nklr : torque wrenches, calibration, water density, and miracl

[revmaaatin]

Hello list, Check out this ebay item and tell me what you think, Will it work on a KLR?: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki ... ary-Green- Rear-Brake- Bracket_W0QQitemZ4613828610QQcategoryZ35592QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem and compare it to this Dual Star item: http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Brand/K ... 50%20Brake% 20Bracket.htm I'm no rocket scientist, but I don't think the ebay item is compatable to the KLR650. I sent a note to the seller and gave him the dual star link to compare his item with the Dual Star item. I have a Dual Star bracket, and I know it works, (vertically, and horizontally, (8~0)

[Jeffrey Feldman]

Are you thinking of the master cylinder bracket? I believe that the ebay item is for the rear brake caliper. The DualStar one also mounts the brake pedal so that might be the confusion. -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of revmaaatin Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 9:25 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Ebay KLR brake bracket-BEWARE Hello list, Check out this ebay item and tell me what you think, Will it work on a KLR?: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki ... ary-Green- Rear-Brake- Bracket_W0QQitemZ4613828610QQcategoryZ35592QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem and compare it to this Dual Star item: http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Brand/K ... 50%20Brake% 20Bracket.htm I'm no rocket scientist, but I don't think the ebay item is compatable to the KLR650. I sent a note to the seller and gave him the dual star link to compare his item with the Dual Star item. I have a Dual Star bracket, and I know it works, (vertically, and horizontally, (8~0)http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650 ... earch.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links

[revmaaatin]

Hi Bogan, Not-Crossing the pond in quite a while? Me neither. However, I do have an amusing story of pint equivalents, circa spring of 1984, which occurred while embarked aboard a hydrofoil enroute from Portsmouth, England, to the Isle of Wight. Like all good, seagoing, commercial vessels, it had a bar. And what do Marines do while waiting in the vicinity of a "bar"? Why, they wait "in" the bar of course, and my friends, said loosely, indicated that they would go in and have a pint. Me, not a total-teetotaler, but one who desired to be sober in the presence of slightly more senior officers, looked at the menu, and ordered a pint (which looks a lot like a quart to me) of cider. Enjoyed it immensely. Liked it so well, I ordered a 2d one. Enjoyed it even more, finishing just as the hydro foil was coming off-the-step and prepared to dock after finishing its ~20 minute voyage. As the "foil" nudged closer to the pier, I turned briskly on my bar stool, and to the great amusement of my friends, who knew I was not one to drink alcohol, fell completely off the stool. There I was, after 3 months at sea, clueless as to what had happened to my sea legs in less than 20 minutes. I should have bee a little suspicious when one of my friends said," Oh, you will like these. Wish I had order one myself...." Yeah, you bet. Just as a pint is a pound the world over, not all ciders are created equal. While they were enjoying their pint of beer, containing 5% alcohol, I drank two cider's containing 12% alcohol, unknowingly, to the great amusement of my friends. They knew full well what an English Cider was and were waiting to see what effect it would have on me. Mirth and amusement followed, in fact, if I remember correctly, mirth, amusement and giggles followed me all the way back to the ship. The only thing that would have made it even funnier (for me) was if it happened to someone else. Later, I of course had to face "charges" of not being able to hold down my part of the bar during a squadron ready- room mock trial we called Kangaroo Court. It was where all the foo- bars of deployment are replayed for the benefit of those required to remain aboard the ship, on-watch, protecting the national assets. All of this happended during the spring of 1984, while the USS Siapam and her Marines were docked in Portsmouth, England. I hope you felt protected and slept well during April of 1984. I know I did that night. revmaaatin. suspicious of pints and cider ever since

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bogdan Swider wrote: > > A very entertaining discussion. > > "A pint's a pound, the world around" is a US saying. In the UK, they > > say, " a pint of water is a pound and a quarter" due to the use of > > Imperial gallons. > > You can now amaze your friends with this piece of trivia. > > > I thought a pint in the UK never referred to water > > Bogdan, who hasn't been across the pond in quite a while >