Hey guys.. new here...
Coming off my first bike, an 82 xj650 yamaha & very seriously considering an AT as my forever bike, to replace this 34 year old heaping pile.
Truth be told, i got her for a song and shes been a great bike. She may be temperamental & extremely high maintenance, but she runs good on the highway & she'll do 100+ easy. In a new bike, I need at least that much power on the highway and I definitely want something off road capable too.
Im not rich & dont care for banks, so my cheapest option looks like a KLR650. I've not ridden a KLR, but expecting I will find them under powered. On paper my xj650 has71hp/42'lbs vs a KLR @ 42hp/34'lbs. I need to ride a KLR, but not looking good based on those specs. On the other hand, the price of the KLR & availability & reputation are all pretty darn attractive.
If the KLR really is slower than my xj, its gonna be hard to justify that purchase, as I only have room for 1 bike and cant bring myself to spend thousands on something slower than a 34 year old rust bucket.
Really, I'd like a KTM990, but they're not made anymore and even used are too pricey.
Enter the Africa Twin. It has everything I want, except the price is right at the edge of what im able to afford. So, I have a conundrum.
I can pay cash for a fully loaded, used KLR with guards, panniers, shocks, doohickeys, etc., for about 1/3 the cost of a bone stock AT and it will be slower than my old sh|tty XJ. Or, I can take out a loan and get the AT.
I think I'll know what to do once I finally ride a KLR, but in the mean time, interested to hear thoughts on the AT vs the KLR650 vs my old XJ650.
Thanks guys!
Coming off my first bike, an 82 xj650 yamaha & very seriously considering an AT as my forever bike, to replace this 34 year old heaping pile.
Truth be told, i got her for a song and shes been a great bike. She may be temperamental & extremely high maintenance, but she runs good on the highway & she'll do 100+ easy. In a new bike, I need at least that much power on the highway and I definitely want something off road capable too.
Im not rich & dont care for banks, so my cheapest option looks like a KLR650. I've not ridden a KLR, but expecting I will find them under powered. On paper my xj650 has71hp/42'lbs vs a KLR @ 42hp/34'lbs. I need to ride a KLR, but not looking good based on those specs. On the other hand, the price of the KLR & availability & reputation are all pretty darn attractive.
If the KLR really is slower than my xj, its gonna be hard to justify that purchase, as I only have room for 1 bike and cant bring myself to spend thousands on something slower than a 34 year old rust bucket.
Really, I'd like a KTM990, but they're not made anymore and even used are too pricey.
Enter the Africa Twin. It has everything I want, except the price is right at the edge of what im able to afford. So, I have a conundrum.
I can pay cash for a fully loaded, used KLR with guards, panniers, shocks, doohickeys, etc., for about 1/3 the cost of a bone stock AT and it will be slower than my old sh|tty XJ. Or, I can take out a loan and get the AT.
I think I'll know what to do once I finally ride a KLR, but in the mean time, interested to hear thoughts on the AT vs the KLR650 vs my old XJ650.
Thanks guys!