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Old 06-01-2010, 01:06 PM   #21
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Very cool and quite an accomplishment.
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Old 06-02-2010, 01:26 AM   #22
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I don't think I'd want to ride a KLR all the way to Prudhoe Bay though. At least get a V-Strom or something with some comfort I'm thinking...?
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Old 06-02-2010, 03:54 AM   #23
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Old 06-02-2010, 03:59 AM   #24
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Old 06-02-2010, 08:30 AM   #25
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I don't think I'd want to ride a KLR all the way to Prudhoe Bay though. At least get a V-Strom or something with some comfort I'm thinking...?
My thoughts as well. Or spring for a GS
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Old 06-02-2010, 08:43 AM   #26
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Now that's a record worth setting. If you still have to hit Manitoba and Saskatchewan, do yourself a favour; don't do them during mosquito season
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:48 AM   #27
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My thoughts as well. Or spring for a GS
Yea most of that ride will be paved roads until the last. A KLR would kinda suck...IMHO. of course.
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Old 06-02-2010, 10:28 AM   #28
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Yea most of that ride will be paved roads until the last. A KLR would kinda suck...IMHO. of course.
I'm used to 160 horsepower out on the road. Anything short of that will suck.

I'd really like a GS. However, I like the KLR for its simplicity. I can fix anything on the road with the right tools. That ride will be tough, things WILL break, and the fewer electronic sensor and gee-whiz gadgets to go bad, the better. It's a toss up really.
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Old 06-02-2010, 10:55 AM   #29
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Awesome! My cousin is riding from Pensacola FL to Prudhoe Bay AK next year. He asked me to go with him but I don't think I will. My bike can only go 130 miles or so on a tank of gas, maybe 150 if I use up all the reserve.
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I'm used to 160 horsepower out on the road. Anything short of that will suck.

I'd really like a GS. However, I like the KLR for its simplicity. I can fix anything on the road with the right tools. That ride will be tough, things WILL break, and the fewer electronic sensor and gee-whiz gadgets to go bad, the better. It's a toss up really.
true...you are also used to good ride quality, wind protection, decent seat, etc... if you can do it, more power to you. I once rode my DRZ 100 miles and thought I would DIE!!!
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