VOLUME ISSUE OCTOBER , P95
2023 KAWASAKI KLR650
ADVENTURE ($8199)
ENGINE TYPE: 4-stroke, single
VALVETRAIN: 4-valve, DOHC
DISPLACEMENT: 652cc
BORE & STROKE: 100 x 83mm
COMPRESSION RATIO: 9.8:1
FUEL SYSTEM: DFI w/40mm throttle body
IGNITION: TCBI
COOLING SYSTEM: Liquid
TRANSMISSION: 5-speed
FRONT TIRE: 90/90-21, Dunlop K750
REAR TIRE: 130/80-17, Dunlop K750
FRONT BRAKE TYPE: 300mm disc, ABS
REAR BRAKE TYPE: 240mm disc, ABS
FRONT SUSPENSION: 41mm leading axle hydraulic telescopic fork
REAR SUSPENSION: Uni-Trak, 5-way adjustable preload and
stepless rebound damping
FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL: 7.9 in.
REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL: 7.3 in.
WHEELBASE: 60.6 in.
RAKE/TRAIL: 30°/4.8 in.
FUEL TANK CAPACITY: 6.1 gal.
GROUND CLEARANCE: 8.3 in.
SEAT HEIGHT: 34.3 in.
CURB WEIGHT (CLAIMED): 487.1 lbs.
WARRANTY: 12 months
S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
a single-cylinder dual sport (which is how
Kawasaki classifies the KLR650) but is rela-
tively light compared to big-bore, multi-cylinder
adventure bikes, which many will compare
this bike to. Its brakes aren't terribly inspiring,
you can't turn off ABS (even just the rear), six
instead of five speeds would be nice, tires are
so-so, saddlebags are kind of small (but that
can also be a good thing), and either you like
the way it looks or you hate it. But the KLR650
has so much going for it (like price) that it is
still easy to overlook its shortcomings, which,
in the big picture, are few and nothing major.
We're still fans.
CN
For $8199, you get
your money's worth
for the top-of-the-line
KLR650 Adventure.
