The reason why you don't find many DR's for sale is not that they are not common or sought after, but exactly the opposite. Those that have them cling onto them.
(Sometimes clinging on to four or five of them at a time - guilty ones will know who they are!)
@LeonDude Please give us a friendly comparison of the DR and KLR seeing that you have the experience!
BZ, you really cannot compare the two bikes. They were made to do different jobs, the fact that they are both 650 singles are co-insidence.
The KLR has lot more low-down grunt, the DR needs more revs, but then the DR will take off like a rocket, where the KLR is a donkey. For touring, the KLR is much more comfortable, has a bigger fuel-tank and a much better seat. On the other hand the DR handles much easier and is much more responsive.
The KLR is heavier and difficult to handle in the rough stuff, but when touring, most dirt roads are not too bad. Don't think the KLR is not an extremely capable bike though, my Ride Reports have shown where a total newby can go on a KLR.
The big thing about the DR, the important thing, the thing that most people cannot understand, is how heavy it is on adrenaline. Kilometer for kilometer is uses more adrenaline than the KLR ever will.
And that is why we cling to them.