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klr south america lap modifications needed?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2001 9:26 am
by tomrsewell@yahoo.com
hey- i'm planning a year long lap around CA/SA in 2002/3 on my KLR.
i've already had happy-trails in boise make me a beefy rack and
boxes, c stand, dual rad guards/h pegs. what other stuff could a toy
head guy do to customize her? K&N washable air filter? hotgrips? hi
shield? is a oil or water temp gauge available? how bout a gear
indicator? LOUD horn? lite flashers (modulators)? are big side crash
guards available from somewhere?
gasket re-use was: v-v-v-v-v-vibration
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2001 9:50 am
by standerson@home.com
My own experience is that if you put those gaskets on "dry", or with
a light oil film they will often (but not always) stick in spots.
You can still reuse them if you take things apart very carefully, but
the technique I described can help make it a no-brainer, and I do get
more uses, personally. It's just that I've been there with a heavy
left hand cover in one hand with the wires still connected, and the
stator trying to get sucked to the magneto, tool in the other hand
and having the stupid gasket stick to one surface at one corner, and
the other surface in an opposite corner. I am not a good juggler ;-].
Steve A.
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Bogdan Swider wrote:
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> Those gaskets already are coated with graphite. If they're in
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> shape they shouldn't need anything. Bogdan
klr south america lap modifications needed?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2001 9:52 am
by standerson@home.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., tomrsewell@y... wrote:
> hey- i'm planning a year long lap around CA/SA in 2002/3 on my KLR.
> i've already had happy-trails in boise make me a beefy rack and
> boxes, c stand, dual rad guards/h pegs. what other stuff could a
toy
> head guy do to customize her? K&N washable air filter? hotgrips? hi
> shield? is a oil or water temp gauge available? how bout a gear
> indicator? LOUD horn? lite flashers (modulators)? are big side
crash
> guards available from somewhere?
a good gps
klr south america lap modifications needed?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2001 11:36 am
by George Basinet
tomrsewell@... wrote:
> hey- i'm planning a year long lap around CA/SA in 2002/3 on my KLR.
> i've already had happy-trails in boise make me a beefy rack and
> boxes, c stand, dual rad guards/h pegs. what other stuff could a toy
> head guy do to customize her? K&N washable air filter? hotgrips? hi
> shield? is a oil or water temp gauge available? how bout a gear
> indicator? LOUD horn? lite flashers (modulators)? are big side crash
> guards available from somewhere?
Tom
In South America a little plastic Jesus on the top of the speedometer might
help. As a matter of fact I'm thinking of manufacturing one with a removable
head for different countries religion. Mohammed, Buddha, etc. These can all
be replaced with a Lava Light model when necessary.
Have a great trip
George
Escondido, CA