Take a '07 KLR650.
Now, take 150 bucks out of your bike fund.
Your goal: Add larger forks, two-piston brake calipers (front and rear), a modern instrument cluster, a better seat, a more aggressive cam, a larger luggage rack, an aluminum swingarm, a 17-amp (instead of 14.5) alternator, lighter radiators with better cooling properties, get the head ported for better low-end power, and have enough change left over to make more than 40 other updates, not to mention bringing the style of the bike into the 21st century.
Don't think you could do it? No problem. Kawasaki just has.
With only a $150 increase in the MSRP – the '08 KLR650 will set you back $5,349 – the guys in green have fixed many of the nagging problems that KLR owners have reported for years. They also addressed some aspects of the bike that were understandably showing their age after a 21-year product run.