Doris' KLR650 Page

Kawasaki KLR650 Tengai, 1991

This bike I bought in Australia (in Sydney) in 1999 for a trip around the continent. I wanted a fairly cheap touring enduro, that can also take two up for a while. The bike seemed to be perfect for the purpose. It did, however, break down just after Perth, so I have mixed feelings about it. During the 12000 km it had chain tensioner (on balancer cam) repair, a new (used) rear shock, gear shift lever welded on, and still broke down with a broken balancer cam chain. Since it was unclear how much damage was done in the motor (-> how expensive the repair would be) and how long for the parts to get I decided not to risk fixing it and not beeing able to have enough time to continue the trip afte all. I sold the bike as is and got a bus ticket back to Sidney for it... Shame!

Last update: December 2002