nklr old fashioned cush drives--anyone rebuilt one lately?

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 10:31 AM +0000 6/8/05, Dooden wrote:

>--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "nakedwaterskier" > wrote: >> they used to use rubber dampers...anyone? >> Jeffrey > >Its a fingered interlocking hub with rubber inserts. > >Might even be able to order the rubber part, it seems mine came out >last time I had it apart. > >Have heard of rubber tire patches being used to shim it, whatever I >would do I think I would make sure each hole is shimmed the same, >otherwise the static load on the fingers might be reduced down to one >finger taking all the torgue.

www.ronayers.com sells the replacement cush drive for the KLR for ~$14. Being a tightwad and needing it faster, I've dusted sporcket carrier with talc and squeezed in enough GOOP into the hub (still leaving the original cush drive in there) so a little was extruded from the sides when I pressed the sprocket carrier back into the hub. I let it cure for at least 12 hours. Did the trick just fine. Mark

[Jose Amram]

I installed a 16t countershaft sprocket and I think it may have lowered RPM's by perhaps 250/300 on the highway. I will go back to the 15th and reduce the main sprocket by one tooth (I did this yrs ago on a triumph TR5T successfully), perhaps this combo will work better at top end... JC 16 tooth countershaft sprocket i do mostly street riding/cartroading,no real rough trails,i find myself looking for a sixth gear on the highway,anyone using this sprocket have any comments? how does it affect the lower gears on the trail? what are rpm's at 60-65 mph? thanx.. __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/