fork oil capacity for progressive springs on a '00 klr

[Jeffrey L. Walker]

> I promised the dealer that I wouldn't hit any mx tracks, jump it/dump

it,

> put any stickers on it or perform any mods to it. Other than that, if > anyone's got any questions about it's performance, yell. >

How does it wheelie? Jeff

[InWoods13@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/9/00 3:18:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jlwalk@... writes: I promised the dealer that I wouldn't hit any mx tracks, jump it/dump it,

> put any stickers on it or perform any mods to it. Other than that, if > anyone's got any questions about it's performance, yell. >

How does it wheelie? Jeff >> Thanks Jeff, was hoping somebody would bite..dying to talk about this bike. As "Powersports" is everywhere & likely listening, I'm compelled to say that I haven't tried to wheelie it yet. The impression I got from riding it responsibly though, is that the front end comes up real easily in first gear & mebbe second, with abit of body english. It just passed the two up road test this morning, Mrs.Scott says "thumb's up, overall". The KLR's seating position & position of passenger handles on the KLR rack, make for a more stable passenger. She wasn't as planted (under acceleration & braking) on the Aprilia, as she is on the KLR. The Aprilia's seat has thicker & softer padding though. The Aprilia would need a tail case as backrest, to make for a secure passenger. Neat little things about the Aprilia....rear view mirrors work, comes with a centerstand (like that alot), low front fender with integrated fork guard, aluminum instrument cluster's clean/functional, Bright headlight, riding position/seat height perfect for a six footer, speed's deceiving as it's a smooth ride. All in all, a really fun bike. Not in the same class of the KLR though, not as versatile. Even with the right tires, the Aprilia's not designed to do much more than hard pack dirt roads. And Bogswan Drillbit...if you're out there, stay away from this bike at all cost! It gets alot of looks on the road. You'd be completely mobbed by would-suitors every time you stopped for gas, you'd have no life of your own. Your best bet (if you buy one) would be to do as I've been doing a good bit of this fine afternoon....sit in the garage after the ride, with a cold beer & just stare at it (it's all black, easy on the eyes. Uh huh, I've got a crush on this bike). Pardon the rambling, but it's not everyday that I get to try out a different dual sport/adventure sport & it's fun! Take care all. Scott A14 Sorrento

[Kurt Simpson]

> Thanks Jeff, was hoping somebody would bite..dying to talk about this

bike. Scott, we're featuring Toby's road test of the Aprilia in the upcoming issue of Dual Sport News...he shared your enthusiasm and even liked it off-road... Kurt

[Weaver, Mark]

saw one of these in santacruz last week. no surprise that it feels like a bmw, since aprilia built the f650's until y2k. i think the pegaso dogs up the beemer in terms of looks tho, and i guess it's a bit lighter too, at least according to the salesman. how does it compare to the klr in terms of power, especially low end power, like from 2500 to 4000 rpm? mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: InWoods13@... [mailto:InWoods13@...] > Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 3:05 PM > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] NKLR:Aprilia DS > > > > Hail list, > > Much to my distress initially, my local dealer couldn't > locate certain > parts needed for the Mity "thunderdog" (that's another > story). We agreed that > it would be safer for me to take on a loaner for a few days, > than ride my KLR > as is. > So.....here's me in a candy store (large lot, lots of > slightly ridden > bikes) resisting the urge to hold out for an RC51 or ZRX1100, sanity > prevailed. > Tucked away in a quiet corner of the lot was 2000 Aprilia > Pegaso Cube 650 > with 300 miles on it....my new ride for a few days. > No plans to sell the KLR over it, but my initial impression > is that this is > a really fun bike to ride, looks cool too (this one's > metallic black). Very > smooth on the road at speed. > Better brakes (front & rear) in stock trim than the KLR, > front end's not > exactly confidence inspiring going from 60 to zero in a hurry > though. Can't > pinpoint it, but something feels not solid up there. > It's a liquid cooled 5 speed (651cc) with a tall top gear. > 5.5 gal tank & > listed at 354lbs dry. It's wider than the KLR & you can feel it. > At this point (a 30 mile ride home, all on road), it feels > more like a BMW > than a KLR. Am done riding for today as I'm beat & it's still > 90 degrees > here, at near 6pm. Am going to try to put it thru the KLR > paces in the next > few days though. Minus the technical sections off road, as > this things a > loaner & fitted with street tires..deep tread but still street tires > (Bridgestone 130/80x17 rear - 100/90x19 up front). > I promised the dealer that I wouldn't hit any mx tracks, > jump it/dump it, > put any stickers on it or perform any mods to it. Other than that, if > anyone's got any questions about it's performance, yell. > > KLRless Scott > 2000ApriliaPegasoCube650 > Sorrento > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Remember four years of good friends, bad clothes, explosive chemistry > experiments. > http://click.egroups.com/1/5532/6/_/911801/_/963093905/ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > 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 > >

[InWoods13@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/11/00 6:25:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, markw@... writes: << saw one of these in santacruz last week. no surprise that it feels like a bmw, since aprilia built the f650's until y2k. i think the pegaso dogs up the beemer in terms of looks tho, and i guess it's a bit lighter too, at least according to the salesman. how does it compare to the klr in terms of power, especially low end power, like from 2500 to 4000 rpm? >> The Aprilia's smooth, not much vibration. Makes its speed decieving. Plenty of power, but from seat of pants, I think the KLR has much better low end & would smoke Pegaso from 0-60 no question. Didn't take it off road so there's huge hole in my overall opinion of the Aprilia. What I have learned of it is..5th gear on the Pegaso doesn't feel right until you hit 65-70mph. It turns on the hair of a bugs armpit on the road. Very comfortable riding position. Sharpest looking dual sport I've seen. I'm not going to rag on it as the little things that I found seem cheesy on this bike can be easily remedied. It is Extremely cold blooded though. One Big minus as Swampy pointed out, is the limited dealer network. Would work all right for me as I'm not doing any extended touring right now (mainly slaving like a dog six days a week at work) & Powersports is less than 30 miles from here, but lack of Aprilia dealers could put a real damper on long distance rides. Went & got wordy again....KLR has better low end Mark, yes. Returned the Aprilia today, good thing too..i'd of gotten lots of tickets on that thing. Got the KLR back, felt really good too! The Aprilia was a blast, felt automatic riding it....but riding the KLR is about the purest sense of riding. The vibration, the throaty exhaust, the freedom...well, you all know what I mean. All best. Scott A14'd again Sorrento

[Toby Lampson]

Scott, So, from what you know, if you didn't have a bike right now, and you could 'have for free' either the Pegaso or the KLR, which would you choose? Slide InWoods13@... wrote:

> In a message dated 7/11/00 6:25:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > markw@... writes: > > bmw, since aprilia built the f650's until y2k. i think the pegaso dogs up > the beemer in terms of looks tho, and i guess it's a bit lighter too, at > least according to the salesman. how does it compare to the klr in terms of > power, especially low end power, like from 2500 to 4000 rpm? >> > > The Aprilia's smooth, not much vibration. Makes its speed decieving. Plenty > of power, but from seat of pants, I think the KLR has much better low end & > would smoke Pegaso from 0-60 no question. Didn't take it off road so there's > huge hole in my overall opinion of the Aprilia. > What I have learned of it is..5th gear on the Pegaso doesn't feel right > until you hit 65-70mph. It turns on the hair of a bugs armpit on the road. > Very comfortable riding position. Sharpest looking dual sport I've seen. > I'm not going to rag on it as the little things that I found seem cheesy on > this bike can be easily remedied. It is Extremely cold blooded though. > One Big minus as Swampy pointed out, is the limited dealer network. Would > work all right for me as I'm not doing any extended touring right now (mainly > slaving like a dog six days a week at work) & Powersports is less than 30 > miles from here, but lack of Aprilia dealers could put a real damper on long > distance rides. > > Went & got wordy again....KLR has better low end Mark, yes. Returned the > Aprilia today, good thing too..i'd of gotten lots of tickets on that thing. > Got the KLR back, felt really good too! The Aprilia was a blast, felt > automatic riding it....but riding the KLR is about the purest sense of > riding. The vibration, the throaty exhaust, the freedom...well, you all know > what I mean. All best. > > Scott > A14'd again > Sorrento >

[Waveydave]

I'm replacing the standard springs with progressives at the moment. According to Eric - http://www.angelfire.com/ga/ericjazz/frForks.html - it should be 355ml per fork. With the springs, spacers & washers removed and the forks fully compressed then the oil level should be 190mm below the top of the tube. I think the spacers should be cut to 2" plus up to a third of an inch for pre-load (I weigh 14 stones). Does anyone know how critical these capacities are? My old XT600 used to take 500ml per fork & they seem to be the same size. I'm using my '95 KLR strictly for road use - not going anywhere near a trail (there aren't too many over here). Couldn't I chuck half a litre in each to stiffen things up? Waveydave. Brighton UK PS This is a great list. KLRs are pretty rare over here and upgrades even rarer. The list is proving to be essential reading.