How much does it typically cost to have the Gen 3 KLRs valves checked and adjusted?

Hey y'all I have a 2023 Klr with 850 miles. I started it up and drove to look at some motorcycles with a buddy. As I was leaving it wouldn't kick on. The battery wasn't dead and as I was cranking it made the noises but nothing firing. This hasn't happened before. Dash lights all came on just would kick on. Any suggestions?

Did the valve shims, way over due and way out of spec. Got the bike running and warmed up and a quarter mile down the road then I heard this. Did I maybe not put enough tension on the left side of the cam chain and it’s slapping? I opened it up and made sure the chain was taught and everything was in order but I didn’t run it as I was too nervous. Im going to drain the oil, look for metal or anything odd then check the doo and replace it with the eagle mike kit.

I’m looking around on Marketplace for a new (to me) bike and I’ve more or less decided on getting a KLR. I’m noticing quite a few 2022 model year bikes for sale in my area for decent prices, but I’m wondering if it’s for a reason.

For context, I also see lots of 2008 and 2009 bikes much more than 2010+ bikes, that I’d assume have oil burning issues, hence their prevalence and low price.

Is there something wrong with bikes that make them less desirable than 2023 and newer?

Free except the parabellum touring shield.

• stock windshield
• front cowling
• front fender
• stock seat with tusk heating pad installed under vinyl cover
• Rear carrier and reinforce bar
• Parabellum Touring windshield

I already ordered new tires, just wondering if you all would have replaced them earlier, rode a little longer, or made the same call

I always love finding motorcycle parking when I go somewhere new, its like a little treat.

I love stacking my KLR up in front of these super expensive German bikes!

What are you guys using besides regular soap to make cleaning the mud and dirt off your bikes easier?

After 145.000 km the chain has stretched and the balancer sprockets have worn down so the only way to keep tension on the doohickey was a different spring position, I'll be buying 1.5 engines soon for €500 so until then it'll do to keep this 1988 klr600 on the road

Went riding with the enduro friends and
I'm getting to the conclusion that the KLR is big and fat. Thank god for DirtRacks crash bars and metal skid plate, without that I would still be there.

Currently running aired down mission trail max because I planned on using this bike on daily but I got a cruiser instead.

Should I just swap to a KLX300 or get one as a friend for the KLR in the garage ?

I want to keep riding with the enduro friends but KLR is too slow.

Hey all, former Gen 3 owner here. I got into an accident a while back which totalled the bike. Bonus info is it still drove just fine and was only totalled due to amount for repairs lol

I wanted to see if there'd be any interest here for a set of brand new Giant Loop MotoTrek panniers that are mounted to 3d cycle's quick detach panniers. I never had a chance to use them so they've just been sitting in a storage box in the garage ever since.

If anyone's interested I'd be happy to upload photos here or make a new post altogether, with verified photos/timestamp. I figured I'd ask here since these racks fit directly onto the gen3 ADV models racks.

Thanks for looking!

"Not an all weather road".... Just what I was looking for! 😎

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I was riding around about 8 days ago when I noticed after i parked my 2007 KLR at home, it started (or already had been) smoking from the point where the muffler and exhaust pipe meet.. I look closer to find out it’s oil that’s dripping from my airbox onto my hot exhaust pipe which is causing the smoke. I notice there is a hole melted in the bottom of the airbox which is also not helping the dripping oil, so I take apart the bike to get to the airbox and see what’s up with the muffler and i see that the end of the muffler is pretty brittle and oil was leaking from it as well!!

I am pretty new to bike maintenance so I had a bunch of questions.. (i also have pictures for reference)

I have already bought a new airbox that will be here soon but should I JUST replace my muffler? or should i get a whole new exhaust AND muffler together?

What could have caused my oil to spit back up like that? I honestly feel like i might have over filled it but online was saying a lot of different things

Was it the busted muffler that caused the airbox to melt?

Sorry if there are super obvious answers i’m just super new to this and would love to be informed and learn how to fix up my own bike, go easy on me 🤣 thank you!

(the first picture is of the muffler and exhaust meeting point where the muffler looks pretty brittle, i can also provide a video!!)

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I bought a used 650s with basically no more than a speedometer and fuel gauge. What else should I consider?

I hadn't ridden in 15 years so decided to take a beginner class as I had never taken one before and was self taught previously. Talked to the instructor and he let me bring the klr out. I learned alot and it was fantastic and a good way to get use to the bike. Plus it lets me bypass the dmv test. Not that im ready to go out on the road yet.

Love the bike and feel of it though. The instructor kept commenting on the bike so after class I offered for him to ride it. He has a ninja 1000 and a Harley. After the ride he commented that is was a fun bike and he is tempted to get one now.

Got the springs ordered once they are swapped I'll start training the skills.

To be fair, I am not any owner but frequent borrower of a KLR, but when another friend considering the purchase asked me about my experiences, this meme was all I could think of

So a mate of mine had this spring lying around, and gave it to me. I've had it for a while, but...

Today I had an idea!

Was it a good idea? 🙄

Hey all

Do you guys keep the stock blinkers?

These things look huge and ridiculous, is there a regulation requiring them to be sticking out so far?

One of mine is busted up and the relay makes a winding sound when I switch to the right side, where the damaged one is. I'm guessing there's a shorted wire under the field repair.

Any recommendations for replacement blinkers that are more sleek looking?

The previous owner described this issue to me. I drove it for about 2k miles with no issue, and then after doing a bunch of maintenance and repairs a few weeks back, I started having the same issue he had talked about.

After about 20 minutes riding on the highway at high RPM in 5th gear, the bike suddenly loses power, slows down, and won't rev over 2500 rpm. Continues riding just fine, and I can make it home at 35mph, but if I rev over 2500 rpm, it bogs down and starts lugging the same way as if you slip the clutch too quickly. Choking it gets a little more power out, but not much.

The previous owner said that he would dump a whole can of seafoam in there and it would stop for a while. For me, the times it has happened, I disassembled the carb, cleaned it, reassembled and everything runs fine for a while until it doesn't. I did notice a little bit of mechanical wear/shiny spot across one side of the needle and slide.

1999 KLR650 13k miles running 91 octane + 1/3 bottle of seafoam upper cylinder lubricant per tank

Previous owner said that his mechanic(?) buddy rebuilt the carb(?) and removed all (some) of the CA evaporative emissions system to try and solve the issue to no avail

Things I did before the issue appeared were

-valve shim adjustment

-10 cent carb mod

-new radiator and coolant flush

-fixed the idle mixture screw which was unscrewed so far that it was hanging out of the carb

-re-attached the slip on exhaust, which was not connected correctly and blowing 80% of the exhaust out the side

-oil change and new filter

-cleaned air filter

My only real guesses for what could be happening are

- the carb diaphragm isn't seating properly for some reason and that the vaccum from sustained high rpm is causing it to suddenly pop loose. I don't think seafoam would have fixed that though

-Rubber boot from the airbox or to the engine is vibrating loose and leaking

-No fuel filter causing clogging

-Some kind of fucked up vaccum leak from the chop job on the emissions

-Water seperating from gas and sitting on top of the tank with all the fuel addatives and years of built up tank gunk getting sucked into my carb

I know this is long, rambling, and all over the place, but if someone could point me in the right direction for diagnostics or most likely issues to check for, that would be amazing.

I've seen too many shiny KLR's on the road lately. Starting to feel like I abuse mine too much 😅. Show me your best!

This is why I enjoy my bike so much. I was going to the mall to watch the Odyssey (I hate malls) but love ancient epics... And saw some trails... And awayyy we go!

Bonus pic of the rock that got wedged in my front sprocket!