I keep an '87 600 in Kenya. It's done well over 40,000kms and apart from a current misfiring problem due no doubt to under-use I've never had any serious problems with it. Over the years I've given it a solid thrashing 2up on corrugation, bad roads, with lots of weight etc and it's has never let me down badly. I'm no great mechanic either. My subframe is aluminium but is still fine. I've found some things on it much simpler than other bikes such as the rear wheel camber thing for chain tensioning, oil changing, taking wheels off etc.
Good that you have a new rear shock as my original was shot after a 2up trip into northern Kenya.
No parts available in East Africa but I know a good mechanic who's still around in Nairobi who is familiar with KLRs if that's any use.
Cheers
Christian
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