My KLR650 farckle/mod list…

No longer stock...

I figured a thread that lists all the farckles done to my Kawasaki KLR650 dualsport motorcycle would be useful. I’ll keep this post updated and move it back to the top when I add something new to her.

Body/Comfort:

• stripped decals
• custom decals
• Bajaworx Dakar windscreen [pulled off]
• Happy Traill Rallye Kit + stock KLR windscreen
• 30mm bar risers
• Happy Trail highway pegs
• Blindspot mirrors [fail!]
• JNS large side stand plate
• Moose Racing Offset foot pegs
• KTM Super Moto fender
• Happy Trail centerstand

Protection:

• Barkbusters Storm hand guards
• Happy Trail engine guards
• Happy Trail crash bars
• Happy Trail skid plate
• rear master cylinder guard
• JNS radiator guard

Engine:

• rare earth magnet on oil filter
• magnetic drain plug
• 16T sprocket
• fuel filter

Electrical

• maintenance free sealed battery

Suspension:

• Happy Trail fork brace

Navigation:

• Garmin Vista CX GPS
• Touratech GPS mount
• SPOT Messenger
• RAM SPOT mount

Luggage:

• Happy Trail soft luggage racks
• Aerostich large tank panniers
• Ortlieb motorcycle panniers
• Seal Line 70L dry bag
• Rok ajustable MC straps
• small bungee net

Clothing/Gear:

• Joe Rocket Ballistic 10.0 jacket
• Olympia Moto-X jacket and pants
• Icon Interceptor visibility vest
• Aerostich heated vest [not installed]
• Five MC gloves
• Oakley sunglasses Gascan large
• Buff neck warmer
• BMW Santiago boots
• Respro Hump reflective backpack cover

JNS KLR Radiator Guard

JNS Engineering radiator guard installed on my KLR…

I’m working my through the protective bits I want to add to my KLR to prevent damage on the road/trail. Crash bars, skid plate and hand guards have all been installed. Next up was protecting the KLR650’s radiator better. The Happy Trail engine bars do a good job of stopping the radiator from being crushed, but all that’s there to protect the rad from rocks thrown up by my front wheel or another vehicle is some flimsy plastic.

The JNS guard powder coated….

JNS Engineering makes a metal radiator guard for 2008+ KLR650’s so I ordered one up. It looks well made and is strong while being lightweight. It comes in black and I was powder coating a bunch of stuff so I added it in for laughs.

JNS rad guard mounted to my plastic rad shroud…

Installing the JNS guard is straight forward. You drill 4 3/16″ holes and bolt it to the KLR’s plastic rad shroud. You’ll notice I cut out a bit of the JNS guard. This is because I am running a set of Happy Trail crash bars [aka Paris Dakar Nerf Bars]. They have a cross piece running in front of the rad – see top image – which wold have been touching the JNS guard and in a crash might have pushed back hard enough to damage the rad mounts. Not wanting to damage my bike because I mounted a protective farckle I cut out a bit of the JNS guard so the HT bars can move back a bit without anything happening. Because the HT cross bar is in front of the cut out area the protection from rock is maintained.

JNS rad guard in place…

You have to remove the left side fairing cover and in my case unbolt the left side crash bars. Once you do that the JNS guard attached to the plastic stock radiator shroud slides right in.

View from below showing cut out in JNS rad guard…

The JNS guard will do a good job protecting against flying debris. It may clog up with mud, but I don’t ride in mud regularly so I don’t expect that to be an issue. It’s no worse than the stock plastic rad shroud when it comes to mud. I will post a long term review next year.

 

JNS Side Stand Plate

JNS side stand plate…

Having your bike’s side stand sink into soft ground and tip your rig over sucks. The solution is a bigger surface area for the stand to sit on. There are lots of DIY options, but I wanted something nicer for my KLR650 so I ordered up a JNS Engineering side stand plate.

Bottom view…

You need to drill a hole in your stock side stand plate to bolt this unit on.

JNS plate installed…

Installation takes about 5 mins. The plate bolts on securely with a nylock nut. The bolt is long enough that you’ll hear the plate banging around long before you lose it.

Double your surface area…

The plate doubles your surface area making soft surfaces less of a hassle when you need to stop and get off your bike. I’ll report back after a few months of use and give you a review.

JNS marketing blurb:

“Double the size of your side stand foot pad, half the chances of your KLR tipping over when parked on soft terrain.

– 0.190″ thick 5052 aluminum
– Laser cut
– TIG welded
– Black powder coated
– Bolts up in minutes using the included stainless steel hardware
– Superior design, materials, construction, and protection
– Made in the USA“