commuter bike and tyres

[James Chan]

Dear Larry, The 'wimpy' brakes are an easy fix, just swop the original brake lines for stainless steel braided ones,(you can get them from Fred) you'll be amazed at the difference... baby stoppies are now possible, believe it or not!!!- I believe some people actually go to the extent of changing rotors etc, but, I personally don't think it's necessary, the current ones don't fade (that badly) even when used hard like coming down mountain twisties,... in my experience. As for the vibrations, I'd say get used to it, and after awhile, you may not even notice it, and may even come to like the thump-thump of that single cylinder (some people even prefer this to the vibes coming from, say, a 4 cylinder 'smooth' sport bike) I believe that you meant this to go to the list, so I'm forwarding it there, hope this helps. Ride safe!!! JC

>From: "Krieger, Larry" >To: 'James Chan' >Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Commuter bike and tyres >Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 09:49:27 -0400 > >i'm still struggling with the wimpy front brake and vibration questions, >before buying one. i test rode a brand new 01 last week, thought i was >going to buy, but didn't (yet). it really did fuzz everything, including >my >butt, after about 65 or so, and the brake was incredibly weak fr and rear. >i'm thinking the vibes may smooth out some with breakin, and the brake will >wear in also, plus i'd just adapt as they say - get used to it. i am used >to pretty smooth street bikes for many years. thoughts? > >-----Original Message----- >From: James Chan [mailto:roadking80@...] >Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 9:19 PM >To: whalenwp@... >Cc: DSN_klr650@egroups.com >Subject: [DSN_klr650] Commuter bike and tyres > > >Agree with Bill, I've got the Metzler Enduro 4s for the last 6,000 miles, >so > >much better than the old Michelin T66s, both on and off road. It gives >great > >road feedback, so much so that you know when the rear is starting to slide, >so lots of fun in the twisties. >It's wearing pretty well too, I use 30 and 32 psi front and rear >respectively, and use the same pressures in the dirt! (too lazy) estimate >that it should last another good 8 - 10,000 miles >I do about 90/10; road/dirt riding. >And yes, it's a great commuter bike... >Ride safe! >JC >http://www.angelfire.com/journal/jcbikes > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com > > >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 >

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