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Juan, Came across a group of AT owners in Antigua few months ago. They were from Guat City and came up on week-end hauling girlfriends on back. Bikes looked great, so did girls, and riders liked their bikes.---PHW

On Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:12:55 -0500, Juan Carlos Ibarra wrote: > I have fixed my bike, carb needed cleaning (I never did find the fuel air mixture screw, please, honestly tell me where it is). > > Also I am about to sell my KLR to trade it in for a 99 Africa Twin in mint condition. I have heard only good things about this bike. I know that it will not get me to where my KLR did, but I am planningo on getting a new KLR in early August... > > What do you think of ATs, anyone has had any experience with it? > > Juan Grinnin' with anticipation. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > on the road(almost) and lovin' it!! _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Tomorrow is long test day... the owner will lend it to me for the day... I will let you all know how it compares to KLR... if at all. The fact is that I am looking for a two up long range bike.... Juan

> Take it for a good spin before you decide......... > Still....I dont know what would be a better 2 up bike out there...... > > I rode one last weekend for the first time..... > Right now the handling of my KLR is pretty awesome > .....better in the twists....... > Of course the 750 Africa Twin had more balls..... > To me the twin rode a felt like a street bike...... > > I wasn't as awed by it as 'mystique' has grown to make it..... > > For the one up(1 up touring) > I"m totally taken with the Dakar.... > If you can check one out good someday....... >

Then keep the KLR Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S 6 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone-------- Original message --------From: "christopher.eckert@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: 5/24/2016 10:01 AM (GMT-05:00) To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Africa Twin   I saw the Africa Twin in NYC. I fell in love with it. I am trying to pick up a used KLR to replace my blown up one for the summer. After I do my Shefferville ride I may go trade it in on one. That said I want something I know how to fix while I am in never never land

Some of you may be aware that my beloved 08 KLR650, a.k.a. The Tardis, suffered a cascading catestrophic engine failure last Nov at the Pine Barrens 500. It was the end of the first day and we had been out about 9 hours when it suddenly made funny noises and stalled. I restarted it with some help and headed towards the hotel when the engine made very bad sounds all at once, and ran no more.  It had been burning oil faster and faster and was planned for a 685 kit over the winter, alas I was too late. It cooked off the oil and after a long afternoon in the woops. It turns out you can only play motocross for so long on a KLR. The exhaust cam siezed then liberated up through the bearing block forcing the chain side valve down. The piston, blisfully un aware of the valve train's fatal situation, drove up contacting the over extended valve, bending the valve over and shoving the cam the rest of the way up. You can figure out the rest. While I may move on to an old man bike in the future, I like the Africa Twin, but not as a first year model, I have decided I am a KLR guy. To that end I introduce my latest mount, My  2011 with Now I just have to get to Vegas to ride it back. Dam, Moab is right in my way Kawasaki: KLR 650 * MINT * LOW MLES [img]https://ec.yimg.com/ec?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2F301959615465-0-1%2Fs-l1000.jpg&t=1571810512&sig=_0288sGbRhXnd3E6QBhHCA--~E[/img] Kawasaki: KLR 650 * MINT * LOW MLES US $3,250.00 Used in eBay Motors, Motorcycles, Kawasaki View on www.ebay.com Preview by Yahoo

Hi Paul,Eagle eye that you are;I am thinking, that would also indicate a 3K mile interval for the valve check.Not a bad thing, just a thing.revmaaatin.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Paul Streeter bigburlybaldbeardedbiker@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: christopher.eckert@... wrote: I saw the Africa Twin in NYC. That said I want something I know how to fix while I am in never never land I looked at a cut-away Africa Twin engine at the motorcycle show. I noticed that the it uses screw-and-locknut valve adjustment, no shims. That will make valve adjustments much easier. Paul Streeter

Or 7.5K for the valve clearance check. That s what the 750 Honda 4 was. I believe it was the K model that was that way.

 

GregM

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, May 25, 2016 10:50 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN KLR650; Paul Streeter [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Africa Twin

 

Hi Paul,

Eagle eye that you are;

I am thinking,

that would also indicate a 3K mile interval for the valve check.

Not a bad thing, just a thing.

revmaaatin.

 

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Paul Streeter bigburlybaldbeardedbiker@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

christopher.eckert@... wrote: I saw the Africa Twin in NYC.  That said I want something I know how to fix while I am in never never land

 

I looked at a cut-away Africa Twin engine at the motorcycle show.    I noticed that the it uses screw-and-locknut valve adjustment, no shims.    That will make valve adjustments much easier.

 

Paul Streeter