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LaOutbackTrail
11-13-2009, 01:54 PM
http://www.govliquidation.com/aucimg/photos/18955/18954531.jpg
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=2798879
el_jefe
11-13-2009, 02:22 PM
3.2 miles?!?!?!


http://www.govliquidation.com/aucimg/photos/18955/18954532.jpg
dustboy
11-13-2009, 02:28 PM
3.2 miles?!?!?!


Seriously. Sometimes I think the government spends money like bored housewives watching Home Shopping Network.

What a cool bike though.
el_jefe
11-13-2009, 02:30 PM
I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to buy and drive to Texas to pick up. It's not the cost of the gas that gets me, it's the driving across Texas part. :sombrero:
Mr. Leary
11-13-2009, 02:37 PM
I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to buy and drive to Texas to pick up. It's not the cost of the gas that gets me, it's the driving across Texas part. :sombrero:

I understand. I've been told west texas is "God's country" to which I responded, "he can have it." There are few landscapes I have seen that are more uninteresting than the flats of west texas. IMHO.
spencyg
11-13-2009, 02:50 PM
I can't tell whether it is the diesel version or not....most likely not. If you can get it for under $1500 I guess it would be worth it, otherwise, they are a dime a dozen and can be acquired a bit more locally. I had a KLR and am somewhat disenchanted with the model....pretty much 1/2 good at everything, but not really good at anything.

Spence
el_jefe
11-13-2009, 03:38 PM
I understand. I've been told west texas is "God's country" to which I responded, "he can have it." There are few landscapes I have seen that are more uninteresting than the flats of west texas. IMHO.

North Dakota and Kansas after about an hour are right up there too.
LaOutbackTrail
11-13-2009, 04:05 PM
I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to buy and drive to Texas to pick up. It's not the cost of the gas that gets me, it's the driving across Texas part. :sombrero:

Ahem, I'm currently (temporarily) unemployed. I'll do it.


Seriously. Send me a PM. I'm a former KLR owner and can get it setup to ride it back.
LaOutbackTrail
11-13-2009, 04:06 PM
i can't tell whether it is the diesel version or not....most likely not. If you can get it for under $1500 i guess it would be worth it, otherwise, they are a dime a dozen and can be acquired a bit more locally. I had a klr and am somewhat disenchanted with the model....pretty much 1/2 good at everything, but not really good at anything.

Spence

gas.
el_jefe
11-13-2009, 04:12 PM
gas.


How can you tell? The RPM range is the same, and form what I googled not all of the JP8 versions had the diesel sticker on the side.
mhiscox
11-13-2009, 04:15 PM
I understand. I've been told west texas is "God's country" to which I responded, "he can have it." There are few landscapes I have seen that are more uninteresting than the flats of west texas. IMHO.
I've nothing against Texas, but I do love a good quotation. To wit:

Civil War general Phil Sheridan is famously credited with saying, in 1866 . . .

"If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent Texas and live in Hell.”
TJ Willy
11-13-2009, 05:03 PM
All the Texas hate... shame shame.... :costumed-smiley-007

Actually I am a native of AR and miss the greenery.

On the KLR, they are good bikes for what you get and pay. A little under powered. I opted for a BMW F650 Dakar for my DS bike but this auction intrigues me. Since I sold the BMW, I have been looking for a unique DS bike.
LaOutbackTrail
11-13-2009, 05:06 PM
How can you tell? The RPM range is the same, and form what I googled not all of the JP8 versions had the diesel sticker on the side.

Actually, after inspecting and researching more, I cant tell. From what I remembered, I thought the cylinder head was different on the diesel version. My mistake if it isnt gas...
There are quite a few GAS KLR650s in the fleet, especially the older ones.
njtaco
11-13-2009, 06:08 PM
Does this part indicate gas or diesel?

(Not being a smart @$$, a diesel wouldn't retain the use of a TB would it?)

http://www.govliquidation.com/aucimg/photos/18955/18954542.jpg

http://www.govliquidation.com/aucimg/photos/18955/18954550.jpg
spencyg
11-13-2009, 06:43 PM
Gas engine.
Strizzo
11-13-2009, 07:42 PM
re: west texas - most of it north of midland, you're probably correct but if you haven't been down into big bend or the guadalupes and points west, you're missing out.
Czechsix
11-14-2009, 05:30 AM
I will bet that it's going to go over $2500. Military bikes bring lots of money..even really hammered ones. I've seen beat KLR250's go for over three grand......
VeggieRam
11-15-2009, 05:19 AM
How can you tell? The RPM range is the same, and form what I googled not all of the JP8 versions had the diesel sticker on the side.

2000 model year and carb on the engine give it away.
BrettinSanAntonio
11-15-2009, 04:23 PM
I understand. I've been told west texas is "God's country" to which I responded, "he can have it." There are few landscapes I have seen that are more uninteresting than the flats of west texas. IMHO.

You need to drive farther south of I-10. The Big Bend and Davis Mountains region is what people refer to as "God's country".
BrettinSanAntonio
11-15-2009, 11:09 PM
I've nothing against Texas, but I do love a good quotation. To wit:

Civil War general Phil Sheridan is famously credited with saying, in 1866 . . .

"If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent Texas and live in Hell.”

Damn Yankee.
BrettinSanAntonio
11-15-2009, 11:11 PM
This place is literally 25 minutes from my house. I think I'll have to bid on this bad boy.

I've got an old '79 Honda CT90 Dual Sport I'm rebuilding for hunting and cruising around. I really don't know anything about these larger bikes.

Any opinions or thoughts on them?
Scenic WonderRunner
11-16-2009, 12:30 AM
Can I get that with a Machine Gun Mount and Rocket Launchers?


I want one!:costumed-smiley-007


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TJ Willy
11-16-2009, 08:59 PM
My concern is how long it has been crated without having been ran. No miles on an older bike can be as bad as high miles. Don't ask me how I know!

It would be a unique bike to have but KLR's in the market are priced very attractively and many with a lot of aftermarket farkles on them. I saw a new 08 KLR for 3200 sell the other day. That would have been the way to go. And it was farkled up as well.
crusader
11-18-2009, 09:20 PM
The way this auction is looking, somebody is going to buy this for MORE than the Government paid for it and for more than you can buy a BRAND NEW one from the dealer...
Czechsix
11-18-2009, 11:31 PM
The way this auction is looking, somebody is going to buy this for MORE than the Government paid for it and for more than you can buy a BRAND NEW one from the dealer...

Hehe. Told you guys that - I speak from experience in these things. What's the current bid?
jcbrandon
11-18-2009, 11:49 PM
High bid is $6,090 with 21 hours left in the auction. The government paid $6,518 originally.
spencyg
11-18-2009, 11:58 PM
And the bike is only worth about a third of that if it wasn't painted olive drab....

Some people will buy the darndest things.

Spence
Czechsix
11-19-2009, 12:26 AM
High bid is $6,090 with 21 hours left in the auction. The government paid $6,518 originally.

It's that high end CARC paint, dontcha know?

Good old GL strikes again - and hopefully the winning bidder actually looked at the lot, and didn't believe the photos.
TJ Willy
11-19-2009, 12:39 AM
It's that high end CARC paint, dontcha know?

Good old GL strikes again - and hopefully the winning bidder actually looked at the lot, and didn't believe the photos.

I was watching this and quit at 3k. Mil-Spec means twice the price don't ya know? As a military contractor, I know it means the government pays twice as much any way.

I figured they paid more than the stated price price of $6nnn.