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klr650-digest         Sunday, January 9 2000         Volume 02 : Number 1298



(klr650) Re. Cagiva
Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity
(klr650) Valve Adjustments
Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments
Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity
Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments
Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments
(klr650) KLR motor for sale
Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments
Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity
(klr650) Used windshield?
RE:(klr650) 98 klr for sale in NY--$2600
Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments
Re: RE:(klr650) 98 klr for sale in NY--$2600
Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity
RE: (klr650) New Bike
Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity

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Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 09:32:49 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Chesley, Andrus)
Subject: (klr650) Re. Cagiva

Dan
if you don't mind.
keep me informed of your progress with the bike.
I miss my R11GSA for the good wheels and the suspension travel but not
the cost.
And I don't care to go with the R11GA where I used to go with the GS.
But then, thats what the KLR is for   lol..

- --
Cheers and Best Regards
Andy Chesley @ 56 and ticking
Jennings, La.
97 R11RA, 97 DR350SET(forsale $2800) ,KLR A14
"So Many Roads, So Little Time"
http://members.deltech.net/aches



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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:12:16 -0700
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity

>  I will keep monitoring the list because I like to read the emails
(and of
>  course I have no Gran Canyon list to go to).  If any of you are ever
in
>  Tucson and you see a different looking bike with a tall guy acting
like a
>  kid on it, that's me.  If you wave I'll wave back.  If you stop me
I'll buy
>  you a beer or two. >>
>
> Dan,
>
> By all means keep us posted on the Gran Canyon.  Every review I have
read
> loves it and it is the lightest of the big, big dual sports.  I was
surprised
> to see a local dealer here in Albuquerque take on the Aprilia line.
This is
> a good sign that maybe the odd brands might actually make a go of it
here in
> the states.


I agree with Gino...I'd like to see an all brands list start to develop
but I don't know if it can happen. DUST could and should be that but it
just doesn't seem to go anywhere. Some of us accomplish the same thing
by subscribing to all dual sport related lists, I'm on: DUST; KLX650;
KLR650; DR350 (soon to be simply "DR"); GS; Tiger, Guzzi, XT225; and
XR650L (I think as it seems to have 0 traffic Fred?); any I've missed?

The local Duc/Guzzi dealer added the Aprilia line this year. Gino have
you seen the RSV Mille? Even more, have you heard it? I haven't heard
anything so sweet since the old Norton days. Along those lines I
remember taking my quarterly trips from Stevens Point, Wisconsin to
Kenosha and milling about in the front room while the owner and
mechanics worked on the hottest Nortons on the planet in the back. The
entire building shook when they revved those babies....Same thing with
the RSV Mille....

I've found a gorgeous Duc/Cagiva E-900 and would consider buying it if I
had some sense that parts would be there for it...

Kurt


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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:14:08 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (klr650) Valve Adjustments

...So I called the dealer back and said I really would like my valves
adjusted as part of the first service.  He paused a second then said "Well,
you'll have to pay for it."  I almost laughed (is there any free lunch?).  To
make a long story short-- after all was done I talked to the tech who did the
work and he said one of the valves was near minimum speck but to adjust it
out would put it too loose because of the shim sizes available.  Apparently
this is common also.  Next time I'll do them myself.
Tom

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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:18:50 -0700
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments

> ...So I called the dealer back and said I really would like my valves
> adjusted as part of the first service.  He paused a second then said "Well,
> you'll have to pay for it."  I almost laughed (is there any free lunch?).  To
> make a long story short-- after all was done I talked to the tech who did the
> work and he said one of the valves was near minimum speck but to adjust it
> out would put it too loose because of the shim sizes available.  Apparently
> this is common also.  Next time I'll do them myself.
> Tom

it's the only way and we'll be there to help if you need it....

Kurt


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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:25:11 -0800
From: "Fred Hink" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>; <[e-mail]>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity


> I agree with Gino...I'd like to see an all brands list start to develop
> but I don't know if it can happen. DUST could and should be that but it
> just doesn't seem to go anywhere. Some of us accomplish the same thing
> by subscribing to all dual sport related lists, I'm on: DUST; KLX650;
> KLR650; DR350 (soon to be simply "DR"); GS; Tiger, Guzzi, XT225; and
> XR650L (I think as it seems to have 0 traffic Fred?); any I've missed?


Might be because I don't see your name on the subscribers list.  If you
would like to subscribe to the Honda XR650L list, check out
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/xrlug

This list is about 1/4 the size of the KLR list but it is growing.  We don't
get into guns, wilderness, oil levels, etc.  This is a good informative
group and I am proud to be the list administrator.

Also check out my "New & Improved" web site at  www.arrowheadmotorsports.com
Let me know if there is anything that isn't working there.

Thanks!

Fred Hink list administrator
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:33:19 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments

Thanks Kurt.  I'm used to doing the valves on my GPZ (inline four).  On it I
have enough shim sizes available the I can set my valves either on the tight
side or on the loose side but I have never done a KLR before so when it comes
time again I'll give you folks a yell.
Tom

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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:30:48 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments

Thanks Kurt.  I'm used to doing the valves on my GPZ (inline four).  On it I
have enough shim sizes available the I can set my valves either on the tight
side or on the loose side but I have never done a KLR before so when it comes
time again I'll give you folks a yell.
Tom

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Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 11:41:15 -0500
From: Dave & Sherry Kessler <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) KLR motor for sale

This seemed like a good enough deal for somebody to take advantage of
.... Dave Kessler


1995 KAWASKI KLR 650 motor, $450, 301-460-4893,
63865wapgmj(50) Location: Silver Spring, MD


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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:39:40 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments

I    I don't think i would trust that tech,   Better loose than tight as a
rule of thumb,
If you want something done right you gotta do it your self,  I have a few
good mechanics in this area, but the shop charges are like 42.00 an hour, And
i am a tight wad, LOL .
                                                                    Mike

n a message dated 1/9/00 11:14:33 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< work and he said one of the valves was near minimum speck but to adjust it
 out would put it too loose because of the shim sizes available.  Apparently
 this is common also.  Next time I'll do them myself. >>

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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:48:18 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity

In a message dated 01/09/2000 9:13:22 AM Mountain Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<<  Gino have
 you seen the RSV Mille?  >>

No, I just found out about the Aprilia dealership yesterday.  Photos of the
Mille are something to behold, so it must look good in person.  It may tie
with the new Triumph 995i (silver) for best looking sport bike.

Gino

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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:53:59 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (klr650) Used windshield?

Anyone have a used Clearview or Kawi larger windshield for sale.... cheap?

Gino

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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:52:43 -0500
From: "john" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE:(klr650) 98 klr for sale in NY--$2600

http://www.classifieds2000.com/cgi-cls/ad.exe?P1+C18+A0+R139938+Q351428972


this is the correct link ............[i think]

john in WV




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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:47:30 -0700
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Valve Adjustments

> Thanks Kurt.  I'm used to doing the valves on my GPZ (inline four).  On it I
> have enough shim sizes available the I can set my valves either on the tight
> side or on the loose side but I have never done a KLR before so when it comes
> time again I'll give you folks a yell.
> Tom


KLR shims come in .002" increments...generally that means that you can always
choose between on the tight side or on the loose side...

Kurt


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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:50:19 -0700
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: RE:(klr650) 98 klr for sale in NY--$2600

> http://www.classifieds2000.com/cgi-cls/ad.exe?P1+C18+A0+R139938+Q351428972
>
>
> this is the correct link ............[i think]


great price but strange he would show a Y2K KLR instead of a A12...

Kurt


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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:51:36 -0700
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity

> No, I just found out about the Aprilia dealership yesterday.  Photos of the
> Mille are something to behold, so it must look good in person.  It may tie
> with the new Triumph 995i (silver) for best looking sport bike.
>
> Gino


could be...but no ties when it comes to the sound...not even the Duc...I had him
start the Duc right after the Mille...

Kurt


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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:38:57 -0800
From: "Dreas Nielsen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (klr650) New Bike

> From: "Daniel Watters" <[e-mail]>
<snip>
> I am now the proud owner of a Cagiva Gran Canyon.

Good luck, have fun, and tell us how the valve checks work out.  I might
have sprung for a Gran Canyon myself except that 1) it will be replaced with
a different bike next year, so there will never be a big base of riders, or
mechanics, that are familiar with it; 2) Cagiva USA would not confirm for me
that the User's Manual is mistaken when it says that the valve check
interval is 2,000 miles; and 3) the rack, and particularly the bungee hooks,
are totally inadequate.  Otherwise, though, it should be a hoot to ride.

Dreas


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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:44:16 -0800
From: "Janek Rebalski" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity

Let's put things straight: nothing is better looking than a Duc - a work of
art.

Mille looks BIG in person - big, wide tank, huge pipe, and so on.

Janek

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>; <[e-mail]>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: (klr650) New Bike...NKLR serendipity


> > No, I just found out about the Aprilia dealership yesterday.  Photos of
the
> > Mille are something to behold, so it must look good in person.  It may
tie
> > with the new Triumph 995i (silver) for best looking sport bike.
> >
> > Gino
>
>
> could be...but no ties when it comes to the sound...not even the Duc...I
had him
> start the Duc right after the Mille...
>
> Kurt




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