[dsn_klr650] moab reflections nklr

[JSherlockHolmes@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/12/00 12:28:05 PM Canada Central Standard Time, DSN_klr650@egroups.com writes: > Glad to hear you are OK. There seems to be way too much of this lately. When are people going to learn to respect bike riders? They ought to make it illegal to hit a motorcyclist. With today's lighting, fancy clothing gear, outrageous helmet schemes, hi profiles of bikes like the KLR, etc. I don't believe for a second that people truly "don't see us." Well, good luck with the bike rebuild. All I can say, is take it apart slowly and methodically. If anything is badly bent or broken, you will find it. If you don't find anything after disassembly, then you need to check things with straight edges, maybe even surface plates and the appropriate tools. Once again, glad to hear you are still with us. Sorry about the ride though. Hey, how did the Heine Gericke hold up? Jim Sherlock

[Tom Myers]

>With today's lighting, fancy clothing gear, >outrageous helmet schemes, hi profiles of bikes like the KLR, etc. I don't >believe for a second that people truly "don't see us."

They don't (until its too late). Better to "believe that they don't see us" and ride accordingly. Tom -- +-------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 +-------------------------------------------+

[bill e goat]

--- Tom Myers wrote:

> >With today's lighting, fancy clothing gear, > >outrageous helmet schemes, hi profiles of bikes > like the KLR, etc. I don't > >believe for a second that people truly "don't see > us." > > They don't (until its too late). Better to "believe > that they don't > see us" and ride accordingly.

I don't trust any one of them.... not a one. You can't, you know.....if you do, you'll get hurt. You could make it illegal to hit a motorbike, and do you think that it won't happen any longer? Out of 100 drivers (about one block's worth, where I live) 97 are in a hurry and don't give a shit about anyone's safety, and 30% of those are already doing something else at the same time as driving. 15% are drunk or under some other influence. 60% of them are as dumb as cows. Put yourself where they can't hit you! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com

[racing43rd@aol.com]

Many years ago (about 1966) an "Old Timer" on an Indian used to stop at the gas station where I worked. One day we were talking about fools on the road and he said "son, ride like they're tryin' to kill you." This bit of sound advice has served me in good stead ever since. Be Careful Ride like they're tryin to kill you Ed Windsor Oh

[Jeffrey L. Walker]

Glad to hear you are OK. There seems to be way too much of this lately. When are people going to learn to respect bike riders? They ought to make it illegal to hit a motorcyclist. With today's lighting, fancy clothing gear, outrageous helmet schemes, hi profiles of bikes like the KLR, etc. I don't believe for a second that people truly "don't see us." But they don't, and the really scary part is that there are cage drivers out there who don't see other cars even. (It happened to me, a kid ran a red light and turned right in front of my truck.) I usually always wear a blaze orange reflective vest along with my gear, but I always assume that I am completely invisible. Jeff

[PRBKLR@cs.com]

Do you think a little more air for the highway might help with the squirminess? I run my stock tires at 29psi each and the ride is fine, though I realize these are two completely different animals. Paul A13 k650dsn@... wrote:

> > In a message dated 06/12/2000 7:52:42 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > jlwalk@... writes: > > > Dunlop 606 rear and K139 front. > > > > Did you ride them on the highway too? How do they do there, and how are > they holding up? > > Jeff >> > > Ah, there is the big trade off. They are squirmy on the highway and I > haven't had them long enough to get any indication on wear. I run them with > 20psi front, 24psi back. The sidewall is extremely stiff... to the point > where air almost seems optional. I'll keep the list posted on their wear. > > Gino > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Life's too short to send boring email. Let SuperSig come to the rescue. > http://click.egroups.com/1/5108/5/_/911801/_/960866841/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > >