--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "a17circusbear"
wrote:
>
> --- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote:
> >
> > >Message: 24
> > > Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000
> > > From: "Bruce Johnson"
> > >Subject: Picking up KLR650
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in
> North
> > >Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side
> of
> > >the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I
could
> > >not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am
a
> > >little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old
fart
> > 67
> > >years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929
> that
> > >weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is
> > lower.
> > >
> > >Bruce
> > >
> > Hi Bruce,
> >
> > What a coincidence. >My KLR650 spit me off today
> >
> > While making a parish visit,while riding alone, ( I choose to
ride
> > down 6 miles of open section line; a south Dakota phenomenon of
> > barely graded ruts, rocks and mud, yeah, I could have taken
> > the "road") while making a 130 degree, left hand turn during the
> > last 10 feet (THE LAST 10 FEET) of the not-so-difficult part, my
> KLR
> > objected to the slow speed vs rut track I selected and spit me
out
> on
> > Thursday also. Just by chance, was it around 2:55 CDST, and was
it
> > over the left mirror with the left side of your helmet hitting
> > first? Did your KLR chug along, left side down, wheel
horizontally
> > clawing at the bright blue sky, until you could crawl over and
hit
> > the kill switch, sweet smell of gas emanating somewhere within
the
> > green mass of John Deere green colours, while the
> bewildered "pilot"
> > sat wondering, How did that happen?
> >
> > Did you thank your armored protective gear, and perhaps, your
> > guardian angel for working overtime?
> >
> > Oh, I'm only 50y4d old, and the KLR still is unpleasant to pick
> up.
> > What a great way to change gas into milage and memories. Great
> ride
> > report! Only thing missing was someone to laugh at our foibles
and
the
> > day before, that is to get it off of me, so I could crawl out
from
> > under it. Saddly, no picture of me pinned under the bike. My
> fellow
> > riders thought they should help rather than search for a camera
and
> > relish the moment. Spud was one of the rescuing helpers.
> >
> > revmaaatin.
> >
> > A15, John Deere colours, John Deere sticker.
>
>
> I dunno what all your hype is about! the klr is only about 350
> pounds or so of high sitting weight, i would guess 350+ but that
> doesnt seem like alot to me. the bike is actually very light for
its
> overall size in my own opinion and i would say easy to very easy to
> pick up if you should happen to dismount in an unplanned mannor.
so
> please, tell me what your whining about, somehow i have failed to
see
> why your having such a hard time up-righting your trusty mount! i
> too am an old fart (30) somewhat small and under weight 6'8" 350+/-
.
> the bike is way easy for me to upright!
>
> A17circusbear
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Don't ask me how I know this, but without side bags in sand or deep
gravel the wheels do want to point into the air and you're likely to
get your leg pinned under the tank - a helpless feeling but not
hopeless. But DO go ahead and tell yourself that your ankle will be
fine 'cuz those M/X boots saved 'em!
Use your high side foot to push on the top of the luggage rack and
it'll get you out. Then do what others have said - the legs do the
lifting work. And if that fails, and you happen to be riding in the
Sierra's - be sure you have Lurch (AKA Circus Bear) along as sweep -
amazing how he can curl a KLR without breaking a sweat!
Pat M
Rainy Puget Sound