What does every good thumper need, but a Staintune Pipe. I ordered the pipe with the bike but did not fit it until I ran the bike in a little. I was advised that by using the stock pipe with more back pressure may help to seat the rings better.
Anyhow it was time to fit the pipe. The process is very straight forwars and only took about 15 mins.
Remove the right side cover. Unbolt the clamp and two botls attaching the silencer and slide it out. Reverse this process to install the new pipe.
The new pipe is VERY loud. Despite assurances that it meets Australian standards (<94db), it is still very loud.
I will be arranging to take the bike to have it checked out. The bike does go alot better though.
The stock exhaust weighs in at 4.5kg whilst the Staintune was only 2kg.
After reading this post; http://klrworld.com/forums/index.php/topic,1813.0.html
I decided that I would order the Stainless Steel body and engine bolt kits from Desmoparts.com for $68. This price is probably a little high, but in years to come after salt water crossing and some possible neglect I will be thankful. Apart from looking cool they should not rust. I fitted most bolts with either lock tight or anti sieze, depending on where they were. If I was to start this task over again I would buff all bolt heads first to give them that nice shiny look.
These picture do not do it justice, I will need to take a photo out in the day light of these bolts.
I was very excited about getting the Coocase and as you can seen in my short video I was a little disappointed that it was damaged on arrival. Removing the small screws supplied and fitting larger self tappers has fixed the problem and it is more secure then it would have been new anyhow.
First part to fitting the Twisted Throttle Alu-Rack was removing the stock plastic rack. This was straight forward and pretty easy.
Next was to install the new rack.
Followed by the Coocase and its adapter plate. The wiring was a little tricky to identify the correct colors to ‘tap into’ however this wiring diagram from klrworld.com forums was very helpful.
The Coocase has rear break lights, remote for locking, unlocking and arming the alarm. Very Cool.
Not so sure I will want to take this when I go off road though…..
Fitting the centre stand was pretty straight forward and makes working on the bike so much easier now. Putting the bike up on the centre stand can be a little trickey at first, but once you get the technique right it is easy.
Pros: Makes the bike stable when parked and easy to work on. Will be invaluable when changing flat tyres and servicing out on the road.
Cons: Is quite heavy. Is a little tricky at first to work out how to get the bike on the stand with out a foot lever.
I have finally purchased the KLR650.
I got it for $9,200 from Canberra Motorcycle Centre (my local dealer) including Staintune pipe, on road costs and the bike will be derestricted. I can pick it up on Monday and it can not come quickly enough.
Having been quoted $9500 from Canberra Motorcycle Centre for the bike with Staintune pipe and onroad costs, it was time to ring around other dealerships to compare prices. Noting that most interstate dealers could not deliver with ACT rego, I requested and compared prices excluding rego and stamp duty. I then added 3% to the bike cost for stamp duty and $511.40 which is the cost of registration.
What I requested from all dealers was: 2010 KLR650 (Black) with Staintune exhaust, bike derestricted and jetted appropriately – ready for delivery/pickup anytime from 15 Janruary onwards.
This is a table of the prices I received;
| Store |
Website |
Phone |
Price |
StampDuty+Rego
(price-650)+3%+511 |
Total |
| Canberra Motorcycle Centre |
http://www.canberramcc.com.au/ |
02 6280 4491 |
8,725 |
775 |
9,500 |
| Sydney City Motors (Kogarah) |
http://www.sydneycitymotorcycles.com.au/ |
02 9587 3000 |
8,640 |
751 |
9,391 |
| On Two Wheels (Campbelltown) |
http://www.ontwowheels.com.au/ |
02 4625 7518 |
8,400 |
744 |
9,144 |
| Bikebiz Kawasaki (Parramatta) |
http://bikebiz.com.au/ |
02 9682 2999 |
9,910 |
789 |
10,699 |
| Kawasaki Newcastle |
http://www.kawasakinewcastle.com.au/ |
02 4950 4955 |
Never called back. |
| Sharptune Kawasaki (Dandenong) |
http://www.sharptune.com.au/ |
03 9792 0232 |
Cound not match prices quoted thus far. |
| Peter Stevens Motorcycles (MLB City) |
http://www.peterstevens.com.au/ |
03 9602 5833 |
8,550 |
748 |
9,298 |
| Nowra City Motorcycles |
unknown |
02 4421 4899 |
8,499 |
747 |
9,246 |
Detailed information: KLR650 Dealer Prices and notes
Took the KLR for a test ride again this morning. Very happy with it. It feels light, is not over powered and makes you want to just cruise around which is exactly what I want the bike for. The seat feels like a lounge chair. Moving from first to second seemed a little clunky, this may just be because the bike was not run in and only had 6 kms on the clock and it is not a sports bike.
I took the bike around town for a little ride, found some dirt road and took it out on the highway. The suspension is very soft on dirt, which was expected. Wind buffeting at highway speeds it quite bad and will need to be looked at. I also forgot how bad some car drivers are…. bike got back in one piece though.
With a Staintune exhaust fitted and bike ready to ride away with ACT rego for 12mths, CMC are qouting me $9500 (AUS).
Room has been made in the stable for the new KLR to join the KTM 450EXCR.
Some items that I have already purchased for the bike and are in the mail on their way;
Yeah I know, I went crazy with a twisted throttle catalog. But it was great fun!
I will document the up grade process as parts turn up and are fitted to the bike.
