Wilsons Sandbox

Don't get too excited if you're going where it's hot.  Nylon pants are hot, no way around it. Cordura, Koslan, Hypertex, they are all just nylon. Abrasion resistance is more or less nil, as well, except for the impact protection of the armor.  I'd recommend heavy denim or carhart pants, for comfort, if you can't wear leather.  I crashed recently in hard dirt, with some heavy denim pants from Target (Wranglers) and they didn't tear....I think Levi's would have, they are thinner material, at least when new.   

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] carmic7@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, June 18, 2000 7:19 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_klr650] overpants too hot? for Nova Scotia? nklr Hello list, I am about to embark on a tour from New Jersey to Nova Scotia Via Quebec city.  I am thinking of buying a set of the First Gear boost pants, I think they are constructed with Thinsulate, and I am worried that they will be too hot to ride in. But the armor and abrasion resistance seems great but if they suck after spending 180.00 I am screwed. I need advice,  I would otherwise ride in jeans and bring my rainwear. -neil 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

Someone better tell Andy at Riderwearhouse, and the First Gear people...they've been selling all these cordura products, and it turns out their abrasion resistance is nil...oh my lord. Check out the archives for a little better advice... For my two cents, my Darien pants are nowhere near as hot as they look, even in all black. The foam armour actually holds most of the material away from your body, and allows air to circulate. There is a velcro section at the top of the full length zip which means you can open the zip about 4 inches to 'exhaust' hot air, without the rest of the zip coming undone. Not sure if the Kili, JR or Cortech has a similar design. Darien worked great for me in Mexico, yes they are expensive, but worth it IMO. If you're set on wearing jeans, at least get the kevlar reinforced variety...otherwise get some skin graft cultures growing now, to save time later... Rich billmonahan wrote:

> Nylon pants are hot, no way around it. Cordura, Koslan, Hypertex, > they are all just nylon. Abrasion resistance is more or less nil, as > well, except for the impact protection of the

neil, i just did that same ride (except quebec city) last month. it's going to be a blast on the klr. there are, if you choose to take them, many dirt trails parallelling the highways all around nova scotia. sorry, not much info on the jacket. the kilimanjaro was quite rainproof. make sure you have good rain gear, whatever it turns out to be. for any other information, feel free to contact me. _pete -----Original Message----- From: carmic7@... [mailto:carmic7@...] Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:19 PM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] overpants too hot? for Nova Scotia? nklr Hello list, I am about to embark on a tour from New Jersey to Nova Scotia Via Quebec city. I am thinking of buying a set of the First Gear boost pants, I think they are constructed with Thinsulate, and I am worried that they will be too hot to ride in. But the armor and abrasion resistance seems great but if they suck after spending 180.00 I am screwed. I need advice, I would otherwise ride in jeans and bring my rainwear. -neil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-Earn 300 Points from MyPoints.com for trying @Backup Get automatic protection and access to your important computer files. Install today: http://click.egroups.com/1/5667/5/_/911801/_/961381167/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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

Andy Watts wrote:

> Well i've had fun and games today... It's been pretty hot here in Southern > England today

What? It got over 20degC?

> so i decided to visit some friends on my KLR, when i got to my > destination the engine was very hot and the fan was running after i turned > the engine off. When i returned to the bike some 5 hours later the fan was > still running

Sounds like a dodgey fan switch in the radiator. It could be the relay but that is easy to check. If you encounter the same conditions you can take off the wire to the thermoswitch and see if the fan still runs. Generally, the switch would be more fallible than the relay. The switch is easy enough to change, you don't even need to drain the radiator. Just leave the bike overnight so it is stone cold and not pressurised. Unscrew the switch keeping a finger ready to place over the hole while you prepare to screw in the new switch. However, as your bike is getting on a bit, it may be wise to change the coolant if you are unsure of the previous change history. Use dedicated bike coolant and distilled water and you'll be fine as long as you take care to bleed the cooling system of air. Mister_T