dg skid plate, will it fit?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2000 8:48 am
I saw a really rugged looking skid plate in the Dennis Kirk catalog
made by DG-Baja. They only make one for the KLX650 not the KLR but
it sure looked like it would fit. It appeared to have even more side
case and water pump protection than the Moose. It is also made of
alloy and shouldnt bend as much as the alluminum. Does anyone know
if the frame and stock hole patterns are the same from KLR to KLX.
Will this bolt on without any interference problems? I called DG and
they didn't know.
I have already heard the arguments for clamps rather than bolts to
the stock mounts because a hard strike can snap the mounting bolts
but
I used to solve that problem on my trials bikes in the 70s (Ossa,
Penton, yes I'm a geezer) by using bronze hardware available at any
boat shop. The bronze will not only bend rather than break, but it
will staighten out when removed without screwing up your threads.
Brass will work to but bronze is softer and better.
Thanks
K.C.
Y2KLR650 'Big Green F*$%er'
73 Yami RT-3 360 'Little Thumper'
Monkton Vermont