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kle 500 with pillion
hello everyone im new to this forum and i am thinking about getin a new ish kle just want to ask do anyone have any experience with the kle with pillion and luggage im only 17 and my pillion eg the missis is the same age so we are only small build i am currenty using a fzs 600 fazer but its not my cup of tea i love enduro's but only being a student cant really affort a bmw or transalp if you no wa i mean plus think the kle is a really nice looking bike so if you have any experience with pillions let me no wa its like thanks a millions
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G'day
If I remeber correctly, the manual states a maximum load of 185kg including rider and pillion. My missus and I come in at 183 kg. We have ridden the bike on a 300km round (day) trip, with a givi 35 litre topbox for luggage (not much weight though!
The preload was set to full and the suspension still struggled and I would be hesitant to do much (any!) off road work with a pillion - bottoming a couple of times, but we were able to hold a top road speed of around 120kmh. Acceleration is definitely affected.
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Similar experience to Ian really. Bike ok 2 up for relatively short distances as it has to work hard with passenger on back, acceleration is lacking. I also have suspension on max setting and tail risers. I find shape and size of seat a problem with passenger, they take all the space up which leads to me being forced up against tank. Always a painful experience.
I have not noticed any significant issues with suspension.
Really depends on your combined weight/size and how much travelling you are planning to do 2 up.
If you go back through the threads you will come across some folk who travel distance with passenger and load on KLE's.
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thank you both, well i am about 6 ft ish and very small build my pillion is a bit biger but no by much i only only 2 up i do is just the local commute and the only really milage we really do is a 120 mile one way trip to cardigan bay campin for the week so i think the kle will be a graet bike for it thanks for you help
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Just back from a 140 mile ride with the missus and spent sometiime thinking about your question. Acceleration from stand still is affected with passenger but once moving no major problems. It was pulling 6,000rpm at 75mph and will continue to gain momentum until it reaches 8,000rpm (pulling suggests power, think momentum is more appropriate)!
Useful that you both do not weigh a lot, more scope for carrying gear.
I am sure that you will enjoy the bike.
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thanks again
thanks your replay was very help full when my fazer was restricted to 33 bhp it was not that bad with pillion or luggage so i guess that the kle at apparently 47 ish hp will be more than enough thanks again for your reply m8
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