The Last Cheap Motorcycle – 2022 Kawasaki KLR650

This is the way the KLR ends. This is the way the KLR ends. This is the way the KLR ends. With a whimper and a bang.

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[brucealfonsoacero]

The KLR is the perfect example of how the basic cheap model is what consumers need the most. None of the fancy tech/ performance - just enough in terms of compliance and aesthetics for the lowest dollar amount. That's how you maximize smiles per mile.

[tbrokamp]

Your take on bikes, gear, and motorcycling in general is so refreshing and unique. The creativity and outstanding production value is really just the icing on top. Y’all should be proud

[andras.]

I don't even own a motorbike nor have a driving licence on them, but as soon as You guys upload, I press play. Amazing contents to every "petrolhead"

[jbm]

If I were Kawasaki, I would make this amazing production a commercial... the best commercial! You have a special talent to tell a history

[IkeOzurumba]

At 0:42 that shot! The subtle detail of time sped up while Ryan is talking. That's an amazing shot to just subtly have in there!! So impressed with this channel!!

[leadjunkie]

The fact that F9 can make a 3 minute review essentially just saying “it’s back” and I feel like I know everything I need to know about this bike is a testament to the quality of their videos

[datlock]

I don't even ride motorcycles, but the production value on these video's is just absolutely bonkers. Amazing shots, amazing editing, amazing scenery. Not endlessly dragged on to reach 10 minutes with bullshit information.

Absolutely amazing. I love this channel. Thank you so much for making these videos.

[blakeroni]

You are an absolute legend. I work in hospice as a chaplain. You paralleled perfectly an end of life rally we see in various patients over their journey with us on hospice. One last sparkle in an eye, one last set of conversations, one last smile--then the last breath and peace. Chapeau, Ryan. I tip my hat.

[takeaim]

I just hit 4k miles on my 2022 KLR, and I can say it's a beast. I've dropped it more times off-road than I care to admit, and it just keeps trucking along. Perfect beginner bike for someone, like me, getting into back country moto-camping.

[nickwasileski]

I owned a 1992 KLR 650 for a number of years, and it never burned oil. In fact, about 20 years ago I rode it from Delaware to Daytona and back, a round trip of 1800 miles, and I did not have to add oil. The bike was set up for touring with a Corbin saddle, etc. In Daytona, I tent camped at the Daytona 200 Camp Ground (very nice people), which catered to motorcycle campers, and the other motorcyclists on touring bikes were amazed that it had a single cylinder engine. A few years ago, I was riding down to Asheville, NC to visit my family. The plan was to ride down in 1 day (560 miles, no problem), and then ride back home on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Well, in Johnson City, TN, the engine stopped running as I was getting off the freeway (Rt. 26, exit 17, as I recall), and I pushed it to a Shell station. At that time, I was planning to sell the motorcycle, so as luck would have it, in less than an hour I sold the KLR at the Shell station to a very nice man, who was a landscaper. We loaded the motorcycle into his trailer, drove to his house, and exchanged keys for the money. When I got home, I sent him the title. My daughter came and picked me up, and after my visit, I returned home by Amtrak train, the Crescent, which I boarded in Greenville, SC. The new owner later contacted me that the engine problem was a faulty vacuum petcock, and he sold it to someone who was shipping it to Haiti. I wonder what my old KLR is up to now?

[mikedanaher]

It’s old, heavy, imperfect in many ways but, it’s rock solid reliable and a complete beast off road. Spot on. I’m glad Kawasaki brought it back and I’m glad you did a video on it.

[pocketlint]

The time lapse with Ryan talking in real time looks so cool. Don't know that is done but it looks awesome. And the scene transitions from old bike to new remind of something the old top gear used to do. There's a lot of cool editing in such a short video. Bravo

[RustyLid]

Having put over 20, 000 miles on an old KLR650 riding in Arizona and Mexico I can say that it won't get you there quickly, but it will get you there and back every time. And for most of the journey you will have a smile on your face.

[OwenChristyJr]

From a Dr650 owner to all the KLR650 brethren out there; Respect.

[c.nahmad]

"Kawasaki elevated the KLR just enough to see a second sunset" that's beautiful in many ways.

I've always dreamt of seeing a second sunset in a single day

[loganstaheli]

That's it!?! I didn't see the length of the video before starting.. and just as the screen fades I'm completely sucked in, ready for that classic F9 reuptake. How you manage to evoke the same cliffhanger feeling from top listed novels and film in a 3 minute motorcycle video is beyond me. Excellent work F9 team. Just excellent.

[ChuckTravels]

Ryan, if there was ever such as thing as a Poet Laureate for the motorcycle world it would be you.

Your videos are art! The cinematography, music, script all blend so perfectly that it impacts me emotionally. Weird to be saying that after watching a 3 minute video of the new KLR, but here we are. Well done!

[ThisRandomGuyYouDidntNotice]

That pseudo timelapse thing at 0:44 is a very nice detail! :D

[onthemoveot]

Impressive clip, I am an ex KLR 650 owner, had a 1993 teal one 2nd owner with 6K on the clock.
It was a great time as an 18 year old, every weekend I would just ride, for hours, all day and be back at home well after dark. This was well before GPS so I would just point the KLR in a direction and keep riding. Saw so much of western Australia on the beast. I never once got tired or sore and could follow any side track I wanted. I would love to jump on a 2022!

[ianonymous]

I had never even been on a motorcycle as a passenger when I bought one of these with the earnings of my first job after college. Once I figured it out, I spent every weekend riding it all up and down the west coast. So many great experiences discovering the backroads and camping out and developing a lifelong love of two-wheeled machines. The KLR will always have a special place in my heart.