[dsn_klr650] flat rear avon gripster

[Jeff Walker]

> I just heard from a co-worker that Joey Dunlop was killed in a motorcycle > accident yesterday in France. I don't follow racing much but one of the

few

> motorcycle races I do follow in The Isle of Man TT. Joey Dunlop dominated > the Isle of Man TT for decades, sometimes winning several classes each

year.

> Dunlop was one of TT racing's greatest. See you on the other side mate. > Morgan > >

Now this is very sobering. The man survived and won in the deadliest motorcycle race in the world for decades. Was it a traffic accident? Jeff

[Robert Morgan]

Jeff I don't know the details, my buddy heard it on Speedvision this morning. The accident may have been in a race. Morgan

----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Walker To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com>; Robert Morgan Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Joey Dunlop RIP > > > I just heard from a co-worker that Joey Dunlop was killed in a motorcycle > > accident yesterday in France. I don't follow racing much but one of the > few > > motorcycle races I do follow in The Isle of Man TT. Joey Dunlop dominated > > the Isle of Man TT for decades, sometimes winning several classes each > year. > > Dunlop was one of TT racing's greatest. See you on the other side mate. > > Morgan > > > > > > Now this is very sobering. The man survived and won in the deadliest > motorcycle race in the world for decades. Was it a traffic accident? > > Jeff > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Life's too short to send boring email. Let SuperSig come to the rescue. > http://click.egroups.com/1/6137/6/_/911801/_/962656285/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > >

[Sarah Barwig]

> >Now this is very sobering. The man survived and won in the deadliest >motorcycle race in the world for decades. Was it a traffic accident? > >Jeff

According to http://amasuperbike.com he was in practice for the 250 race... http://www.amasuperbike.com/000702a.htm http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000702/sp/car_obit_dunlop_1.html ---o&>o--- Sarah Barwig sarah@...

[racing43rd@aol.com]

I heard it on the BBC last night, didn't want to believe it. He broke Hailwood's record for wins on the Island a few years ago, and I believe he had a win this year. It's a sad reality of the sport I love, but I sure hate it when it happens. Ed Windsor Oh

[InWoods13@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/3/00 4:34:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, robertlmorgan@... writes: << Jeff I don't know the details, my buddy heard it on Speedvision this morning. The accident may have been in a race. >> As I heard it, he was racing 125cc class in Tallinn, Estonia. He lost traction in heavy rain and hit a tree. Scott

[Tom Simpson]

-----Original Message----- From: John Shepherd To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Date: Monday, July 03, 2000 4:52 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] flat rear Avon Gripster

>To all experienced Gripster owners out there, > >On the advice of the archives etc. I have a set of Gripsters on my >A10, 6,500 mi on rear (all road) and 1,000 mi on front (I have loved >them for road tires). I took them off road for the first time this >last weekend and upon traversing a heavily (sharp) rock strewn jeep >track I noticed about 1/2 mile up it I had flatened the rear tire!:( >This is a track I have taken many times before on my Trials bike with >MUCH softer compound tires than the Gripsters (also 200 pound lighter >bike!) and never had any problem. > >Question: are the Gripsters unusually prone to flats off road (softer >sidewalls etc.) or was I just unlucky? I need too know if they >require >special delicate treatment off road because I am planning a 140 mi. >AMA dual sport ride (easy loop) with the wife in tow on her Super >Sherpa this comming weekend and a flat on this ride would really suck!

I suspect you just had a bit of bad luck. -Tom '96 KLR 650 16,000 flat-free miles on Gripsters