devilscreek ds weekend nklr

[tomrsewell@yahoo.com]

hey people, i'm planning a year long lap around south america in a year and a half and i have a 99 klr650 which i've added the following; happytrails super rack,alu boxes, c stand, bash plate, 2 rad side guards, hiway pegs, tank panniers and top bag, plug for elect vest, aerostitch 2 piece neon yellow suit, shoei flip up helmet, plastic sheet over head lite for rox. heres what i'm considering adding; 1)hi shield 2)louder horn 3)beefyer susp (progressive?) 4)head and tail lit flasher deals with switch (modulator?) 5)briter h lite bulb 6)LED tail lite 7)acerbis hand guards w/ shields 8)disk guards 9)pirelli mt60 90/10% tires, or would mt50's be better? 10) throttle lock 11)hot grips 12)head lite on/off switch. 13)plug for rechargable camp lite.14)inline fuel filter. i hope to ride lots of dirt roads and climb some peaks along the way. camp out lots. what suggestions do ya'll have? any engine or electric mods? k&n air filter? is 52 mpg (US) hiway what everybody else gets? anyway to increase it? i was kinda thinking about having tim make me some big side crash bars to protect legs better? rsvp tomrsewell@... whitefish,mt/ dullass,tx

[Devon Jarvis]

Speaking only about what I know.... The electric vest is more important than the heated grips. A warm body, good gloves (and hand covers) will keep your hands warm. Be careful adding anything that will draw more electrical power. Learn how to bump start your bike, on dirt, before you go. My SR500 will not run a vest and HotGrips at the same time. Look into the charging capacity of the KLR, maybe you can get away with it. Acerbis Rally-Pro guards will save your levers and perches in a fall. I got them because I am a novice in the dirt and (correctly) expected to drop my bike often. They have paid for themselves maybe five times over by now. I always use inline fuel filters, get one that's about 1.5" in diameter with a paper element, not the little cone shaped ones. The headlamp switch will help if you have battery trouble, Rewire your rechargeable camp light to fit the same plug as the vest. Wire up two of the same sockets. That way you can swap hardware if something fails. If you have been doing well with the stock air filter, I wouldn't change anything. Bring a spare stock air filter in a ziplock already cleaned, oiled, and ready to use. Anything you change, put 500 on before you ride the trip with it. Good Luck Devon A15 78 SR500 81 SR500 tomrsewell@... wrote:

> hey people, i'm planning a year long lap around south america in a > year and a half and i have a 99 klr650 which i've added the > following; happytrails super rack,alu boxes, c stand, bash plate, 2 > rad side guards, hiway pegs, tank panniers and top bag, plug for > elect vest, aerostitch 2 piece neon yellow suit, shoei flip up > helmet, plastic sheet over head lite for rox. heres what i'm > considering adding; 1)hi shield 2)louder horn 3)beefyer susp > (progressive?) 4)head and tail lit flasher deals with switch > (modulator?) 5)briter h lite bulb 6)LED tail lite 7)acerbis hand > guards w/ shields 8)disk guards 9)pirelli mt60 90/10% tires, or would > mt50's be better? 10) throttle lock 11)hot grips 12)head lite on/off > switch. 13)plug for rechargable camp lite.14)inline fuel filter. i > hope to ride lots of dirt roads and climb some peaks along the way. > camp out lots. what suggestions do ya'll have? any engine or electric > mods? k&n air filter? is 52 mpg (US) hiway what everybody else gets? > anyway to increase it? i was kinda thinking about having tim make me > some big side crash bars to protect legs better? rsvp > tomrsewell@... whitefish,mt/ dullass,tx > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Miata Myk]

> The whole KLR thing is based on Sunday's ride. Saturday is an easy > street/dirt road ride for novices, big bikes and those that like to ride > two-up. Sunday has been likend to a zero point enduro. Yup Dawg, you were > the only KLR last year. Only one this year too, except for my Big Green > (A14) I'll be ridin around takin pictures( did layout on my LC4, with > Dirtboy and Tree Magnet Tom with their TTR and DRZ). Year before the only > KLR was Patrice Robinette then from Miami, now NY. He didn't make it and > he's ridden fom north america to south america! Year before that we had

two

> KLRs, didn't make the lunch stop!, year before THAT, we had 5 KLRs, all > washed out by lunch, one was hauled outa a mud/water hole by Dirtboys > ancient XT350. It had water sloshing around inside the headlight! If

anyone

> can break the spell, My money is on Sandshark, but he can't make it this > year. This year we've got a BMWF650 Dakar and a KTM Adventure willing to > challeneg the Creek! The Sunday ride is an absolute blast on the > lightweights (DRZ, LC4, DR, XT)

Sounds like a blast! So, how fast can someone put knobbies on my CBR or is there an extra bike laying around?? I'm in Tampa, not that far south of Dade City. Just haven't gotten a D/S yet..hence the yet!