tire pressure / oil sightglass

[Tom Vervaeke]

Okay: I know this is old hat but I'm getting contradictory info. Question #1 ----------- My 99 KLR650 says put 21 PSI front and 21 PSI rear for the OEM tires with 1 rider. Put 28 PSI rear if 2 riders or lots of stuff on back. A recent ride report from Adam Stahnke, who has Avon Gripsters (AV24) said he used 32 PSI F & R the entire trip and it worked fine. Is the higher pressure something specific to Avon's, Adam, or wrong? My OEM tires are coming off in the next 500 miles and I've got 2 sets of fresh tires: 1 set of Avon AV24's and one set of Metzler Sahara's. Not sure which to try first but I'd like to use the tire pressure that will make the tires last a long time. Question #2 ----------- Oil level. Is the sight glass on my KLR in the wrong place as Eldon says? I find it hard to believe that Kawasaki has the sight glass in the wrong spot for 15 years. However, when I did a recent oil change 2.5L put the oil level above the top of the sight glass. Which is right? I don't want to have insufficient oil but on the other 87 bikes with sighglasses it was always right on the right place on the bike. Question #3 ----------- Want to get an aftermarket seat for more long distance comfort. While the stock KLR seat is not bad for an OEM unit it's not going to work for my butt for 500+ or 12 hour ride days. Is the Corbin for the KLR with the front part filled in the way to go? Leather or Vinyl? I actually don't like Corbin's service but their product is pretty good. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks, tom (A13 newbie) ===== ========================================================= Tom Vervaeke, Colorado, USA |Email: tom_vervaeke@... '99 Kawi KLR-650 A13, 3.1K |Ph: 719-495-2152 (home) '96 BMW R1100GS, Black 60K |Ph: 719-590-2133 (work) Colorado DualSporters Group |Ph: 719-650-4578 (cell/riding) Try: http://www.egroups.com/group/Colorado-Dualsporters ========================================================= __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/