Talk:Kawasaki KLR650

message: Either the horsepower, torque, or both specifications listed are incorrect. In order to achieve 44hp @ 6000rpm, the required torque is 38.5 ft*lb, which is more than the listed peak torque. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Totensiebush (talk • contribs) 05:56, 17 August 2006  (UTC)
The dry/wet weight section doesn't make sense. The wet weight can not be only 6Kg more than dry with a 23l tank! ( Weight	176 kg (388 lb)[citation needed] (dry)
182 kg (401 lb)[citation needed] (wet) ).  I have changed the wet weight to 196 kg as found at https://www.kawasaki.ca/product/klr650 in the Technical Specifications / Dimensions section. I do not know how to add the citation so I didn't. Also, since I was there, I added the width taken from the same source.
Thistle881 (talk) 07:21, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Specifications 

message: I have removed the following link (advertising):
*Totally Wired Cycles
I also plan to remove the following links as well in order to reduce "external link fluff" in this article:
*Conall's KLR650 Website and links
*DSN_KLR650 Moderated Forum at Yahoo! Groups
*KLR_Adventure Forum at Yahoo! Groups
*MADS_KLR650 Unmoderated Forum at Yahoo! Groups
Please discuss here if this is a problem --AbsolutDan (talk) 03:39, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links 

message: Sorry guys, but Wikipedia should not contain FAQs despite how useful they are. Please rewrite/summarize the known issues while citing reliable sources. –Pomte 12:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  FAQ 

message: It is good that the 2008 redesign is mentioned, however, it is mentioned mostly in a strictly favorable light. For instance, the fact that the redesign is 50 pounds heavier doesn't seem to make it into the "unbiased" wikipedia evaluation. Since they are different bikes, there should be a page of stats just as there is already in the article for the 1987-2007 bike, only for the 2008- model. This is pretty important -- people who turn to wikipedia wanting to compare the new version with the old version, so they can decide to buy new or used, should get all the facts, not just what Kawi wants them to hear. 69.236.134.34 (talk) 08:29, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Feel free to add a section, just make sure that it is from reliable sources. tedder (talk) 10:35, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  No specs for 2008 redesign??? 

message: KLR stands for what? I've seen a million answers but having the correct one in the wiki article would be nice. BillyTFried (talk) 05:41, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I would guess it's because previous model dual sports in the 70s and 80s were just "KL" and when the 600 came out in the mid 80s they added the "R" to it to designate it being faster. They probably didn't want to suggest that the 650 was lesser than the 600, so they kept the "R". As to the origin on "KL", I suspect you could possibly find some patterns if you look here: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/bikes/kawasaki.htm. I suspect the letters are designators for the purpose of the motorcycle, it's "family", and maybe for the engine configuration, but that's pure speculation. If they stand for a word, it is possible it would be a word in Japanese, making it even more difficult to determine. This site also has some conjecture for you: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/motorcycle-name-abbreviations-explained-81377.html 217IP (talk) 03:51, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's in a name? 

message: I can't find any sources that the piston rings were upgraded in 2009. There is a motorcycle review magazine that claimed they were upgraded for 2008, though: http://www.roadrunner.travel/magazine/read/march-april-2009/page/62/
BikeBandit claims they were, but it looks more like someone working at that website plagiarized the Wikipedia article since the sentence is word-for-word the same: http://www.bikebandit.com/community/articles/motorcycle-history-the-kawasaki-klr650
The only mention I can find of this anywhere on the internet is a forum post with a member claiming the item number for the 2009 model was different. 217IP (talk) 23:45, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  2009 Piston Rings 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: So according to these (not great) sources that Austria and Norway had a KLR 500 with a slightly modified engine. There is barely any info on it, but it sure did exist.
https://www.reddit.com/r/klr650/comments/d3r9wv/klr_500/
https://www.onderdelen-kawasaki.nl/kawasaki-motorfietsen/500-MOTOS/1987/KLR500
there is even a service manual
https://service-workshopmanual.com/product/kawasaki-klr-500-650-1987-2004-repair-manual-suplimentar-pdf-download/ 
I hope this helps.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.22.250.209 (talk) 14:23, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hi, I'd like to mention the KLR 500?