My original idea behind buying a KLR650 was to more or less do that. I planned to change so much on the bike, there would be almost nothing left of the original KLR but the frame and the engine -- but even those would be modified, perhaps significantly. Then I started planning my RTW trip and that all fell away as I prepped it for travel instead.
I would still like to try it some day if ever I have the time and money. I would probably choose the bike to start modifying from based on the engine I wanted to use. Not certain what it would be, but my first instinct is a single cylinder, easy to maintain, with a history of being rock solid (very few repairs).
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