[dsn_klr650] exhaust smell

[Zachariah Mully]

Ralph- Yeah, they are the AM33,AM34's and they are pretty damn good on pavement. I took them off road (read: wet grass, mud, gravel) and they're alright, but you have to be real careful in anything technical or anything that could eat your tire. I don't know anything about the Trailwings, though last night I was persuing my Dennis Kirk Catalog and I saw some tires classed as 80 dirt/20 street which looked like slicks. I don't know much about other tires as this is the first KLR and first 1200 miles on the bike, but I think my next set will be the el-cheapo King tires or a Dunlop 606 r/K139 f... I find that I don't like driving this bike fast on the roads and I am beginning to like dirt more and more, so something which will get me from my house to dirt would be perfect for me. I have an extra front AM 33 that I would be willing to part with for a small fee... Let me know... Thanks, Zack "Ralph E. Hanson" wrote:

> > Zack writes: > > > I have the gripster AM combo on my KLR and I really don't know how > >they're > >going to improve on it. I have never lost the rear on it (even while doing > >really stupid unmentionable things on it) and it holds its own against the > >OEM Dunlops in the backcountry. I made a run on Skyline Drive where I was > >peg dragging through switchbacks and wore the tires to about 1/8" of the > >edge... > > Are these the Avon Gripster 33/34s? They may sound like what I'm looking > for. The other possibility for me sounds like the Bridgestone Trailwings. > > Ralph >

[dan shaw]

well, i thought i didnt have a problem here, but recently my girlfriend told me i stink like exhaust after riding the klr.i usually only ride in heavy traffic lately so it might be from that,im not sure... dan --- phasia@... wrote:

> I'm a happy owner of a KLR250, riding trails through > Colorado (http://www.4x4trails.net). I like the > lightweight 250 over the 650 since all the trails > are close to me and require little if any highway > riding. > > My problem is that everytime I ride, I get off > smelling like I stood behind the exhaust pipe for an > hour. At first I thought it was other vehicles on > the road. Then I road at 3am with NO ONE out and I > came home reaking of exhaust. Then I thought maybe I > had a pipe leak. Checked that.. nothing. > > The only thing I can conclude is that the KLR250's > exhaust is "swirling" back over me at specific > speeds and causing all my close to reak. Try coming > home to your girlfriend reaking of exhaust. You'll > want to take a shower and change clothes in a jiffy. > > > I use to ride motox and don't remember this problem. > Is this common with the KLR's? Is there anyway to > reduce the problem? Comments welcome. > > =Brian > KLR250 > >

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In a message dated Tue, 25 Jul 2000 1:21:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Zachariah Mully writes: >>