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bike not so much fun any more....?
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:05 pm
by achesley43@ymail.com
Heck, leave them low and go ride on loose gravel or sand. That will bring back your attention span and fun factor.
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Robert Waters wrote:
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> Has your KLR become, for lack of better term, less fun? Thinking of getting another bike or just not riding any more? Such thoughts come to me from time to time. But then I air up my tires and WOW! Its back! What a difference the ride can be when you are driving near flat (20 psi or less) from what it should be--probably around 30 psi, or more!
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> Once the government becomes the supplier of the people's needs, there is no limit to the needs that will be claimed as a basic right.
> Lawrence Auster
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> The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.
> Albert Einstein
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ride report: crown king trail risers
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:37 am
by Peter Dore
Hi all,
Went on my first over night dirt road adventure.
It was great!!! Back roads and fire roads of Mark Twain NF in Missouri. Much better riding than I expected.
Anyway, I had just put 1 inch risers and rotated my bars forward the day before, and wow it was a lot better. Surprised how much a little difference can make.
Very nearly eliminated the numbness that I get in my right hand for one thing.
Couple questions.
My chain got pretty dusty, with about 60 miles of dirt road riding after day one, should I have brought wd-40 to clean it with before the ride home on day two?
It didn't rain, and was down to 42 degrees F, the outside of my tent was pretty dry, but the inside of my tent was soaking wet! I was dry and all my gear, but when I would touch the sides or shake it, water would run down the sides.
I had the door air vent completely closed, thinking that would make it warmer inside, but there was a top vent (with a little rain cover over it, but not closing it off). I hope you aren't going to say that was all my sweat! I am thinking warmer inside causes condensation, much like a cold glass is colder on the inside so gets condensation on the outside.
Thanks,
Peter in St. Louis, still looking for someone to ride with if you are in the Sunset hills, Fenton area let me know.