BLT Offroad KLR

[HenryJ]

BLT are going offroad on two wheels now!
I have had many bikes over the years. My latest thing has been the dual sports. I picked up a TW200 about a year and a half ago. It is all fixed up and has been a great commuter / trail bike. The bigger tank is available next week and that will really help its range.



The plan has been to have my wife ride the TW eventually. That time has now come...My friend at the parts store has been a bad influence. This was a real spur of the moment thing. I wasn't seriously looking. John said a 2000 showed up on Craigslist that morning. I found the ad and had email back pretty quickly. (ad photo)



We had a one hour window to see it that day, between his getting off work and a meeting he had to attend. So, I made the trip to Meridian, ID that evening. It was pretty poor looking from all the oxidation, but otherwise in decent shape and not beat. I made him an offer he could refuse and he didn't. So we loaded it up and brought it home. I am the third owner. The first let it sit outside way too much. The second took better care of it and did some decent maintenance.

I have spent the last couple weeks cleaning it up. SOS pads, heat gun and Mother's Back to Black do wonders for the plastics.



It immediately received some electrical improvements. Power ports, headlamp upgrade, driving lights. A rock guard for the headlamp. Quite a few small things were cleaned up and fixed along the way.
Things are finally getting together on the KLR. I mounted a little clock above the instruments. That is the little orange thing. The mount for the GPS arrived today.



I added a flap on the rear inner fender to protect the shock from mud and debris. The dune flag mount is on the rear rack. I am waiting on a trunk and tool tubes. Those should have it where I want it, I think.
I don't know if the "Doo has been dun". John has offered to help and has all the tools. When he returns from is vacation, I plan to dive right into that.

I foresee some wonderful trail rides in our future. With "L" on the TW and "B" -n- "T" riding double on the KLR we can ride the trails as a family.

[Cabrito]

Very nice! Looks great!

[HenryJ]

Very nice! Looks great!

Thanks!
Finished the low buck muffler mod today and added a tip to clear the fender.



The cheap ebay cover arrived. Once the tool tube arrives I'll have a home for it.
Mike shipped the Doohickey parts today, so hopefully this weekend we will... "do the Doo".

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I will soon have this where the TW200 is. That "Happy place". Well close anyway. The Clarke tank for the TW200 is done so I ordered one of those for it. It should be here Friday.
Plenty to do this weekend :fingers crossed:

[Motojournalism]

Great! The doo ain't hard, but try to have an assistant help keep the wrench on the flywheel!

[Cabrito]

I'm totally digging that low buck muffler mod. Where did you get it?

Thanks!
Finished the low buck muffler mod today and added a tip to clear the fender.



The cheap ebay cover arrived. Once the tool tube arrives I'll have a home for it.
Mike shipped the Doohickey parts today, so hopefully this weekend we will... "do the Doo".

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I will soon have this where the TW200 is. That "Happy place". Well close anyway. The Clarke tank for the TW200 is done so I ordered one of those for it. It should be here Friday.
Plenty to do this weekend :fingers crossed:

[TACODOC]

Love the green!

[HenryJ]

I'm totally digging that low buck muffler mod. Where did you get it?

Sorry this took so long to respond. I totally missed your post.

I took the idea from the KLR650.net - Willys Method
I made the tip myself. It is just a slack adjuster shim , three SS screws and a piece of muffler pipe.
I pulled the outer resonator. Drilled with a 1 1/4" holesaw. Under the tip there is a stainless steel screen to act as a spark arrestor.



For this I picked up a Wallyworld Tea ball strainer. Each half makes one screen.
Nice thump at idle and no louder on the highway. No more VW tweety sound. Mostly it keeps the exhaust off the fender. Almost looks stock.

Took the wife and son out for some riding this morning. The new Campinglab awning ROCKS! What a great way to beat the heat.



I forgot the camera so had to use the cell phone for a couple pics.

[emohn]

Can I get a better shot of your tooltube mounting if you get a chance? I bought one of the agrisuply.com tool tubes, but have yet to figure out where I want to mount it on my KLR. Picking up another and going up high on the rear rack, like you've done, looks pretty slick.

-Erik

[HenryJ]

I had a tough time deciding where to put them on the KLR too. I have a pair on the TW200 and really like them. One holds my cover and the other has real wrenches, tire irons and repair kit.



I trimmed the mounting tabs down to line up with the bars on my Cyclerack. The forward tab I used a heat gun to form to the bar. Three 30# nyla-ties (zip ties) attach each tube.

[Desert Drifter]

WOW!! Yor bike looks brand new!!! Amazing what some elbow grease can accompish!!!!