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cmilbourn1
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fork spacers

Post by cmilbourn1 » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:43 pm

I changed my seals and oil and added 2 inches of spacers and 15w oil. Made a big difference in the front suspension. Does anyone know of a recomended length for spacers and if I could damage anything whith what I did?

Ross Lindberg
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fork spacers

Post by Ross Lindberg » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:20 pm

I can't think of any reason longer spacers or different oil will hurt anything. You are just pre-loading the springs a bit more. I tried 15 wt oil with Progressive springs and was unhappy with the rough ride I got on washboard gravel roads and switched to 7 wt on Paul Streeters recommendation. Much smoother ride now. Enjoy your "new" suspension! Ross Lindberg Fertile, MN
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "cmilbourn1" wrote: > > I changed my seals and oil and added 2 inches of spacers and 15w oil. > Made a big difference in the front suspension. Does anyone know of a > recomended length for spacers and if I could damage anything whith what > I did? >

Terry Hamrick
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nklr parking your bike

Post by Terry Hamrick » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:58 pm

and a man you can respect albatross
On 7/27/07, revmaaatin wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , Alan L > Henderson > wrote: > > > > I would love to be able to park in the back of the lot and walk in > for > > exercise! I would love to be able to to ride my bicycle 30 or 40 > miles > > after work. Hell, I would love to still be able to work. What would > you > > think if you saw my KLR with a handicap plate? How can you tell by > > looking that the person doesn't deserve to have a handicap plate. Yes > > there is abuse. You still have to give the benefit of the doubt > unless > > you personally know that the license holder is a fraud. > > Alan Henderson A13 Iowa > > > My friend Buck McQuen was a double amputee--at the waist! (At the age > of ~65, he stepped off the back of his farm tractor while grinding > grain for the hogs and got 'wound' around the PTO to the feed grinder > he was operating.) He certainly qualified for a handicap plate but > never used the parking spots--he said it was for 'handicapped' > folks. "Save it for someone who needs it" and would 'fist-walk' across > the parking lot to avoid using a handicap spot. Buck learned to fly an > airplane (an Aerocoupe) after his accident--wasn't much that slowed him > down--although climbing up and down from tractors was difficult. He is > long gone now, and he could walk on his gloved fist as fast as most of > us walk on two feet. An amazing man-he suggested about his > accident, "that is one way to lose weight, but not recommended." > Always a positive/humorous attitude in the worst circumstances to the > very end. We could all do as well. > revmaaatin. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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