Do I need to put a new doohickey on a 2016 KLR?
The salesman looked at me like I was an idiot. And had never heard of a doohickey.
The salesman looked at me like I was an idiot. And had never heard of a doohickey.
I've had 38 motorcycles (that I can recall) and while the KLR (as a budget dual purpose bike) benefits greatly from some upgrades, it doesn't REQUIRE any of them. The "doohickey" is the only one that could be considered somewhat critical......and with the Gen2 it's far less critical than it was on the Gen1. EVERY other upgrade IMO, may make the bike better but they don't NEED to be done.I've had dirt and dual sports but what I’ve learned about the KLR650 is that it requires more operational and functionality mods/corrections than any bike I’ve ever seen in almost 5 decades of riding and ‘renching bikes. I wont go through the whole list of funny names (doohickey, spongebob, 22 cent mod) as it’s been done many times in many threads on many forums. What I will say is that I have a long list of “things” I both need to do and want to do to my 5 week old 2016 KLR, but I’ve staged the work over time so that I can actually fit a ride in on the damn thing once and awhile between all the freaking ‘renching.
I wish you and your "DLR" all the happiness the world can bring to you, Darryl1208! Excellent choice.I've decided to reconsider the DLR. I like the bike and what I will be able to do with it thanks to all on this forum.