From: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com (klr650-digest) To: klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: klr650-digest V2 #1282 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 1282 (klr650) I'm baaaack Re: (klr650) I'm baaaack RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack Re: (klr650) I'm baaaack RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack (klr650) 1987 Transalp RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack (klr650) New member bio and Crashing (Long) RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack (klr650) Ideal off road guearing (klr650) FW: '99 DR 650 SEX...NKLR RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack Re: (klr650) 1987 Transalp Re: NKLR (klr650) I'm baaaack RE: (klr650) Ideal off road guearing (klr650) Re: front sprockets RE: (klr650) More Crashes -NKLR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 15:43:10 EST From: K650dsn@aol.com Subject: (klr650) I'm baaaack Hey folks, I'm back on the list for a while. Hope everyone had a great Holiday. Gino 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 13:44:59 -0800 From: "Fred Hink" Subject: Re: (klr650) I'm baaaack I knew you couldn't stay away for long. Guess we will have to stop talking about you behind your back now.... Fred - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 12:43 PM Subject: (klr650) I'm baaaack > Hey folks, I'm back on the list for a while. Hope everyone had a great Holiday. > > Gino 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 15:49:09 -0500 From: "Scherer, Michael" Subject: RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack I'm glad your back. I have a question I wanted to ask about the oil level and the sight glass. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: K650dsn@aol.com [mailto:K650dsn@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 3:43 PM To: klr650@lists.xmission.com Subject: (klr650) I'm baaaack Hey folks, I'm back on the list for a while. Hope everyone had a great Holiday. Gino 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, 5 Jan 2000 12:49:05 -0800 From: "Robert Morgan" Subject: Re: (klr650) I'm baaaack We'll definitely have to can the BMW banter, welcome back. Morgan P.S. Elden says hi, he turned 65 the other day. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred Hink To: ; Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 1:44 PM Subject: Re: (klr650) I'm baaaack > I knew you couldn't stay away for long. Guess we will have to stop talking > about you behind your back now.... > > Fred > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 12:43 PM > Subject: (klr650) I'm baaaack > > > > Hey folks, I'm back on the list for a while. Hope everyone had a great > Holiday. > > > > Gino > > > > 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, 5 Jan 2000 13:40:08 -0700 From: "Kurt Simpson" Subject: RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack > Hey folks, I'm back on the list for a while. Hope everyone had a > great Holiday. > > Gino bummer...cut the BMW chatter people...(g) Kurt 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 13:01:42 -0800 From: "Steven Timm" Subject: (klr650) 1987 Transalp Does anybody know were one can find an exhaust system for a 1997 Honda Transalp (700). Steve 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 16:21:25 EST From: K650dsn@aol.com Subject: RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack >>I'm glad your back. I have a question I wanted to ask about the oil level and the sight glass. ;-)<< Glad you mentioned that. I heard some people are refusing to add the extra 10oz. and they are allowed to stay on the list?! Arne must be getting soft. Gino 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 21:23:32 GMT From: "Pascal Anctil" Subject: (klr650) New member bio and Crashing (Long) Hi all, I just registered for this list and was trying to figure how to present my new member bio when all these crashing stories came up. Well let me combine both. I just bought a 97 KLR 650 from a friend and I will be using it mostly for off road excursions because I am dedicating my 94 GS to road duty. Last summer I tried the GS off road many times and decided that it is easier buying another bike than to improve my off road skill of such a monster. So in my garage is a KLR with 45000km, all scratched up from an accident my buddy had on a James Bay gravel road( a good story by itself), straitened forks and in need of a lot of TLC. It has a Moose skid plate, aluminum hand protectors, a dual star center stand, heated grips, throttle lock, high Kawa windshield, Corbin seat, and Givi brackets. I’m removing the Givi Brackets, windshield and ordering some MT21. Anything else I should know to make it the perfect off road mount??? If it helps I’m 6’0” and a little over 200 lbs. I read a lot on the archives and all and don’t want to start a riot but any suggestion on making it more off road friendly are welcome, I do not care about losing road worthiness unless it would put in trouble with the Man. Crashing sucks but makes for good stories. I had many spills in my 16 years of ridding but real crashes (the ones that hurt the body and/or the wallet), only about 3. First one was on my little ’83 XR80. Was gunning it in a gravel road when I met a Grand Marquis on top of a blind hill. Automatic hospital trip. Learned to slow down and keep to my side even thought he was taking the whole road. Then I thought that 3 wheels should be safer. Duh. The classic went up the hill on 3 wheels and down being the wheel. Open and compound fractures, 3 hours to get to the hospital, the most pain I have ever been in. 2 wheels is safer in my book. Then I felt the need for speed. My first road bike was a FZ750. I was brain dead and the bike FAST. Missed an offramp at about 140 km/h at 4 in the morning. Thank God for soft grass and plenty of run off, I survived with no road rash (leather and all) but some seriously bruised ribs. I learned plenty from that one. Don’t show off unless absolutely necessary (you be the judge), don’t drink and ride (ever) and I try no to ride during night crawler hours anymore (just me). Hope I didn’t bore anyone to death. Waiting for those suggestions. Ciao Pascal ______________________________________________________ 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 16:25:13 EST From: K650dsn@aol.com Subject: RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack >>bummer...cut the BMW chatter people...(g)<< You can talk about Beemers all you want... just don't expect me to be quiet about it ;-) My New Year's resolution was to rid the motorcycle society of the BMW pestilence. Gino 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 22:35:30 GMT From: "Pascal Anctil" Subject: (klr650) Ideal off road guearing Me again, I’m sure this has been debated to death but I’m new so please bear with me. The most popular answer that I’m getting on how to improve the off road capability of my KLR 650 is gearing changes. Well it just happens that the chain and sprockets are shot. What is the ideal gearing for off road flexibility? I thought that a bigger rear sprocket would be easier on the chain than a smaller front sprocket. Am I smoking too much good stuff? I also have a couple thing for sale if anyone in and around Mississauga, Ontario is interested: taller Kawa windshield, set of Michelin Cirrak tires with about 10-20% wear, complete Givi mounting brackets with turn signals and the reinforcement kit and original skid plate. Anyone interested please email me. I’m also looking for a flasher if someone is sitting on one that they don’t need. Thanks Pascal ______________________________________________________ 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 15:19:49 -0700 From: "Kurt Simpson" Subject: (klr650) FW: '99 DR 650 SEX...NKLR - -----Original Message----- From: dust@dorje.com [mailto:dust@dorje.com]On Behalf Of Norm Jacobowitz Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 11:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: FS: '99 DR 650 SEX Hi, I recently bought an F650 and must sell the DR. Please visit the for sale site and/or fwd to interested friends: http://members.aa.net/~normj/bikesite/dr650sale.html Thanks! Norm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Norman M. Jacobowitz normj@aa.net http://members.aa.net/~normj 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 14:48:21 -0800 From: Russell Scott Subject: RE: (klr650) I'm baaaack And I was really beginning to enjoy the new millennium. I wonder if Gino will be around in the year 3000? Russel'r <- Still have indigestion from Gino's Moab pizza party - -----Original Message----- From: K650dsn@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 12:43 PM To: klr650@lists.xmission.com Subject: (klr650) I'm baaaack Hey folks, I'm back on the list for a while. Hope everyone had a great Holiday. Gino 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 17:54:52 EST From: KLRbud@aol.com Subject: Re: (klr650) 1987 Transalp In a message dated 1/5/00 3:03:17 PM Central Standard Time, sitimm@home.com writes: > Does anybody know were one can find an exhaust system for a 1997 Honda > Transalp (700). have you tried 2 brothers racing? i think it's TBR.com Kurt Thomas AT1 USN Aircrewman/Aviation Electronics Tech. for the MH-53E HM-15 NAS Corpus Christi, TX 96 KLR 650 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 17:55:42 EST From: A13rider@aol.com Subject: Re: NKLR (klr650) I'm baaaack Welcome back Gino. I want to let you to know that in your absence, almost everyone but me was lauding the merits of BMW's. Jim-A13-Cocoa 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 15:45:24 -0700 From: "Kurt Simpson" Subject: RE: (klr650) Ideal off road guearing > The most popular answer that I’m getting on how to improve the off road > capability of my KLR 650 is gearing changes. Well it just happens > that the > chain and sprockets are shot. > > What is the ideal gearing for off road flexibility? I'd suggest tires are more important than the gearing. My recommendation is 14T (one tooth less than stock in front) X 43T (stock rear) and K139 Dunlops in the front and a Pirellii MT-21 in the rear or a pair of MT-21's if you prefer... Regards, Kurt 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 18:16:33 EST From: HDKLR@aol.com Subject: (klr650) Re: front sprockets It has been brought to my attention that 12 and 13 tooth sprockets are available for KLRs is this true? Anyone know where as I was told by 3 places ( 1 dealer ) they did not make them. 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, 5 Jan 2000 15:20:32 -0800 From: Russell Scott Subject: RE: (klr650) More Crashes -NKLR Never seen Don, but I have seen Doug Democa (not sure of last name spelling) at numerous Supercross events. He tries to wheelie around the entire track. If he gets throught the whoops he usually makes it. Speaking of Supercross, this Saturday is the opener at Anahiem. I love ESPN2! Russel'r - -----Original Message----- From: EPhilride@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 10:57 AM To: KLRList Subject: (klr650) More Crashes -NKLR 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. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 (or subscribe/unsubscribe klr650-digest). ------------------------------ End of klr650-digest V2 #1282 *****************************