like all ofyou guys, I love my KLX for what it is. Cheap but surprising fun little bike to ride. It takes me everywhere i want and in the city, it's a blast to zip through alleys , pop some wheelies coming off sidewalks and climbing up stairs. Here in Vancouver, bunch of motard guys ride every friday night from 9pm till 3 am in the morning, going through mall undergrounds to mountain bike trails, and never had a problem following the bigger bikes. If we hit the highway, then that's when it gets tougher, but we rarely do, and most of the guys have crf450, smc610, klx650, drz440, etc.
I also traveled quite a bit this summer with the bike 3000kms trip, Vancouver-calgary and back and beside the tank being too small, and the seat being as hard as a rock after 300km, I had a blast, my dad was following with a hd and I was not slowing him down.
I also went on a motocross weekend with buddies this summer, and with some knobbies, I was pleasentely surprised at how well the lil bike handled, did everything I asked it to do.
It's a great bike to learn the basics of supermoto, and everyday I love my bike more and more. I'm slowly starting to learn how to back it in, which is a blast!! I've been running 120s and 140s in the back, and so far, no problems, it's grippy and there's enough grip for very very low turns.
Next rear tire will be a shinko 150-60-17, for looks mostly as I don't really think 10mm is gonna do such a big difference.
The kx250 fender is on my to-do list and I just ordered it. I'm out of commission for another 2 months since I broke my leg skateboarding, so i have plenty of time to wrench on the bike!
the big bore is the next big step!! I really like the bike, and so far, I don't think I have a need for a bigger bike. sure I'd love to have a bigger, but do I really need it? I'm quite comfortable on the 250 and I'm not super tall 5'8'' so, it quite works out for me..
alright novel over!! pictures to come soon!