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Get a radiator guard on the bike first above all else, followed by a low-profile drain plug and a bashplate. I would strongly recommend a good set of barkbusters as well to save your levers and while yer at it, for another $15 get one of those left side mirror mounts to take it off the instrument cluster. http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com/ just sent me this stuff, it was still hot from the orbit re-entry when it arrived two days after ordering.

On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 02:21:31PM -0700, Kathi Clark wrote: > Went riding with my boyfriend last night. He's really scary in the dirt (although he hasn't had any broken bones or internal injuries for a few years -- not since he totalled his quad and nearly died). So, having had a preview of what my weekend riding will probably look like, I'm thinking about a skid plate and fork braces. Any recommendations? > > Kathi > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > > [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 > > > > -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.kingsqueak.org/klr650/

veggirl1964@... wrote:

>Went riding with my boyfriend last night. He's really scary in the dirt (although he hasn't had any broken bones or internal injuries for a few years -- not since he totalled his quad and nearly died). So, having had a preview of what my weekend riding will probably look like, I'm thinking about a skid plate and fork braces. Any recommendations? > >

1- I recommend you ride at your own pace and don't worry about keeping up with him. I have seen several people get hurt riding over their heads, because they were concerned about not slowing others down. 2- Don't try to go fast on a KLR on anything really rough- you will shock and amaze dirtbike guys with the places you can ride a KLR, but it won't happen at any impressive speed. 3- Get a radiator bar and some handguards as well- Tusk, moose, etc all make alloy handguards under $40. 4- I like the dual-star.com bash plate. I like the happy-trail.com fork brace. Devon

In a message dated 2004-06-30 3:56:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, veggirl1964@... writes:

> > Went riding with my boyfriend last night. He's really scary in the dirt > (although he hasn't had any broken bones or internal injuries for a few years -- > not since he totalled his quad and nearly died). So, having had a preview > of what my weekend riding will probably look like, I'm thinking about a skid > plate and fork braces. Any recommendations? > > Kathi > >

I'm satisfied with my HT skid plate - not using a centerstand I made sure to tell Tim I needed the full length skid plate. I'm using the SRC fork brace, being machined out of a single piece of billet its somewhat stiffer than the HT K9 fork brace, but there is nothing wrong with Tim's fork brace. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, bigfatgreenbike wrote:

> > veggirl1964@y... wrote: > > >Went riding with my boyfriend last night. He's really scary in

the dirt (although he hasn't had any broken bones or internal injuries for a few years -- not since he totalled his quad and nearly died). So, having had a preview of what my weekend riding will probably look like, I'm thinking about a skid plate and fork braces. Any recommendations?

> > > > > 1- I recommend you ride at your own pace and don't worry about

keeping

> up with him. I have seen several people get hurt riding over their > heads, because they were concerned about not slowing others down.

This is excellent advice... for ALL riders. You should always ride your own ride. Good riders expect this of their fellow riders, and will treat you with patience & respect. It's okay to challenge yourself, but know your limits. Better to challenge yourself, and work on stretching your skills, than to get in over your head and have a serious crash, crawl before you walk, walk before you run, that sort of thing. In my 35+ years of riding, I have learned the hard way: Crashing sucks. Trying to mimic someone else's riding style and skill can be very dangerous. Save that for a track school when you're wearing full leathers, and have a good instructor and the entire course available.

> Devon

The rest was all good advice too. MarkB

Totally agree! I actually have no intention of seeing just how much air I can catch (my last dirt riding sint was on a little Honda 90 that was so old and beat up I didn't care what happened to it, as opposed to my new, still-pretty KLR). However, if this is the stuff he wants to do, then even if I choose not to ride like a lunatic, and just ride in the vicinity, I will still be spending some time riding through dirt and rocks. I just want my bike to be prepared -- you know, so it will still be in good shape when I need to haul his ass out of the dirt, strap him to the back of my bike, and get him to a hospital! Kathi dumbazz650 wrote: --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, bigfatgreenbike wrote:

> 1- I recommend you ride at your own pace and don't worry about

keeping

> up with him. I have seen several people get hurt riding over their > heads, because they were concerned about not slowing others down.

This is excellent advice... for ALL riders. You should always ride your own ride. Good riders expect this of their fellow riders, and will treat you with patience & respect. It's okay to challenge yourself, but know your limits. Better to challenge yourself, and work on stretching your skills, than to get in over your head and have a serious crash, crawl before you walk, walk before you run, that sort of thing. In my 35+ years of riding, I have learned the hard way: Crashing sucks. Trying to mimic someone else's riding style and skill can be very dangerous. Save that for a track school when you're wearing full leathers, and have a good instructor and the entire course available.

> Devon

The rest was all good advice too. MarkB --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hate to do it, but I'm bike heavy in Thailand. It's a '94 with USA paperwork (ok for Thailand/Laos/Cambodia/Malaysia and Burma-if you're an adventurer). Has 40,000 on the clock, and 100 miles on the following: Complete tranny rebuild, clutch plate, front and rear tires, rotor, fork seals, oil sender unit, clutch cable, and various rubber parts. Less than 1,000 miles on a new drive shaft. Comes with Parabellium windscreen, BMW bags, dual seat and complete BMW origianal tool kit. Former leaking rear shock has been replaced. It is sadly sitting under a bike cover at a German guy's bike shop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which is near the Golden Triangle, a $50 flight from Bangkok. Bike insurance costs $20/year. Price for the bike is $5,000. To fly your bike over to Thailand (or Asia) is about $1,500.00, then you have to deal with Customs. This bike is already there. With an 80% import tax on big bikes in Thailand, it's a bit expensive to buy a used one, and there are few available. I'm not making any $ on this sale, just feel bad about the bike sitting there, not being ridden. I've another big bike sitting next to it, and they're both demanding to be ridden. For more info on the bike, and photos, contact me off the list. We could do the deal over here and you'd fly in with your plate/rego and a day later be off on an adventure. When it's snowing in New Hampshire this year you could be riding in the Land of Smiles - Thailand. Globe Rider Greg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail