The service manual says 7500 miles. Tons more potential with the KLX than the XT. I've heard the WR is even more pipe-ish than the KLX, as in, gotta stay up on the revs to keep it grunting it out. The Honda 230L is old spec but based on my research, its more dirt-oriented than the XT but still falls short of the KLX.
KLX SUPERMOTO. KLX300SM. Starting at $7,399 MSRP ON/OFF-ROAD. KLX230. Starting at $5,749 MSRP KLX300. Starting at $6,999 MSRP OFF-ROAD. KLX110R. Starting at $3,149 2020 Kawasaki KLX250. Kawasaki’s entry into the 250 dual-sport class is a friendly motorcycle that is a capable around-town commuter, as well as a motorcycle that is happy to take you on semi The 300 dual sport bikes from Honda and Kawasaki exist specifically to combat the biggest shortcoming for most modern motorcycles: Price. The 2023 Kawasaki KLX300 is $5699. The 2022 Honda CRF300L sells for $5349 (the price for the 2023 version of the Honda hasn’t been announced as of November, 2022.) For that price you don’t get some things.
Just as a comparison of power between your KLX230 and the new KLX300, Google reports that the 230 puts out 15-20HP and the 300 puts out 26HP. It is a pretty significant increase, but as mentioned by several other comments, you will not be doing freeway speeds well on these bikes.
Singletrackfoevah. It's a small trail/utility bike, those little things don't really make much difference for the average joe. Fuel injection alone is well worth going with the klx. And the klx is way more adult sized than the ttr 230.Utilizing the diverse platform of the KLX, Kawasaki offers the 230 in a variation that can suit a large variety of new and beginning riders. New for 2023 is the KLX230 S which offers the same OVce.
