Thanks! Might be something to look into If this seat cover doesn't help that much. Got it on and snug by the way, just not ideal.

How much does the sheep skin rug.. err, seat cover help on long rides?

 

A few of my favorites from my recent Colorado Trip...

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Took a quick ride (70 miles) around the Souris Valley area yesterday.

 

Thanks willb!
I also did the clutch switch mod, after the break-in period, and the change was noticeable.

I actually did the snorkel mod first and could sense a slight improvement, but clearly not as significant as the exhaust mod.

In Sweden we get the white and green version for the KLX. In fact, the KLX250S is not a very common bike here at all. For almost all mods that I have made I have ordered parts from US, UK or Germany.

In general, most people here in the north tend to pretty much ignore just about any street-legal bikes less than 600cc. There are only a handful new bikes out there on the market less than 600cc (except scooters and 125cc). However, with increasing fuel prices, this might change. Just recently, Honda Sweden decided to import the CRF250L, with pretty close engine specs as the KLX250S. Since some years, the Yamaha WR250R has been out there as well.

I like the KLX for it´s multi-purpose competence and agility, hardly found in larger, and heavier, models. It was actually never a race against the WR since the price difference is huge. Sorry for diverting slightly from the topic...

 

Sorry to say this but the KLX can't really compete with the new Honda, it's better in every way and far cheaper! Performance wise it would be competing with the WR250R, though the Yamaha will still have a fair deal more grunt.

That being said I think the honda will own the market now unless it has some reliability issues (which it almost certainly doesn't). It's way cheaper than the KLX and performs far better. And it's WAY cheaper than the WR, looks more modern, and doesn't give up too much performance wise. Only problem is that you can only get it in red, which I hate.

White and Green sounds awesome! Let me know if you ever hear of anyone selling their plastics.

Smaller bikes were pretty rare up till a few years ago. Things just kind of took off and now 250's are all over the place. Which is great, and I hope this streak continues. I want to see more little bikes and less big bikes.

 

Like your windscreen! I have been thinking of something similar. Did you do this yourself?

 

I don't think the Honda is going to be a KLX killer. Its heavier, makes about the same power (20-23hp) and is going to probably be quite a bit more expensive to upgrade (when and if upgrades become available). Performance is nowhere near the WR so they won't be any threat to that bike.

As far as being cheaper that remains to be seen. The MSRP is less than the kawi but around here you can get a KLX for $3500-4500 (paid 3500 for my klx new) plus the used market where the KLX has lots of used bikes out there.

I'm sure the honda is a quality bike, but this late in the game i think they have an uphill battle against kawasaki for the entry level dual-sport market, at least in the US where "little" bikes like these are not very popular.

Time will tell though.

 

Yes. It's the stock wind screen from an '08 KLR. Works well for me.

 

I can´t really argue with you crazyapple92 since I didn't test the Honda yet, but please elaborate a bit on why you reckon the Honda is better or more modern. From factory specs, the maximum power output is rougly 1 hp more on the Honda, but at the same time it is heavier (6kg). About pricing, the Honda list price is about 10% lower than the KLX here in Sweden. Is it different over there? Suspensions seem to be similar, but the ground clearance is higher on the KLX (as well as seat height). Both bikes are DOHC, 4 valve and since both bikes come with EFI over here in Europe, there is no real difference there either.

About the plastics what I meant was that we get it in either green or white, sorry for the confusion. Me personally, I am not to sold on the Kawa green that was offered on this model, so therefore I went with white.

I would also definitively like to see more of smaller engines on motorcycles on public roads. With engine power comes aggressiveness (or inspired driving I think they call it in the ad´s...) This is true also for cars I think.

 

Thanks for the info. So where did you bolt this thing onto the light housing of the KLX to make it stable?