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The Fred-meister at Arrowhead lists both front and rear Galfer lines on his web site, though I didn't call him to check on his stock. The front brake provides 90% of the bike's potential stopping power. If you're worried about the old rear brake line cracking, then replace it with a new stock line, or the SS Galfer. Not a big deal either way. Lots of riders never master the front brake. But you short change yourself if you don't learn to effectively haul your ass down from scary speed to something survival-able, and the rear brake just don't do it. Practice practice practice, til you know the feel and vibes she makes as you come right to the edge of locking it up. Mind you, a ham-fisted technique on a slick surface will throw you on your arse before you know what hit you. Therein lies the reason for all the practice. Good luck, MarkB --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Barney Benson wrote:

> Thanks to Harry, Tom, and Chris for good info on KLR-knowledgeable

mail-order vendors. Appreciate the advice. Still don't know what I should do about the rear brake. Having lurked the list and checked the archives its obvious that savvy KLR owners replace the front brake line with a steel-braided unit. But what about the rear line? Are people living with the stock set-up? Does anyone make a steel line for the rear brake? Galfer, I am told, does not. Again, thanks in advance for any help. Barney

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On Friday 24 October 2003 17:22, DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> So which GPS will do this, which ones seem to be the most durable, who > is using what GPS and why-

Etrex Venture. If you have it set up to record the track, it will sample quite frequently. I'd have to dig a manual out for the fine points, but I've never been at a loss for information -- unless it can't get a lock. Heavy cover, canyons, even a hillside where it can only see half the sky can be a problem depending on the constellation of available sats. The Venture comes with a cable to upload the track data, and you can import it into mapping sofware like DeLorme, tweak it, label it, print out a custom map, etc. The electronics are the same throughout the ETrex line, more bucks, more bells and whistles. The higher end models have more memory, and maps. I'll probably go for one of those when I finally drop this one off a cliff, run over it, or something. Problems: the bastteries vibrate and arc so they lose contact. Dielectric grease and a RAM mount seem to solve that problem. The ETrexs above the base model have a little tit to navigate the menus. A friend's failed entirely, mine needed a little tweaking. We both bought them at REI. Not only did they replace his Venture without hassles, he took the replacement back and traded up to the Legend, again with no hassle. It helps REI is a block from where we work, too.