Wow, how to explain KLR-dom. I don't know if it's possible but I will try. Most of it stems from the belief that it is the ultimate do it all motorcycle. Jack of all trades, master of none. It will, run errands, take you down the gravel road, do highway, single track, around the world or just commute. It does all of these things worse than a dedicated machine but the point is, it does them all. And they are cheap. So cheap that if you come out to find that someone has stolen it that you lament the loss of the farkles such as your aluminum panniers more than the bike! You can fix it with a rock and duct tape. It doesn't make enough power to really hurt itself. Load it down like a rented mule. Ignore it, abuse it, never ever wash it, change the oil occasionally, replace the doohickey and it will still take you places and do things that you have never seen before. It is brilliant in its wide ranging mediocrity.