Poverty Spec ADV Bike

[Piotrsko]

Ahhh that caused me to recall my brother had a steel capped left boot they drug when he did flat track dirt racing around the turns

[hayden55]

For me its just repetitive movements. I think I have pre-arthritis at this point. Knees, hips, back, wrist.

[JSH]

Congrats on the new bike. Craig Vetter did a fairing for the KLR. I don't know if it made it to production as a kit.

[JSH]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

Stepping with one foot on the ground while cornering, which is quite usual.

Not for street riding. That is a flat-tracking / supermoto / motocross technique

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by JSH

Not for street riding. That is a flat-tracking / supermoto / motocross technique

Since the OP mentioned motorcycle camping, maybe that technique would still be occasionally required while riding on rough terrain.

[Grant-53]

Talk to Schultz Engineering about Craig Vetter fairings. A front fairing and a tail section give the best drag reduction. An e-bike will start about $3000.

[Daschicken]

For any of you KLR owners out there, the KLR has a cheaply designed cooling setup without a bypass. So the thermostat cycles open and closed constantly, causing the cold radiator coolant to get introduced to the bottom of the engine and sit there until the coolant at the top of the engine gets hot enough to open the thermostat where the cycle repeats again.

If you've done any reading about the fancy dual circuit cooling systems on some newer car engines that run a separate engine block circuit at a higher temperature than the head for fuel economy purposes, you should know where this is going. Cold coolant in the block is the opposite of what you want, and can lead to worse fuel economy and the cylinder not wearing evenly, thus oil consumption.



The "Thermobob" from wattman solves these problems, adding an external thermostat with a proper bypass, and a hotter thermostat than the stock bike.

https://watt-man.com/new-shop/thermo...0-model-years/

There is also a great breakdown article on testing the thermobob in the 'Thermo-Bob FAQ' tab up at the top. A very nice technical analysis of why the stock system sucks and how much a proper bypass circuit improves things.

[redpoint5]

I drove my best friend out to Eastern Oregon one night in my parents Toyota Camry to pick up a KLR650. The car overheated and most of the coolant was lost, so we debated if we should drink the emergency water and pee into it, or just put the emergency water in the radiator. We decided to use the water directly in the radiator and that got us to the destination filling it a couple times.

The next day, we went to the parts store and got a new radiator cap, then picked up the bike. My friend didn't have his endorsement yet, so I rode it back while he drove the car. He's still got the thumper.

[hayden55]

Originally Posted by Daschicken

For any of you KLR owners out there, the KLR has a cheaply designed cooling setup without a bypass. So the thermostat cycles open and closed constantly, causing the cold radiator coolant to get introduced to the bottom of the engine and sit there until the coolant at the top of the engine gets hot enough to open the thermostat where the cycle repeats again.

If you've done any reading about the fancy dual circuit cooling systems on some newer car engines that run a separate engine block circuit at a higher temperature than the head for fuel economy purposes, you should know where this is going. Cold coolant in the block is the opposite of what you want, and can lead to worse fuel economy and the cylinder not wearing evenly, thus oil consumption.



The "Thermobob" from wattman solves these problems, adding an external thermostat with a proper bypass, and a hotter thermostat than the stock bike.

https://watt-man.com/new-shop/thermo...0-model-years/

There is also a great breakdown article on testing the thermobob in the 'Thermo-Bob FAQ' tab up at the top. A very nice technical analysis of why the stock system sucks and how much a proper bypass circuit improves things.

You know I've always heard this but the bikes already last too long.