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[ThisisJim1587981@aol.com]

Hi Folks, Well, I went on my first Austin, Texas ride last week. Boy, Oh boy, was it a ride. First, I rode through the south western hil country area. Some nice dips, hills, and twisties. I found a few areas where I could overlook a large area. What a view. I could see for miles and the roads were a blast. Then, I found a railroad access road, and I decided to check it out. Lots and lots of mud. This is where I ate it the first time. I was blasting along, loving the mud ride, when I suddenly lost the front end and high sided. I ended up with the tires being on the up hill side of a muddy slope. Not much fun trying to pick up the ol' KLR in the mud on a slope. Well, I managed to get the darn thing upright, after fighting with it for about a half hour. This is when I decided that I should not push it any further, and I headed back the way I came with no more incidents. Then, I rode around the corner and found a creek that was way down, but still had water in it. I noticed there was a two track trail heading down the creek, so I decided to give it a shot. It was great, several water crossings with water about a foot deep. Then a gravel pit, with a water crossing. And finally, I rode along a river bottom trail with a lot of bumps and ledges to traverse. I rode about a mile in and found a ledge overlooking the creek. I decided to stop and take a break and found a little slice of heaven. Right below me, under the ledge, were several 14" long catfish. There were also a few large trout, accented by many smaller carp. It was beautiful. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing slightly, clouds were swimming by, and the birds were singing in the oak, pecan and other types of tree tops. Right then and there I decided to lie down on the ledge and commune with the Good Lord and Mother Nature. I spent about an hour there, just lying there and enjoying the beauty of nature. It was perfect. The fish swam around me, the birds sang to me, and all was well with the world. After about an hour, I decided to move on to another adventerous location. This is when Mother Nature bit me in the behind. I screwed up and didn't carry enough speed through the water crossing and gravel pit. I got stuck, really stuck. Now, picture the KLR sunk down to the axle in gravel with a 30 degree uphill slope facing you. Not really pretty if you get my drift. Well, I thought I could power out of it in a higher gear, like second or third gear. Wrong, all I succeeded in doing was to catch some gravel in the chain. This gravel subsequently caused my chain to jump the spocket and then jam itself in between the counter sprocket and the swingarm. And, by jammed, I mean JAMMED. This chain was not coming out of there for any reason. So there I was, about a quarter mile in, stuck so deep that I didn't even need a kickstand to hold the bike upright. Well, I humped it out on foot, after trying for an hour, in vain, to release the chain with the stock tools. A nice woman stopped for me. She just happened to have a cell phone and was willing to let me call home. Well, I called the wife for help. She pulled all my tools out of the garage and came to my aid. Two hours later we were trying to fix the KLR. In the end, I had to remove the rear wheel, all the items attached to the swing arm, except the swingarm, and the counter sprocket assembly. After beating, prying, jamming, and jiggling, I finally got the chain unstuck. I had beaten the crud out of it, but it was now free. Surprisingly, I was able to remount the chain and ride it home that way. The whole repair took about 4 hours of intense effort. So, needless to point out, I had one helluva day. Yet, when it was all over, I had a profound sense of accomplishment. Now, I need to replace the chain and I think the counter sprocket will go as well. Rear sprocket looks ok. Now for the tire report. Before leaving Wisconsin, I mounted a set of Pirelli M70's. I like these tires so far. They are a little rough on the street, giving a bit rougher ride than stock. However, I haven't experienced any traction problems, except on city streets where they have slick corners. There you have to be a little more careful than with the stock tires. In Wisconsin mud, sand, and hard pack they handled well. Giving reliable traction and predictable sliding action when on the throttle. Down here, in Texas, the front tire loads up rather quickly with the Texas mud. The rear tire provides a strong footprint in both mud and sand. Neither front or rear tires really like gravel very much. The rear is better than the front, but these do not appear to be gravel tires. These tires do handle under water slime rather well. As for longevity, I can't say yet. But these tires appear to be stong and they do appear to be a very good selection for those of us that ride say 60/40 to 80/20. I don't think you could get much better off road traction without going to a dirt tire like the M21 or something similar. I recommend these particular tires for those that spend as much time on the street as they do in the dirt. Well, I've rambled on long enough. Talk at you later. Jim Sherlock 1997 Kawasaki KLR650 1982 Honda FT 500 Ascot

[Jim Cunningham]

That sounds like the ride from Heaven and Hell! -----Original Message----- From: ThisisJim1587981@... [mailto:ThisisJim1587981@...] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:20 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Ride Report + Tire Report Hi Folks, Well, I went on my first Austin, Texas ride last week. Boy, Oh boy, was it a ride. First, I rode through the south western hil country area. Some nice dips, hills, and twisties. I found a few areas where I could overlook a large area. What a view. I could see for miles and the roads were a blast. Then, I found a railroad access road, and I decided to check it out. Lots and lots of mud. This is where I ate it the first time. I was blasting along, loving the mud ride, when I suddenly lost the front end and high sided. I ended up with the tires being on the up hill side of a muddy slope. Not much fun trying to pick up the ol' KLR in the mud on a slope. Well, I managed to get the darn thing upright, after fighting with it for about a half hour. This is when I decided that I should not push it any further, and I headed back the way I came with no more incidents. Then, I rode around the corner and found a creek that was way down, but still had water in it. I noticed there was a two track trail heading down the creek, so I decided to give it a shot. It was great, several water crossings with water about a foot deep. Then a gravel pit, with a water crossing. And finally, I rode along a river bottom trail with a lot of bumps and ledges to traverse. I rode about a mile in and found a ledge overlooking the creek. I decided to stop and take a break and found a little slice of heaven. Right below me, under the ledge, were several 14" long catfish. There were also a few large trout, accented by many smaller carp. It was beautiful. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing slightly, clouds were swimming by, and the birds were singing in the oak, pecan and other types of tree tops. Right then and there I decided to lie down on the ledge and commune with the Good Lord and Mother Nature. I spent about an hour there, just lying there and enjoying the beauty of nature. It was perfect. The fish swam around me, the birds sang to me, and all was well with the world. After about an hour, I decided to move on to another adventerous location. This is when Mother Nature bit me in the behind. I screwed up and didn't carry enough speed through the water crossing and gravel pit. I got stuck, really stuck. Now, picture the KLR sunk down to the axle in gravel with a 30 degree uphill slope facing you. Not really pretty if you get my drift. Well, I thought I could power out of it in a higher gear, like second or third gear. Wrong, all I succeeded in doing was to catch some gravel in the chain. This gravel subsequently caused my chain to jump the spocket and then jam itself in between the counter sprocket and the swingarm. And, by jammed, I mean JAMMED. This chain was not coming out of there for any reason. So there I was, about a quarter mile in, stuck so deep that I didn't even need a kickstand to hold the bike upright. Well, I humped it out on foot, after trying for an hour, in vain, to release the chain with the stock tools. A nice woman stopped for me. She just happened to have a cell phone and was willing to let me call home. Well, I called the wife for help. She pulled all my tools out of the garage and came to my aid. Two hours later we were trying to fix the KLR. In the end, I had to remove the rear wheel, all the items attached to the swing arm, except the swingarm, and the counter sprocket assembly. After beating, prying, jamming, and jiggling, I finally got the chain unstuck. I had beaten the crud out of it, but it was now free. Surprisingly, I was able to remount the chain and ride it home that way. The whole repair took about 4 hours of intense effort. So, needless to point out, I had one helluva day. Yet, when it was all over, I had a profound sense of accomplishment. Now, I need to replace the chain and I think the counter sprocket will go as well. Rear sprocket looks ok. Now for the tire report. Before leaving Wisconsin, I mounted a set of Pirelli M70's. I like these tires so far. They are a little rough on the street, giving a bit rougher ride than stock. However, I haven't experienced any traction problems, except on city streets where they have slick corners. There you have to be a little more careful than with the stock tires. In Wisconsin mud, sand, and hard pack they handled well. Giving reliable traction and predictable sliding action when on the throttle. Down here, in Texas, the front tire loads up rather quickly with the Texas mud. The rear tire provides a strong footprint in both mud and sand. Neither front or rear tires really like gravel very much. The rear is better than the front, but these do not appear to be gravel tires. These tires do handle under water slime rather well. As for longevity, I can't say yet. But these tires appear to be stong and they do appear to be a very good selection for those of us that ride say 60/40 to 80/20. I don't think you could get much better off road traction without going to a dirt tire like the M21 or something similar. I recommend these particular tires for those that spend as much time on the street as they do in the dirt. Well, I've rambled on long enough. Talk at you later. Jim Sherlock 1997 Kawasaki KLR650 1982 Honda FT 500 Ascot 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

[Sanders, Eric]

Hello All, I was wondering how I might be able to delete silly or useless messages I post from time to time from the archives. Also I was wondering if there is a human filter who hand-picks which posts enter the archive, or if just everything is dumped into there. If the latter is the case, I'll try to start interjecting some usefulness into each and every one of my rambling, ill-conceded posts. Thanks a boat load, Eric A13L "Beef" Colorado Springs