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[dsn_klr650] nklr: falling asleep
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2000 3:11 pm
by dan shaw
yea, ive had 2 passengers fall asleep on my klr. both
times i had a large amount of luggage on the rear rack
so the passenger was kinda held in place by being
sandwiched between me and the luggage. i noticed that
her helmet would push up against mine when asleep.
dan
--- tryce@... wrote:
> I just read through all the 'Right hand falling
> asleep' discussions. I
> can understand how to fix that. Next question:
> What do you do when your
> passenger falls asleep? This happened on the last
> trip (forgot to include
> it in the trip report). I guess that vibration can
> be rather soothing as
> well as annoying! Anyone else ever have a passenger
> fall asleep on their
> shoulder?
>
> Tim Ryce
> A9 - Vancouver, BC
>
> ps- Don't worry, I stressed the importance of
> staying awake after that
> incident. I don't think she even blinks anymore!
>
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[dsn_klr650] nklr: falling asleep
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2000 3:17 pm
by tryce@reid-crowther.com
Exactly! Same thing in this case. There was no way she was falling off
(or moving anywhere, for that matter!), and i felt her motocross helmet
chin protector rest on my shoulder. Romantic, I thought! How wrong I
was... The next corner we took, I felt the helmet drift down my shoulder
and eventually fall off, only to be snapped back upright by her sudden
arrival in the conscious world. That little bauble pulled me unexpectedly
to the left, almost over the centreline of the road. This is what
prompted the stern words on my part.
Glad to hear I'm not the only 'boring' rider out there! It must be
because we're such smooth drivers.
Tim Ryce
A9 - Vancouver, BC
dan shaw
08/08/2000 01:11 PM
To: tryce@...,
dsn_klr650@egroups.com
cc:
Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] NKLR: Falling Asleep
yea, ive had 2 passengers fall asleep on my klr. both
times i had a large amount of luggage on the rear rack
so the passenger was kinda held in place by being
sandwiched between me and the luggage. i noticed that
her helmet would push up against mine when asleep.
dan
--- tryce@... wrote:
> I just read through all the 'Right hand falling
> asleep' discussions. I
> can understand how to fix that. Next question:
> What do you do when your
> passenger falls asleep? This happened on the last
> trip (forgot to include
> it in the trip report). I guess that vibration can
> be rather soothing as
> well as annoying! Anyone else ever have a passenger
> fall asleep on their
> shoulder?
>
> Tim Ryce
> A9 - Vancouver, BC
>
> ps- Don't worry, I stressed the importance of
> staying awake after that
> incident. I don't think she even blinks anymore!
>
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klr 250, where's the power?
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2000 6:08 pm
by Mick
Hi folks, been reading a lot of the post's, and enjoy all the info.
I picked up the girlfriend a 2000 KLR 250, and have added a Cobra
ISDE exhaust, a Uni air filter, and replaced main jet to 122.5 from
118, and pilot jet from 35 to 40. The bike is still a dog! Is
anyone getting any signifigant pull out of this engine, or is it just
so small, and restrictive, that the power band never materializes?
Granted I am riding a 2000 XR 650L with new exhaust, filter's, and
jets, but it seems to me a 250 should have at least enough spank to
start to lift the front tire with a yank ? We are just getting
through the break in period, so I have not jumped on it until last
night, and even up at 8k, the thing pulls like a minibike?
I slapped in a 127.5 main jet today, hoping that will help open it
up, anyone try shimming the needle jet?
I'm starting to think I need to get her a DRZ 400 so she can enjoy
the pick up bikes are made for.
Thanks, and happy riding.