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Going up to Endicott Washington for a week, it's about 1 hour south of Spokane. Going to be visiting family and hanging out. Definitely bringing the KLR to explore, just wondering if anyone on here has any familiarity with the area and could rattle off some cool sights to see or a fun ride. Thanks! Pfa

Welcome! I'm right near ya in Wildomar.

With the upcoming adventure rally in Julian, rather than be a princess and bring my camper I was thinking of Moto camping. I have a tent already, and all the other goodies, and plenty of sleeping bags but none of which are very compact. With the 3000 options available online, it's hard to get an idea of what is actually decent without spending an entire paycheck. Any recommendations? Thanks! Pfa

Up for a trade? I have a few bikes on the chopping block

I'm actually really planning on it, just got to find the engine and wrap up two other restoration projects I've got going. There's people that have done it, but mostly for highway use, I want to do it for shenanigans! Lol

I recently rode a Gen 3 KLR, mine with the MCP carb correction feels better but really not much more power at all. Although it certainly sounds like it.

So funny enough, right after I put the lower foot tank mounts, I put all new hardware mounting it to the frame with threaded inserts. I was coming down Black mountain in Ramona a little bit hot and went down. It ripped the mount off of the frame. I used zip ties to hold it back on the frame until I got down the mountain in perpetual attack mode with my left foot forward. Lol As for the shift shaft, I ended up drilling all the way through the shaft and the new tusk shift lever and put a spring pin in there. Works great for about a year, until my heavy-footed friend loosened it up, and just on Sunday it finally gave. Luckily I carry cotter pins with me that got me back. I'm going to have to see if I can do that without splitting the cases, I don't want to split the cases until I have bearings, shift forks, and the 705 kit ready to go. Also thinking of doing stage 2 cams. Or I might solve this and put a Ninja 650 motor in there. Lol

Lol, solved that when I went with lowered foot peg mounts, all new hardware. Biggest issue with my bike is the IMS extended shift lever stripped the splines on the shaft.

Thank you all, now I got things to look up! I'm going to do a couple trial runs overnight to test out what I need and don't need, I am a minimalist at heart but with an anxiety driven addiction to overpacking. Lol At 6'4, 270 lb, I'm well aware most camping gear doesn't quite fit right, luckily I'm accustomed to it. I pretty much have to sleep diagonally in my two person tent. Despite being an outdoorsy kind of guy, eventually never set foot in an REI. I think it's about time

That would match my bike very well though! Lol

I loved my 1997. I put 20K miles on it in 2 years, including a trip from CA to TX to CO and back. It was light enough that you could get into some tough single track and not die, but still heavy enough to be decent on the road. I ended up throwing a 441 kit at it after I put CR500 forks and made the kickstand like a KTM, I was really jealous of that swing up. Lol

Looks like a great ride! Time for a desert tank. Lol Good looking photos.

My wife just asks for web links or part numbers anymore. Lmao

If you buy the spring from RaceTech for the banshee shock, take the shock and spring to a shop and have them rebuild it it'll be about $150-200. I will vouch for the quality of cogent dynamics. I have full cogent on my KLR650 and the thing floats. I ride it far more aggressive than I really should. I have the Moab adventure rear shock, so no external reservoir, and I took that bike through McCain valley chasing @Pokey151 on his KTM300. Only after a particularly rough section did I notice the lack of rebound due to heated fluid.

Yeah, a dude tumbled off the hill and I ran down to help them. By the time I got back up someone knocked over my bike. Lol

I am currently running engine ice, But I just worked the bike too hard in the deep mud. I'm also 270lb. I will be adding the trail tech fan once I get the Ricky stator installed with dual batteries in parallel. I think we were all riding in our head, it was pretty involved out there. Lol

It started life as a harbor freight trailer, the little guy. Bolted down some scrap 2x4s and a 2x10 As the main rail for the bike. Generic Amazon wheel chock with good straps. I actually broke it on my way home (it is a bit rusty from being a boat trailer for a while), so I'm going to extend it in additional 1.5 ft and add a fuel can holder.

This was by far some of the most challenging riding I have ever done. Ended up taking two of the BD/DBD trails, including that god-awful three quarter mile long uphill mud run. That overheated my bike twice and overheated myself at least twice. Luckily no lasting damage. I was about ready to call it after that but kept going. The first 15 miles were very challenging, very slick Hill climbs and downhills, ruts as deep as your foot pegs (actually got stuck once on my pegs). After that it was wonderful flowing single track that I wished would go on forever. According to my watch, the total course was 32 mi and average moving speed was 12.4mph and my average heart rate was 145 with a high of 190. did almost the whole course in first gear on my YZ450. Cannot wait for the next one! Does anyone know if there are similar rides to this in California or nearby? I need MORE!!!

Man that kind of riding is right up my alley, I just got pumped watching it. Lol Next time you head that way, would love to tag along! My neighbor used to do those enduros back in the day and always talks it up. Don't have a current passport, can I still get by with an ID? Subbed you on YT

My earliest memory was putting down the driveway on my dad's lap on his 1975 Norton commando 850 electric start. The addiction started early... Lol

PUMPED!!! I've been waiting less than patiently for it to come back and have basically modified my YZ450F specifically for this ride. Did it in 2020 with @Pokey151 and will do for this week. You see a Yamaha with #350, that's me! LET'S GOOOO!

I used to sell Lifan quads and dirt bikes. The engines were never really the issue, other than power (which would be remedied by using KTM's design). It was the frames, suspension, and brakes. The parts availability issue was extremely frustrating even as a vendor. With KTMs technology and success in the industry as of late, it could really help both companies. As much as I try and resist it, that CF Moto side by side looks pretty damn good as well. And for 12K dollars, can't beat that.

Lol, the tractor sound actually put my wife to sleep when she watched the video. Yeah, people were tent camping right off the trail. There was people in the same spot the second time I went. I'm in! Love that place. Now that I've got my KLR a bit more dialed in, as well as my YZ450, I would love to go back.

Well done! I had a similar experience on my KLR 650 with @Pokey151. Went back on my YZ450 and it felt like an entirely new place. Lol