Wilsons Sandbox

Good Morning Everyone! Ok, next lesson of a newbie Dual Sporter with a 350 lb bike: Don't ride new dirt alone and if you do bring plenty of sweat. Now for my questions: 1. Should I have a local upholstery shop recover my seat or just suck it up and spend the money on a Russel or Corbin recover? My seat is no longer usable and I'd hate to be without my bike for a month or three. 2. Anyone had any experiences good or bad with aftermarket shift levers? After bending mine back to where I could at least get 4th and fifth gear, I noticed I like it better down from it's original location but the frame keeps me from downshifting all the way to first gear. 3. Are the Y2KLR's the same color as the 99's? I need both side radiator fairings. The plastic holding tabs are no longer with us... R.I.P. 4. Is it possible to polish out scratches from a windscreen. My tall Kawi model didn't like being planted very much at all. No deep scratches but lot's of what there is. Thanks, Jim ("Oops") Jackson II A13 - South Carolina ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

>1. Should I have a local upholstery shop recover my seat or just suck it up >and spend the money on a Russel or Corbin recover? My seat is no longer >usable and I'd hate to be without my bike for a month or three.

Prolly have a local shop recover your seat to have something to ride on (since your seat is "unusable"), and if that's sufficient, then you've saved yourself some time and money. If it's insufficient for long term, then spend the $$ on Russel or Corbin. As it stands right now, they've got a month or three wait...

>2. Anyone had any experiences good or bad with aftermarket shift levers? >After bending mine back to where I could at least get 4th and fifth gear, I >noticed I like it better down from it's original location but the frame >keeps me from downshifting all the way to first gear.

Yeah. Fred's got one for around $20. Always keep it in your pack when riding dirt, just in case you have to change it out.

>3. Are the Y2KLR's the same color as the 99's? I need both side radiator >fairings. The plastic holding tabs are no longer with us... R.I.P.

My side fairings are held on with zip ties... the holes look like they were punched with an awl in the field. I bought it used with a bit of character. Y2KLR -- olive green. 99 -- different green, I do believe.

>4. Is it possible to polish out scratches from a windscreen. My tall Kawi >model didn't like being planted very much at all. No deep scratches but >lot's of what there is.

There was just a thread about how to do this, I believe. I didn't pay much attention because I like scratches on the KLR. ---o&>o--- Sarah Barwig sarah@...

> ... the list of acronyms were very helpful, thank you! I was wondering, > could I/we have some technical acronym "translations", like this OEM? > Thanks! Cheers, >

roughly -- Original Equipment (from the) Manufacturer Sarah