Wilsons Sandbox

> Then, I couldn't shift at all! After a quick stop on the side of the > road, I discovered my shift lever was almost broken through, with a big > crack running right in front of the connecting clamp. For an A9 with > 20,000 km on it, is this a common breakage? How much does a replacement > usually go for? > > Thanks for your help! > > Tim Ryce > A9

Real common with a not real OEM part. Get a real lever that bends not breaks ( a good general philosophy). Mine's an IMS, I think. Got it from Fred. $25 ?? Bogdan

In a message dated 5/23/00 10:40:03 AM Central Daylight Time, tryce@... writes: > I think my speedo is off too. It reads 75 - 80 in normal traffic. That can't be right! I'm going to ride side-by-side with my wife driving my car (speedo known to be accurate as evidenced by a few citations) and see what the KLR reads at different speeds. I'll post my findings soon thereafter... As far as the shift lever, mine broke in the same place without warning a few months ago with less than 2000 miles on the bike. I got an MSR replacement from Fred for about $20 and went ahead and threw on some IMS cleated pegs while I was in the neighborhood. Lamar A14 P.S. www.bobscycle.com has some excellent prices on apparal and some parts. Ordered some Alpinestar boots for $139 over the weekend. Check it out.

Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Speedo Check and Shift Lever

> Interesting, my odo was within 0.2km of my GPS reading after 500 k's. > > Cheers, > > D. > GBG eh14

Vik had his GPS on our way to Moab last year. We covered a fair amout of ground and found the same thing... Speedo = 10% error. ODO (not STDSN) accurate. Obviously they're not symbiotic. Arne

>ODO (not STDSN) accurate. Obviously they're not symbiotic.Arne

Ok. Could someone translate this for me. I don't speak Canadian. ;^) Biker Mike

> People laugh a me, but I am big on packing smoke grenages and rocket > flares on the bike when I travel in remote areas. I tend to worry about > being halfway down the side of a mountain and not being found.

I won't laugh at you! I ride alone a lot, and pack a trio of Skyblazer flares, and "bike fusees." For the latter, I take a standard 15 min highway flare, cut it in half, and replug the open end of the "striker" half with epoxy. That way, you can either signal from the ground or use them to start an emergency campfire. They're nice and compact. Chris -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok Project Engineer, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnel Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology MS 205-45 Phone: 626.395.4794 Pasadena, CA 91125 Fax: 626.449.2677