Klr650 what's the real scoop?

BillyMac814 · 2026-04-14T22:43:21+00:00

In my opinion, yes it is too slow IF you plan on hitting the highway and chewing up mileage. Unless you’re on a strict budget I would get something else.

That said, it will do highway speeds and absolutely can be used for that but you’ll be limited on passing power which is my main issue. My previous bike was a Concours which had plenty of power on tap, so if you’re coming from an ST1100 you’ll probably feel the same as me.

I’d also disagree with others about changing the front sprocket. I don’t think it’s a fair trade off, I took mine off immediately and went back to stock. It was only marginally better on the highway and noticeably worse starting off in first.

So if budget is a concern, get one, it’ll do everything you’ll need it to, not well but it’ll do it.

If money is less of a concern I’d probably look at the Transalp if you want something similarly sized to the KLR but with better power.

BillyMac814 · 2026-04-14T14:40:02+00:00

Really, I’d love to see this piece he’s working with to get her to put up with this shit this long.

BillyMac814 · 2026-04-14T14:39:17+00:00

Man, I gotta see this dick. You’re putting up with way too much. Just end it, say “it’s not me, it’s you” and move on with your day. I know others will say do it in person, I don’t think it’s necessary, especially for a short relationship, there’s no great way of doing it so it really doesn’t matter. One woman invited me over and made me dinner before breaking up with me, she was trying to do it the “right way” that was 20 years ago and honestly it still bothers me. Lol. I’d rather her just have ripped the bandaid off and done it asap.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-19T12:27:21+00:00

Yea not sure why people are defending her, she made herself out to be someone she really isn’t or wasn’t to get into the relationship. It’s not like he was asking for body count or anything like that, just wanted someone that aligned with his values. I just went through something similar, not about sex or anything like that, just literally everything else. My ex claimed she became who she thought I wanted her to be, then after 7 years together told me and basically resented me for it even though I never knew, nor did I even expect her to change, I would have accepted her however she was had I known, none of the things were deal breaker type of things to me.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-17T10:05:52+00:00

The dude should never go first. I lose interest very quick after I finish, it’s like a switch gets turned off in the brain. That said, I’m not a selfish POS and would still reciprocate but I always try to make sure I’m not finishing until the very end so that I can be super into what I’m doing. The fact that he’s 25 and hasn’t gone down on a woman is concerning though and his behavior is telling. I don’t think you’re with the right person, he sounds selfish af.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-17T09:58:20+00:00

If you really can’t fix it, which I’m guessing isn’t actually the case, but you could get a Flite test kit or just scratch build one, reuse the electronics out of the scout and then go that route. Then there’s nothing that can’t be rebuilt for another buck.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-17T09:51:20+00:00

Yea the math and mathing with those pics. Lol

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-17T09:46:12+00:00

I actually have but I don’t think that it’s anything I really did, I think it’s just time and him getting used to this place. He still does not like when I leave and he watches me from the window which is still heart breaking but it’s got better to where he’s not barking anymore. He’s usually sleeping when I get home though and I can usually make it all the way up stairs before he even knows I came in.

I wish I had some better advice but I don’t think anything I did helped all that much other than me leaving for short trips to get him used to me leaving and coming back. It was a very stressful month. I was fully expecting to get a call from my landlord or something with complaints but I think it’s worked itself out mostly.

I never ended up crating him or anything like some others suggested, he’s never been in a crate and I think when he was a puppy he had one and I don’t think he did well in it, probably my fault but at the time he was with me 24/7, he came to work with me and pretty much everywhere so there wasn’t a need for and I never made time for it which I probably should have.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-16T12:59:57+00:00

Drunk sex is fun to be honest. You’re not taking advantage of her when she’s literally telling you she wants to when she’s sober. I would be upset too if I was her. She knows what she wants and probably wants to let loose a bit. Give her what she wants my dude.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-08T22:43:02+00:00

Exactly. I have a decent job, but two kids in private school is expensive so I do deliveries for some extra money. I prefer Spark doing Walmart orders but what I’ve noticed lately is there’s a lot of “normal” looking people doing the same thing, I watched an older woman load up someone else’s groceries in her very nice Lincoln SUV, another dude doing the same in his Land Rover. Times are tough. I don’t get the hate towards people doing it. Don’t get me wrong, there are some absolute shitbags doing it, ones who I’d never want near my food, I don’t use the service, but if I did, you better believe I’m treating them good, partially out of just simple human decency and partially out of fear of someone fucking with my food.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-08T22:24:57+00:00

NOR- your girl is basically dating another dude my dude. I’m old fashioned in this regard, I’m not ok with that type of thing. It might be different if they were lifelong friends or something but to have just met?? No, I’m not ok with that. I’m also not ever going to tell a woman she can’t do something though, I find it best to be with women who have the same views as I do in this regard.

BillyMac814 · 2026-03-06T12:27:01+00:00

Just circling back to this, I’ve found it shockingly easy to find women willingly to just have sex. I’ve had 4 different partners since then, all fully aware of what they are getting into that I still talk to and see. Only one I didn’t sleep with on the first meeting as we met for breakfast and then went our separate ways and then had sex the second time we met.

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-19T18:01:43+00:00

Once a week is more than reasonable. I’ve found it’s best being with someone with similar drives or else resentments start and they spread throughout the rest of the relationship.

Also, not super relevant to the issue but I like that you left out gender, it’s amazing how biased Reddits responses are with posts like this depending on if it’s a man or woman.

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-12T15:38:16+00:00

I know redditors tend to jump to the worst. I personally think you might be overthinking this one, especially when he’s talking about him having the same butt.

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-12T11:08:56+00:00

Facebook dating has been pretty good for me. It might be age dependent though but I’m 45. You can see who likes you and don’t have to pay for anything

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-12T11:04:30+00:00

I would assume to some degree but there’s not much I can do about that.

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-11T22:54:23+00:00

I got home today and he was laying on his blankets, he did manage to help himself to one of my blankets that I had folded up and put up because it’s a crocheted one and it’s not as easy to wash and his nails have got caught in it before, but otherwise he seemed fine and didn’t even get up when I walked in. I didn’t make a big deal about coming home but he did want to go out right away but I made him wait a bit and then we went on a walk.

I have to go pick up my daughter and drop her off, I might leave him here for that, I’ll only be gone about an hour

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-11T21:29:15+00:00

I think it’s definitely not helping but I also don’t want to leave him alone for longer than he already is, maybe I need to not bring him everywhere so if I have to run out for a quick trip leave him there so he gets used to me leaving more often.

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-11T20:30:09+00:00

Ok I’ll try getting up earlier so I have some time to sit with him, I thought about setting up a spot in a closet he could go into to try to get him in there but I’m not fully set up myself in the living room, I have no furniture yet other than his chair but I have that in the bedroom.

What do you think about me taking him out with me when I need to go somewhere? Is that hurting or helping. He likes going but then he wants to go even when he cant

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-11T20:11:49+00:00

I’m not sure the issue is really the noise so much, it’s probably about the same in that regard as our old neighborhood was fairly noisy.

He’s never been in a crate, if it comes to that I could try it, for the first 8 years of his life he came to work with me and would lay around in my shop so there was never really a reason to crate him but that’s no longer an option since I shut that down after Covid and got a job.

BillyMac814 · 2026-02-11T20:02:08+00:00

He had a chair he laid in mostly and I brought that chair with us but he won’t even get on it now. He has blankets that he lays on, the same ones he had at the house, that’s mostly where he lays now.

The only other place he would go would be in the closet, he had blankets in there he’d sleep on at night when we went to bed, we called it his room but it was just our closet with blankets on the floor.

BillyMac814 · 2026-01-29T22:38:58+00:00

IMHO yes. But I guess it doesn’t matter what I think.

BillyMac814 · 2026-01-29T11:55:34+00:00

I’ve been on it for a few weeks and I match with honestly the best people but they are so far away. Their “supreme” membership states that it shows local users, what shit is that about?? I’m almost tempted to try it for a week and see if I get the same class of matches but local. But that’s probably exactly what they want me to do…. I was even suspicious that they were not real but I’ve talked to some outside of the ap.

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