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2022 Kawasaki KLR650 Dyno Test

After being absent from the market for a few years, Kawasaki’s iconic dual sport motorcycle returns for 2022 and takes a run on the Dirt Rider dyno.

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Thanks, KLR, although these dyno numbers are at the rear wheel which and though more accurate, are not the same as most other machine numbers posted by manufacturers. More "real world" but sort of like comparing apples and oranges. I was wondering about power relative to the DR and XR650s. Also, I heard of an 8,000 RPM Redline, which may or may not be correct. I don't see anything from Kawi stipulating that... Thank you again!

 

Just sayin', looks like all (or most) torque and hp curves intersect at the same rpm; wonder why.

 

 

"Ten-four!"

(Line uttered by Academy Award winner (as Willie Stark, in,"All The King's Men") Broderick Crawford most often on, "Highway Patrol," TV program.)

 

I added a tach and the Thermo-bob on my ‘22. At 70mph in 5th gear, the tach shows around 4700 rpm. I have the kit for the doohickey, but haven’t done it yet. I bought mine a couple of months back and have just under 400 miles on it.

 

I added a tach and the Thermo-bob on my ‘22. At 70mph in 5th gear, the tach shows around 4700 rpm. I have the kit for the doohickey, but haven’t done it yet. I bought mine a couple of months back and have just under 400 miles on it.

Hi Crusader, and thank you! A few questions:

1. Do you think the tach is fairly accurate? Which one do you have?
2. 4,700 RPM at 70 MPH means that the bike is absolutely loafing at 60, which is good news. It also means that even at 80 MPH, the engine is nowhere near red line.
3. Do you have a Gen 3 bike with stock gearing?
4. Thanks again!

 

Accelerate til it stops pulling ... shift ... accelerate til it stops pulling ...

 

Accelerate til it stops pulling ... shift ... accelerate til it stops pulling ...

I've done that for years on various dirt bikes and a Harley or two. I certainly get it. Still Rat, even when the bike's power begins to roll off perhaps at 6K RPM, it would be nice to know if I could stretch it just a bit longer approaching a curve rather than either slowing down or performing an upshift and immediate downshift.

 

^^^
He's right, you know.

Really, NOTHING has changed. The engine is the same as it has been since 1987. The gearing is the same as it has been since, well, '96 or so and the final ratio is the same as since '87. The gearing charts on Gear Commander are still valid. The gearing information in the Excel spreadsheet that is stickied is still valid.

If you put a 16 on it it will still turn 93.75% as fast as it does with a 15.

If you want a tach, put one on. They are cheap. You don't need one, though. Just do what @Rat says. Do it six times. After the sixth one, say "Ah, shit." That's what we all do.

I swear, it's like youse guys have never drag raced in a Nash Rambler...

 

^^^
He's right, you know.

Really, NOTHING has changed. The engine is the same as it has been since 1987. The gearing is the same as it has been since, well, '96 or so and the final ratio is the same as since '87. The gearing charts on Gear Commander are still valid. The gearing information in the Excel spreadsheet that is stickied is still valid.

If you put a 16 on it it will still turn 93.75% as fast as it does with a 15.

If you want a tach, put one on. They are cheap. You don't need one, though. Just do what @Rat says. Do it six times. After the sixth one, say "Ah, shit." That's what we all do.

I swear, it's like youse guys have never drag raced in a Nash Rambler...

Hi Tom. A few thoughts:

1. Knew nothing about Gearing Commander. Thanks.
2. Is the Excel spreadsheet Gear Comm or elsewhere?
3. If one shifted 6 times, he'd be in 7th gear. I am QUITE OFTEN there, trust me...

 

For accuracy, I'd trust the tachometer more than the speedometer (the latter known for, "optimism")!

Would suggest a GPS for speed/rpm correlation.

YMMV!

 

With the speedometer sensor on the Gen 3 bikes reading transmission shaft speed to the rear wheel, rather than actual wheel speed from either wheel, any alterations to the final drive gearing is going to Create Severe In-accuracy of the new electronic speedometer!
And I doubt if there will be any cheap/quick way to re-calibrate them, for a while, if ever.

 

The spreadsheet is here and is kinda-sorta KLR specific. Of course, it will work for any bike, but well, KLR is king boofoo.

Bike Gearing Calculator (Excel File)

I built this Excel file a while ago. Here's what it does: Sprocket Ratio This table shows the sprocket ratios for the various front and rear sprocket combinations. Gearing Selector Cell D14 is going to tell you what the change in gearing is going to be. A negative number means your gearing is...

www.klrforum.com

I start the bike in neutral and go straight to hooligan mode, shifting into first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and reach for sixth. Thus the six shifts. I tell you this just to prove how adept I am at rationalizing my mistakes. I'm the original Tom Slick, Artful Dodger, Kid Twist, the Pathological Liar.

 

The spreadsheet is here and is kinda-sorta KLR specific. Of course, it will work for any bike, but well, KLR is king boofoo.

Bike Gearing Calculator (Excel File)

I built this Excel file a while ago. Here's what it does: Sprocket Ratio This table shows the sprocket ratios for the various front and rear sprocket combinations. Gearing Selector Cell D14 is going to tell you what the change in gearing is going to be. A negative number means your gearing is...

www.klrforum.com

I start the bike in neutral and go straight to hooligan mode, shifting into first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and reach for sixth. Thus the six shifts. I tell you this just to prove how adept I am at rationalizing my mistakes. I'm the original Tom Slick, Artful Dodger, Kid Twist, the Pathological Liar.

Wow Tom. A lot of work went into that spreadsheet! You must be mad (like the rest of us...) Thank much!

 

So, 2022s have no tachometer, no coolant temperature gauge.

I parked next to a Harley Hog at the local Cycle Gear store; noticed bike appeared to be well-instrumented. Besides the OEM Harley gauges, owner had installed oil pressure and oil temperature gauges.

While I guess 2022 KLRs have, "idiot lights," for excessively high coolant temperature indication, low oil pressure may be of critical importance, and . . . everyone's interested in oil temperature!

So, why not, some entrepreneur within the sound of this post: MARKET a KLR Generation 3 instrumentation kit? Tachometer, coolant temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, and oil temperature gauge included.

I shall accept 10 % of the gross receipts of this enterprise as my, "finder's fee," for the concept.