With
Jason
visiting and needing a bike for a road trip, and having nearly run out of things to do to the
Hawk,
I've decided to embark on a new project, namely a Kawasaki KLX650... for
several reasons:
- I've never owned a
Kawasaki
- I've never owned a big single
- I've always fancied a Dual Sport
| I started dicking around with the KLX, I
converted
it, and added some Acerbis handguards and a dual sport mirror - it also has
Renthall bars. |
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I got sick of the splashy graffix (sic), stomach bile green frame (that
was starting to rust) and saddle, so I figured it was time for a bit of a
rebuild.
While I was at it, I junked the smog stuff and gave up on the faded gray front sail,
sorry, mudguard. I installed a trimmer Acerbis supermotard one. This is now the
starting point for the modifications - be afraid, be very afraid :o) |
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Replaced the 300lb stock exhaust with an FMF unit. It's a lot lighter, and with the quiet core and 6 discs, not too noisy. I did have to trim the connector pipe to make it all fit, but fit it now does. |
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I finally got the
wheels
all finished and fitted. There was a slight
interference problem
to be overcome, however. Still, it all seems to be working fine now. |
Performance Bikes magazine in the UK were working on a
KLX based project,
it's been years so far, so I'm not holding my breath :o)
I eventually decided that I had too many bikes in the garage, and that I should start tidying up a little bit.
I advertised the KLX, then found out that Scott really wanted it, so it went off to live with him :o)
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