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[A Chesley]

-Ronald Criswell wrote:

> I can't even imagine that foot clutch on gravel Andy.

Heck, back then we didn't know any better so just did it. Ha ha ha ha. Use to tie logs to it with ropes and pull them thru the woods to build our log cabins. Fall on the crash guards, slide into a tree, pick it up and keep on going. .. Heck when your 16 and don't know any better huh?. But ...... we

> rode those old Cushman Eagles with foot clutches every where. I don't > think if I remember right that you actually had to take off with the > clutch on them though, seems like you didn't.

If I remember right Ron, they had an centrifical clutch also. Not sure, Rode one but it was just once and in the late 50's. I wonder how many

> present Hogly riders know that the olf K bikes and if I am not > mistaken the early CH's were right side shift and left side brake. > Harleys attempt to be a Triumph I suppose ...... or it worked better > for flat track.

Yes, Racing was exactaly why it was on the right. But Harley and Triumph shifted down for 1st and up for the rest where BSA , Norton, Matchless had it on the right but up for 1st and down for the rest.

> > Criswell > On Mar 17, 2006, at 6:43 AM, Andrus Chesley wrote: > > Gee! I've been thru lots of tires on my Adventure type bikes. As I do > > mostly beat up back roads, gravel roads, etc. I went back to the Avon > > Gripsters. This was after doing IRC 110's, IRC GP1's < to me better > > than the Kenda 270's (way noisy in the street) or the 110's (sometimes > > scare the heck out of you when leaning it over for a turn with the > > noise other wise a quite tire straight up and down)> This is my second > > set of Avon gripsters. Great on the street and do good off the beaten > > path. > > Heck I do a lot of nasty roads on a 580 pound R1150gSA so the KLR > > always feels good no matter what tires I have on it. .. I've done 3 > > states of the TAT with the gripsters so no problem in the loose gravel > > to me. But then I learned to ride on gravel roads on an old harley > > tank > > shift foot clutch. Wow , telling my age as that was in '57 or '58 > > > > Andy in SW Louisiana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/ > > klr650_data_search.html > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

- Andrus Chesley Jennings, La.

[hubbard738]

Could you recomend some good 80% street and 20% dirt tires and where to buy them.

[Lourd Baltimore]

This guide was just posted not too long ago: http://www.standoutnet.com/extras/mike/motorcycles/klr650/tires/ I've only used IRC GP-1's and the Cheng Shin equivalents (not bad for the price) so I probably can't help you as far as 80/20 goes. But check the guide as it seems pretty helpful. Josh A7 http://www.bntr.com/doofus/KLR650/ . hubbard738 wrote: Could you recomend some good 80% street and 20% dirt tires and where to buy them. Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1 /min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[extrudedude]

I am looking to find the best tires for my 04 klr... I am looking for about 80% street. I also live in the northwest so there is a bit of rain. any advice would be helpful -Josh

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "extrudedude" wrote:

> I am looking to find the best tires for my 04 klr... I am looking for > about 80% street. I also live in the northwest so there is a bit of > rain.

The "bit of rain" bit is the kicker. Every tire I know of that's good for that 20% in muddy conditions offroad is lousy on-road in the rain. Kenda 270's are slick as oil in the rain, IRC GP-1's not much better, Maxxis 6006's dangerous, Dunlop D606's seem to do better than most but howl miserably and have a short life on the street and don't handle well on the street (compared to a street-oriented tire), Cheng Shins will have you getting close-up views of ditch sides (I once did a two-wheel drift in the rain with Cheng Shits right into the ditch -- and I was just turning from a side street onto another street!)... My conclusion, look at all of this, was that I was better off going with a 95%-street European tire for the rain. Pretty much any of the European street-oriented dual-sport tires will rail the rain -- they get lots of rain over there too, y'know. Avon Distanzias, Metzeler Tourances, etc. won't do diddly if you hit a mudhole except have you dragging the KLR out on its side, but on the street in the wet their traction is little different than in the dry. I ended up with Avon Gripsters for the rainy season here, which isn't quite as good as the Distanzia in the rain, but is (marginally) better than the Distanzia offroad (as long as you air them down and avoid mud or wet grass!). -E

[John]

I live in Redmond WA and have had good luck with Avon Gripsters. But, I only do forest roads/gravel, no single track, deep mud or sand. They have worked better in the wet than stock, last longer. I run about 70%-30% and been very pleased with the compromise. John --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger s low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[gaylonharbuck]

Has anyone tried the DUNLOP 606'S? they look like a pretty aggressive tire to be DOT rated. If so, how do they last?

[Jim]

The 606 is a great all around and will really inspire confidence in the soft stuff. I get about 4K miles out of a rear before it's about useless off road. --Jim A-15

> Has anyone tried the DUNLOP 606'S? they look like a pretty aggressive > tire to be DOT rated. If so, how do they last? >

[keithwuenstel]

Hello all, I'm looking for some advice concerning a particular area regarding tire choices. Since picking up my '00 in '05 I've been running Gripsters which I like very much for my mostly road riding. I'm planning a trip into some unpaved remote areas (Labrador) in 07 and this brings up a problem: Being that they're *Tubeless* design these Gripsters are EXTREMELY difficult to break and seat the bead making 'beside the road' flat repair a big headache. Any alternative tire recommendations for this trip?

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "keithwuenstel" wrote:

> > Hello all, I'm looking for some advice concerning a particular area > regarding tire choices. Since picking up my '00 in '05 I've been > running Gripsters which I like very much for my mostly road riding. > I'm planning a trip into some unpaved remote areas (Labrador) in 07 > and this brings up a problem: Being that they're *Tubeless* design > these Gripsters are EXTREMELY difficult to break and seat the bead > making 'beside the road' flat repair a big headache. Any alternative > tire recommendations for this trip? >

Dunlop D606 will work great off-road, are decent on pavement, and will outlast any of the other DOT knobbies. The Kenda K270 and heng Shin 858s are good economical choices with good performance and excellent wear characteristics. Everything else either costs too much for what you get, or wears out too quickly. My story and I'm stickin' to it.