From: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com (klr650-digest) To: klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: klr650-digest V2 #153 Reply-To: klr650 Sender: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk klr650-digest Friday, March 19 1999 Volume 02 : Number 153 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 02:20:21 EST From: Cloudhid@aol.com Subject: Re: (klr650) NKLR...nude motorcycling.. On 3/18/99, ajax@xmission.com writes: snip >Our resident expert on this aspect of cycling has been very quiet >as of late...Redondo? >Kurt Judas! Joan's gonna kill me when she finds out I shared that story with you. OK, the cat's out of the bag. I offer my first hand, hard earned insight in hopes of sparing others pain. 1) Everything's optional, but I wear a helmet. Skin grafts are no fun, but brain grafts haven't been perfected. Besides, if someone gets you on video and you don't have any large birthmarks, you can safely deny ever having been there. 2) Avoid the exhaust system with any exposed, tender areas. 3) Two up is the way to go here, IMHO. (Of course if your preference is solo, by all means enjoy.) Mount your pillion on the tank facing you. I can't say what your experience will be, but it made any felt vibration from the engine and any buffeting of the front fender completely disappear. 4) Ride on the beach when possible. Sand stings in a get-off, but it doesn't hurt as much as gravel or asphalt. If you are cruising a nude beach, be sure to reposition your passenger behind you. You need an uninterrupted field of view. It's not socially acceptable to run over bathers, naked or not. Redondo Ron ~~~surf's up!~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 02:56:57 -0500 From: Stuart Heaslet Subject: Re: (klr650) NKLR Mission Failed (his, not mine) At 10:02 PM 3/18/99 -0700, Skip Faulkner wrote: >Anyway, I didn't want to be a sheep and follow the KLR shepherd, >thus my choice of the red "half-breed" F650. If Skip weren't color-blind to >begin with, he probably would not have chosen a '95 model. Yeah, >"half-breed" red just can't compare with the "Caribbean-Splash" color >scheme. >Mollye Faulkner Were we all just called SHEEP?? Where's Skip, really? Kurt? Anybody? Stuart KLR A12 Juno Beach, Florida Getting ready to herd his Sheep to Prudhoe Bay... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 02:19:04 -0800 From: "Jeff & Lisa Walker" Subject: Re: (klr650) using helmet lock >People steal all sorts of things for all sorts of reasons. People shoplift >things that cost less than a dollar and yes, helment straps are cheap. If you >lock your helment there is less of a chance that it will be gone when you get >back to your bike than if you just put it on the mirror. The same goes for the >disk lock. It is just one more deterent. I'm 6'3" and 230 pounds. Two people >my size can pick your bike up and put it into a van or pickup. (I've done it >with mine) No matter how well you lock it, someone can steal it. The key is to >make it a little less easy to steal than the next bike. (Sorry next guy) Because >I know how easy it is to pick the bike up I use a floresent orange disk lock. >It stands out and says "I'm trouble, skip me." Most of the time I put my Dowco >cover on the bike to keep the casual observer from even getting interested. The >steering lock alone leaves the bike looking unlocked and available. -Tim > Two weeks ago, some shit head scattered my tool kit across my front yard, and took my cheapo multitool across the street to try and break into my neighbor's truck. thankfully I found it and all my tools are still there. I put a note in my tool that says if found, please return, blah blah blah, reward, and I also said "If you stole these cheap tools that could have possibly saved my life, then you are a fucking thief and I feel sorry for you!" Maybe the guilt might factor in for someone. Who knows? About the helmet lock, it would really suck to have to ride home with out a helmet, because someone cut it off. I have a really expensive Arai helmet, and it came with a helmet bag, so I'm always carrying that around with me. I kind of secure it to my rucksack with all my books and lunch. With just the steering locked, I could roll the bike up into a truck by myself, it would just take a while and a lot of sweat. I always use a Kryptonite U-shackle on the rear wheel and swing arm. Lately I think that either I'm going crazy, or someone is messing with my bike every day, because when I go to start up I notice the turn signal is on, and I'm pretty sure I didn't leave it on. Its a mystery. Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 06:35:00 -0500 From: "Peter Dahlheimer, MD" Subject: (klr650) first shift of the day that first shift of the day thing happens to my bike too sometimes, particularly if it isn't being riddin every day or two, and when it's colder out. luckily, i live on top of a hill, so usually i start er up and roll downhill, then shift into gear while moving with the clutch pulled in. shell usually act as if the clutch is not in for a second, then itll slip loose and behave after that. i find that pulling the clutch in numerous times before attempting to shift into gear helps. also, remember to have that brake applied if shifting into gear at a standstill! _pete ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:18:44 -0500 From: Mike Ratta Subject: RE: (klr650) using helmet lock I use a cobra link type lock and I've got a scorpio pager alarm system on my KLX. Lets me know when someone is near the bike. Its not cheap, but its better than losing all the money I've put into the bike. Bike covers are also a really good idea. If they dont see it, they wont get interested. Plain black covers dont look very appetizing. - - Two weeks ago, some shit head scattered my tool kit across my front yard, and took my cheapo multitool across the street to try and break into my neighbor's truck. thankfully I found it and all my tools are still there. I put a note in my tool that says if found, please return, blah blah blah, reward, and I also said "If you stole these cheap tools that could have possibly saved my life, then you are a fucking thief and I feel sorry for you!" Maybe the guilt might factor in for someone. Who knows? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 06:59:22 -0700 From: "Pokluda, Gino F" Subject: RE: (klr650) NKLR Mission Failed (his, not mine) >>>>>Were we all just called SHEEP?? Where's Skip, really? Kurt? Anybody? Baaaaaa... Gino, I'd rather be a sheep than an ass. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:01:52 -0700 From: "Kurt Simpson" Subject: Re: (klr650) NKLR Mission Failed (his, not mine) |>Anyway, I didn't want to be a sheep and follow the KLR shepherd, |>thus my choice of the red "half-breed" F650. If Skip weren't color-blind to |>begin with, he probably would not have chosen a '95 model. Yeah, |>"half-breed" red just can't compare with the "Caribbean-Splash" color |>scheme. | |>Mollye Faulkner | | |Were we all just called SHEEP?? Where's Skip, really? Kurt? Anybody? | |Stuart |KLR A12 Hell, I feel like I'm always taking the lead...someone else step up...I can't believe we couldn't help Skip find a KLR...I'm just worried she'll convert Dr. Moreau....it's terrible to think what might happen... Kurt A12 |Juno Beach, Florida |Getting ready to herd his Sheep to Prudhoe Bay... | | ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 09:13:39 -0500 From: PAT_HENSLEY@HP-USA-om32.om.hp.com Subject: (klr650) RE: Magnets in Oil Fred and others: Thanks for showing me the light. I now know that a weak magnet is all I need on my oil plug and if I see any big metal parts on the magnet to put the bike up for sell ASAP. Pat Austin, Texas 1997 KLR650 w/11K miles ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 09:18:03 EST From: FTabor231@aol.com Subject: Re: (klr650) First Shift of the Day In a message dated 3/18/99 10:28:10 PM Central Standard Time, hungree@sk.sympatico.ca writes: << Any others, fellow listers? >> If correct oil viscosity and correct clutch adjustment doesn't fix it then, I believe that your going to have to clean your friction and driven plates in the clutch basket. Any bike I ever had that did the "clunk thing" after changing to the right oil and cable tension neede the plates to be scrubbed. This is not something you have to live with. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 09:25:15 EST From: FTabor231@aol.com Subject: Re: (klr650) KLR Break In (NKLR) In a message dated 3/18/99 11:09:33 PM Central Standard Time, ripkid@gateway.net writes: << I'm just now pushing 500m and would hate to hear my conventional ideas of, "break in", are all bunk. --- aside from the fact that its been tougher than hell to stay under 4k. >> When the motorcycle is assembeled at the factory, at the end of the line someone starts it and speedballs it to the testing station where a probe is stuck up its ...ah mufflers, and reved to red line for several seconds then sent to you. Around town driving in the evening is probably the best breakin for a bike because you are running up the rpm scale every time you shift and you are breaking in all the parts while it is cool out. Deceleration is important too because it sucks oil up on the back side of the piston and rings. Well thats my .02 worth, Frank ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:09:08 -0800 From: "Tom McKenzie" Subject: (klr650) Oil Chart This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BE71D7.61BC72C0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0017_01BE71D7.61BC72C0" - ------=_NextPart_001_0017_01BE71D7.61BC72C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I came across this Oil Spec Chart today, and I assume it is reliable because some of the information checks out with oil company information I already have. 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