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Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

What’s Under Those Riding Pants? — Is the KLR650 Extinct?

Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

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4.9960 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

What do you choose to wear underneath your riding pants? And does that choice affect the protection you are getting from your gear? And there’s a rumour that Kawasaki is discontinuing the KLR650. Is it the end of this iconic dual-sport motorcycle? Guests: Walt Fulton and Zac Kurylyk. For more on this episode and to listen to more Adventure Rider Radio motorcycle travel and adventure shows go to https://adventureriderradio.com.

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Does what you choose to wear under your riding suit have any bearing on the protection the suit offers you?

0:16.0

We're going to dig into that today.

0:17.5

As well, the KLR 650 is dead, or at least it looks that way.

0:21.0

We're going to take a look at the KLR 650's place in the

0:23.4

adventure motorcycle world and come up with some ideas of what may be ahead next, if anything, for Kowasaki's

0:29.4

legendary dual sport motorcycle. I'm Jim Martin, this is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We got a good

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