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The only down side to having a true factory built dual sport. KLR, DR, or what ever flavor your going to purchase, is the lack of adjustability. My supervisore recently purchased a DR 650. He got a screaming deal on it, and it was set up already. Came with a FMF exhaust can, JD jet kit, and already dialed in for our elevation. Which is great. However....................... There are ZERO suspension adjustments for compression or rebound. I looked at some of the other guys bikes here at work KLR's. They dont have suspention adjustment either. I suppose you could adjust the suspension a little by increasing or decreasing the amount of oil in the forks but what a PITA. I cannot say for the other manufactures that they do or do not have suspension adjustmenst for compression or rebound as I havent investigated them. If I were to get a "Dual Sport" bike. I would get an X model or WR model, and install the Baja kit. I know sometimes it can be a PITA to get them registered with DMV once they are converted. But the joys of having the adjustability of the suspension and a much lighter bike by comparision is worth it in my opinion.
The only down side to having a true factory built dual sport. KLR, DR, or what ever flavor your going to purchase, is the lack of adjustability. My supervisore recently purchased a DR 650. He got a screaming deal on it, and it was set up already. Came with a FMF exhaust can, JD jet kit, and already dialed in for our elevation. Which is great. However....................... There are ZERO suspension adjustments for compression or rebound. I looked at some of the other guys bikes here at work KLR's. They dont have suspention adjustment either. I suppose you could adjust the suspension a little by increasing or decreasing the amount of oil in the forks but what a PITA.
I cannot say for the other manufactures that they do or do not have suspension adjustmenst for compression or rebound as I havent investigated them. If I were to get a "Dual Sport" bike. I would get an X model or WR model, and install the Baja kit. I know sometimes it can be a PITA to get them registered with DMV once they are converted. But the joys of having the adjustability of the suspension and a much lighter bike by comparision is worth it in my opinion.
