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>From: billwoodson@... >To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_klr650] warped front brake rotor >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:21:06 -0000 > >Anybody else have this problem? The symptom is a grab-and-release, >grab-and-release pulsating of the front brake. It's not a problem at >higher speeds, but making smooth stops is impossible, and riding in >traffic is a real pain. Is there any point trying to get the rotor >ground down? Does anybody even do that on bikes? How much are >replacement rotors (standard diameter, not oversized), and who, >besides OEM, makes them? Thanks, > >Bill Woodson >in Madison, Wisconsin >A13, '00 Cagiva Gran Canyon > >

With a A13 and a Gran Canyon in your stable why not go for the gusto and pick up a oversized rotor from MAP also available from Fred in Moab,UT. Here it is in case you haven't seen it. http://www.map-engineering.com Pricey but if you have to get one might as well get the best. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Conall O'Brien" wrote:

> With a A13 and a Gran Canyon in your stable why not go for the > gusto and pick up a oversized rotor from MAP also available from > Fred in Moab,UT.

Second try, I'm also experiencing posting problems, like a few other people. Conall, I understand where you're coming from, you just want to make a great bike even better, and normally I'd agree with you. The reason I don't want to go oversize on the front rotor is because of the way I use the bike - - reliability is more important to me on this bike than performance. I rode it around the world in 2000, and I'm taking it across Pakistan and China in 2002. I've been spending aftermarket money on bikes for 40 years, and have learned the hard way that those factory OEM engineers ain't so dumb. Do a search of the DSN KLR archives, and I think you'll find a number of references to cracked caliper mounts for the MAP installation. I'm not picking on MAP, I'm just saying I can't afford to have anything like that happen to me, for instance, in the middle of Pakistan. I've addressed the notoriously poor KLR braking with stainless steel lines, and now the braking performance itself is pretty good, so there's just no percentage for me in risking an aftermarket caliper mounting set-up. I've left the KLR painfully stock, except where reliability, already excellent on the KLR, is further enhanced, like with a heavy-duty shock, a Scottoiler, and a few other things. But no "performance enhancers" (unless you count the ss brake lines, and I'd argue they're more reliable than stock). Thanks again, Bill Woodson in Madison, Wisconsin A13, '00 Cagiva Gran Canyon

> Do a search of the DSN KLR archives, and I think you'll find a number > of references to cracked caliper mounts for the MAP installation. I'm > not picking on MAP, I'm just saying I can't afford to have anything > like that happen to me, for instance, in the middle of Pakistan.

I understand the point you're making Bill, on the other hand I don't recall seeing reports of cracked caliper mounts. Can you point me to one? Thanks, Kurt Simpson Salt Lake City, UT '01 BMW R1150GS '98 Kawasaki Concours FS '98 Yamaha XT225 FS '97 Suzuki DR350SE '96 Suzuki DR650SE '82 Honda XR200 FS

Kurt, I asked about broken Braking caliper mounts in #35144. One other lister got back to me with the same complaint. FYI, Braking doesn't sell or support that kit anymore and the M.A.P. bracket won't fit because their disc is larger. __Arden Kysely A11 "Mr. K"

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Kurt Simpson" wrote: > > > Do a search of the DSN KLR archives, and I think you'll find a number > > of references to cracked caliper mounts for the MAP installation. I'm > > not picking on MAP, I'm just saying I can't afford to have anything > > like that happen to me, for instance, in the middle of Pakistan. > > I understand the point you're making Bill, on the other hand I don't > recall seeing reports of cracked caliper mounts. Can you point me to > one? > > Thanks, > > > Kurt Simpson > Salt Lake City, UT > '01 BMW R1150GS > '98 Kawasaki Concours FS > '98 Yamaha XT225 FS > '97 Suzuki DR350SE > '96 Suzuki DR650SE > '82 Honda XR200 FS

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Arden Kysely" wrote:

> Kurt, > I asked about broken Braking caliper mounts in #35144. One other > lister got back to me with the same complaint. FYI, Braking doesn't > sell or support that kit anymore and the M.A.P. bracket won't fit > because their disc is larger.

Arden and Kurt, Thanks for keeping me honest, it must have been Braking, and not MAP, that I was remembering. My sincere apologies to MAP. Bill Woodson in Madison, Wisconsin A13, '00 Cagiva Gran Canyon

Skip the digital camera. I scanned a few pictures that I had taken a few weeks ago. If anyone is interested in seeing the lights: http://klr650.20m.com/lights.htm I will take some close ups of the mounting and wiring later. Rich 98' KLR650 E. Boston, MA

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., macdracer@p... wrote: > That looks pretty cool! > > I mounted some small fog lights directly to the support where you > attached this light bar. These lights are very small, but very