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> I receive a lot of American television programming which run ads designed

for an American audience. I recently saw a promo for the military (There's no life like it etc.), which teased me with a glimpse of what looked like a KLR.

> > If the U.S. military does use the KLR, does anyone have any experience

with military spec bikes? What mods do they do to the stock machines? Dual Sport News has been waiting patiently for a promised interview with Hayes Diversified the folks who do the conversion. We know it involves the rear shock, tank and shrouds, but the biggest is that it has a diesel engine.... Kurt

The Marines are using KLR's, the Army..don't know for sure, probably the same thing. I saw that ad too, wasn't sure what kind of bike. I believe motorcycles are used mainly by the Rangers. I know back in the mid 70's the Army in Germany was considering motorcycles in the Armored Cav units, mainly the Sachs/DKW's used by the Bundesweher, never came to fruition while I was there, 74-78. Craig Highline A2

>>> "Rob MacLeod" 05/29 11:10 AM >>>

I receive a lot of American television programming which run ads designed for an American audience. I recently saw a promo for the military (There's no life like it etc.), which teased me with a glimpse of what looked like a KLR. If the U.S. military does use the KLR, does anyone have any experience with military spec bikes? What mods do they do to the stock machines? Rob Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

> The Marines are using KLR's, the Army..don't know for sure, probably the

same thing. I saw that ad too, wasn't sure what kind of bike. I believe motorcycles are used mainly by the Rangers. I know back in the mid 70's the Army in Germany was considering motorcycles in the Armored Cav units, mainly the Sachs/DKW's used by the Bundesweher, never came to fruition while I was there, 74-78.

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Armored Cav uses KLR 250's for quick recon, mostly route recon. In the Rangers, we had similar purposes for them, but also used them to deliver personal to outer areas on a major drop operation to conduct a special mission, like for security. (Say on a mission to seize an airfield, a company of Rangers drops in and establishes a perimeter around the landing strip. Then a couple of C-130s do touch and goes deploying vehicles and motorcycles, which then race off to accomplish some task, like secure a road junction a couple of miles away or establish a observation post somewhere or race off to secure the tower or disable the main radio antennas or whatever, it all depends on the mission, but the KLR 250's were very useful, and could get the job done quickly when speed was of the essence. They were also used, mostly in the desert, to insert special teams on long range patrols. I don't know if the Army is still going to use the KLR 250 or go with the 650 like the Marines. My guess would be the 650, so they only have to stock one set of parts. Jeff

> Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 09:20:52 -0700 > From: Chris Krok > >... Maybe this is too goofy, and you >wouldn't be able to free up a hand to operate it, but has anyone tried a >bicycle bell? That would be a bit less startling than the Big Gun, or a >handheld marine air horn...

Whenever I'm in a situation quiet enough that a bicycle bell would be effective, I just pull in the clutch and rev the engine. TomK