From: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com (klr650-digest) To: klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: klr650-digest V2 #1589 Reply-To: klr650 Sender: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk klr650-digest Thursday, March 16 2000 Volume 02 : Number 1589 Re: (klr650) Heat Shields Re: (klr650) boots (nklr) Re: (klr650) Couple questions - Alaska trip Re: (klr650) Stainless Steel KLR parts pictures RE: (klr650) (Nklr650) Ca weather! Re: (klr650) F650PD RE: (klr650)derailleur? hahaha RE: (klr650)derailleur? hahaha Re: RE: (klr650)derailleur? hahaha Re: (klr650) F650PD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 12:14:43 -0500 From: Mark Subject: Re: (klr650) Heat Shields I made mine; looks OK & works great with my bags Mark B2 A2 At 11:58 AM -0500 3/16/00, Calis wrote: > Just wondering about the heat shield situation myself. I've only >briefly looked at any pics of them, but they look pretty simple. Is there >more to them than I'm noticing, or couldn't a person make an effective heat >shield pretty easily? > > Still don't have a KLR, but I think that will change tomorrow!! >(excited) > > >Calis > > > >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 klr650-digest. >Let's keep this List SPAM free. 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:57:01 -0600 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jose_Luis_V=E1zquez_Gaytan?= Subject: Re: (klr650) boots (nklr) A couple of weeks ago when visiting Juan Carlos Ibarra in Valle de B= ravo, the Prexport boots arrive to home, I ordered direct from Prexport Ita= ly, the new model is the 700 dual purpose boots, you can access to the on lin= e catalogue at: www.prexport.com the price w/shipping is $178 US . there is a guy very helpful named Michele Bassan, he take the on line orders. about the boots despite the fact that I used them this past weekend = for the first time, are a compromise between street and off road, more comfy = than motocross kind, and lighters too, I ride for 120 mi for a motocross r= aces day ( on the watchers side of course, I walk around with the boots fo= r lunch, and during the events and back to PV the same day, seems that = it don't need too much break in period, well paded inside, and flexible = enough, let's see about endurance. cheers J Luis V=E1zquez Gayt=E1n Puerto Vallarta, M=E9xico - ----- Original Message ----- =46rom: Arne Larsen To: KLR Dudes and Dudettes Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:42 PM Subject: (klr650) boots (nklr) > Subject: BOUNCE klr650@lists.xmission.com: Admin request: > /^subject:\s*help\b/i > > > > From: kenneth scott > > > List, > > > > A while back someone wrote about prexport dualsport > > boots. I was looking in the archives but I couldn't > > find a model number. I have found a good pair by > > prexport but for 208.00 not the 129.00 in the email. > > Could the owner please tell me/us the model of the > > 129.00 boot? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ken > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=3Dklr650 > 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 klr650-digest. > Let's keep this List SPAM free. > 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 12:25:14 -0500 From: Mark Subject: Re: (klr650) Couple questions - Alaska trip At 9:01 AM -0800 3/16/00, Arne Larsen wrote: >One comment about the K&N... I believe they make >what they call "skins"... a very thin breathable baggie that's made to fit >over the K&N for excessively dusty conditions. (ie/Baja) You bag the >filter - and at the end of the day, change bags and the filter's still >clean. Leggs knee-highs work nicely for prefiltering and are dirt cheap. I cover my airbox intakes with them, but I'm thinking about stitching to nylon footies for covering my K&N instead. Wow, another use for a female product on the KLR. Maybe I'll make some tank panniers out of Gucci bags next. Mark B2 A2 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:38:10 -0600 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jose_Luis_V=E1zquez_Gaytan?= Subject: Re: (klr650) Stainless Steel KLR parts pictures I did not the page, I did the guy who did the page ( my 17th years ol= d son Rodrigo a real PC breed sample) cheers. J Luis V=E1zquez Gayt=E1n Puerto Vallarta, M=E9xico - ----- Original Message ----- =46rom: Arne Larsen To: Jose Luis V=E1zquez Gaytan ; Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:16 PM Subject: Re: (klr650) Stainless Steel KLR parts pictures > From: Jose Luis V=E1zquez Gaytan > Subject: (klr650) Stainless Steel KLR parts pictures > > > At last, the pictures of the stainless steel parts are available to= all > interested in the website: > > www.geocities.com/motomano > > there's a bar at the bottom of the page you must click to access th= e klr's > pictures. > _____________________________ > > Found it this time... Nice job Jose! > > Cheers, > > Arne > KLR650 Listmeister > Eh 13 > www.mac-d.com MAC-D Homepage > http://members.dencity.com/candidcamera My Motorcycle Rides Page > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=3Dklr650 > 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 klr650-digest. > Let's keep this List SPAM free. > 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:32:47 -0800 From: "Weaver, Mark" Subject: RE: (klr650) (Nklr650) Ca weather! in northern california it's not like that. it got down to the 50's last night, and when i went to work this morning at 8:00, it was already 65 or so. i played sand volleyball at lunch yesterday in 80 degree weather. of course we earned it after suffering 19 consecutive days of rain that finally broke late last week. - -mark weaver > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com > [mailto:owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of > Todd & Angel > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 6:29 PM > To: KLR Dudes and Dudettes > Subject: (klr650) (Nklr650) CO weather! > > > Ok, for those thinking of traveling through the Rockies (at > least on I70). > Bring a cage. We're in the midst of a winter storm. I live > ~90 miles south > of Denver and have 6 inches in my yard and its still coming > down. Glad I > didn't ride to work today. > Todd > A14 > Fountain, CO > > > > 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 klr650-digest. > Let's keep this List SPAM free. 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:50:12 -0700 From: "Carl Sorensen" Subject: Re: (klr650) F650PD Im with you Karl!! If I were to see that bike on the trunk road, loaded up with gear, = scrathched and used/abused that rider is a hero in my mind. money to him = would mean nothing more the tool needed to support his habit. He has = purchased an excellent machine, well made, exceptianlly engineered and is = not afraid to ride it and drop it, enjoy it. There are those of us who = are not wealthy but are so fanatical about the sport of Enduro/Desert/Touri= ng riding that not even money can stand in the way should the need justify = the expenditure. rgds carl >>> "Arne Larsen" 03/16 10:19 AM >>> From: Subject: (klr650) F650PD > > Folks, > > Check out this webpage to see what the F650PD > > model that will be on > > sale soon looks like. All I can say is wow! > > > > http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/441cycleshop/f650pd.html=20 > > HOLY CRAP! All I can say is if they put those for sale here in = Canada > it's bye bye KLR! If that thing doesn't give you excitement just = looking at > it, check your pulse becuase you are certainly dead. > > Karl Not a chance. Look at the price dude. The Triumph Tiger's been around = for a long time, but how many do you see on the road? I'd do what's already been suggested - Keep the KLR and buy something else - like a DRZ400 - and still would have spent less money overall. Besides, who'd want to lay = down the F650PD? You'd look silly sitting on the side of the trail in tears = when your buds on their bikes came back to see if you were O.K. =3D^) Cheers, Arne Eh 13 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:53:17 -0800 From: "Weaver, Mark" Subject: RE: (klr650)derailleur? hahaha unfortunately, just like on most people's mtn bikes, the chain would be subject to occasionally bending and breaking under load, with more disastrous results i bet. no self-respecting bicyclist would ever undertake a serious off-road ride or race without a chaintool. other than pinch-flats, busted chains are the single most common mechanical failure on a mtn bike, due almost exclusively to shifting under load. an interesting offshoot of this problem (or at least partly related) is the current surge of interest in single-speed mountain bikes. no derailleur, no shifters, so excess junk. surprisingly, they are often not significantly slower in races (unless the course has lots of fast pedaling sections). i don't think that a singlespeed klr would be very fun at all. maybe i'll go down and get a replacement shiftlever in advance. mw > > > In a message dated 3/15/00 10:19:57 PM Central Standard Time, > tmeagher@netropolis.net writes: > > << > Why don't one of the resident list mechanical geniuses > develop a derailleur > system for the KLR? > > Cheers! > Tom Meagher >> > > What a COOL idea! It would be like on my mountain bike. > Maybe since we're > all making wishes for a new 2001 KLR, why not wish for a > derailleur with 14 - > 16 sprockets for the ultimate in flexibility? Maybe 39 - 45 > on the back to > make it an external 21 speed? LOL! > > Lamar > A14 (at home b/c it's rained all week) > > 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 klr650-digest. > Let's keep this List SPAM free. > 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 13:25:18 EST From: K650dsn@aol.com Subject: RE: (klr650)derailleur? hahaha In a message dated Thu, 16 Mar 2000 12:56:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Weaver, Mark" writes: > unfortunately, just like on most people's mtn bikes, the chain would be > subject to occasionally bending and breaking under load, with more > disastrous results i bet. > > What a COOL idea! It would be like on my mountain bike. > > Maybe since we're > > all making wishes for a new 2001 KLR, why not wish for a > > derailleur with 14 - > > 16 sprockets for the ultimate in flexibility? Maybe 39 - 45 > > on the back to > > make it an external 21 speed? LOL! I know it would be extra weight, but many quads have a hi/lo range thus giving them 10 speeds. Why couldn't that be brought into the dual sport world? 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:37:04 -0700 From: "Robert Hedrick" Subject: Re: RE: (klr650)derailleur? hahaha Actually, my sister used to own a Kawasaki trail bike, back in 1970 or so = that had dual range (4 low and 4 high). My brother and I would sneak it = out and trash it (since it wasn't ours, sorry sis) and it never broke. = The ultra low range was kindof fun for trials like playing around. =20 >>> 03/16/00 11:25AM >>> In a message dated Thu, 16 Mar 2000 12:56:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, = "Weaver, Mark" writes: > unfortunately, just like on most people's mtn bikes, the chain would be > subject to occasionally bending and breaking under load, with more > disastrous results i bet.=20 > > What a COOL idea! It would be like on my mountain bike. =20 > > Maybe since we're=20 > > all making wishes for a new 2001 KLR, why not wish for a=20 > > derailleur with 14 -=20 > > 16 sprockets for the ultimate in flexibility? Maybe 39 - 45=20 > > on the back to=20 > > make it an external 21 speed? LOL! I know it would be extra weight, but many quads have a hi/lo range thus = giving them 10 speeds. Why couldn't that be brought into the dual sport = world? Gino Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=3Dklr650=20 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@softhome.net=20 To subscribe/unsubscribe send message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com=20 leave subject blank. In the body of the message type: subscribe/unsubscribe klr650 or klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 13:46:44 -0500 From: dobeman@sprint.ca Subject: Re: (klr650) F650PD > Not a chance. Look at the price dude. $10,750 CDN for the Dakar model - NOT the same bike pictured. Not bad nonetheless. The one (implying only?) Dakar model my local BMW dealer is getting is still available, but I'm not ready to sell the KLR over 'just' the Dakar model. There is also a F650GS introduction being held there on the 25th so I am going to see what it's all about. As good as the KLR is (and I think it's great!), I wouldn't mind a bike that does everything the KLR does, but more of it. Better off road, better on road. If that PD version pictured is it, I'll take one, cause I'm worth it damnit! I'm sure I hear Gino's pulse too ;) TTYL Karl 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 klr650-digest. Let's keep this List SPAM free. ------------------------------ End of klr650-digest V2 #1589 *****************************