tip: more confortable seat: kinda nklr

[Ron]

This is working very well for me, thought someone might want to give it a try. 1. Buy 1 1/2" black elastic. 2. Find scrap piece of 1/2" flat foam "rubber" type HVAC insulation. I think this is called "Armaflex" or something like that. It is black and smooth on one side and porous on the other. 3. Cut the Armaflex to the approximate the shape of the part of the KLR seat that you sit on, from the Kawa tailbag to the front tip of the seat in my case. I tapered the shape from the front of the seat back to the part where I usually sit and made it straight from there back. Cut it so it's about 1 1/2" wider that the seat on both sides. 4. Round off the edges of the foam with a Stanley wood shaper. 5. Remove the seat and cut two pieces of the elastic and wrap them around the seat in two places where they will hold the insulation in place and staple it to the bottom of the seat pan. 6. Place the insulation under the elastic and ride. I've ridden several times with and without it and now I don't want to ride without it. Ron-A15 in MO

[Todd Schroder]

Replaced the stock fork springs with Roesellers and new oil. Also replaced front brakeline with Fastline stainless. Ok, I did the springs followed by the brake line without test riding the new springs first. While testing the brakes, I noticed that the bars pull slightly to the right under hard - near panic - braking. I am not sure if this condition existed before, and with an improved front brake system is now more noticable or if I may have goofed the spring replacement somehow. Maybe I'm just pulling the bars myself when I pull the brake. That's not what it feels like but I suppose it's possible. I will do some further testing tomorrow. Is there something specific I should be looking for or is this normal? Todd Schroder A10