[dsn_klr650] rear suspension
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2000 8:11 pm
John, having ridden Elden Carl's own KLR I came to realize the short comings
of my own stock rear suspension. I am almost 6' 5" tall and weigh in at
appx. 260 lbs., I also tend to ride with too much gear. Elden and I sent my
stock rear shock to Bob Bell at Precision Concepts (619 593 7473). Bob hard
anodized the stock shock body, added a gas pressure bladder, the provision
to add a reservoir (which I don't feel is needed), and installed the
Progressive 560 heavy spring. Progressive makes a complete shock with the
spring already on it, however I prefer upgrading the stock unit in order to
retain the simple tension and valving adjustment already there ( it takes a
special spanner to adjust the Progressive unit). The single most effective
change is the spring, you will get the most bang for the buck there. I
reached the very edge of my Avon gripsters for the first time after having
upgraded my suspension, all that wallow in a tight corner went away.
Morgan
----- Original Message ----- From: John Magee To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 4:14 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Rear Suspension > After a weekend ride trying to keep up with XR's, DRZ's, WR's etc. > etc. and having ridden one of the new XR650's, I would like to do > something with my rear suspension. (Did an admirable job of keeping > up...if I do say so myself, but was a tough on the old body!) > > Are there any good aftermarket set ups for the KLR650? I don't mind > if it were to even increase ground clearance, as I am 6'6" and have > no problem with the height. > > I have the progressive front springs and belray oil. > > Canuk on a KLR > > > > 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 > > >