motorcycle tire changer

[Greg Dawson]

Hi all, I'm new to the group. I've considered purchasing a KLR 650 for some time now and I'd like to know how many miles I should expect to put on one before it gets retired. I read this article http://home.att.net/~flafrank/kawasaki.htm and the author says: "On the down side. You can't expect Rolex quality at Timex prices. The bike has a life expectancy of probably 50,000 km (30,000 mi) max." Does this sound about right? Thanks,

[* Deks*]

>Hi all, I'm new to the group. I've considered purchasing a KLR 650 for some >time now and I'd like to know how many miles I should expect to put on one >before it gets retired. >I read this article http://home.att.net/~flafrank/kawasaki.htm and the >author says: "On the down side. You can't expect Rolex quality at Timex >prices. The bike has a life expectancy of probably 50,000 km (30,000 mi) >max." >Does this sound about right? >Thanks,

Well Greg, Mine got more than 80000km. My friend has got 134000km and he rides her hard. We both have 1988 KLR 650 A2. I don't know how much this author understands about Rolexes and Timexes but it seems like the KLR is a mistery to him. Have fun, deks, Croatia _________________________________________________________________________ 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

[Weaver, Mark]

> > Hi all, I'm new to the group. I've considered purchasing a KLR 650 > for some time now and I'd like to know how many miles I should expect > to put on one before it gets retired. > > I read this article http://home.att.net/~flafrank/kawasaki.htm and > the author says: > > "On the down side. You can't expect Rolex quality at Timex prices. > The bike has a life expectancy of probably 50,000 km (30,000 mi) max." > > > Does this sound about right? >

no, it sounds silly in fact. mine would be worn out in less than 2 years (and i'd still have a couple years of payments on it, argh!) there are many listers with many more miles on their bikes. if you ride 90% pavement, and you take care of your bike, i'd expect at least 100k out of the bike. the only serious top-end issue would be to replace some chains (cam? balancer? both?) between 30-50k depending on who you believe. at least check em closely around 30-35k and make your own decision. mark weaver

[BCSavWill@cs.com]

Hi, I expect to ride mine until Kawasaki no longer make spares, and then I guess someone else will. My valves have been running LI/Ri/Lexh/Rexh 4/5/6/7 thou from 500 miles onwards (now at 5500mls), must have a good set of seats. Ok, a bit on the tight side, but have not changed. Regards, Brian A14 D17

[william southworth]

I found a "motorcycle tire changer" for sale at www.harborfreight.com.  Does anyone have experience with this product and how well it works? The $ 20 price tag is probably a clue to it's overall quality. It's item # 42927-0VGA   - Bill   Bill@...