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[tryce@reid-crowther.com]

Well, after a long weekend up here in Canada, I sure had an exciting ride into work this morning!  This past weekend, I put about 300km on my A9 riding the forest service roads near Squamish, BC.  Even though it rained, the experience was fantastic! Dreading coming back to work today, I thought I'd make it a little more enticing for me to get out of bed in the morning, and decided to ride to work.  Then, it happened.  Nothing like a police radar check to wake you up!  The police up here set up a system where your speed is measured as you come around a corner, and then displayed on a LED screen as you drive by.  They have no intention of pulling you over; they just try to scare you.  Anyway, my speedo was reading about 59km/h when I was clocked doing 52km/h.  Seems to me Kawasaki set our speedos a little high so that we wouldn't get ourselves into situations we couldn't control (not that any listers would do that!).  Less accidents=good bike? Next on the list of scary experiences:  I was cruising on the highway, and realized that the shift lever was getting a little 'soft' under my foot.  Then, I couldn't shift at all!  After a quick stop on the side of the road, I discovered my shift lever was almost broken through, with a big crack running right in front of the connecting clamp.  For an A9 with 20,000 km on it, is this a common breakage?  How much does a replacement usually go for? Thanks for your help! Tim Ryce A9

[JIM JAMES]

it is a little on the hefty side with the factory handles and all. i'd guess 6 lbs. the perimeter is 1/2" schedule 40 and the smaller tubes are thinwall 1/2" od. i carry a zip up bag full of camp gear that is about 24x12x10. tomorrow i'll see how much i can bungee to the side racks. i'm packing for a 5-6 day trip. a comprehensive test of man/machine coming up..... later, james in s.c.

>Now that's a rack!!! How much does that unit weigh?

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