more fuel for the fire. now where should the first $500 go...

[Rick Kubik]

thanks, I'll work that in. Rick -- On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:28:56 Devon Jarvis wrote:

>Great website! Makes me want to disassemble the stock shock >I have on my workbench, and maybe install racetech gold >valves while I'm at it. > >One tip- the manual's instructions for removing the shock >are rubbish. For some reason, the manual instructs you to >unbolt the subframe for pulling the carb or shock, and >neither requires it. > >Here's the easy way- > >1- put bike on lift so rear wheel comes off the ground. Put >piece of wood under rear wheel to support it. Make sure lift >does not block the suspension link from pivoting all the way >into the skid plate. > >2- Unbolt and remove suspension links. > >3- unbolt bottom of shock from linkage. Pull link down/ >forwards out of the way. > >4- Disconnect crankcase breather hose from airbox, unbolt >top of shock. > >5- With a little bit of twisting or wiggling, drop the shock >out the bottom of the bike. You might have to lift the rear >wheel to get a little more clearance. > >Devon >A15 > >Rick Kubik wrote: >> >> well I finally finished testing the rebuilt shock (works great1), and writing and photographing the procedure. For anyone interested, see >> >> http://calgarydualsport.tripod.com/klr650shock/procedure.html >> >> I'll be upgrading the photo quality as ops become available, but thought I'd post the page now in case anyone is getting ready for the season. >> >> Rick Kubik >> Calgary, Canada >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! >> http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 >> >> 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/ >

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[Chris]

On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 09:50:20PM -0800, Dan Bittner wrote:

> Devon, > > I think that we ride on opposite ends of the spectrum. For the crash and > bash riders, those are great first mods. For the street, out here, riding a > KLR loaded with enough gear for a trip, downhill from the top of 9000' > summit road loaded with switch backs and blind decreasing radius turns, I'll > put my money on suspension and brakes first and hopefully not need the crash > and bash gear. Bikes are repairable, sometimes your body isn't. It's all > about priorities I guess. > > Dan Bittner > Sacramento

I think rider weight has a ton to do with that too. My bike came setup with the stainless lines but I was bottoming the nose on braking on the street. The suspension change to LR springs up front and the LR spring on the stock shock were a massive transformation for me. As a new rider, it probably boosted my confidence in the bike by 1/3. It actually feels hooked up now. I'm 270lbs and generally tell other heavy riders to do the springs and brake line right away now. -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/