Wilsons Sandbox

bbrunelle@... wrote:

>I picked up a 2003 KLR650 and thought I'd use it most on the road but I don't. I'm riding gravel, dirt and some sugar sand 4X4 trails. The stock tires seem to be pretty unstable on gravel and sugar sand. I ride about 6 miles of paved roads into the National Forest then hit the trails. What tires work best for you all? > > >

I'm using a Dunlop D606 front and a Kenda K760 rear. These are DOT, and pretty agressive. The only problem with the D606 is, the sidewalls are so stiff you need rimlocks and extremely tire pressure to get the best traction out of it. The K760 front was pretty lousy on the road. Pirelli MT21 are great tires, better onroad than my setup but not quite as good offroad. If you have lots of sugar sand, give the K760 front a shot. They work well in sand, and cheap as well. D606, MT21, K760, any of these will be night and day compared to the stock tires. Also, consider rim locks. Low tire pressure makes a big difference in soft terrain. -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

Try mixing your own to get it just right - a can of 10 and a can of 15 = 12.5 Grant -----Original Message----- From: tigrebleau [mailto:mhrudy@...] Sent: 2-September-2003 7:24 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: STEERING BEARINGS ADJUSTMENT/Fork Oil Weight

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Lewis Goode" wrote: ...> IN THE FUTURE I INTEND TO CHANGE FORK OIL. IS 10WT TOO THIN FOR 180LB RIDER? > ...I tried 10 weight BelRay Fork Oil and found the damping too "light". 15 weight is just a skosh "heavy", but off-road, it helps prevent bottoming. Milt Rudy