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[dsn_klr650] fork brace/new forks?
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2000 5:49 am
by Tumu Rock
With all this talk of spindly forks and braces and such, just wondering if
anyone has changed to a different fork completely?
dat brooklyn bum
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[dsn_klr650] fork brace/new forks?
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2000 8:22 am
by k650dsn@aol.com
In a message dated Thu, 15 Jun 2000 6:50:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Tumu Rock writes:
>>
I was thinking this myself a few years ago. Dual Star has piles of inverted White Power forks ready to be modified to fit the KLR. But then I thought about it and came to the conclusion that the KLR forks are just about right. Big meaty inverted forks also weigh more and are harder to work on. With the KLR's spaghetti fork legs, you can build them up for not too much money and have a nice set of light weight suspenders.
Gino
[dsn_klr650] fork brace/new forks?
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2000 10:10 am
by Mark
At 9:22 AM +0100 6/15/2000, k650dsn@... wrote:
>In a message dated Thu, 15 Jun 2000 6:50:04 AM Eastern Daylight
>Time, Tumu Rock writes:
>
>With all this talk of spindly forks and braces and such, just wondering if
>anyone has changed to a different fork completely?
>
> >>
>
>I was thinking this myself a few years ago. Dual Star has piles of
>inverted White Power forks ready to be modified to fit the KLR. But
>then I thought about it and came to the conclusion that the KLR
>forks are just about right. Big meaty inverted forks also weigh
>more and are harder to work on. With the KLR's spaghetti fork legs,
>you can build them up for not too much money and have a nice set of
>light weight suspenders.
>
>Gino
I switched to Tengai forks on my A2. They have thicker walls and
should therefore be stiffer.
Mark
B2
A2
[dsn_klr650] fork brace/new forks?
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2000 10:34 am
by Kurt Simpson
> I switched to Tengai forks on my A2. They have thicker walls and
> should therefore be stiffer.
> Mark
> B2
> A2
Redondo or John O. has pictures of an A series with KX 500 forks
somewhere...
Kurt
klr 650 napa paper oil filter & higher rpm break-in
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2000 10:16 pm
by G. Meyer
FYI: Napa auto parts stocks a filter for the KLR 650 it's # 4951 and also has replacement O-rings as well. $4.99 US. Made in Canada just like the Fram & Wix. It was also slightly cheaper than the Fram PH 6070 at the national chain just down the street. Are those stainless steel replacement filters that much better? How do you effectively get the tiny particles out of the screen unless you have a hydra-sonic, ultra-sonic cleaner to do this? Also, I read a few posts about how much better Mobil Super-1 15w-50 Advanced Formula is over the newer Tri-Synthetic. Is this true? There's a store in town that has bunch of the Older Stock on the shelf but only in 15w-50. Should I stock up? I don't plan on using it till after 3000 miles at least. Still seating the rings for now w/ Valvoline Prem Blue 15w-40 and a tiny shot of STP Red bottle for ZDDP boost. Can't find STP new car formula anywhere even on the STP web site? Just Blue & Red? How much time should I spend in the higher rpms 5000, 6000+ to ensure full & proper seating of the rings? I don't typically redline my motors that much but if I do I don't want to snap a rings. Planning on 60,000 miles plus, Lord willing! Glen Meyer, A-13 "Burnout Buster
" w/550 miles