet Soup thereafter, ie A6F; Why?--all for the purpose of confusing non-kilerista's. revmaaatin.

[k650]

> Some one earlier pointed out that KLR is acutally a marketing name; the > correct prefix Kawasaki designation is KL650 followed by A__ in the > earlier than 2006, then Kawasaki Alphabet Soup thereafter, ie A6F; > Why?--all for the purpose of confusing non-kilerista's. > > revmaaatin. >

Kawasaki changed the way they encode the suffix in a way that actually tells you the year now. The old way you had to know what year the first was produced. For example the first KLR650 is KL650A1 but how do you determine the year? What they did was instead of starting at '1' for the first year they now use the last digit of the model year so a 2006 would be a '6' and the decade of 2000 is determined by the letter 'F'. So a 2006 KLR650 is KL650A6F instead of if they used the old way you get the fictional KL650A20. So now when you look at the suffix of any Kawasaki model year 2006 and after you can determine the year. What it no longer allows you to determine is how many years has it been made without significant changes. This should explain how Bill Watson and myself have independently guessed that the 2010 KLR650 will be a KL650E0G. The '0' for the last digit of the model year and the 'G' for the decade of 2010. This only hold true if we guessed correctly and if the KLR650 does not undergo significant change. How do you signify significant change? Well the first of a new model is an 'A' hence KL650A. Next there was the Tengai KL650B. Then the KL650C variant not available in the US but available first in European markets as well as Canada for a few years. For some reason the skipped 'D' maybe because the unreleased civilian version of the military diesel uses this. In 2008 the KLR650 was again changed significantly and now it is an 'E'. This suffix scheme is universal to all Kawasaki's not just the KLR. Walt

[Caroline and Scott Obermuller]

My wife suggests "Kawasaki Lonely Roads"

[Rick McCauley]

I like that. Rick (swamp dweller) A17

--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Caroline and Scott Obermuller wrote: From: Caroline and Scott Obermuller Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re:"KLR" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 11:53 AM My wife suggests "Kawasaki Lonely Roads" [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "k650" wrote:

> > > Some one earlier pointed out that KLR is acutally a marketing name; the > > correct prefix Kawasaki designation is KL650 followed by A__ in the > > earlier than 2006, then Kawasaki Alphabet Soup thereafter, ie A6F; > > Why?--all for the purpose of confusing non-kilerista's. > > > > revmaaatin. > > > > Kawasaki changed the way they encode the suffix in a way > that actually tells you the year now. The old way you had > to know what year the first was produced. For example > the first KLR650 is KL650A1 but how do you determine the > year? What they did was instead of starting at '1' for the first > year they now use the last digit of the model year so a 2006 > would be a '6' and the decade of 2000 is determined by the > letter 'F'. So a 2006 KLR650 is KL650A6F instead of if they > used the old way you get the fictional KL650A20. So now > when you look at the suffix of any Kawasaki model year 2006 > and after you can determine the year. What it no longer > allows you to determine is how many years has it been made > without significant changes. This should explain how Bill Watson > and myself have independently guessed that the 2010 KLR650 > will be a KL650E0G. The '0' for the last digit of the model year > and the 'G' for the decade of 2010. This only hold true if we > guessed correctly and if the KLR650 does not undergo significant > change. How do you signify significant change? Well the first > of a new model is an 'A' hence KL650A. Next there was the > Tengai KL650B. Then the KL650C variant not available in the US > but available first in European markets as well as Canada for a few > years. For some reason the skipped 'D' maybe because the > unreleased civilian version of the military diesel uses this. In > 2008 the KLR650 was again changed significantly and now it is > an 'E'. This suffix scheme is universal to all Kawasaki's not just > the KLR. > > Walt >

Walt, A very nice post. However, you did absolutely nothing to propagate the KLR myth. smile. revmaaatin. who spends a lot of time poking holes in myths/misconceptions.