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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??

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

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

Gooday

PC

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

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.

Welcome aboard

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

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)

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.

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

This could be start of the first KSRC-Motard

Not quite - been there!!

NICE !!!!

ok first 4 banger motard then..

Nice Balance

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.

Greetings