My KLR 650

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by derf

Done, that shits everywhere



250w, the bike draws 170, I can get it down to 140 by switching the tail light and dashboard to LED's, getting rid of the lic plate bulb. There is also an aftermarket stator available that jumps the output up to 350w

you can also swap in a HID light. that's why I put one in the DRZ... drop from 55/65 watts (low/high) to 35w for both. and the light output is much better (wish the cutoff wasn't so sloppy though... thinking of throwing a SV650 light on the front)

Originally Posted by derf

here is my creation over the last 2 days

the wires to the rear were fraying, along with the tube, reinforced and protected



wired up the fuse box on the right side, behind the overflow bottle, plenty of room under there, also use the horn mount for the relay.



Homemade dash bolted to the guage cluster, I need more stuff up there



and with my audio pack

Looks good bro!

[derf]

Originally Posted by eBBs15

you can also swap in a HID light. that's why I put one in the DRZ... drop from 55/65 watts (low/high) to 35w for both. and the light output is much better

Eventually, but I need to buy some other stuff first (gas tank, top box, lever guards, heated grips, longer shift lever, possibly a rear shock, new helmet, gonna get a textile suit, and less aggressive riding boots). HID's and LED tail light to save electricity are on my list, but they are not a priority. Before the HID's I also want to get the oversized brake rotor and caliper relocation kit.

I think the only thing I want to after the headlight is the 18" wheel conversion for the front, supposedly its a much better ride, both on and off road.




And just for a laugh read the last post on this page
http://www.klr650.net/forums/showthr...=39199&page=19

There are plenty of (skinny) "front" tires availavle for a 19" rim. I think most guys running the 18" on the front do so because the fatter rear tires fit on the rims.

This raises an interesting thought. I don't know if anybody is running directional tread but if so, directional tread is usually reversed from front to rear because you want acceleration grip on the rear and deceleration grip on the front. I first noticed this on my friends sport bike after he had new tires put on and I said 'your treads are reversed' then I looked for the direction arrows and saw that they were correct.