2008 KLR Revealed

All I can think of after twenty one years to say is, "It's about time........, and why less suspension travel?"

Any position you spot this bike it looks more attractive than the outgoing models, to me the black and green color combo is a pleasing palette.

From reading a few articles it seems that a lot of changes are angled at better on road manners and long range touring capabilities. My F650 yearns for a large fuel tank like the KLR's 6.1 gallon flask, me and Black Betty could ride about 300 miles on that amount of fossil juice. Before you even think it, the Touratech tank is out of the question for my 650 model.
Bigger luggage rack, skinnier back end for mounting up panniers more wind protection all sound like good stuff. Counterpoint that some observers take is that the bodywork looks flimsy and easy to break. Don't be dropping your bike motoman!

Electrical upgrades include dual headlights and a 36W alternator. Whoa, you call that power? My Hella's and Warm and Safe Jacket Liner running in tandem would smoke that puppy, and quick!

Lots of upgrades to the engine and an all round improved look will guarantee that this classic model will thrive for another decade, at least! Let's hope Kawasaki awards it's customers with a couple of more revamp's before 2016.

DAM