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nklr - harley
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:23 pm
by roncriswell@sbcglobal.net
The low maintenance factor of Harley's has been an attraction to me ....
but the high prices haven't. I have always had a lust for a Sportster
and their
flat track XR's. The new flat track look alike (sorta) .... has my
inerest asdoes
what Buell is doing, but all my bikes are paid for. I may get one
someday if the
Price is right. I still think the Big Twin is one of the best looking
engines especially for
Customizing. And you immediately become a member of a giant club if
you own one.Sorta like the KLR club.
Criswell
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 6, 2009, at 11:44 AM, wrote:
>
>
> For many years I was a 'hater' as well, but after owning a couple my
> mind was changed - especially from the maintenance aspect. There is
> something to be said for a single, simple carburetor mounted on the
> side with easy access, carefree hydraulic valve actuation and belt
> final drive. Check the fuel level, tire pressure and GO. The only
> real maintenance is changing the oil.
>
> My next Harley will be a Sportster with rearsets, high scrambler
> exhaust, long, flat seat, tall shocks in back and 50/50 dual sport
> tires. Yes, it would be a pig in serious offroad but I don't go
> there much. If everything comes together correctly it will be a
> glorious 'round-towner and perfect complement to the K1200GT's
> highway capability.
>
> Just because a great many idiots ride these Harleys doesn't mean
> some of them aren't interesting and capable machines, especially the
> post-1990 models. (and the XLCRs)
>
> Steve Dyer
> Norman OK
> A13
> K1200GT
> CT110
> CT110
>
> -------------
>
> ---- Rick McCauley wrote:
> I bet Harley riders don't wave at you either.
>
> Rick
> A17
>
>
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nklr - harley
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:54 pm
by Jeff Khoury
I think my head is gonna explode... did someone say LOW maintenance on a Harley?
-Jeff Khoury
----- Original Message -----
From: roncriswell@...
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Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:22:42 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR - Harley
The low maintenance factor of Harley's has been an attraction to me ....
but the high prices haven't. I have always had a lust for a Sportster
and their
flat track XR's. The new flat track look alike (sorta) .... has my
inerest asdoes
what Buell is doing, but all my bikes are paid for. I may get one
someday if the
Price is right. I still think the Big Twin is one of the best looking
engines especially for
Customizing. And you immediately become a member of a giant club if
you own one.Sorta like the KLR club.
Criswell
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 6, 2009, at 11:44 AM, < stevedyer@... > wrote:
>
>
> For many years I was a 'hater' as well, but after owning a couple my
> mind was changed - especially from the maintenance aspect. There is
> something to be said for a single, simple carburetor mounted on the
> side with easy access, carefree hydraulic valve actuation and belt
> final drive. Check the fuel level, tire pressure and GO. The only
> real maintenance is changing the oil.
>
> My next Harley will be a Sportster with rearsets, high scrambler
> exhaust, long, flat seat, tall shocks in back and 50/50 dual sport
> tires. Yes, it would be a pig in serious offroad but I don't go
> there much. If everything comes together correctly it will be a
> glorious 'round-towner and perfect complement to the K1200GT's
> highway capability.
>
> Just because a great many idiots ride these Harleys doesn't mean
> some of them aren't interesting and capable machines, especially the
> post-1990 models. (and the XLCRs)
>
> Steve Dyer
> Norman OK
> A13
> K1200GT
> CT110
> CT110
>
> -------------
>
> ---- Rick McCauley < ramachm12@... > wrote:
> I bet Harley riders don't wave at you either.
>
> Rick
> A17
>
>
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nklr - harley
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:04 pm
by Gary Thacker
I can take care of the lust factor, ride one. If you have ever ridden a Sportster that will cure your lust in about 10 feet. Ever here the expression take your Harley for a walk? And why would you ever want to be part of "their giant club".
Gary
Souderton,Pa.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
~~ Abraham Lincoln
To: roncriswell@...
CC:
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From: jeff@...
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:52:05 -0700
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR - Harley
I think my head is gonna explode... did someone say LOW maintenance on a Harley?
-Jeff Khoury
----- Original Message -----
From: roncriswell@...
To: ""
Cc: "dsn klr650" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:22:42 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR - Harley
The low maintenance factor of Harley's has been an attraction to me ....
but the high prices haven't. I have always had a lust for a Sportster
and their
flat track XR's. The new flat track look alike (sorta) .... has my
inerest asdoes
what Buell is doing, but all my bikes are paid for. I may get one
someday if the
Price is right. I still think the Big Twin is one of the best looking
engines especially for
Customizing. And you immediately become a member of a giant club if
you own one.Sorta like the KLR club.
Criswell
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 6, 2009, at 11:44 AM, < stevedyer@... > wrote:
>
>
> For many years I was a 'hater' as well, but after owning a couple my
> mind was changed - especially from the maintenance aspect. There is
> something to be said for a single, simple carburetor mounted on the
> side with easy access, carefree hydraulic valve actuation and belt
> final drive. Check the fuel level, tire pressure and GO. The only
> real maintenance is changing the oil.
>
> My next Harley will be a Sportster with rearsets, high scrambler
> exhaust, long, flat seat, tall shocks in back and 50/50 dual sport
> tires. Yes, it would be a pig in serious offroad but I don't go
> there much. If everything comes together correctly it will be a
> glorious 'round-towner and perfect complement to the K1200GT's
> highway capability.
>
> Just because a great many idiots ride these Harleys doesn't mean
> some of them aren't interesting and capable machines, especially the
> post-1990 models. (and the XLCRs)
>
> Steve Dyer
> Norman OK
> A13
> K1200GT
> CT110
> CT110
>
> -------------
>
> ---- Rick McCauley < ramachm12@... > wrote:
> I bet Harley riders don't wave at you either.
>
> Rick
> A17
>
>
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nklr - harley
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:24 pm
by Rick McCauley
I like those 2 quotes.
Unfortunately the first one may soon be untrue, and the second one may soon prove true.
Rick
A17
--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Gary Thacker wrote:
Gary
Souderton,Pa.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
~~ Abraham Lincoln
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nklr - harley
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:43 am
by Barron Koralesky
True, my Sportster vibrates more than my KLR did. I have a 1994, which is rigid mount. I wouldn't want to tour on it, but then again, I don't tour, I just putt around on it. I really like the lop-sided, single-pin, potato potato sound of the engine. The bike has a lot of soul. The Sportster line has been made for 52 years now. For better or worse, most of that without that much change. All the best of 1940's tractor technology, I say.
Loud and obnoxious behavior is not limited to the HD gang. In recent years the squid crew has been just as bad. Megaphone pipes on a Hyabusa doing a 90mph wheelie down the interstate... Really? They don't make the motorcycle-riding community look good either.
-Barron
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Gary Thacker wrote:
>
>
> I can take care of the lust factor, ride one. If you have ever ridden a Sportster that will cure your lust in about 10 feet. Ever here the expression take your Harley for a walk? And why would you ever want to be part of "their giant club".
>
> Gary
>
nklr - harley
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:57 pm
by roncriswell@sbcglobal.net
You must have had an AMF Harley.A friend had a '76 Sortster. It was
bad with numerous problems. According to people I have talked to,
quality has improved greatly since then. An Iron Butt rider I know put
20,000 miles on his Softail in one month and has about 80,000 total on
it. He also has a BMW and used to ride a KLR until he hurt his rotator
cuff (second time). He loved all 3. He also had a Hyabusa (until it
scared him).
Criswell
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 7, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote:
> I think my head is gonna explode... did someone say LOW maintenance
> on a Harley?
>
>
>
> -Jeff Khoury
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: roncriswell@...
> To: ""
> Cc: "dsn klr650" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:22:42 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada
> Pacific
> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR - Harley
>
> The low maintenance factor of Harley's has been an attraction to
> me ....
> but the high prices haven't. I have always had a lust for a Sportster
> and their
> flat track XR's. The new flat track look alike (sorta) .... has my
> inerest asdoes
> what Buell is doing, but all my bikes are paid for. I may get one
> someday if the
> Price is right. I still think the Big Twin is one of the best looking
> engines especially for
> Customizing. And you immediately become a member of a giant club if
> you own one.Sorta like the KLR club.
>
> Criswell
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 6, 2009, at 11:44 AM, wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > For many years I was a 'hater' as well, but after owning a couple my
> > mind was changed - especially from the maintenance aspect. There is
> > something to be said for a single, simple carburetor mounted on the
> > side with easy access, carefree hydraulic valve actuation and belt
> > final drive. Check the fuel level, tire pressure and GO. The only
> > real maintenance is changing the oil.
> >
> > My next Harley will be a Sportster with rearsets, high scrambler
> > exhaust, long, flat seat, tall shocks in back and 50/50 dual sport
> > tires. Yes, it would be a pig in serious offroad but I don't go
> > there much. If everything comes together correctly it will be a
> > glorious 'round-towner and perfect complement to the K1200GT's
> > highway capability.
> >
> > Just because a great many idiots ride these Harleys doesn't mean
> > some of them aren't interesting and capable machines, especially the
> > post-1990 models. (and the XLCRs)
> >
> > Steve Dyer
> > Norman OK
> > A13
> > K1200GT
> > CT110
> > CT110
> >
> > -------------
> >
> > ---- Rick McCauley wrote:
> > I bet Harley riders don't wave at you either.
> >
> > Rick
> > A17
> >
> >
>
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>
>
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help. chain and sprocket kit recommendation needed
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:24 pm
by Spike55
I currently have 17,500+ miles on a stock 15T, a JT 44T rear, stock chain, I have plenty of 'tooth' left, and I'm only at the 3rd mark back. Over the years, I've used some WD40, some BelRay, some Chain Wax, some JP-1 and everything seems to be good to go for at least another 10,000 miles or more.
Many have criticized my loose chain, at rest, but when my fat a** and equipment gets on the bike, that chain gets just right.
When I have to, I'm going with the same set-up. Works for me.
Don TR100, A6F
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Robert Waters wrote:
>
> Greetings,
> Thanks for all the help. One fellow recommended Eagle Mike, but I could not get his web site to come up. I wound up ordering off Ebay. Here is the ULR:
>
> Kawasaki KLR 650 90-09 15/43 Chain/Sprocket Combo
> Item# 390070549854
>
> Did I do ok?
> rw
>
>
>
>
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>
nklr - harley
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:30 am
by Ed Chait
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Khoury"
To:
Cc: "dsn klr650" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com>; "stevedyer"
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR - Harley
I think my head is gonna explode... did someone say LOW maintenance on a
Harley?
-Jeff Khoury
Yep, much lower than on my KLR.
All I've had to do on my 2004 Sportster is change the oil and one front turn
signal bulb.
Sorry if that makes your head explode, lol.
Wish my KLR were as reliable.
ed
A17
04 883