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new klr owner w/ question
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:31 pm
by J.D. Smith
Got my new KLR 650 today, already got 69 miles worth of smiles out
of it. I noticed that the fork tubes extend 2-3/16 inches above top
of triple clamp, which looks strange. I remember reading somewhere
that Kawasaki ships these things with the fork tubes in a similar
fashion, and was wondering if perhaps the dealership neglected to
make this adjustment. Service dept. at dealership told me tube
height was correct, but could be adjusted if need be (duh). What say
you, group?
Thanks in advance,
J.D. Smith
Doctors Inlet, FL
new klr owner w/ question
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:36 pm
by Stu
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "J.D. Smith" wrote:
> Got my new KLR 650 today, already got 69 miles worth of smiles out
> of it. I noticed that the fork tubes extend 2-3/16 inches above top
> of triple clamp, which looks strange. I remember reading somewhere
> that Kawasaki ships these things with the fork tubes in a similar
> fashion, and was wondering if perhaps the dealership neglected to
> make this adjustment. Service dept. at dealership told me tube
> height was correct, but could be adjusted if need be (duh). What say
> you, group?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> J.D. Smith
> Doctors Inlet, FL
Hey Jay,
forks should be flush with the top of the clamps.
Thanks
CA Stu
Riverside CA
new klr owner w/ question
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:40 pm
by Guy B. Young II
"Doctors Inlet, FL"
??????
Is this town filled with retired Proctologists, or what?
Sorry.
Me thinks they've neglected to lower the tubes so they're flush (tube body)
with the top of the top clamp.
You're goning to need a way to support the front wheel off the ground to
correct this - OR - take it back to the dealer and insist they put it right.
Guy
A16
At 12:10 AM 4/22/04 -0000, J.D. Smith wrote:
>Got my new KLR 650 today, already got 69 miles worth of smiles out
>of it. I noticed that the fork tubes extend 2-3/16 inches above top
>of triple clamp, which looks strange. I remember reading somewhere
>that Kawasaki ships these things with the fork tubes in a similar
>fashion, and was wondering if perhaps the dealership neglected to
>make this adjustment. Service dept. at dealership told me tube
>height was correct, but could be adjusted if need be (duh). What say
>you, group?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>J.D. Smith
>Doctors Inlet, FL
best way to carry tunes
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:25 pm
by ltslpr
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "deadtvs" wrote:
> I've seen some discussion of this, but definitely not enough to make
> a conclusion. What's the best affordable way (affordable= carry tunes on the KLR? I've heard fairly bad things about MP3
> players, so I'm inclined toward a portable CD/AM/FM unit, but have
> never owned one and don't have much opinion on the offerings. So, oh
> great and wise KLRistas - educate me!
>
> TIA,
>
> Dan
The May, '04 issue of MCN has a glowing review of the Archos MP3
player, which is actually a portable harddrive/amp holding 20GB, or
around 5,000 songs at 128K bit sampling rate. Install a free
third-party utility called Rock Box to increase the error memory
buffer to eliminate almost all skipping and rebooting. Around $200, YPMV.
Glenn
San Jose, Ca.