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klr650-digest          Thursday, May 6 1999          Volume 02 : Number 377




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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 11:40:10 -0600
From: "Vik Banerjee" <marbach@nucleus.com>
Subject: (klr650) Seattle Mtg

Okay just to confirm.  Arne and I will be at Ride West BMW in Seattle
Saturday 8 May 1999 at 4-5PM.  If you live in the Seattle area please come
and join us for some beers and lies!

If you arrive after 5pm we will leave a note on the main door of Ride West
with the name and address of the restaurant we chose.

I hope to see some of you there! (for those nowhere near Seattle sorry for
the waste of bandwidth)

Cheers,

Vik
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
KLR650
GS500



    -----Original Message-----
    From: ripkid <ripkid@gateway.net>
    To: Vik Banerjee <marbach@nucleus.com>
    Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 8:12 PM


    Hey Vik!

    Did you guys decide on a place to meet for food/drink this weekend? It
is this weekend isn't it?

    ----its sunny in Seattle (for the moment...)!

    -Rik



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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 12:08:51 -0600
From: "Vik Banerjee" <marbach@nucleus.com>
Subject: Re: (klr650) FWD: RE: IDS - NKLR

And I thought you guys were on drugs because my IDS fit fine..LMAO....=)

Cheers,

Vik


- -----Original Message-----
From: Dave Cook <dave_cook@maddogadv.com>
To: KLR650@lists.xmission.com <KLR650@lists.xmission.com>
Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 10:06 AM
Subject: (klr650) FWD: RE: IDS


I got this from Supertrapp..

- --------------------------------------
Date: 5/6/99 2:55 PM
From: ST Sales Computer
Dear Dave, We had a bad batch of connector pipes. What you may want to do is
contact
our warranty department and talk to Adam. He will help you through your
dilemma. Our number here a t the factory is 216-265-8400. Thank you.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Dave Cook [SMTP:dave_cook@mail.maddogadv.com]
Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 11:40 AM
To: tech@supertrapp.com
Subject: IDS

Hello, I purchased the IDS Quiet for my KLR 650. I put it on and am
dissappointed by the quality of the fit. Air is escaping between the muffler
and the intermediate pipe despite using a silicone gasket. Also, I think the
initial design is poor... the muffler wants to be fitted several inches
further forward ie. pushed all the way over the intermediate pipe ..but then
it won't line up with the muffler  retaining mount. This is my third
Supertrapp so I know how they can fit well. Other KLR owners have had
simmilar comments see KLR webpage. Please advise. Dave Cook.

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Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 01:51:37 -0700
From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Carlos_Y._Gonz=E1lez?=" <aviator@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Oil level

- ----------
> From: Karl Raupp <dobeman@wave.home.com>
>     I've got another question about oil levels.  I was under the
impression
> that to check the oil level with the sight glass, the bike must be held
> horizontal, as in off the side stand.  When I had it in for it's first
oil
> change and service, they filled it up to the top of the sight glass with
the
> bike resting on it's sidestand.  Which way is right?
> 
> Thanks again!
> Karl

The oil level should be to the top of the sightglass with the bike
perfectly level.  There is way too much oil in it if it is full when on the
sidestand.  It's NOT a good idea to run the motorcycle AT ALL with that
much oil, so drain the extra oil now before you ride it again.  It seems
you need to have a little talk with your service department.

Carlos
 

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Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 12:58:22 -0700
From: Christopher J Beasley <chris_beasley@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: (klr650) How fast will they go?

Check out joe.mehaffey.com  then come back if you have any more questions.  ;-)
beez


Brian Hillman wrote:

> Group,
> Excuse my ignorance, but did you indicate the the GPS unit will indicate
> your speed???? Is this true.

snip

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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 13:28:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: dan shaw <dan_iss@yahoo.com>
Subject: (klr650) crash bars

hey!

does anyone make crash bars/leg protectors for the KLR? or anything
that would keep the bike off the leg should it go down. 

thanks
dan
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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:48:00 -0400
From: Mark <mjv2@psu.edu>
Subject: Re: (klr650) FWD: RE: IDS - NKLR

At 12:08 PM -0600 5/6/99, Vik Banerjee wrote:
>And I thought you guys were on drugs because my IDS fit fine..LMAO....=)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Vik

My IDS fits fine, looks good and sounds great. Assembly and installation
were easy tasks.
However, I do have a beef with the muffler core.  I was running the Trapp
with 9 discs. After my trip to Florida, I decided to open it up a bit by
adding the remaining three that came with the kit. When I tried to remove
the screws that hold the discs, two of the three torqued in half! Note that
I used plenty of the anti-sieze that they provided.
I then had to take the can off the bike and drive out the core (not to big
a task). I put vice grips on what was left of the two screws. When I turned
them out, BOTH weld nuts on the back of the core snapped off!!
I hate down-time, so I installed the additional discs with the core out and
used new screws with the broken nuts behind the plate. BUT this means I
have to disassemble the can if I want to install more discs. Should I bitch
at ST?
Mark
B2
A2

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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:42:38 -0700
From: "Jeff & Lisa Walker" <jlwalk@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Utility Socket NKLR

>Actually, when I was a kid, I was sent to catholic school.
>We were forbidden "under pain of sin"  from going to the local
YMCA (they
>had the only swimming pool in town for awhile) to use their
pool.  Our
>parents didn't let us go either.  How f**k-up is that?
>Thanks.


I always say that spirituality is a personal relationship with
God, and religion is the bureaucracy that gets in the way of
that.

Jeff--no such thing as an atheist in a firefight, or when seeing
how fast the max speed of the KLR is

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Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 14:45:45 -0400
From: Bill Haycock <whaycoc@ibm.net>
Subject: (klr650) request for information

Robert,

I am posting your request for information to the KLR650 LIST - maybe
someone on the LIST will be able to help you.

Bill


 Name: robert runyard
 E-mail address: robert.runyard@lmco.com

Help! Info wanted!  The Nolan N70 Trend helmet is a good
choice for dual-sport riding, what with the small sunshield
  However, I cannot seem to find a scratch-free clear visor!
Nolan distributes them for other helmet models but not for
the N70 Trend.  Anybody know of an aftermarket source?
Thanks.

           Date: Thu May  6

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Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 17:19:11 -0400
From: Bill Haycock <whaycoc@ibm.net>
Subject: (klr650) Volunteers - Organized route rides

To All:

I need some volunteers to lead rides on the following trails during
Moab99 Rally:

Shafer Trail - Bill Haycock - June 4th - morning ride

Catacomb Rock - AKA "The Grotto" - Need volunteer - June 3rd - Mid
morning - best sun for photos

Sand Flats Road - Need volunteer - June 4th - Afternoon ride - Good sun
for photos

Onion Creek Trail - Need volunteer - June 5th - Mid morning ride

The White Rim - Need volunteer - should be experienced - June 4th - All
day ride

LaSal Mountain Loop - Fred Hink - June 5th - All day ride

Please email me if you will lead one of the above rides.

Bill

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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:56:08 -0700
From: "Jeff & Lisa Walker" <jlwalk@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: (klr650) How fast will they go?

Yes, the GPS can indicate your AVERAGE velocity, which is point A
to point B, divided by the time it took for you to get there.
Not all GPS tracking fixes are that quick, though, so the time
interval between fixes isn't small enough for what you really
want, your INSTANTANEOUS velocity, or you speed, right at this
moment, which is what your speedo is good at approximating.  I
point this out, because I don't think that a GPS would be good
for getting your speed for street driving, like in speed zones
and such.  Sounds to me like you should go for the bicycle
speedometer setup.  Much cheaper way to go.

Jeff
>
>Group,
>Excuse my ignorance, but did you indicate the the GPS unit will
indicate
>your speed???? Is this true. My speedo is broke and I have been
looking at
>alternatives (enduro computers, etc). Could this be the excuse I
have
>looking for to buy a GPS??? If so, what do I buy, where do I
sign up.
>Estimating speed from my tach is getting old!! The needles on
both the tach
>and the speedo are busted off anyway!:-)
>Brian "How fast was I going???" Hillman
><<snip>>
>

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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 15:08:44 -0700
From: "Jeff & Lisa Walker" <jlwalk@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: (klr650) A couple of questions

All of your questions can be answered by searching the list
archives at:

http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650




Basically, The kickstarter kit only works for certain year KLR's,
pre 96' I believe.  I have the Kawasaki taller windshield, and at
6'2", the wind hits me right at the neck when sitting upright.
And my helmet is above the wind buffeting.  Basically, this is
the best you can do.  If you go taller with the shield, your
helmet will get seriously buffeted by the winds coming over and
around the shield, which can be very loud.  When I go real fast,
I croutch down, with my eyes just above the top of the shield,
and I have a really comfortable, quiet ride, with just enough
force from the wind on the top of my helmet to make this
positions comfortable.  While there are taller shields out there,
Rifle and Clearview, I like the Kawa one the best.  You have to
keep in mind that you're not going to get a Goldwing ride on the
KLR.

Jeff
>Hello,
>        I was at a Kawasaki dealership the other day and looked
at thier
>accessories catalog for the KLR and saw a few interesting
things. First they
>have a kickstart for the KLR. Has anyone ever installed one on
their bikes
>and are their any opinions on it? Also the Kawi windshield? I am
6'2" and
>was wondering what would be the best windsheild to install so
minimum amount
>of air flow would hit my face on the highway. Lastly I have been
reading the
>posts on the top speed of the KLR and I do majority of my riding
on the
>highway to and from work. I almost always max out my bike and
was wondering
>if any damage would be done on riding the KLR at max speed all
the time.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Anton Perdices
>Specialist, Corporate Services
>Informations Services
>Nortel Networks
>telehone: 954 851-8753 (ESN 228) fax: 954 851-8499 (ESN 228)
>e-mail: perdicea@nortelnetworks.com
>
>

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