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Nothing of the sort. It appears that around 20 years is the outer limit for radiator life. My '91 has sprung a leak or two. At age 66 my sworn motorcycling goal is to not fall down and hurt myself any more, takes too long to heal these days. Kurt

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddie" wrote: > > Perhaps there was not enough gravity and then there was too much? > > eddie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff Khoury > > > Forgive him father, for he has crashed. > > -Jeff Khoury > > > > > From: "revmaaatin" mjearl@... > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "krgrife" wrote: > > > > I'm in need of a good, straight radiator for a pre-08. Anybody got one for sale please email me: krgrife@ > > Thanks, > > Kurt > > > So you want a radiator without confession? > hmmm. > revmaaatin. >

Way to go Kurt that's telling em,I'm a year behind you in age and dropped mine three times this year luckily i was stopped at the time and was on nice grassy bits,also the first thing i did when i bought my KLR this year was to put radiator guards on because i knew it would be on It's side at some point It's just a matter of time and age.                                                                                                   Stu. To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com From: Krgrife@... Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:09:45 +0000 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Looking For a Radiator   Nothing of the sort. It appears that around 20 years is the outer limit for radiator life. My '91 has sprung a leak or two. At age 66 my sworn motorcycling goal is to not fall down and hurt myself any more, takes too long to heal these days. Kurt

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddie" wrote: > > Perhaps there was not enough gravity and then there was too much? > > eddie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff Khoury > > > Forgive him father, for he has crashed. > > -Jeff Khoury > > > > > From: "revmaaatin" mjearl@... > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "krgrife" wrote: > > > > I'm in need of a good, straight radiator for a pre-08. Anybody got one for sale please email me: krgrife@ > > Thanks, > > Kurt > > > So you want a radiator without confession? > hmmm. > revmaaatin. >

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

> > Nothing of the sort. It appears that around 20 years is the outer limit for radiator life. My '91 has sprung a leak or two. At age 66 my sworn motorcycling goal is to not fall down and hurt myself any more, takes too long to heal these days. > Kurt >

Kurt, +1 on not havin a crash! However, I note that you are +10 on me---at 56. I am cheering for you as well. On the 2004, Continental Divide Ride, there were two, well worn men riding the 900/950 KTM. Whatever was the big, orange, fast KTM's. How old are you? One was 69, the other 71. On monster dirt bikes, and from what I observed, not afraid to ride them like a 56y/o. smile. They were smart enough (= wealthy enough) to use a chase vehicle, and not carry the extra crap that makes d/s more of a challenge when the going gets difficult. They commented--"We did not just start riding, we have ridden since kids and never stopped." There is a clue; never stop. Unless of course your radiator is leaking--then stop long enough to fix that! revmaaatin.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, stuart sullivan wrote:

> > > Way to go Kurt that's telling em,I'm a year behind you in age and dropped mine three times this year luckily i was stopped at the time and was on nice grassy bits,also the first thing i did when i bought my KLR this year was to put radiator guards on because i knew it would be on It's side at some point It's just a matter of time and age. > Stu.

Stu, If you only dropped it 3x, you need to live a little and get out of the garage. (he said, running for cover.) Kidding aside, I think the driveway and parking lots get most of my drops. What is disappointing is to have the wind blow it over! Especially when the pig is all dressed up as a pack-pig. On our August-2010, 2527 mile ride with my 14.5 y/o son last year (I told him, I brought you to pick up my bike) I only had to help him pick up his KLR 650 twice. Once was in the HD parking lot! Something about looking at the customers...wonder what that was all about? revmaaatin.

Found a radiator locally, thanks to those who responded. Kurt

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "krgrife" wrote: > > Nothing of the sort. It appears that around 20 years is the outer limit for radiator life. My '91 has sprung a leak or two. At age 66 my sworn motorcycling goal is to not fall down and hurt myself any more, takes too long to heal these days. > Kurt > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddie" wrote: > > > > Perhaps there was not enough gravity and then there was too much? > > > > eddie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jeff Khoury > > > > > > Forgive him father, for he has crashed. > > > > -Jeff Khoury > > > > > > > > > > From: "revmaaatin" mjearl@ > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "krgrife" wrote: > > > > > > I'm in need of a good, straight radiator for a pre-08. Anybody got one for sale please email me: krgrife@ > > > Thanks, > > > Kurt > > > > > So you want a radiator without confession? > > hmmm. > > revmaaatin. > > >

Thanks for the reminder Don. Been a long time since I'd changed out the rear shock and completely forgot removing the foot-peg & brake were part of the deal. Did do it using the center stand but a safety loop on the back end wouldn't hurt a bit. Thanks again!

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "spike55_bmw" wrote: > > Monty: > The process of removing the rear swing-arm is aided by hanging the rear of the motorcycle from the garage rafters using a 'come-along' winch. As long as the rafters are sturdy enough, it is a safer way of keeping the bike from falling over but break lose all of the bolts / nuts while on the ground. > > A center-stand can work too but the right-side foot-peg and rear brake lever need to be removed to allow access to the lower swing-arm bolt. Once that is off, the bike is a little unstable with the center-stand only connected on one side. > > Good luck on whatever method you choose. > > Don R100, A6F > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Monty wrote: > > > > To the Rev., Bill and Spike thanks for response. While it seemed like a good > > idea at first just dissembling periodically, greasing and cleaning may be the > > best plan. Thanks for setting me straight! Enjoy wrenching at times it's just > > getting started that's the hard part. Ride planning is a good motivation! > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Monty wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone done this? Seems the rear suspension would benefit from ability of > > > having fresh grease pumped into the linkage. Those parts get a real workout > > > when riding off road. > > > > > >