[dsn_klr650] husbands tales

[njtc@mail.ocis.net]

And I thought that muffler bearings were the hot ticket after market accessory....... Gromit A13

[Jim Hyman]

Muffler bearings are used to create a free flowing exhaust system by reducing exhaust gas friction and have been used successfully in airboxes also. Maybe Fred has 'em in stock. Professor ps: (G!) ------------------- --- "Mark Wilson" wrote: [snip]

> > muffler bearings, huh! I'll have to check into that. >

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> > And I thought that muffler bearings were the hot > > ticket after market accessory.......

[Karl Raupp]

>Subject: Re: nklr: a newcomers question > >Muffler bearings are used to create a free flowing exhaust >system by reducing exhaust gas friction and have been used >successfully in airboxes also. Maybe Fred has 'em in stock. > >Professor

Actually, I ordered some from Fred with my last order and it has completely eliminated the chirp from my muffler. Thanks! Karl ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[Ted Palmer]

I wrote:

> > Tom Myers wrote: > > > > > >...leaving them under compression overnight? Should I have at least > > > >relieved them a bit? > > > > This is a common misconception. > [...] > > About metal springs maybe, but is of genuine concern where fork > seals are involved.

For the folks that are very concerned about their fork seals when transporting, they can release the pressure in the forks, assuming the 650s have air valves in each fork like the 600. Maybe that's one reason why the valves are there. Mister_T