Stay “SPOT” On, All the Time
I’ve pretty much avoided the electronic age I have only two modern instruments of communication; a
I’ve pretty much avoided the electronic age I have only two modern instruments of communication; a
I called Rod Morris and he suggested we meet at Bell Valley east of Potrero on Hwy 94 for a roll-on test
The most memorable encounters are mostly with lighter bikes usually singles in the 350 to 400 pound range.
Long after I thought two-stroke motorcycles were extinct I ran into Paul Suchy at Santispak 10 miles
Back in 1955 when I completed my Korean War enlistment and left the military, the first thing I did
Rod Morris and I recently did our first two day Baja loop since rebuilding and breaking in both
Rod Morris has two KLR650-A’s. One is an A-10 (1996) and the other an A-13 (1999). The 1996 was previously
Applications: Kawasaki KLR650 ’87 – Present Manufacture: MMP Exclusive MMP P/N: 10018: $41.25
On Wednesday January 16th 2013, Tex Ernhardt, triple threat master rider/driver/pilot Bruce Redding and
by Rod Morris We just finished rebuilding the engine in my 1996 KLR650A and I wanted to share some things
by Elden Carl Over the years I have seen lots of poor fitting aftermarket parts. Many of them did not
Assuming your multisurface motorcycle weighs not much more than four hundred pounds, has reliable electronics
I was discussing motorcycle oil and filter change intervals the other day. We wondered among other things
If you’ve ridden KLR’s for very long or own a copy of Clemente Salvadori’s book, Motorcycle Journeys
I recently had a customer call about getting a new piston for his 2007 KLR650. During the discussion
As usual during the winter I try to take advantage of any good weather days to get out on my KLR and
Never has such a frivolous word been used to describe such a dangerous motorcycle engine part. Yes, indeed
We covered this subject some time ago but it’s time to mention it again. Elden and I had gone
We just finished rebuilding the engine in my 1996 KLR650A and I wanted to share some things with other
A customer recently sent me an e-mail that he had received his new KLR650 shock spring and absolutely
Any of the “big 4” could build a great multi-surface motorcycle, but alas they never quite seem to
The question of which oil to use in a motorcycle has been discussed and cussed for as long as I can remember
Real name: Balancer Chain Lever. The name doohickey was first coined by Jake Jakeman in 1987; the very
I learned about the downside of carbureted motorcycle enrichening systems the hard way. In the first
I’ve have the good fortune to live close to one of the best motorcycle roads in San Diego County;
For years some KLR650 owners have been installing a fork brace for the wrong reason and we’ve been
Elden Carl and I had been riding together on the black strip for almost 20 years when he started back
“I got my spring within a few days of sending. Installed it with some rachet straps. I had raising
We seem to do more articles on the KLR650 shock than any other subject and there’s good reason.
On Saturday 3/12/11 the sun was shining and the temperature was in the 60’s and I decided it was
Copyright © 2013 by Top Gun Motorcycles