KLR 650: Jardine Exhaust, Continental TKC 80 Tires
August 18, 2008 – 7:10 pmJardine Aluminium Slip On Exhaust
Here is how the old exhaust sounded
(not my video)
Here is how the new exhaust sounds, sort of. My camera couldn't capture the bass.
My original exhaust was having baffle problems, instead of replacing it with a stock exhaust, I thought why not take a step up? The Jardine exhaust has a nice sound without being too loud. It's certainly lighter than the stock exhaust. The KLR has a bit more pep too.
Continental TKC 80 Tires
These tires are supposedly %60 off/%40 on, which worried me, but I was able to easily keep up with the sport bike crew on AR-71. I don't have much to compare the off road abilities of the tires too, except to say I like them better than the stock tires. The sure footed feeling from the Contis is nice. Hitting the rear brake stops the bike instead of sliding the back end around.
I had to test my new toys out.
The above is 3.5 hour drive through dirt roads no one ever goes on. I didn't see any cars at all. Most of the trip was spent winding up and down narrow mountain roads with a cliff face of solid rock on one side, and couple hundred feet drop on the other.
