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[dsn_klr650] new to klr, new to list
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2000 8:59 am
by Joe Percival
I noticed from reading the manual that the rear suspension is set up
for what it calls an average man (150lbs). Guess that is average in
Japan! Anyway, must one adjust both the preload and dampening or can
I strike a happy compromise and only adjust one? If so, which would
be better? I am 185lbs and the rear has felt a little soft especially
offroad. I set it to 2 and 2 currently and it feels better but what
should I be causes of? There is always something!!
I'm kinda in the same boat. On the advice of many wonderful folks at the
Moab rally, I changed the suspension to 2/2 and took the tire pressure down
to 25 (or a little less). What a difference!!! I do not think that
running the tires at low pressure on the street is a good idea and I saw
significant wear on my MT21s from the trips to/from the dirt. I was
unwilling however to carry a compressor with me.
From the attitudes on this list it seems that many Motorcycle
mechanics have become the rip-off con-artists that many auto
mechanics currently hold title too. Is it true that when after 500
miles and the valve clearance should be checked that you cannot trust
them to do this procedure for fear that they just write it off as OK
without even looking??? WOW.
Not sure this is anything new, and not sure it has to do so much with
dishonesty as it does with lazyness and lack of attention to detail. (See
"Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. Pirsig written 26
years ago). From personal experience I can tell you that you are best off
doing the work if you know how. I you do not know how, find a shop and a
mechanic that you really trust and talk to him/her about what they are
going to do and how they are going to do it.
harley non-wavers nklr
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2000 11:37 am
by wileyE_@excite.com
Give 'em the big thumbs-up, when they don't respond, roll it over to
a big thumbs down.
What about the guys that wave from across 6 lanes on a grass median
divided freeway, you can hardly see their hand over the cars that
have them (and you) boxed in? I miss these waves all the time, where
do you draw the wave line?
[dsn_klr650] new to klr, new to list
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2000 12:07 pm
by Kurt Simpson
> When I reach the 500 mile break-in, what type of motor oil is
> recommended...
No concensus here...but many use Mobil I (the older the better, but not
after 500 miles more like 2,000); many use motorcycle specific oils (more
expensive but no one will say you're crazy); some of us use heavier weight
diesel oils to some ridicule...
> mechanics currently hold title too. Is it true that when after 500
> miles and the valve clearance should be checked that you cannot trust
> them to do this procedure for fear that they just write it off as OK
> without even looking??? WOW.
this is a fact, verified again and again by listers...and they will tell you
that the KLR never needs adjustment at 500 miles...list archives tell a very
different story. Do them yourself and we will walk you through it...
Kurt