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fork position
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2002 8:29 pm
by Jalal Haddad
Hey there,
I am now the proud owner of a 2002 KR650. I have been listening in on this
maillist for a couple of months now, and I have learned so much. But, I do
have one question about the fork position. The way mine is setup, there are
about 2.5" between the top of the forks and the upper triple clamp. The most
I have seen on other (non KLR) bikes is about half an inch, and most are
flush. I asked the mechanic about it,and he said that it is setup the way
kawi recommends it.
The reason that I am curious is because I noticed that I am sliding forward
on my seat a bit, and also, the kickstand seem to be too long, the bike will
not fall off or anything, but other bikes that I have experience with are
leaned over more when parked with the side stand.
I will be mostly riding on the road, an my legs are long enough, so reach is
a non issue for me. I am mostly interested in better high speed stability.
Is my bike really setup the way kawi recommends ? If so, would it hurt if I
drop the forks down an inch or two ?
thanks
fork position
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2002 8:36 pm
by Lujo Bauer
The tops of the fork tubes should be flush with the top of the triple
tree. The mechanic must be hallucinating.
-Lujo
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fork position
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2002 8:40 pm
by bradklr650
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Jalal Haddad" wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> I am now the proud owner of a 2002 KR650. I have been listening in
on this
> maillist for a couple of months now, and I have learned so much.
But, I do
> have one question about the fork position. The way mine is setup,
there are
> about 2.5" between the top of the forks and the upper triple clamp.
The most
> I have seen on other (non KLR) bikes is about half an inch, and
most are
> flush. I asked the mechanic about it,and he said that it is setup
the way
> kawi recommends it.
>
> The reason that I am curious is because I noticed that I am sliding
forward
> on my seat a bit, and also, the kickstand seem to be too long, the
bike will
> not fall off or anything, but other bikes that I have experience
with are
> leaned over more when parked with the side stand.
>
> I will be mostly riding on the road, an my legs are long enough, so
reach is
> a non issue for me. I am mostly interested in better high speed
stability.
> Is my bike really setup the way kawi recommends ? If so, would it
hurt if I
> drop the forks down an inch or two ?
>
> thanks
Stuff them down the triple clamp, this is the way there shipped, and
the clown that told you that should apologize to those guys that are
Mechanic's. I have yet to meet a real one at bike dealership.
They should almost flush with the clamps, not flush, possible then to
distort the fork end threads. Measure to ensure they are even, and
check everything else on the bike for tightness, especailly the
chain. It's probably one of the few things that is too tight.
Brad
fork position
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2002 9:13 pm
by imperial-4776@webtv.net
I have my front forks raised in the clamps by approx an inch, helps a
little with my short legs. Also the steering is slightly better when
making sharp turns.
Dave
Salem OR
KLR650
Green SpitFire
fork position
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2002 4:38 am
by Robert Diaz
I have a 2001 KLR, and my forks are flush, as they are
on my Kawi GPZ also. Cheers!
Rob D
A15
'00 Indian Chief
'93 Heritage Softail
'83 GPZ
--- Jalal Haddad wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> I am now the proud owner of a 2002 KR650. I have
> been listening in on this
> maillist for a couple of months now, and I have
> learned so much. But, I do
> have one question about the fork position. The way
> mine is setup, there are
> about 2.5" between the top of the forks and the
> upper triple clamp. The most
> I have seen on other (non KLR) bikes is about half
> an inch, and most are
> flush. I asked the mechanic about it,and he said
> that it is setup the way
> kawi recommends it.
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fork position
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2002 12:10 pm
by alaska_rider
"The way mine is setup, there are
about 2.5" between the top of the forks and the upper triple clamp.
The most
I have seen on other (non KLR) bikes is about half an inch, and most
are
flush. I asked the mechanic about it,and he said that it is setup the
way
kawi recommends it."
I saw this same thing at the dealer where I purchased mine. I thought
it was strange. Makes sense about the dealer not changing the frok
position from the shipping set up. I'll have to let them know I want
that changed when I pick mine up next month.
I know form dirt bikes it is pretty common to raise and lower the
height of your froks for cornering or stability. But 2.5" is way too
much. Endo city!
fork position
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2002 4:41 pm
by texklr
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "alaska_rider" wrote:
> "The way mine is setup, there are
> about 2.5" between the top of the forks and the upper triple clamp.
> flush. I asked the mechanic about it,and he said that it is setup
the
> way
> kawi recommends it."
>
>
Mine was delivered to me with the fork about 2.5" above the clamp
also. I took it to my friends at the Honda shop - his father-in-law
is a Kawa dealer - he called his father-in-law and was told that it
should be almost flush. Sounds like some dealers have one story and
others have another.
Ride safe
Jim
fork position
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2002 4:48 pm
by dooden
[[snip]]
> Mine was delivered to me with the fork about 2.5" above the clamp
> also. I took it to my friends at the Honda shop - his father-in-
law
> is a Kawa dealer - he called his father-in-law and was told that it
> should be almost flush. Sounds like some dealers have one story
and
> others have another.
>
> Ride safe
>
> Jim
Or some dealers really rip past the check marks on the set-up
worksheet.
2.5" above the clamps ? Seems like it would be touching the
handlebars or really close, not to mention must look kinda dumb.
Duden
found a '01 klr650 for sale
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2002 8:26 pm
by dmatking
As Mark said, single track trails are not out of the question. I've
been there and done that. You'll be slow but they are do-able.
Double track fire road stuff is a no brainer.
David
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Tengai650 wrote:
> At 1:25 AM +0000 4/3/2002, ridecaptan wrote:
> >...I know
> >single track trails are out of the question
>
> Uh.... no they're not.
> Mark
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