My 2008 KLR650 that I call Sara

Yesterday I picked up the bike that will carry me to the Arctic Circle and beyond this summer.

I call her Sara, as it is a name that is adventurous, and so it fits well with her intentions.

This bike, I have been interested in since last fall when a buddy of mine told me about it. It belonged to a friend of his, and I had always thought it was a pretty dang nice setup.  I really didn’t know how good of a setup it was until I went and took a peek at it on Sunday.

I have to say, that I am happy that I purchased it.  Not only was it an excellent deal, but the fact is, after I test rode a couple different KLR’s over the weekend, and got a feel for how well they handle, and how well balanced they actually feel underneath you, I was hooked.

Not to mention, the KLR has a huge fan base, with an extremely large selection of aftermarket bits and pieces.  It really surprise’s me just how much time and dedication is put into these bikes.  The loyalty that the community that rides these, have into the bikes is pretty amazing.  It reminds me a lot of the XT225 community which has very little aftermarket manufacture support, so the community stepped up and fabricated for it.

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