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KLR650 CUSTOM BUILD<br />
Seat: Modified Suzuki GN250<br />
Rear mudguard: Suzuki GN250<br />
Temp and Speedometer: After market (Banggood)<br />
Rear suspension and wheel: 2005 Kawasaki KLR650<br />
Side number boards: Made out of Plexiglass<br />
On 15 March 2021, 1 month after I started I took the bike for its<br />
first test ride at 19:35.<br />
To date I have 835Kms on the bike with no problems what so<br />
ever. There are always going to be little things here and there<br />
that will be changed or added so she will never really be finished.<br />
The bike handles very well which was a big surprise to me.<br />
Gunny only weighs 152kgs. The weight is nice and low down<br />
giving it a good light feel. The weight distribution between the<br />
front wheel and back wheel is only 12kgs. The front being the<br />
heavier of the 2. Due to the light weight, torque and acceleration<br />
is great. I have another KLR 650 which I bored out to 692 and it<br />
is running a CR flat pumper card.<br />
Sharing spaghetti with my<br />
assistant.<br />
The bike that inspired my love for four<br />
strokes.<br />
With both bikes in 5th gear at 60kmh you open the throttle wide<br />
and keep it there until you hit 120kmh. Gunny is quicker on<br />
the initial pull and ends up only 1 bike length behind the 692 at<br />
120Kmh.<br />
The bike is most happy at 100kmh. I find that I am often at<br />
90kmh on the open road. You just feel like you want to cruise<br />
slowly. In town though it is a completely different story. The<br />
combination between, sound, torque and the view over the tank<br />
makes you want to blast off from stop street to stop street.<br />
The plan is to build a Café Racer next, then a Bobber. If the Café<br />
Racer and Bobber attract attention like Gunny has, then I will be<br />
willing to build to order. Until then I plan on really enjoying this<br />
machine.<br />
Builder: Rory Lawson<br />
Business: Creative Motorcycle Worx (CMW)<br />
Email: camoklr@gmail.com<br />
Cell: 0716878545<br />
DEGREASER<br />
083 237 0833<br />
081 245 9792<br />
Instagram @motocartel_za<br />
info@motocartel.com - www.motocartel.com<br />
DIRT AND TRAIL MAGAZINE MAY 2021 63
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