[dsn_klr650] nklr cheep bike for beginner lady rider

[Jim Jackson]

Hello again all! Thanks for all the great input on my scratched windshield etc. I have two shifters ordered from Fred (thanks Sarah, good idea) and the buffing compound in the garage ready for Saturday. Another question; Just received a front rim/hub from a salvage yard. It's for a drum brake so I can't use it on my A13. Can someone tell me when the KLR went to disc front brakes and does anyone have an old disc-braked hub they'd like to part with sans rotor? Also, I'm going to brush out this drum hub and see if it's any good. If anyone wants it e-mail me off list. Pay shipping charges and its yours. Moral of this story: The part numbers in BuyKawasaki.com are not always correct. (Or maybe Jim was sold the wrong part...) Thanks, Jim Jackson II A13 - South Carolina (learning and relearning the hard way) ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[Krgrife@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/9/00 8:58:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, axshon@... writes: << Another question; Just received a front rim/hub from a salvage yard. It's for a drum brake so I can't use it on my A13. Can someone tell me when the KLR went to disc front brakes >> According to the shop manuals all KLRs have always had a front disc. Kurt Grife

[Kurt Simpson]

> My girlfriend is looking for a cheep bike, possibly dual-sport so she can > adventure on easy trails and can keep up with the KLR650 on > highway, and is > low enough for a girl (5'2"). The goal is: light trip to Northern BC and > Yukon and possibly Alaska. > > I was thinking of a electric (and possibly kick-starting) 300-400 cc DS > bike, but all of them are too tall for her. ... Lowering links > could be the > solution, but I don't know enough about bikes to know which ones can be > lowered.

DR350's can be lowered with "Kouba Links" they are low to begin with as well. A good electric start post '94 can be had for $2,200-$2,600. The DR650SE '96 and later would also be a good choice and are relatively low and are designed by the factory to be lowered as well. Expect to pay $2,600-$3,200 for a good '96-97... Kurt