[Gary856]

Read between the lines – the guy started by saying he gets to ride a lot of exotic/expensive bikes, so his liking the KLR650 is a bit like a food critic who eats fancy stuff at top-tier restaurants all the time saying at the end of the day he enjoys a good old hamburger the best. It’s impossible to pick one best bike so whatever one picks is simply the one that fits the mood at the time.

I used to think the KLR650 was too “soft” for my taste, that it doesn’t excel at anything. But the more I read about it, the more I think it’s one of those bikes that makes the owner happy by exceeding the expectations with it’s simple, low-cost, honest-to-god do-it-all capability. For the freeway I’d still prefer a sportbike, but for everywhere else I don’t see why I wouldn’t be very happy with a KLR650.