KLR650 wins 5 Adventure bike shoot out for 2013!

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Don't know if this has been posted yet!!??

https://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/29/2013-adventure-bike-comparison-test-review-stats-photos/


"Which brings us to the winner. Here, Volkman spoke for all of us: “No Internet support and no trained motorcycle technicians will be available after Armageddon. So, I want the AK-47 of adventure bikes. Beauty, plastic doodads and sophisticated electronics won’t matter. I don’t need a bike that will shed plastic in a fall like a Labrador Retriever loses fur in the summer. I need absolute reliability, ease of access to mechanical internals and no-manual fixability. This bike isn’t the best in all areas, but, like the AK, it will be simple, reliable and effective. The bike I’m riding through the dust with the sunset at my back is the Kawasaki KLR650. When I pull the trigger, I want it to fire. Dust, sand or mud won’t stop this bullet.”
 
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