klr stock exhaust (no tweety)for sale

[Denzfeat@aol.com]

Conversion to tubeless/wire rims ala BMW/Akront would be the hot setup. In more than 40,000 miles on my R100GS I never had any problems -- also, loose or broken spokes can be fixed without removing wheel from bike. I am amazed that only BMW and Moto Guzzi use these rims -- why not cruisers dual-sports and retro's? Harley, Victory, Kawasaki, are you listening? I love the look of wire wheels on cruisers but I will keep the cast wheels on my Victory as flat-fixing on a 700 LB behemoth with no centerstand is a shop-only job otherwise. Another thing that escapes me is why the manufacturers skimp on stuff like bearings, chains and electrical components but won't look into tubeless/wire rims which would save them the cost of two tubes per bike. Go figure. Pete the pumped-up Streak

[Ted Palmer]

Denzfeat@... wrote: [...]

> I am amazed that only BMW and Moto Guzzi use these rims -- why not > cruisers dual-sports and retro's? Harley, Victory, Kawasaki, are you > listening?

[...] I suspect that one-piece cast wheels are cheaper to make compared to wire wheels as the wire wheels would take a lot more skill and dexterity to assemble and true at production line speeds. Machining a cast wheel wouldn't be much trouble for a CNC robot. Can you imagine how clever a robot you would need to build and true a wire wheel? Mister_T

[ephilride@aol.com]

chuck.beekman@... writes:

> Just wondering about going with tubeless rims/tires for road > riding? Observations? >

Tubeless is great for quick fixes on the road or trail for simple punctures. I recently had a flat on my BMW GS. Seems that I picked up a 6 penny nail in the rear tire. Once the nail was located and removed, I then cleaned/roughed up the hole, then installed the plug material, gave it a few twist and yanked out the tool and trimmed the excess. Connected a small bike tire pump and pumped and pumped and pumped........ Good as new. 15 minutes start to finish (2 minutes to fix tire, 13 minutes to pump up). No busted knuckles, no broken bones, no cussin'..... no sweat! The down side is that if you ever "break the bead" on a tubeless tire and don't have access to an air compressor, you are dead meat. Knot - flat tarred but not completely give out.

[Jim Hyman]

For Sale: 1995 KLR650 stock exhaust system NO TWEETY (after 14,000 miles) excellent condition best offer over $1000.00 [G!] ================================== I feel so left out never having met tweety! Professor A9 Federal Way, WA. [USA] ps: It's NOT really for sale, who knows how much more I'll get for my KLR if I ever sell it (without tweety).