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klr650-digest         Wednesday, April 7 1999         Volume 02 : Number 242




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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 05:13:10 -0500
From: "Tom Meagher" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Re: Alaska

- -----Original Message-----
From: Alex Jomarron <[e-mail]>


>Tom when is your departure for Alaska?
>I'm leaving Chicago to Reno to do the Reno 200 Dual Sport ride (6/26-7),
>then heading to Prudhoe Bay.
>
>Alex
>A12
>===
>Alex Jomarron
>Oak Park, IL USA


Alex,
I plan to leave Houston around June 1.
I may stop by Moab for a couple of days to terrorize and thrill the local
inhabitants.

After that, my itinerary is a pretty loose "go where my wheels take me"
format, with a
compass bearing of NW.

I'm not sure yet whether I'll go through Seattle on the way up to visit my
mum and sisters,
or on the way down, maybe taking the ferry to Seattle with wife and family.

It would be fun to meet up, perhaps we can arrange some sort of message
service with my
wife, or something, to establish a rendezvous.

I think Ken R. is also headed in that direction.

Tom Meagher
Houston TX

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 07:50:30 -0400
From: Mike Ratta <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (klr650) Big Gun - not bears

The big guns system is great.. the only minuses to it were that its a bit
loud and some of the rivets on the logo tag are loose on mine. But thats
easy to fix next time I replace the packing. You are going to rejet, right?
Call factory pro if you need any jets. They even stock the pilot jets for
the CV.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Arne Larsen [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 4:15 AM
To: KLR 650
Subject: (klr650) Big Gun - not bears


Received two packages in the mail today.  All the back-issues of DSN (thanks
Gino), and my Big Gun exhaust.  The first package was considerably cheaper
than the second.  The exhaust (complete set from front to back) came to
about $500 Canadian.  Then there was an extra charge I didn't count on (in
addition to the G.S.T. - $35, and Shipping - $43), an additional $60 in
import charges (brokerage fee, freight/port fee).  Once all was said and
done I'm out $638.  This thing better work as good as it looks.

Any one else out there running this exhaust?  You like?

Arne

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 07:55:20 -0400
From: Mike Ratta <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (klr650) HELP!  I lost my keys!

Honda replacement keys are easy.. take your ignition switch numbers and
title to a dealer and they can make you a key. Kawasaki doesnt do the same
according to my dealer. I have no idea how to replace them, but if you get
any info please pass it along to the list! Thanks :)

- -----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 10:18 PM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) HELP! I lost my keys!


Jeff, this is easy, take your helmet lock off and take it to your lock smith

or dealer. When we were a dealer, we had several key sets and could usually
find a precut key. Suzuki sells their dealers a coded key cutting machine,
Kaw may do the same now. Ill bet the key number is on the helmet lock too.
frank

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Date: Tue, 06 Apr 99 14:07:43 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (klr650) NKLR Spring Industry Announcements

     Hmmm...TT850 with "Space-Shuttle-Like" onboard electronics.  Could
     Gino have made us fools given the date of his message?  If anyone
     knows anything about the veracity of this report could you confirm or
     deny the existence of this marvelous beast.  Also, does anyone know
     where a gearhead like me could find a picture of this monster.

     Thanks.

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 07:55:35 -0600
From: "Skip Faulkner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Re: Bringing Guns into Canada - NKLR

>.......................> snip<.......................
>I will agree you with as long as we keep the "proficient individual" part
>front and centre.  Unfortunately, I have met too many people who figure a
>subscription to Soldier of Fortune and a copy of Dogs of War is all it
takes
>to be proficient at using a handgun.  When put in a situation where they
>have to decide under pressure  what to do they either freeze or do
something
>nutty.

Vik



I agree 100%. A handgun in the hands of someone not  proficient in the safe
use of it,against a bear,  is more likely to endanger theirselves  or do
nothing more than anger or enrage the bear. I hunt and shoot handguns
competitively ( IPSC Combat shoots)and was an NRA handgun safety instructor
for 4 years. I attended Col. Cooper`s Gunsite school , with the stress
proficiency add-on.
   I too, have spent most of my life in bear or " dangerous animal"
environements and sadly have had encounters which unfortunately forced me to
take lethal measures. I did not hesitate to save my life but regretted in
having to do so. There was no "macho"  posturing here, I intended to protect
myself and did.
   There are several bear maulings and mountain lion attacks a year here in
Montana and I consider it foolhearty to take
unneccessary risks when a confrontation could have been prevented or ended
with no one hurt.

Skip

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:17:34 -0600
From: "Fred Hink" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Happy Birthday

"Somebody" told me that Gino is having another birthday today.

OK everyone,  all together now....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR GINO

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Gee it must be hard when you turn 50!

Gino hates birthdays and he will probably tell you he is only 44 or
something like that.

Fred   (29 and holding)(again)

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 07:28:27 -0700
From: George Basinet <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) NKLR Bears

All

I can bearly contain myself, I woke up this morning and remembered the
four liner from many years ago.

Algee saw the bear
The bear saw Algee
The bear was bulge
The bulge was Algee.

Sorry, it's raining maybe I'll go back to bed.

George Basinet

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:45:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Winslow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Warm weather choking.

Howdy.

More carb stuff. With the warm weather now here, 65-75 degrees, I'm
finding that I really don't need to use the choke at all when the bike is
cold. Sometimes I'll use it a bit, but never at the max. Even in the
morning when it's in the mid-50's (fahrenheit, of course) this is the
case.

Is this a sympton of my fuel delivery problems or is this standard
behavior for the KLR? What are the experiences of others?

Eric (still trying to figure out what's up with the fuel delivery) A8

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:52:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Winslow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) NKLR Welcome to D.C.!

Well, it had to happen  sooner or later. Somebody tried to theive my KLR.
Of course, these punks don't have the means to remove a disk lock so they
didn't get far, but they did bust the two bolts that hold the ignition
switch.

With my bikes, this is the 3rd time I've had my ignition switch busted up
in the past 8 months. I should learn not to even bother locking the damn
thing. It only stops 2-year olds from stealing the bike.

Today I'll go get a cover for it, which I have to lock on by punching
holes in the upper front of the cover and running a cable through the
holes and around the forks. (I've lost 2 covers in this fine city.) I've
found that having a cover on does deter the rinky dink theiving scum from
messing with the bike too much.

Happy days.

Eric
A8 with a loose ignition switch.

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:53:59 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Warm weather choking.

>Is this a sympton of my fuel delivery problems or is this standard
>behavior for the KLR? What are the experiences of others?
>
>Eric (still trying to figure out what's up with the fuel delivery) A8


verrry interesting...maybe Frank was on to it...being too rich...no, you should need the choke
to start it...I am jetted and still need to choke or else it won't start. Did you happen to
check the sizes of the jets when you pulled them? It is back to building that baseline info..

Kurt

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:10:29 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fw: (klr650) NKLR Spring Industry Announcements

>     Hmmm...TT850 with "Space-Shuttle-Like" onboard electronics.  If anyone
>     knows anything about the veracity of this report could you confirm or
>     deny the existence of this marvelous beast.  Also, does anyone know
>     where a gearhead like me could find a picture of this monster.

I stopped in at my friendly Kawasaki/Yamaha dealer yesterday and as I expected they didn't know
a thing about the Gila or the KLR650-AT.

Kurt

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:13:00 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Fw: Canyons Rally 99...NKLR

- -----Original Message-----
From: Ged Schwartz <[e-mail]>
To: Kurt Simpson <[e-mail]>
Date: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 12:59 AM
Subject: Re: Canyons Rally 99...NKLR


>At 11:27 PM 4/6/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>Ged, we're having a ball on the KLR list tonight talking about Bears in
>God's country...should
>>I be worried?
>
>Kurt,
>Not unless they get a hold of you by those big yellow teeth...
>
>I have seen them on the road along our routes, but they hightail it once
>they see you.
>Our campsights will take bears into consideration and I don't expect any
>problem. I have a newly developed bear awareness these days and usually
>carry a large can of repellant and some Bear Bangers...but I tend to use
>this as expensive fireside entertainment....we have lots of them here, but
>they won't be a problem....just don't sleep with a package of bacon open in
>your tent.
>
>Ask Vik what they do in Canmore...now that the elk have taken over Banff.
>Ged
>
>
>

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:15:25 -0400
From: Mark <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) NKLR - Kermit chair

At 11:24 PM -0600 4/6/99, Skip Faulkner wrote:
>>>While we're on the topic of folding items, does anyone have that folding
>>>step-stool from Sporty's Pilot Shop? (Skip?) I was thinking that it would
>>>be a great KLR travel item. It folds flat, looks strong  and could be used
>>>as a chair & possibly double as a lift stand.
>>>Mark
>>>B2
>>>A2
>
>
>Mark, I agree with Stuart, the pre-flight stool is light and with a cushion,
>makes a great stool to carry on a motorcycle, but I don`t consider it stable
>enough or strong enough to use as a bike stand. Mine has had lot`s of use
>and has held up great, but it`s not designed for that much weight.
>
>
>Skip


I was thinking that it would be used only to support weight under a footpeg
in conjunction with the side stand to raise one wheel off the ground for
tube changes & chain lube. Sorta like that Motion Pro thingy.

Mark

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:26:07 -0400
From: Mike Ratta <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (klr650) Warm weather choking.

At least you have a choke to use.. the FCR carb has no choke! Try starting
that on a cold new england morning. I have to stuff a towel in the airbox to
choke the air supply and crank the idle to start it.
I've been pondering making some kind of a valve in the intake box that I
could use to restrict airflow for a choke. Could also modify the stock
airbox lid.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Simpson [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 10:54 AM
To: Eric Winslow; [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) Warm weather choking.


>Is this a sympton of my fuel delivery problems or is this standard
>behavior for the KLR? What are the experiences of others?
>
>Eric (still trying to figure out what's up with the fuel delivery) A8


verrry interesting...maybe Frank was on to it...being too rich...no, you
should need the choke
to start it...I am jetted and still need to choke or else it won't start.
Did you happen to
check the sizes of the jets when you pulled them? It is back to building
that baseline info..

Kurt

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:44:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Winslow <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Warm weather choking.

On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Kurt Simpson wrote:

> verrry interesting...maybe Frank was on to it...being too rich...no, you should need the choke
> to start it...I am jetted and still need to choke or else it won't start. Did you happen to
> check the sizes of the jets when you pulled them? It is back to building that baseline info..
>
> Kurt

I didn't note the jet sizes. They should be all the stock sizes, no? The
previous owners didn't mess with them at all. Too rich, eh? Maybe I'll put
that pilot screw back to the factory setting of being seated all the way.

If I had the bucks I'd probably go with the direct-action Keihen (sp?)
that Fred has. Not just yet, though. I better get this carb working fine
before I change anything else.

Eric A8

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:00:53 -0600
From: "Pokluda, Gino F" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) NKLR Bear story

 A BMW rider and KLR rider are hiking through the woods when the biggest,
meanest Grizzly they had ever seen walks out from the scrub.  It roars and
bares its teeth at the two hikers, standing in fear and awe.  The KLR rider
immediately bends over and begins to tighten the laces on his boots.  The
BMW rider looks at him incredulously and exclaims, "You can't out run that
Grizzly, they can run over 30 miles per hour!"  The KLR rider looks at the
BMW riders and says, "I don't have to out run the bear... I only have to out
run you."

Gino

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:29:22 -0700
From: "Arne Larsen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Big Gun - not bears

Yes I will be re-jetting.  I wanted to wait before ordering any jets to read
the info that came with the exhaust.  In the original order advertisment
they said that the exhaust came with jetting recommendations.  I was too
busy looking at my reflection from the can to bother with reading anything
that came with it.

Arne - watching the rain come down outside and dreading the thought of going
out in it to work...

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Ratta <[e-mail]>
To: 'KLR650' <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 4:50 AM
Subject: RE: (klr650) Big Gun - not bears


> The big guns system is great.. the only minuses to it were that its a bit
> loud and some of the rivets on the logo tag are loose on mine. But thats
> easy to fix next time I replace the packing. You are going to rejet,
right?
> Call factory pro if you need any jets. They even stock the pilot jets for
> the CV.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arne Larsen [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 4:15 AM
> To: KLR 650
> Subject: (klr650) Big Gun - not bears
>
>
> Received two packages in the mail today.  All the back-issues of DSN
(thanks
> Gino), and my Big Gun exhaust.  The first package was considerably cheaper
> than the second.  The exhaust (complete set from front to back) came to
> about $500 Canadian.  Then there was an extra charge I didn't count on (in
> addition to the G.S.T. - $35, and Shipping - $43), an additional $60 in
> import charges (brokerage fee, freight/port fee).  Once all was said and
> done I'm out $638.  This thing better work as good as it looks.
>
> Any one else out there running this exhaust?  You like?
>
> Arne
>

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 09:55:11 -0700
From: Christopher J Beasley <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Great time at Carniege

We did have a good time indeed!
Marick is leaving out the part about rescuing a damsel in distress from the
poison-oak creek bed, crashing on the tricky downhill, lefthand, offcamber, dustpile,
and the good Polish dogs at the snack shack!  And the water-crossings!  Wahooo!
Cheers!
Beez


Marick Payton wrote:

> Beez and I had a great time at Carnegie today. We stayed on the
> green circle and blue square trails, which were basically just
> fire roads with a couple of tricky spots in them.
>
> Marick
>
> Search the KLR650 archives at:  http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650

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