[dsn_klr650] digest number 236

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Thomas Keener
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nklr dirt miles?

Post by Thomas Keener » Tue Jun 13, 2000 12:49 pm

I'm curious. How many dirt miles do you folks put on in a year on your KLR? Compared to street miles? I ride ~12k a year, but only a few hundred are in the dirt. TomK

LawsonCL@aol.com
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nklr dirt miles?

Post by LawsonCL@aol.com » Tue Jun 13, 2000 12:59 pm

keensurf@... writes:
> I'm curious. How many dirt miles do you folks put on in a year on your KLR? > Compared to street miles? I ride ~12k a year, but only a few hundred are in > the dirt
Of 6,000+ miles last year, I estimate at least 1/3 were on dirt. And rocks. And mud. And snow. That's the beauty of living just downhill from the Rockies. Chris Lawson

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[dsn_klr650] digest number 236

Post by JSherlockHolmes@aol.com » Wed Jun 14, 2000 12:54 pm

In a message dated 6/13/00 10:58:29 PM Canada Central Standard Time, DSN_klr650@egroups.com writes: >how you painted stuff? compressor and spray gun? How hard is this to >learn to do, and how do you know a good spray gun from a bad one? > >Thanks, >>
If you are willing to let someone else do the job, I would recommend powder coating the frame. I had a local shop do the frame for my 85' KTM 250. It lasted without failure for several years while I owned it, and then has lasted several more years while my best friend has owned it. The finish was/is extremely beautiful and the powder coat finish is extremely tough. Just for ides sake, the frame was powder coated with the extremely bright KTM orange of the day. Just an alternative idea to painting. Jim Sherlock