where do i pick up power for lighter/accessories?

[HAULNA4814@AOL.COM]

I looked at the beemers before I got my 03 KLR thought real hard about the purchase didn't really need a new bike just new tires, been riding my old one WFO for 17 years.43000 mile (didn't have Speedo cable for 2 years) so no telling how many miles did do a lot of maintenance all those years but no real problems (tires, brakes & 3 batteries) I did like the looks of the BMW but as bad as I ride the $$$ to keep it looking nice would take the fun out of the way I ride it. So far the 03 has been a good one (right at 6000 miles in about 90 days) I feel that the way you maintain ANY machine can cut its life short. JD 85 KLR600 - sold A-1 A-17 TT600 KX500 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

I rode down to Copper Canyon in November with a guy on an ST 1100 Honda with 217,000 on the clock and it didn't smoke and it has not had the head off or any engine work. And yes he rode to the bottom of the canyon on the ST. Beemers are not the only bikes that go long without rebuilds. Criswell (sorta of an anti Beemerphobe) "Judson D. Jones" wrote:

> I'm all for comparing apples, but my point wasn't that BMWs will > generally tend to outlast Kawasakis, but that BMWs are more > worth rebuilding, for reasons of both rebuild cost and market > value. The bottom end on a well-maintained airhead boxer can > last 500,000 miles. and there are plenty of running examples > that have done so. That means that main and big end bearings > do not necessarily have to be included in a rebuild. My R75 went > almost 200k without engine work, and now could use a valve job. > If I were to spend less than $1000 on the bike, I would have a > bike worth more than I paid for it, with at least another 100k in it. > Spend $1000 to rebuild a 100k KLR (if you could do it for that), > and you have a bike that you couldn't sell for what you just spent > on it. And until they start selling replacement cylinder heads for > under $150, any bike where the camshaft runs directly in the > head will be a "throwaway bike". > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Glenn" > wrote: > > Lots of BMW fans here I see. Of course there's nothing wrong > with > > being a fan of BMW, but if you are going to make a comparison > PLEASE > > try to be remotely fair. You cannot compare a monster 1200LT > to a > > 650cc SINGLE cylinder Kawasaki which costs three times > less, it's not > > even a logical comparison and I don't see any balance there. > > > > More than 100k miles on any motorcycle is A LOT, but it > depends on > > how many hours that bike was actually RUNNING. One bike > may have > > fewer miles, but the engine may have many many more hours > on it from > > riding at slower speeds compared to someone who toured > around the > > country putting on a massive amount of miles in a short period > of > > time. Nevertheless, I still wouldn't want a bike with that kind of > > mileage on it and if I ever own a BMW I will not keep it for 100k. > I > > would keep it for 30-40k miles and upgrade every couple of > years. > > > > To be more fair, how many miles could you put on a BMW > F650GS before > > it SHOULD have a rebuild? > > Now Jud, I'm talking to where it still has some power, not > burning > > oil and barely chugging along. > > hehe.. I say that because who wants to ride an old worn out > bike > > until it is almost unable to run. > > > > An F650 will not last like an 1100GS or 1200LT because the > larger > > bikes have opposed twins and it's easier for those engines to > do 100k > > than a sigle cylinder like the KLR650 or F650. > > > > I don't know BMW's that well but it makes sense to me that only > the > > larger bikes will have that longevity BMW's are known for. 200k > from > > a 650gs? I really don't think so. From a 1100 or 1200 sure, but > from > > the 650 single??? > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Bill]

I like having the power all the time (not just when the key is on) so I wired a cigarette lighter right to my battery and just plug the GPS cable into that and run it under the tank to the GPS. The only problem is the cable keeps vibrating out of the back of the GPS. Bill A16, GPS III+

> I have a 2003 KLR 650. Where do I tap in for power to connect a > cigarrette lighter for accessories? Is it safe to do this? Will it > drain the battery? It will be used mostly for my GPS. > Mike