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>--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "KLR94131" wrote: > > >>Headed out to pick some up after work...can anyone tell me the >>correct size to grab? Thanks. >> >>Mark >> >> > >Cotter pin, 1/8" or 5/32" X 2" will work. >Get a J-Clip / hairpin/ hitch pin / whatever they're called in your >neck of the woods, 1/8" or 5/32" will work, I reckon.. > >CA Stu. > >PS From buykawasaki.com, PIN-COTTER,4.0X 35 > >

> Yep, after I lost one and the guy from Arizona who lost both hitch pin > and front wheel nut on the white rim trail in Moab a couple of years > ago, I have gone back to cotter keys. I think if you use hitch pins, > safety wire, zip tye or a couple wraps of duck tape should do the trick. > > Criswell > > bigfatgreenbike wrote: > >> s2mumford@... wrote: >> >> >--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "KLR94131" wrote: >> > >> > >> >>Headed out to pick some up after work...can anyone tell me the >> >>correct size to grab? Thanks. >> >> >> >>Mark >> >> >> >> >> > >> >Cotter pin, 1/8" or 5/32" X 2" will work. >> >Get a J-Clip / hairpin/ hitch pin / whatever they're called in your >> >neck of the woods, 1/8" or 5/32" will work, I reckon.. >> > >> >CA Stu. >> > >> >PS From buykawasaki.com, PIN-COTTER,4.0X 35 >> > >> > >> >> Hitch pins are fine if you safety-wire or at least zip-tie them closed. >> I've lost them in brush. >> >> Cotter pins are more of a PITA but more secure. >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ >> courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >> Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: >> DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . >> >> >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >>

On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 08:26:55AM -0400, bigfatgreenbike wrote: > > Hitch pins are fine if you safety-wire or at least zip-tie them closed. > I've lost them in brush. > > Cotter pins are more of a PITA but more secure. > > -- > Devon > Brooklyn, NY > -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8100 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/

>I use my A1 as 80% commuter bike. I am in the high rise this morning and reading some previous posts and wondering about Speed and RPM's and what's good/bad for the bike. It just occured to me that I have never checked the front sprocket. I assume it to be a 15t, as everything else was BONE STOCK on it. >I've seen some posts with people talking about 100 MPH >

>and others saying that they were in the mid 4,000's at 60 MPH. >What do some of you consider WFO? >

>What RPM is bad for the bike to stay at on a road trip? >I run about 5,000 rpm on my commute at about 70 mph. Should I move up to a 16t before I screw up the engine? >

>This reminds me, I really should take the bent over finishing nails >out of the axle nut and the brake lever pivot one of these days. > >On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 08:26:55AM -0400, bigfatgreenbike wrote: > > >>Hitch pins are fine if you safety-wire or at least zip-tie them closed. >>I've lost them in brush. >> >>Cotter pins are more of a PITA but more secure. >> >>-- >>Devon >>Brooklyn, NY >> >> >> > > >

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "KLR94131" wrote: > Headed out to pick some up after work...can anyone tell me the > correct size to grab? Thanks. > > Mark