klr650+ vw beetle "volksbiken"

[scottbtorell]

After reading about various tires, I think I'm going to try a IRC GP-1 on the rear. The stock front still has a lot of life or should I change it as well? Do I want the 5.10X17 or ?? Front? Pros and cons? I ride mostly street but I do some back roads and minor dirt. Thanks

[scottbtorell]

After reading about various tires, I think I'm going to try a IRC GP-1 on the rear. The stock front still has a lot of life or should I change it as well? Do I want the 5.10X17 or ?? Front? Pros and cons? I ride mostly street but I do some back roads and minor dirt. Thanks

[Mike Peplinski]

Lets not forget to notice how the Beetle evolved from a basic cheap "everymans' auto" to a fairly pricey small car. Towards the end of their reign they were actually a bad buy, if I remember. The KLR on the other hand is a mere 150 bucks more than the previous model. Most of us would not have flinched if it had gone up that much and not changed at all. ( I love my KLR, the beetle I dumped.)

>From: "Doug" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR650+ VW Beetle "Volksbiken" >Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 22:56:59 -0000 > >Consider this Boys and Girls: > >The KL KLR 600 650 is more like a VW Beetle than any other vehicle >that comes to mind, in fact I think Kawasaki has incorprated LESS >changes to their KLR series in 20 years than VolksVogon (Yah pre >Farfinugugan by got!) did with any 20 year period of bug production! >(okay perhaps not counting from just after original design with >engineers trying to make Der Fuhuers napkin sketch a reality through >WW2 and into the sluggish ramp up of VW as a world class producer but >after that I mean ... (BTW do a search for hitler napkin sketch VW, it >is AMAZING how close they got to Adoplh's dream mobile!) > >Maybe we ought to call it "Volksbiken" the peoples bike! I'd say that >the '08 KLR is not anywhere near of a departure from original as the >SuperBeetle was from the early 36hp bugs! ... VW laid in way more >changes me thinks! "New KLR" remains rather an oxymoron more than a >typical Japanese model they historical claimed as "new" Like new >Honda CR more often than not meant JUST THAT ... FRICKEN NEW tope end, >forks,frame,wheel,seat,tank,spoke nipples,gas cap tube LOL ... and >same with KX YZ GSXR VFR Honda Accord ad nauseum ... but we get ALLL >fricken excited and dancing in the street over a "new" bike that has >the same decades old pig iron exhaust pipe,frame and gas tank for >crying out loud! Not to mention the entire mechanical lower7/8ths of >the powerplant/tranny! Really all they did is HOLD BACK on a few >things till no one could stand the constipation and all at once let go >of 3 or 4 improvements (though it is hard to call that dang fairing an >improvement ... hard enough to look at it even! LOL! > >I do love my Volksbiken though ... damn it! > >DougieQuick > > > >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 > > >

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