Comments for Stuarts KLR650 http://klr650.sturas.com Ramblings about my KLR Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Update and new parts coming :) by Dallas http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/05/06/update-and-new-parts-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Dallas Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:04:36 +0000 http://www.sturas.com/?p=419#comment-61 Hi, curious how you went with the Ricor Intiminators? Am strongly considering a set, just not sure if it's worth the outlay for the real world gain. have you fitted your yet? Hi, curious how you went with the Ricor Intiminators? Am strongly considering a set, just not sure if it’s worth the outlay for the real world gain.

have you fitted your yet?

]]> Comment on Number plate relocation and led tail lights by Ian Robinson http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/01/25/number-plate-relocation-and-led-tail-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Ian Robinson Thu, 26 May 2011 10:58:49 +0000 http://www.sturas.com/?p=328#comment-60 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 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

]]> Comment on Birdsville Races – 2010 by Chris Smith http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/08/10/birdsville-races-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Chris Smith Sun, 01 May 2011 07:25:33 +0000 http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/08/10/birdsville-races-2010/#comment-59 Hi, enjoyed reading about your adventure. This August I have decided to do a trip on my 2010 KLR650 from Shepparton to Broken Hill, Bourke then up to Gympie for the Gympie Muster. Then across to Birdsville for the Birdsville Races. Then find my way home. 6500km in 20 days which includes 4 days at Gympie and 2 days at Birdsville. At this stage I will be making the trip alone. If you have any contacts of people who may be thinking of doing a similar trip I would be only too happy to make contact. Any advice u could offer would be appreciated too. Cheers Chris ph 0428 101343 rugged.aussie@hotmail.com Hi, enjoyed reading about your adventure. This August I have decided to do a trip on my 2010 KLR650 from Shepparton to Broken Hill, Bourke then up to Gympie for the Gympie Muster. Then across to Birdsville for the Birdsville Races. Then find my way home. 6500km in 20 days which includes 4 days at Gympie and 2 days at Birdsville. At this stage I will be making the trip alone. If you have any contacts of people who may be thinking of doing a similar trip I would be only too happy to make contact. Any advice u could offer would be appreciated too.
Cheers Chris ph 0428 101343 rugged.aussie@hotmail.com

]]> Comment on Decision Time by Josh r http://klr650.sturas.com/2009/12/26/decision-time/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Josh r Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:21:20 +0000 http://119.82.148.7/~sturasco/?p=4#comment-58 hi mate. i have been reading your blog and i have found it really interesting and helpful. i am 17 and i live in SA. i cant wait to get a new KLR i went and looked at a second hand 2010 KLR with 9000km on it but i was unable to get finance due to being 10 months off 18. This winter however i will have the money together for a new 2011 :) i am planning on travelling around Australia where ever the wind takes me and eventaully take the KLR to vietnam, south America and Europe. Looking forward to reading more about your adventures and bike. Also im sorry to hear about your mate and the council truck. bloody council bastards never have known how to drive. my dad totalled a kawasaki GPZ500 which he brought out from america into a Tree in SA :( hi mate. i have been reading your blog and i have found it really interesting and helpful. i am 17 and i live in SA. i cant wait to get a new KLR i went and looked at a second hand 2010 KLR with 9000km on it but i was unable to get finance due to being 10 months off 18. This winter however i will have the money together for a new 2011 :) i am planning on travelling around Australia where ever the wind takes me and eventaully take the KLR to vietnam, south America and Europe. Looking forward to reading more about your adventures and bike. Also im sorry to hear about your mate and the council truck. bloody council bastards never have known how to drive. my dad totalled a kawasaki GPZ500 which he brought out from america into a Tree in SA :(

]]> Comment on Birdsville Races – Ride Report by Brian http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/09/03/birdsville-races-ride-report/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Brian Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:51:24 +0000 http://klr650.sturas.com/?p=489#comment-56 Hi Stuart. I was wondering if we could meet if your bike is back from Queensland, I want to put Panniers on my bike but I am very confused with so many to choose from and would like to see them on your bike. It appears that there are a number of KLR's in the Canberra Region, we should start something and get a day trip organised and see who turns up. I dont know how we communicate place, date and time but simply reply and we can work it out. Regards Brian. Hi Stuart. I was wondering if we could meet if your bike is back from Queensland, I want to put Panniers on my bike but I am very confused with so many to choose from and would like to see them on your bike. It appears that there are a number of KLR’s in the Canberra Region, we should start something and get a day trip organised and see who turns up. I dont know how we communicate place, date and time but simply reply and we can work it out.
Regards Brian.

]]> Comment on KLR – 12v Outlet Upfront by Mike http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/01/16/klr-12v-outlet-upfront/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Mike Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:38:08 +0000 http://www.sturas.com/?p=307#comment-55 Stuart I just read you blog again after getting back from my own trip. I was so shocked to see your mates crash, I just hope he's recovering ok. Don't give up on the trip though! I had similar fuel ecconomy issues on my trip. If I stuck to <100km/hr I would get anywhere between 320-350km out of a tank. Go any faster or throw in a head wind and I was down to 200-240km. The bike itself went really well though. I came off seven times on the Gunbarrel and bent the hell out of the crash bars but the KLR just kept on going. 8000km in four weeks and no dramas (except loosing the odd sub-frame bolt). You also inspired me to throw together a blog about the trip. Check out www.mlcoab.blogspot.com if your keen. Cheers Mike. Stuart I just read you blog again after getting back from my own trip. I was so shocked to see your mates crash, I just hope he’s recovering ok. Don’t give up on the trip though!

I had similar fuel ecconomy issues on my trip. If I stuck to <100km/hr I would get anywhere between 320-350km out of a tank. Go any faster or throw in a head wind and I was down to 200-240km. The bike itself went really well though. I came off seven times on the Gunbarrel and bent the hell out of the crash bars but the KLR just kept on going. 8000km in four weeks and no dramas (except loosing the odd sub-frame bolt).

You also inspired me to throw together a blog about the trip. Check out http://www.mlcoab.blogspot.com if your keen.

Cheers Mike.

]]> Comment on Birdsville Races – Ride Report by Stuart http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/09/03/birdsville-races-ride-report/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Stuart Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:23:26 +0000 http://klr650.sturas.com/?p=489#comment-54 Hi Daniel The only club that I am aware of in Canberra is the DSMRA (http://www.dsmra.asn.au/) who do both normal trail rides and big bore rides for bikes like the KLR650. However I also follow the KLR650.net website (http://www.klr650.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=33). Apart from being a good source of information, they also run rides around our area often. Having said all that, I am more then happy to go riding with others or have them along with me whenever I go anywhere - more the merrier. I will drop you an email, and with Brian we should go have a beer. Cheers Stuart Hi Daniel

The only club that I am aware of in Canberra is the DSMRA (http://www.dsmra.asn.au/) who do both normal trail rides and big bore rides for bikes like the KLR650.

However I also follow the KLR650.net website (http://www.klr650.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=33). Apart from being a good source of information, they also run rides around our area often.

Having said all that, I am more then happy to go riding with others or have them along with me whenever I go anywhere – more the merrier.
I will drop you an email, and with Brian we should go have a beer.

Cheers
Stuart

]]> Comment on Birdsville Races – Ride Report by Daniel http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/09/03/birdsville-races-ride-report/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Daniel Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:40:43 +0000 http://klr650.sturas.com/?p=489#comment-53 Gday Stuart Really enjoy your website and all the things you have done to your klr I have a 2009 model with a heap of mods in prep for a loop around tassie and as i have just moved to the act region (i live in Burra) was wondering if there are any klr clubs or ride days that yoy know of Since i bought my klr in january (from Canberra motorcycle centre) have also talked my brother in law to buy one and am currently talking a mate of mine into one as well Looking forward to meeting some people in the area to go riding with Cheers Daniel Gday Stuart

Really enjoy your website and all the things you have done to your klr

I have a 2009 model with a heap of mods in prep for a loop around tassie and as i have just moved to the act region (i live in Burra) was wondering if there are any klr clubs or ride days that yoy know of

Since i bought my klr in january (from Canberra motorcycle centre) have also talked my brother in law to buy one and am currently talking a mate of mine into one as well

Looking forward to meeting some people in the area to go riding with

Cheers
Daniel

]]> Comment on Birdsville Races – Ride Report by stuart http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/09/03/birdsville-races-ride-report/comment-page-1/#comment-52 stuart Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:23:08 +0000 http://klr650.sturas.com/?p=489#comment-52 Brian Thanks for your comments. We are both back in Canberra, how ever the bikes and gear is still in QLD. I would be more then happy to catch up for a beer anytime. Cheers Stuart Brian

Thanks for your comments. We are both back in Canberra, how ever the bikes and gear is still in QLD.
I would be more then happy to catch up for a beer anytime.

Cheers
Stuart

]]> Comment on Birdsville Races – Ride Report by Brian http://klr650.sturas.com/2010/09/03/birdsville-races-ride-report/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Brian Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:55:49 +0000 http://klr650.sturas.com/?p=489#comment-51 Hi I do not believe what I have just read and seen!!!. It was so great to here that your mate is ok; things could have been very different so quickly. I have been following your site since February this year as I started to look at what bike to purchase back then. Yes I settled on a KLR 650 2010 model and yes from Canberra Motorcycle Centre at Fyshwick as I live in Canberra (Chisholm). I should have left comments on your site prior to today but you just get busy and don’t get time?, I have since March done plenty of Mods and put many accessories on my bike. When I first read that you were planning a trip to the Birdsville Races travelling by our great bikes I was going to email you to see if you had room for one my Black KLR but I had just got back from overseas (Tuesday 24th Aug) and did not have enough time to plan and pack. When you get back to Canberra maybe we can get together for a beer and talk KLR’s. Hope your mate travels home from Queensland safe and well. Be careful. Regards Brian Hi
I do not believe what I have just read and seen!!!. It was so great to here that your mate is ok; things could have been very different so quickly.

I have been following your site since February this year as I started to look at what bike to purchase back then. Yes I settled on a KLR 650 2010 model and yes from Canberra Motorcycle Centre at Fyshwick as I live in Canberra (Chisholm).

I should have left comments on your site prior to today but you just get busy and don’t get time?, I have since March done plenty of Mods and put many accessories on my bike.

When I first read that you were planning a trip to the Birdsville Races travelling by our great bikes I was going to email you to see if you had room for one my Black KLR but I had just got back from overseas (Tuesday 24th Aug) and did not have enough time to plan and pack. When you get back to Canberra maybe we can get together for a beer and talk KLR’s. Hope your mate travels home from Queensland safe and well.

Be careful.
Regards Brian

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