Wilsons Sandbox

I've owned several street bikes over

>the years, and I currently own a 1979 Yamaha XS 1100 Special and am a >member of the XSOA and mail list. I haven't had a trail/enduro bike >since I was a kid, but I loved trail riding, and would like to do it >again. Also I may commute on the bike some. > >I'll probably just lurk about here, not saying much - until I have some >specific questions.

Welcome Dan! Being a rider, I'm sure you will enjoy the diversity of this list from a riders point of view. Politically and otherwise, you are in for a ride! All good for a laugh when you don't need it and solid information when you do! ;^) Chime in with any question or comment any time! --- Rev. Chuck :^)>+ A13 http://klr650.50megs.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com

I made a mistake in my earlier reply. The torque number should have read 30 not 35. Well soon see how the mods change the numbers. Jim

----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 8:32 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] horsepower > I HAVE A 97 KLR650.HAS ANYBODY DYNO"D ONE OF THESE? I HEAR 35 > REAR WHEEL.WHAT ABOUT WITH A PIPE ,JET CHANGE,ETC? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CLICK HERE***SPECIAL OFFER***$60 in FREE calls > ***SPECIAL OFFER***CLICK HERE > http://click.egroups.com/1/4127/5/_/911801/_/959866377/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > >

HI Danny, Welcome aboard... You'll find the cuisine varied, the experiences abundant, the personalities... Well Um and the Humor... Well um... RICH, yeah that's it. We don't use oil in out KLRs it is just too much of a hassle around here. Bob has a very well lubricated toilet and sewer pipe though. Tires are for wiping and not for riding, Charmin doesn't handle the dirt well so don't even ask. If you like BMW's and are willing claim that they are better than KLR's then you are risking bodily injury. The list's average weight is on the order of 250# and roughly 6' tall. We are Semper Fi Heads (I was Army, GOD I wanted to say Jug Head so Bad, good thing I didn't eh?) cops, engineers, mechanics, explosive experts, tire experts, oil experts, experts on all things mechanical and most things environmental and political. Don't argue and you'll get along just fine. You need to adopt a favorite mammal and let us know why it is you favorite. Camels and Sheep are exclusively taken. You have kids... well they need to be up for auction before the end of the week. You need to send $15 to start receiving the Dual Sport News. If you have a dog then you need to train it to pee on tires and bring it to Moab. You don't have a KLR yet... Well ..... soon you'll be compelled to blow your first couple of paychecks of the month of June to purchase one. Then your next three months of paychecks on the accessories you NEED! Before a question is posted, you must first consult the ancients (archives), if not then .. well.. um.. I'll get back to you there. Other than that I can't think of anything. Fellow piranha will certainly correct me and bite you repeatedly for my lack of completeness in this post. Danny we have a lot of fun here. Take nothing personally, some seriously and all of it with a smile. Our love for the bike will rub off and you'll have to have one soon. I promise. Oh Yeah ... I almost forgot.... If it doesn't pertain to the technical aspects of the KLR, You MUST put NKLR in the Subject line along with a meaningless description of what is to follow. Example... Your line would have read "introduction NKLR" just as mine does. NKLR stands for ... Not pertaining to the technical aspects, performance measures or components of the KLR .... There are many technical types that don't want to read the daily humor and comradery so they filter out the NKLR messages. Be kind to them as they usually have great information for us. LaterZ Dash At 04:56 PM 6/1/2000 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote:

>Hi all, I just joined your list. I'm interested in buying a KLR 650 >sometime soon, probably used. I thought I'd listen in here and see what >info I could pick up about the beast. > >about me, I'm 34, with wife/3 kids. I've owned several street bikes over >the years, and I currently own a 1979 Yamaha XS 1100 Special and am a >member of the XSOA and mail list. I haven't had a trail/enduro bike >since I was a kid, but I loved trail riding, and would like to do it >again. Also I may commute on the bike some. > >I'll probably just lurk about here, not saying much - until I have some >specific questions. >-like what oil do you reccommend? >-what tires should I use? >(kidding, these are always good for 3 day threads on the xs-list) > >anyway, just wanted to say hi.