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by **Shane-O** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:40 am

i traded the beautiful blk zxr750 (it was hard to let go) and am now a proud owner of a klr650. Australia here i come

i know it aint a sportsbike, but i do hope i am still welcome here??

by **mfzx6r** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:52 am

as the old saying goes "if we can put up with Neka" :lol:

I gather your going around the "Block" then ???

by **ronster** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:15 pm

Gooday

PC

by **Glen** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:19 pm

Mate, good luck.

The training mob I worked for had one of these albeit the older pre electric start version (oh and the decompressor was pharked). What a mission to get started, but what a beast when it did :shock:

by **red_dave** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:47 pm

Congrats on the new bike Shane-O...

Can ya come round and check a few fences for me mate... if you're not too busy that is. :wink:

by **photomike666** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:37 pm

Welcome aboard

by **Gosling1** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:37 pm

Hi ShaneO, welcome to the Club mate, just bung some sticky tyres on ya 650, it will eat 'em alive on the Nasho !!!

cheers

Dave

by **Jonno** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:54 am

Glen wrote:Mate, good luck.

The training mob I worked for had one of these albeit the older pre electric start version (oh and the decompressor was pharked). What a mission to get started, but what a beast when it did

I had a KLX650RR which had the same basic engine design and that was a bitch to start as it too had no electric starter. It would be the hardest on the side of a hill to start if I stalled it and was easier to roll start the thing.

Still one of the best dirt bikes I ever had, only one problem I came across was the timing chain had streched a small bit in one spot and was fixed on later models I believe. Also after a really hard thrash I had to cool it down riding around for a while otherwise it would spit its coolant. (I had the coolant system leak tested and was fine)

by **SideShow** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:10 am

Shane-Oh

Like your bike,,,, Gosling1 is right put some sticky tires on it, and turn it into a motard. you will be very pleasantly surprised how well that thing handles.

by **Pabs** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:17 pm

Welcome ShaneOh
This could be start of the first KSRC-Motard :wink:

by **balanse** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:23 pm

This could be start of the first KSRC-Motard

Not quite - been there!!

by **Gosling1** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 4:07 pm

NICE !!!!

by **Jonno** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:13 am

ok first 4 banger motard then.. :wink:

Nice Balance :twisted:

by **balanse** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:13 am

It a KX500 with a port job, Pro-Circuit pipe, marvic wheels, mongrel (bitsa) front brake and lowered both ends.

Used to be a ton of fun around the track and I could out brake just about anything except some 125s on it. The 125 weren't a problem though, I'd just pick them up on the exit again. Had the rear in the air a lot.

Sold it in 2000 and it went north to some guy who works(ed) at Whales in QLD, hopefully it's still going strong up there. Really easy to own track bike - if you drop it you'd just pick it up and keep going!

It used to hate high speed tracks like P.I. though, it'd weave like a bastard on high speed sweepers - the frame was just to flexible around the head stem. Fantastic at Broadford, Winton even Mac PArk in Sa.

by **Plaz** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:45 am

Greetings

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