From: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com (klr650-digest) To: klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: klr650-digest V2 #1281 Reply-To: klr650 Sender: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk klr650-digest Wednesday, January 5 2000 Volume 02 : Number 1281 Re: (klr650) KLR valve adjustment nklr Re: (klr650) Re:Crashes NKLR Re: (klr650) Re: Valves Re: (klr650) Re: Valves (klr650) NKLR Re. Crashes Re: (klr650) Re:Crashes NKLR (klr650) deep thoughts on mechanics NKLR Re: (klr650) Crash Poll (NKLR)? Re: (klr650) Year (klr650) More Crashes -NKLR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 17:10:45 GMT From: "zootpatutie ." Subject: Re: (klr650) KLR valve adjustment nklr gee, my computer problems are mostly learning about all the stuff i don't have for my bike yet. maybe you can fix mine too. ;) todd A9 > > > > I'm now gathering information for the first service (6,000 miles) > >It is an ugly world out there. I was off line for most of the day today, >and I had the [[[shakes]]] and everything... ;<) Glad to be back. I think >I now have most of my computer problems solved. > >Fred Hink >*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* >Arrowhead Motorsports >www.arrowheadmotorsports.com >435-259-7356 >Moab, Utah >*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 12:16:01 EST From: "Matthew Davis" Subject: Re: (klr650) Re:Crashes NKLR Er, I fat-fingered that message...oh well. I get a kick out of them and ENJOY reading them. >From: "Matthew Davis" >Reply-To: "Matthew Davis" >To: klr650@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: (klr650) Re:Crashes NKLR >Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 12:04:32 EST > >Yes. No offense, but I do get enjoy reading them. Also, probably good for >us new riders. > >-Matt > >1 month KLR650 owner, 1st bike. > > >>From: Tobin Lampson >>Reply-To: Tobin Lampson >>To: TLrydr@aol.com >>CC: klr650@lists.xmission.com >>Subject: Re: (klr650) Re:Crashes NKLR >>Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 08:20:06 -0800 >> >>TLrydr@aol.com wrote: >> > >> > Fellow KLR riders and the rest, >> > I have 34 years in the saddle, Never been a day with out a bike, Unless >>i was >> > in ICU. >> > We all live and learn, Some crashes make us learn faster, >> > I can not even begain to tell of my crashes, Way to long, >> > >> > Mike >> >>Seriously? 34 years? Duuuuuuuuude......@#$%+*.......you gotta have >>a few that stand out. Maybe one 'Most embarrassing or funniest', >>one 'Gnarliest', or 'Learned the most from'.......huh? Come on man >>this stuff is good. >> Slide (Cal Posse) >> >>Visit the KLR650 archives at >>http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >>Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net >>To subscribe/unsubscribe send message >>to majordomo@lists.xmission.com >>leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: >>subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe >>klr650-digest). >> > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net >To subscribe/unsubscribe send message >to majordomo@lists.xmission.com >leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: >subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe >klr650-digest). > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 17:19:26 GMT From: "zootpatutie ." Subject: Re: (klr650) Re: Valves the women are smarter in every way... im/her too much. > >Anybody ever have a female MC mechanic work on their bike? How come it is >usually guys that are doing the work? > >Fred Hink list administrator >*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* >Join the XRLUG Mailing list >www.angelfire.com/ut/xrlug/ >*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* > > > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net >To subscribe/unsubscribe send message >to majordomo@lists.xmission.com >leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: >subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe >klr650-digest). > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 17:20:12 GMT From: "zootpatutie ." Subject: Re: (klr650) Re: Valves the women are smarter in every way... im/her too much. > >Anybody ever have a female MC mechanic work on their bike? How come it is >usually guys that are doing the work? > >Fred Hink list administrator >*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* >Join the XRLUG Mailing list >www.angelfire.com/ut/xrlug/ >*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* > > > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net >To subscribe/unsubscribe send message >to majordomo@lists.xmission.com >leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: >subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe >klr650-digest). > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:55:48 -0600 (CST) From: DonJonuska@webtv.net (Don Jonuska) Subject: (klr650) NKLR Re. Crashes I was 17 years old riding my first bike to work(73 CL360 Honda) was watching the tach more than the road as I downshifted to make a left hand turn off of the highway onto a secondary road , the next thing I saw was Caprice Classic grill and bumper with Tire smokerolling out the sides. I got back on the throttle and managed to get far enough out of the way that the corner of the bumper caught the swing arm right behind my right leg and the next thing I remember was laying on the shoulder with the bike on my left leg ,me still straddling it and the engine still running. I was able to stand up and turn the bike off without a scratch. I was wearing a full face helmet, gloves , and a jean jacket under an army field jacket. Only damage to me was a small rip in the right sleeve of the jacket. The bike was mangled, right shock, broken . swing arm ,badly bent. left shock ,bent . rear wheel , turn signals mirrors and such were mangled. The car ended up with about 1500 dollars damage . I was able to walk away from the scene with only a failure to yield while making a left turn ticket and my life .Its amazing the things we do when we're young don't kill us as they probably should. Don KLR650a13 Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:15:53 EST From: HDKLR@aol.com Subject: Re: (klr650) Re:Crashes NKLR I have been riding about 30 years on and off road. 99% of my crashes have been offroad. One that stands out was on a KTM 390 two-stroke blasting by all my buddies. The handelbars slipped in the bracket,I did a hand stand on them and flipped in front of the bike, it then ran me over. This all happend at 60mph on whooptedoos. Damages- massive gravel rash with much of it embedded, both elbows, both knees varius other places, one BIG bruise knee to hip 24x12 inches. Emergency room doctor said he had never seen someone so injured without a broken bone. I kept the bike 7yrs just so I could kick it every once in a while. To a lot of you out there running your gripsters and such ( stock tires etc. ) are going to crash too. Do your self a big favor and get some full knobbies for any thing other than hard pack dirt. HDKLR@AOL A-6 12K FLHS 56K Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 10:23:57 -0800 From: Sarah Barwig Subject: (klr650) deep thoughts on mechanics NKLR - --Chris Astier asks--- but anyone know if folks have ever let the OWNER of the bike maybe help turn a wrench on their own machines? - --I reply--- So far, I've only found one place that even let me in the back to watch. -- Dual Sport Connection in Glendale, CA. Not the fastest shop, or the cheapest shop, but friendly, and they haven't screwed up anything on my bike yet. I haven't tried to "help" them work on my bike, as I would merely be slowing them down. But the time I made a fairly major error in my shade-tree mechanic effort, they made a house call, picked up the KLR, took it back to their shop, fixed my error, finished the job, and don't point and laugh when I come in. :) There's also Midland Motorcycles out in Palmdale, CA, but they're moving away from service I think -- they redid my front forks on my CBR, but mostly because we're friends... He had me bring the parts, let me hand him stuff, but mostly I stayed out of his way and just watched. - --Fred chimes in--- Anybody ever have a female MC mechanic work on their bike? How come it is usually guys that are doing the work? - --I hazard a guess--- We're too smart? No, that's not it... Same reason you don't yet see women bass/drum players in rock bands -- we haven't quite broken into some fields. I'd say being a motorcycle mechanic is on a par with being a professional chef. For the first while, you just follow recipes/manuals, but at some point you switch over into your own way of spicing dishes, you don't need no stinkin' manual, etc. It's just that most women are societally raised to believe that the stuff inside the engine is waaaaay more complicated than the implements in their kitchen. And once women figure out how to fix these sorts of things, they're usually having more fun riding then wrenching so they don't want to do it any more than they have to... Or maybe it's just really hard to get taken seriously when they show up at a shop and say they know how to fix stuff... Sort of a boys club mentality at most shops I've gone to. (Not looking for work, I'm still at the shadetree mechanic level.) Sarah Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:23:38 -0700 From: "Steve Anderson" Subject: Re: (klr650) Crash Poll (NKLR)? One of my favorite near misses was when I was barreling down a fire road towards a blind corner, and as soon as I rounded the corner I was probably going 15 or 20mph and there was a 4X4 pickup coming at me quickly. We both locked 'em up simultaneously and I slowly and gently laid the bike on its left side with my left foot sliding on the ground and the two wheels in front of me sliding towards this guy as he's sliding towards me. I stayed upright with the left foot on the ground and my right foot still on the bike kind of pushing the bike wheels first ahead of me. When we both finally stopped, I was about a foot and a half in front of the guy, I could touch his hood, with at least half the bike under the front of the truck. Probably only few inches between each one of my tires and his front tires. No damage to anybody or anything!!! I definitely aged significantly and depleted a weeks worth of adrenaline on that one. Steve A. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck MacKarness" To: "KLRList" Sent: Tuesday, 4 January, 2000 14:26 Subject: (klr650) Crash Poll (NKLR)? I am also on an EX500 list and this topic just came up, very educational. I thought we could also benefit from the question: How many times and how hard? ************************************** Rev. Chuck MacKarness :^)>+ A13 EX500 (soon) ...of all riders: either gone down or going down! http://www.50megs.com/klr650 ************************************** Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 10:49:52 PST From: "Paul Christenson" Subject: Re: (klr650) Year >Found a used KLR today. It was built 9/96. The owner of the bike and the >owner of the shop are telling me this bike is a 97 model. Could this be >true? My '96 was built on 8/95, so it's probably a '97. Check the model number on the title/registration (they should have that); it should be something like a KL650-A11. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:56:56 EST From: EPhilride@aol.com Subject: (klr650) More Crashes -NKLR Dumb Crash Just got my first real dirt bike, brand new 1971 Penton 125 6-Day (now KTM). I was out riding and my neighbor called me over to show his friend my new bike. He prompted me to, "Show'm how you can do a wheelie". This was the first bike I ever had that could really do a wheelie and I had been popping 2nd gear wheelies all week. Well, that was all the encouragement I needed. Ease off in 1st gear, power shift to 2nd and .....you guessed it -- looped it big time! Brand new shinny rear fender ground into the pavement. No real damage to me other than ripping a little skin, though my pride was severely wounded. We used to call guys that pulled stunts like that - squirrels. I guess I are one. Lessons Learned: 1. Don't show-off and needless crashes can be avoided. 2. Practice your wheelies so when you violate lesson 1, you can "carry the front wheel" thru the gears and leave them speechless (in my dreams). Ever see Don K. the "wheelie king"? Squirrely Ernie Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com leave subject blank. 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