bicycle mount to a klr?

[Jean-Francois Lecours]

At what PSI do ride on pavement? I still have the OEM tires on 4500Km KLR I just bought. JFLecours Silver Bullet KLR __________________________________________________________ L che-vitrine ou l che- cran ? magasinage.yahoo.ca

[Stu]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Jean-Francois Lecours wrote:

> At what PSI do ride on pavement? > > I still have the OEM tires on 4500Km KLR I just bought. > > JFLecours > Silver Bullet KLR > > __________________________________________________________ > L che-vitrine ou l che- cran ? > magasinage.yahoo.ca

28 PSI

[Chris]

I've been running 34 rear, 32 front and it feels good to me at 270lbs.

On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 07:13:51PM -0500, Jean-Francois Lecours wrote: > At what PSI do ride on pavement? > > I still have the OEM tires on 4500Km KLR I just bought. > > JFLecours > Silver Bullet KLR -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.kingsqueak.org/klr650/

[Roy]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Jean-Francois Lecours wrote:

> At what PSI do ride on pavement? > > I still have the OEM tires on 4500Km KLR I just bought. > > JFLecours > Silver Bullet KLR >

On pavement I generally run a few PSI less than the side wall rating. Roy Cope

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2004-03-31 4:15:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, jflecours2002@... writes:

> > At what PSI do ride on pavement? > > I still have the OEM tires on 4500Km KLR I just bought. > > JFLecours > Silver Bullet KLR > >

21 psi front, 23 psi and up on the rear depending on the load. I run the 50/50 style tires, usually GP-1s. I've tried higher pressures but it reduces the mileage I get from the tire. No matter what I might like, my recommendation is to experiment and find what you like best. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jean-Francois Lecours]

--- kdxkawboy@... wrote:

> 21 psi front, 23 psi and up on the rear depending on the load. I run > the > 50/50 style tires, usually GP-1s. I've tried higher pressures but it > reduces the > mileage I get from the tire. > > No matter what I might like, my recommendation is to experiment and > find what > you like best. > > Pat > G'ville, Nv >

That's exacly what I'm riding and find it a little wabbly at around 70mph. Would a higher pressure correct that? JFLecours Silver Bullet A16 __________________________________________________________ L che-vitrine ou l che- cran ? magasinage.yahoo.ca

[Lujo Bauer]

Conventional wisdom is that lower pressures give better off-pavement traction, and higher pressures give better on-road stability and longer tire life. Running low 30s on the road isn't at all extreme. -Lujo A13 Jean-Francois Lecours wrote:

> --- kdxkawboy@... wrote: > >>21 psi front, 23 psi and up on the rear depending on the load. I run >>the >>50/50 style tires, usually GP-1s. I've tried higher pressures but it >>reduces the >>mileage I get from the tire. >> >>No matter what I might like, my recommendation is to experiment and >>find what >>you like best. >> >>Pat >>G'ville, Nv >> > > That's exacly what I'm riding and find it a little wabbly at around > 70mph. Would a higher pressure correct that? > > JFLecours > Silver Bullet A16

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[Don Kime]

At 12:57 PM 4/2/04 -0500, Jean-Francois Lecours wrote:

>That's exacly what I'm riding and find it a little wabbly at around >70mph. Would a higher pressure correct that?

I think so Jean. I've been running about 90% of sidewall max on the street, and that seems real good. Ride safe, Don Kime - VFR750F, GL1500SE, GL1100, KLR 650 OH - M/C Safety Instructor/RiderCoach dkime@... http://forums.delphiforums.com/MCTourer/

[Robert Diaz]

Yeah, I agree the rack itself shouldn't pose a problem. I was more or less talking about what people would potentially strap to it without taking into consideration how it might effect the dynamics of the bike. I know I have ridden around with my baseball bag or laptop bag around my neck and shoulders and sometimes had a problem with the load shifting while riding. Not a big deal, but can be potentially dangerous. BTW, If you do setup your bike to tow your kayak I would love to see a pic of that! Rob D Chris wrote: I don't see any issue with it. Hell, it's narrower than the bars from what it seems, certainly narrower than a pair of Pelican boxes on racks. It's more dangerous to carry a bed roll with compression straps on the rack as it could be sucked into the drivetrain and lock your wheel. I still want to setup a trailer hitch to tow my 18' kayak on the bike. Now that would definitely light up the day for a few LEO's.

> That looks like an accident waiting to happen, at least for an > inexperienced rider. Just curious what the law is regarding the > mounting of bikes and such on motorcycles, or if a L.E.O. would pull > you over for having something like that strapped to your bike. I'm > sure this guy has tested it and researched it since he is selling > them. Definitely no lane splitting with that thing on your bike! > > Rob D. > A15 > A1 > '00 Indian Chief > > "Guy B. Young II" wrote: > See: > > http://hometown.aol.com/mschue5938/mschuette.html > > Guy > A16 > > > At 10:44 PM 4/1/04 -0000, goldendogboydan wrote: > >>I want to use my KLR to transport my mountain bike. Does an off the >>shelf rack kits for bicycles exist? Or if any one has made a rack, >>can you provide some guidance? > > > > > 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 . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > 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 . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

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