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Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2002 8:39 pm**

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Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2002 8:39 pm**

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Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2002 8:51 pm**

Today I went out for the first ride of the new season on the dirt roads on my KLR. I have been over these routes hundreds of times over the last few decades. This time, I did not see a new barb wire fence across the road to a view point. There were no posts or stringers. I did not see the wire until the last second. I scrubbed off speed and tried to get it down. I plowed into it anyway. The impact and wire threw me off the back of the bike. My helmet took most of the impact. I had on all the protective gear and incurred no serious injury. My back is hurting from trying to drag the KLR off the barb wire it was tangled up in. I broke the stock handguards and bent the stock shifter up. The safety switch for the clutch was jimmied up and would not let it start. I only had the stock tools with me. I now have my Acerbis guards mounted,( they have been on my bench for a year or so...), and have a more complete tool kit packed away. Because I had been reading all the posts, I knew how to short out the clutch and sidestand switches. I bent the stock shifter back and will replace it with an upgrade soon. You never know what might happen. I was riding alone and had not left a real good itinerary with my wife. My cell phone did not have an adequate signal where it happened. One needs to be fully prepared, even when it is a "simple" outing. I was lucky. It could have been worse... Bert Fox Elko, NV ===== Life is an adventure meant to be ridden on two wheels. BMW R1100GS Kawasaki KLR650 Moto Guzzi Quota 1100ES __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/

Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2002 9:43 pm**

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Bert Fox, Nevada MGNOC rep" wrote:

> This time, I did not see a new barb wire fence across > the road to a view point. There were no posts or > stringers. I did not see the wire until the last > second.

Consider yourself very lucky. You're alive. An acquaintance of mine died years ago, in a very similar situation - didn't see the wire. U understand it decapitated him. Best to use caution. Hey, Bert, do you know my friend Brad there in Elko? He rides a KLR and his wife has one of them stinky yuppified F650s.

Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2002 6:48 am**

on 4/21/02 9:50 PM, Bert Fox, Nevada MGNOC rep at iambwfox@... wrote:

> Today I went out for the first ride of the new season > on the dirt roads on my KLR. I have been over these > routes hundreds of times over the last few decades. > This time, I did not see a new barb wire fence across > the road to a view point. There were no posts or > stringers. I did not see the wire until the last > second. I scrubbed off speed and tried to get it down. > I plowed into it anyway. The impact and wire threw me > off the back of the bike. My helmet took most of the > impact. I had on all the protective gear and incurred > no serious injury. My back is hurting from trying to > drag the KLR off the barb wire it was tangled up in. I > broke the stock handguards and bent the stock shifter > up. The safety switch for the clutch was jimmied up > and would not let it start. I only had the stock tools > with me. I now have my Acerbis guards mounted,( they > have been on my bench for a year or so...), and have a > more complete tool kit packed away. Because I had been > reading all the posts, I knew how to short out the > clutch and sidestand switches. I bent the stock > shifter back and will replace it with an upgrade soon. >

Glad you are okay!! That's some scary stuff! Someone needs to mark that fence. Karl A14

Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2002 8:16 am**

Yeah, I will probably mark it myself in a week or two. I also came across a broken out bridge on a BLM road with a detour around it. No markings or any indication of a hazard... Bert --- KJ wrote:

> on 4/21/02 9:50 PM, Bert Fox, Nevada MGNOC rep at > iambwfox@... wrote: > > > Today I went out for the first ride of the new > season > > on the dirt roads on my KLR. I have been over > these > > routes hundreds of times over the last few > decades. > > This time, I did not see a new barb wire fence > across > > the road to a view point. There were no posts or > > stringers. I did not see the wire until the last > > second. I scrubbed off speed and tried to get it > down. > > I plowed into it anyway. The impact and wire threw > me > > off the back of the bike. My helmet took most of > the > > impact. I had on all the protective gear and > incurred > > no serious injury. My back is hurting from trying > to > > drag the KLR off the barb wire it was tangled up > in. I > > broke the stock handguards and bent the stock > shifter > > up. The safety switch for the clutch was jimmied > up > > and would not let it start. I only had the stock > tools > > with me. I now have my Acerbis guards mounted,( > they > > have been on my bench for a year or so...), and > have a > > more complete tool kit packed away. Because I had > been > > reading all the posts, I knew how to short out the > > clutch and sidestand switches. I bent the stock > > shifter back and will replace it with an upgrade > soon. > > > > > Glad you are okay!! That's some scary stuff! Someone > needs to mark that > fence. > > Karl > A14 > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > 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 > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2002 7:57 pm**

You're as dumb as I am (no offense). I was riding through woods a few months age (no trail, just woods riding on abandoned land) and came to the ruins of a thrown stone wall. Since the KLR high-centers if you try to just roll over them, the way to cross them is use the first rock to get the front up and jump. I didn't notice the wire, with a dark green nylon coating, that someone had strung up high enough that a hiker wouldn't catch it in the face. But it snagged the bars, and the open faceplate of my full-face helmet, and stopped the bike cold. I had to drag it sideways off the rocks. If I had been seriously injured I have no idea how long I could have laid there. Three weeks before I had the glass lenses in my sunglasses replaced with impact-resistant polycarbonate. The glasses were twisted ito a pretzel. I never found the mirror, or the hunk of aluminum that snapped off with it. I was as lucky as you, the number one dumb thing was riding offroad alone. Devon "Bert Fox, Nevada MGNOC rep" wrote:

> Today I went out for the first ride of the new season > on the dirt roads on my KLR. I have been over these > routes hundreds of times over the last few decades. > This time, I did not see a new barb wire fence across > the road to a view point. There were no posts or > stringers. I did not see the wire until the last > second. I scrubbed off speed and tried to get it down. > I plowed into it anyway. The impact and wire threw me > off the back of the bike. My helmet took most of the > impact. I had on all the protective gear and incurred > no serious injury. My back is hurting from trying to > drag the KLR off the barb wire it was tangled up in. I > broke the stock handguards and bent the stock shifter > up. The safety switch for the clutch was jimmied up > and would not let it start. I only had the stock tools > with me. I now have my Acerbis guards mounted,( they > have been on my bench for a year or so...), and have a > more complete tool kit packed away. Because I had been > reading all the posts, I knew how to short out the > clutch and sidestand switches. I bent the stock > shifter back and will replace it with an upgrade soon. > > You never know what might happen. I was riding alone > and had not left a real good itinerary with my wife. > My cell phone did not have an adequate signal where it > happened. One needs to be fully prepared, even when it > is a "simple" outing. I was lucky. It could have been > worse... > > Bert Fox > Elko, NV > > ===== > Life is an adventure meant to be ridden on two wheels. > BMW R1100GS > Kawasaki KLR650 > Moto Guzzi Quota 1100ES > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more > http://games.yahoo.com/ > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > 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 > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2002 10:14 pm**

In a message dated 4/22/02 6:03:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jarvisd@... writes: >>

Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2002 10:40 pm**

The Moose from Fred works great. After plowing through the first few rocks and then dumping it on one that I had no business hopping the only 2 places that had scratches were the plate and the side of the gas tank - OUCH. Oh well, it was fun. -----Original Message----- From: Zachariah Mully [mailto:zmully@...] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:42 AM To: ridecaptan Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Arrowhead skid plate Ed- You can do three mounting clamps on the skid plate no problem, but if you're ever going to do anything seriously rough, you'll want all four on there. And no, none of the availible aluminum skid plates are strong enough for serious off-roading. I'll post pictures later this week of mine later after I get it cut off my bike. Perhaps Devon can do the same for his. Z DC One Dead KLR650X

> BTW, if you do any serious off roading, that plastic imposter for a > skid plate does nothing in the way of protection. The other day I > hit a big rock on the trail, and thought I did nothing, because I > looked at it. I was wrong, after taking off the stock plastic crap > skid plate to put on the new one, I noticed a dent on the under side > of the frame. > > Ed > A15 > On the road again

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