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klr650-digest        Tuesday, January 11 2000        Volume 02 : Number 1307



(klr650) from motorcycle online
(klr650) Re: NKLR FLASH..Paris Dakar Cairo Race Stopped
(klr650) Dunlop 606 NKLR
(klr650) nklr  (no kickbush located recently)
Re: (klr650) put me back on the klr list
RE: (klr650) Dunlop 606 NKLR
Re: (klr650) carrying klr on rear rack of pickup
(klr650) Re: [mcadv_touring] need 1 week bike storage in Grand Junction, CO
Re: (klr650) carrying klr on rear rack of pickup
(klr650) Re: klr650-digest V2 #1306
(klr650) lowering links
(klr650) tapered or not
Re: (klr650) need 1 week bike storage in Grand Junction, CO

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 11:42:08 -0800
From: "Seiler, Kevin" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) from motorcycle online

CNN Off Road Poll

     CNN is conducting an poll on their news web site asking whether
or not off-road vehicles -- motorcycles, ATV, snowmobiles and 4WD
trucks -- should be banned from unpaved roads in the National
Forests. The poll can be accessed at:

     http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/ and appears in the right hand margin.

     Pretend you live in Chicago and vote early and vote as often as
possible. If the little girls can propel the Backstreet Boys to Best
Band in a recent Rolling Stone Reader's Poll, off road enthusiasts
should let their opinion be heard.

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 12:22:08 -0800
From: "Robert Morgan" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Re: NKLR FLASH..Paris Dakar Cairo Race Stopped

Flash....Mr and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea.  The Paris Dakar
Cairo race has been temporarily halted by the French Office of Foriegn
Affairs due to a terrorist threat in the country of Niger.  Details of an
airlift to the country of Libya (like that would be safer!) are being worked
out.
More details at http://.bike.bmw.com/dakar
Morgan
On assignment for DSN somewhere in the Sahara Desert


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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:25:42 EST
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Subject: (klr650) Dunlop 606 NKLR

Has anyone tried the Dunlop 606 DOT knobbies?

Gino

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:24:56 -0800
From: "Fred Hink" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) nklr  (no kickbush located recently)

Richard Kickbush would you contact me off list.
I need to know what year KLR you have.

Thanks,

Fred


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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 12:42:05 PST
From: "Arne Larsen"<[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) put me back on the klr list

>Did someone switch me from the klr 650 list to the harley davidson list if
so put me back on the klr 650 list....thanks

I'll look after that for you... =^)

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 14:41:10 -0700
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (klr650) Dunlop 606 NKLR

>
> Has anyone tried the Dunlop 606 DOT knobbies?
>
> Gino
>

I don't recall anyone on the list mentioning them. The only commentary I've read was
in Rider magazine October, 1999,  pg.54. Here is what the reviewer said (they had
them mounted on a DR350SE and an XR650L), "The D606s are made to pair up with the
front K139s, desert tires that are also street legal. These knobby Dunlops are made
for more aggressive off-road riding than the stockers, and offer excellent traction
on hard-packed dirt roads, bumpy ruts, soft sand, gravel and rocks. They also grip
well on twisty two-lane roads with sand and potholes, where riding with street-legal
only tires can be nerve-wracking. Their only glitch occurs on the highway, where the
full-depth tread pattern cat cach rain grooves and wiggle the front end at speeds
above 60 to 65 mp on the Suzuki and 65 to 70 on the Honda. So, while it's a bit of a
tradeoff going from the stock tires, which are better on pavement, to the aftermarket
Dunlops, as most of your aggressive riding on this type of bike is likely to take
place off-road. It's a tradeoff that's worth it. "

Kurt


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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 14:32:21 PST
From: "Arne Larsen"<[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) carrying klr on rear rack of pickup

>i'm going to try the intermediate solution of towing the klr with the front

>wheel raised and supported onto a platform, off a hitch.

>what do you think?

Would the constant "pulling" stress the steering head and forks too much?
Probably not... just a thought.

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 14:38:01 PST
From: "Arne Larsen"<[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Re: [mcadv_touring] need 1 week bike storage in Grand Junction, CO

>From: Alex Jomarron <[e-mail]>
>
>Greetings Chicago!!
>
>It's never too early to plan a trip!!
>With that in mind I NEED a favor from some enthusiast, or a lead.
>
>I'm hoping to make the Dual Sport rally in Moab, June 10th.
>I'll have to ride my bike to Grand Junction, CO over Memorial Day weekend.

>Once there, I need a place to store my bike for 10 days. I will then fly
>into GJ on 6/10 at around 8 pm. I will need access to it upon arrival so I

>can arrive in Moab by 11ish.
>
>Anyway, that's the plan......
>Any help would be appreciated because I'd really like to attend and ride
>the White Rim trail with you guys!!!
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>=====
>Alex Jomarron
>Oak Park, IL USA

And it would be very cool if you made it this year!  It's my turn to buy you
lunch!

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 14:40:03 -0800
From: Tom Myers <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) carrying klr on rear rack of pickup

>>i'm going to try the intermediate solution of towing the klr with the front
>>wheel raised and supported onto a platform, off a hitch.
>>what do you think?
>
>Would the constant "pulling" stress the steering head and forks too much?
>Probably not... just a thought.

Might "brinnell" the bearing as it shakes for hours and hours in one
position without ever 'turning'. Brinelled steering head bearing is a
classic source of steering wobble.  Not so much the looseness, but the
little 'detent' causes the driver to constantly "correct" left and right,
which is perceived as a wobble.  I remember this issue burned up a few
electrons on this list last summer.

Tom

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:22:57 -0700
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Subject: (klr650) Re: klr650-digest V2 #1306

Re- cost of manuals..I bought my KLR manual (no supplement) and paid
$50.00 Can which converts to about $35.00 US. Since the book originates
in Japan..it would appear that the US dealers are turning the screws to
their home country men/women!
cheers
Martin P.
(from the Frozen White North..winter had finally arrived..daytime high
about -15c.)



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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:45:58 -0700
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Subject: (klr650) lowering links

I purchased my KLR mid summer last year and really enjoyed it. Drove
out to the coast (about 3,500 km round trip), up logging roads,  across
fields, city commuting, etc  Just had a ball!
    However, there is always a however, I found it a real hand full when
the going got slow and rough.
I am vertically challenged with a 30" inseam and the damn thing is/was
just too damn tall. Stop or go to tab on uneven footing and over I would
go (well not every time) I liked the hight, visibility, ground clearance
etc. but it was like climbimg onto a horse. {Yeah, Yeah I know you
matcho types are out there sneering..complaining that the bike does not
have enough travel..trying to extend your forks, stiffen your springs}
    So early winter I ordered the loweing links from Quality Engineering ,
thanks Steve, (shameless plug ..but hey they are a nice product)
Initially I just lowered the rear ..felt a little different (change in
trail fork angle?) then dropped the front end about 1.125 inches.
    Thanks to unseasonably warm temperatures before Christmas (+20 c) I was
able to scoot around for a few hundred km. It makes a real difference!
The bike feels much more controllable now, I don't feel as though I am
perched on top of it rather now I am sitting in it. (might sound silly
but that is the best analogy I can think of) Definitely easier to
mount/dismount and much more stable on rougher terrain. Now I did not
get a chance to really whomp through the boonies, and it is still a big
machine and yes I don't have full ground clearance, and yes the side
stand is a little long...but initially I am happy with the change!
    Point aside: I don't want to sound too negative but I can't quite see
why some riders seem to want to turn this DS bike into the equivalent of
a 250 lb dirt bike and fly into the air, bottom the suspension and just
generally abuse the machine. I took the bike out before winter to an off
road area and drove the ... out of it. (for a very short time) Solid
dirt so traction was not a big issue but it just did not feel right to
be really bashing this big heavy machine through rough terrain at speed.
My Toyota 4x4 could probably bash through the same terrain ..but for how
long..before some very expensive repairs..?
    The KLR is a DS bike, good on the road and reasonable off..but it Ain't
a 250 cc two stroke so why abuse it? Well now that I have got that off
my chest..
cheers
Safe riding to all
Martin Polach
Calgary


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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:42:39 -0500
From: "tom arnold" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) tapered or not

Are the stock handle bars on the klr PRO TAPERED? because the guards i ordered the mounts that come with it wont fit on pro tapered bars....thank you

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 16:43:17 -0800
From: "Fred Hink" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) need 1 week bike storage in Grand Junction, CO

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Arne Larsen" <[e-mail]>
To: "Alex Jomarron" <[e-mail]>
Cc: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 2:38 PM
Subject: (klr650) need 1 week bike storage in Grand Junction, CO


> >From: Alex Jomarron <[e-mail]>
> >
> >Greetings Chicago!!
> >
> >It's never too early to plan a trip!!
> >With that in mind I NEED a favor from some enthusiast, or a lead.
> >
> >I'm hoping to make the Dual Sport rally in Moab, June 10th.
> >I'll have to ride my bike to Grand Junction, CO over Memorial Day
weekend.
>
> >Once there, I need a place to store my bike for 10 days. I will then fly
> >into GJ on 6/10 at around 8 pm. I will need access to it upon arrival so
I
>
> >can arrive in Moab by 11ish.
> >
> >Anyway, that's the plan......
> >Any help would be appreciated because I'd really like to attend and ride
> >the White Rim trail with you guys!!!
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Alex Jomarron
> >Oak Park, IL USA


Hi Alex,

The bad news is that 6-11 will be the date that everyone here will be
leaving.  If you can make it a few days earlier, you will get to see lots
more of the area and some of the "riders".  This years Get- Together will be
June 7- 11.

We will have a new preregistration form up on a web site soon.  So don't use
last years registration form.

If you need help finding anything in Grand Junction, you might give John
Martin (runs Motorcycle Accessories) a call at 1-800-573-9495.  Tell him I
sent you.   If this doesn't work out give Dwight a call (1-800-748-3955) at
All Sports Honda also in Grand Junction.  I buy all my Hondas from him.  The
Kawasaki shop in GJ is at 1-800-883-0889.  If any of these can't help you,
then give me a shout and I will see what I can do.

Fred Hink
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www.arrowheadmotorsports.com
435-259-7356  fax [phone]
Moab, Utah
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