Today I have been working on the relocation of my number plate and adding a led tail light, in the process I have also been able to remove the ugly rear number plate and tail light holder supplied by kawasaki.
Basically I removed the lower number plate holder and disconnected the tail light wiring from under the seat. The lower section was then free to move away. I removed the number plate bracket and relocated to the rear mud guard. I purchased a new led tail light from Supercheap Auto and mounted it to a piece of small alloy 20×10 angle which was then fixed to the alu-rack. I wired the light back into the tail light wiring loom and relocated the rear reflector. The only thing I have not finished of yet is the two side reflectors which I will find a new location on the bike for them.
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Led Lighting for Number Plate:
Hi Stuart, good read on the KLR. I have just purchased a new one ( only 1000km up so far) with the intentions of “outback” travel. Very unfortunate re your Birdsville trip /accident. Some great country out there. ( I rode the Charleville to Birdsville road on a mountain bike with 22 ltres of water, 11 yrs ago )….google “Ian Robinson mountain bike” & learnt a lot in the process.
I actually meet several travelers on the road last August trying to get to the Birdsville races when I rode frm Brisbane to Rubyvale ( 1100km) on my MTB.
I have some requirements re extra fuel & water & am working on custom racks to suit. I have learnt frm the pushbikes to travel as light as possible.
Your comments on lower linkages is interesting.. as are the fuel comsumption figures.
Tks for the good contrustive info…… Ian R