rims for the klr650

[sfmongo1]

I have been reading the posts on tires and figured I would weigh in on my opinion. I have been riding KLR's since 89 and have put all kinds of rubber on them and seen different ones from different places. If you do a lot of off road and don't put in extended highway miles the best for your buck are Cheng Shin. The best road tires with traction and a little bit of off road if you need it were Maxxis Traxxers. I bought them in Ecuador and they had been brought over from Colombia. Talk about cornering in the wet these things were the bomb. The Don'tLofts (Dunlops) are some of the squirliest tires on a turn I have ever ridden. Once you lean it out more than 40 degrees or so it seems the tread pulls the bike down and lays it down in a skid. My last comment is on the age thing and the putting thing. I am 47 years old and an agressive solo rider. Put a big gun and a power tube on your KLR and then hold on cause it will do about 120MPH if you are not careful. Regards: Mark G

[Arden Kysely]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "jkhoei" wrote:

> Assuming there are rims that would do the job. Are there tube-less > tires that can be used on them? > > I am under the impression that not all tire can be used without

tubes ...

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Anything that fits on a big GS, like Conti's TKC-80, are tubeless type tires. That said, any kind of dirt road will have enough rocks to bend a mag type rim. __Arden

[Steve Palmer]

> My last comment is on the age thing and the putting thing. I am 47 > years old and an agressive solo rider. Put a big gun and a power > tube on your KLR and then hold on cause it will do about 120MPH if > you are not careful. > > Regards: > > Mark G > > >

Ok I'll bite, never heard of a power tube or seen a KLR that will do 120 unless falling off a cliff. Care to fill us in? Steve