skyblazer flares (nklr)

[RM]

On Thu, 25 May 2000 Raamses@... wrote:

>Meticulously maintained and pampered. First >service and valve adjustment just completed.

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>Roanoke, Virginia

[snip] Why can't any of these friggin like-new well-maintained for-sale KLR's show up in SoCal? They're all on the east coast! RM

[D.J. Rogers]

Tom, Don't put too much confidence in old pyros. Most have a five or ten year life before their operation becomes questionable. The most likely failure will be in the firing device (string,lever,pin, etc). If there is any corrosion or deterioration, especially in these areas, get rid of them. And please don't throw them out in the trash. Contact the local cops, Coast Guard or military to see if they'll get rid of them for you. Can't tell you how many dumpsters I've been in fishing these things out. Cheers, D. GBG eh14

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Tom Simpson wrote: > > > "D.J. Rogers" wrote: > > > Chris, > > > > I don't know what your experience with Skyblazers is, so no offence > > but in my opinion they are not worth the money. I get a lot of them > > off the Coast Guard and boaters for disposal. Occasionally we will > > attempt to fire them off, sometimes as demos for boat owners to show > > how bad they are. Very few (out of literally hundreds) actually > > work. Granted, many of these are past their life span (normally 5 > > years from DOM) but most are JUST past this date. And the banging > > around they suffer on a bike HAS to be worse than anything that > > happens while stored on a boat. Many people buy them because they > > are a) required or b) easy to find. I would never have them on my > > boat or bike. > > > > My advice is that you check out the outdoors stores for "pencil > > flares" or "mini-flares". The come with a small hand launcher about > > the size of a marker pen and a number of flares. They shoot a flare > > fairly high up, easily through tree tops, and are pretty durable. We > > use them in ejection seat survival kits, mainly, and have had very > > few misfires. You can also get "Bear Scare" flares, > > aka "Screamers". Fire them off and they emit a loud shriek to either > > chase Yogi away or get someone's attention. I have seen kits that > > come with both types of flare. Sorry, I have no idea as to price. > > Places like REI probably carry them, or a specialty hiking/camping > > store. > > Mine are East German military surplus paraflares. Poke around enough > surplus stores and you might still find a few. Havent tested any but I have > confidence in NVA equipment. > > -Tom