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Post by Bordt » Thu Jul 27, 2000 4:50 pm

I think that most KLR riders try riding on sand at least once. From the responses on the list I would say most prefer to stay out of it. I certainly do. The bike is too heavy and with the stock tires it is difficult to control in anything loose. Riding in sand, you will be in for a lot of grief and also risk dropping the bike. It can be done but it takes discipline to stay on the gas to blow through the sand. This is counter-intuitive to what you feel like doing, which is to put your feet down. It takes practice. If you are going to ride often in sand, you should invest in some knobbies. As far as riding on single track, I stay off the single track ORV trails here in Michigan. I prefer riding on the "Seasonal" roads that are usually hard-packed two trackers through the woods and forests. I also seek out dirt roads in the rural areas. I don't have body armor and riding boots so I stick to relatively tame hard-packed stuff. It is fun to occasionally explore an ORV trail. Once it turns to cake flour I usually turn back. In the words of Dirty Harry, "A man's gotta know his limitations". Bruce Bordt Milford Michigan -----Original Message----- From: DSN_klr650@egroups.com DSN_klr650@egroups.com> To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 5:12 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Digest Number 377
> > >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 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >There are 25 messages in this issue. > >Topics in this digest: > > 1. RE: Trail Riding > From: Mark > 2. Re: NKLR- It was the best of times....... > From: k650dsn@... > 3. RE: Trail Riding > From: Jim Cunningham > 4. Anyone in the Amarillo area? > From: "bmgecko" > 5. Re: Trail Riding > From: "Mike Awesome" > 6. Re: Trail Riding > From: LawsonCL@... > 7. RE: Trail Riding > From: "Weaver, Mark" > 8. Re: Trail Riding > From: vadams@... > 9. RE: Re: Trail Riding > From: Jim Cunningham > 10. RE: Re: Trail Riding > From: "Weaver, Mark" > 11. Re: Re: Trail Riding > From: "Barry Mcpherron" > 12. RE: Re: Trail Riding > From: Mark > 13. sand riding > From: "John Huber" > 14. Re: sand riding > From: Dash Weeks > 15. RE: Trail Riding > From: "Kurt Simpson" > 16. RE: sand riding > From: Jim Cunningham > 17. Re: sand riding > From: ATO137528@... > 18. Re: sand riding > From: "Mike Awesome" > 19. sand riding > From: "John Huber" > 20. Whips, chains, bondage and discipline > From: monahanwb@... > 21. Re: Trail Riding > From: phasia@... > 22. RE: Trail Riding > From: "OJ Salinas" > 23. Re: Trail Riding > From: "Linda Tanner" > 24. Re: NKLR- It was the best of times....... > From: "OJ Salinas" > 25. RE: NKLR- It was the best of times....... > From: Jim Cunningham > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:30:25 +0100 > From: Mark >Subject: RE: Trail Riding > >I give my A2 a serious thrashing periodically on rocky single track. >Ya, it's heavy, but I think it's cool to have the cojones to haul a >big bike into the woods and display that the KLR is a >go-anywhere-do-anything kind of bike. People are always asking, "Why >are you out here riding on THAT?" I answer, "Why does a dog lick his >balls?" >Mark >B2 >A2 > > >At 11:00 AM -0600 7/27/2000, Jim Cunningham wrote: >>If you start comparing the bikes dirt riding ability with true dirt bikes >>you are going to be constantly disappointed. My experience is just as you >>describe, the bike is pretty heavy to be tossing around, but it usually >>holds its own in rough stuff. If by one lane you mean "single track, yes,
I
>>have had the KLR on single track, but again its heavy and if you get in >>tight situations where you need to flick the bike around a lot, it will
seem
>>rather "portly"! However, once your off the trail, if you have 50 or 100 >>miles on Freeways to get back home, your KLR will laugh at those hard ass >>dirt bikes. Throw some luggage, a passenger on and those dirt bikes will >>look positively inadequate. The KLR is truly a dual purpose bike and a
dual
>>purpose bike by its very nature is going to be less than perfect in at
least
>>one, and usually both, of its purposes as compared to single purpose
bikes.
>> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: tsanders@... [mailto:tsanders@...] >>Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 10:50 AM >>To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com >>Subject: [DSN_klr650] Trail Riding >> >> >>Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >>recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the bike >>was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the places >>we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >>comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. >>Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >>riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good side >>was the bike never went down, just tossed around. >> >> >> >> >> >>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 >> >> >> >> >>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 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:27:44 EDT > From: k650dsn@... >Subject: Re: NKLR- It was the best of times....... > >In a message dated Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:29:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ephilride@... writes:
> >
miles -
>did you have to push very far :-) Knot > >> > > >At least he *could* push it if he had to :-) > >Gino > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:28:04 -0600 > From: Jim Cunningham >Subject: RE: Trail Riding > >Good answer! > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark [mailto:mjv2@...] >Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 6:30 AM >To: Jim Cunningham; 'tsanders@...'; DSN_klr650@egroups.com >Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Trail Riding > > >I give my A2 a serious thrashing periodically on rocky single track. >Ya, it's heavy, but I think it's cool to have the cojones to haul a >big bike into the woods and display that the KLR is a >go-anywhere-do-anything kind of bike. People are always asking, "Why >are you out here riding on THAT?" I answer, "Why does a dog lick his >balls?" >Mark >B2 >A2 > > >At 11:00 AM -0600 7/27/2000, Jim Cunningham wrote: >>If you start comparing the bikes dirt riding ability with true dirt bikes >>you are going to be constantly disappointed. My experience is just as you >>describe, the bike is pretty heavy to be tossing around, but it usually >>holds its own in rough stuff. If by one lane you mean "single track, yes, >I >>have had the KLR on single track, but again its heavy and if you get in >>tight situations where you need to flick the bike around a lot, it will >seem >>rather "portly"! However, once your off the trail, if you have 50 or 100 >>miles on Freeways to get back home, your KLR will laugh at those hard ass >>dirt bikes. Throw some luggage, a passenger on and those dirt bikes will >>look positively inadequate. The KLR is truly a dual purpose bike and a
dual
>>purpose bike by its very nature is going to be less than perfect in at >least >>one, and usually both, of its purposes as compared to single purpose
bikes.
>> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: tsanders@... [mailto:tsanders@...] >>Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 10:50 AM >>To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com >>Subject: [DSN_klr650] Trail Riding >> >> >>Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >>recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the bike >>was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the places >>we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >>comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. >>Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >>riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good side >>was the bike never went down, just tossed around. >> >> >> >> >> >>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 >> >> >> >> >>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 > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:27:52 -0500 > From: "bmgecko" >Subject: Anyone in the Amarillo area? > >Just checking in and seeing if anyone's out there. I'll be heading out >there this weekend for the Brian Deneke Memorial Concert. Look for the >guy with the Y2KLR with his nose pierced, and you'll proably have your >man. > >Chris Astier > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:42:15 -0000 > From: "Mike Awesome" >Subject: Re: Trail Riding > > >Does a Moose wear moose xcr pants ?Heck yea every weekend I get a >chance me and the A1 are playing in the mud. Two complaints: >1. after riding awhile 300+lbs becomes heavier to pick up after >dumping >2. Rickin' frickin' frackin' tank shrouds keep getting mutilated > >But as all have said before the 80+ highway miles on the ride home >are a pleasure.The bike can go anywhere the question is can you >stay on the bike. Need a good bash plate for the "lack of ground >clearance".? >As for tips ....stand on the pegs get off your arse ! > > > >--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tsanders@m... wrote: >> Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >> recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the >bike >> was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the >places >> we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >> comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. > >> Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >> riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good >side >> was the bike never went down, just tossed around. > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:49:07 EDT > From: LawsonCL@... >Subject: Re: Trail Riding > >I've found I can muscle my KLR650 over many single-track trails here in >Colorado. However, I used to ride the Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit and,
out
>of that cumulative experience, I have an finely developed sense of >self-preservation that tells me "No freakin' way are you coming out of this >alive" when I'm at the edge of something truly technical. While a moderate >pace and careful wheel placement will take the KLR650 over some
surprisingly
>difficult terrain, it's not a dirt bike. My KLX300R is. And that's the tool >of choice for the tough stuff. > >Chris Lawson > > >tsanders@... writes: > >> Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >> recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the bike >> was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the places >> we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >> comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. >> Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >> riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good side >> was the bike never went down, just tossed around. > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:50:18 -0700 > From: "Weaver, Mark" >Subject: RE: Trail Riding > > > >> Yup and lots of it. I like to go where the mountain bikes >> go, they usually >> give way immediately and the look on their faces is great. > >you must be a better rider than me. i use my mountain bike to scout out >unfamiliar trails. if it's a pretty easy ride on the bicycle, i don't mind >taking my klr there. note that this doesn't apply to loose rocks and stuff >where motorcycles easily outperform bicycles, but more to steep and rutted >and twisty stuff where a bicycle can be carried if needed and a motorcycle >can not. note also that i've raced mountain bikes for 10 years, and done >thousands of miles in the deep backcountry and in very technical terrain,
so
>what "easy" is a very relative term. i find that around northern
california,
>motorcycle singletracks that are marked "easy" are generally fun and >slightly challenging for me on the klr. i don't mind riding these trails >alone even if they are unfamiliar. trails marked "intermediate" are >sometimes quite challenging and fun on the klr, but i prefer to either
scout
>them out on my bicycle or mrs sparkymarky's xt225 first, or else bring a >strong friend for extra confidence. trails marked "advanced" i generally >wouldn't consider taking the klr on, tho i might try it on a littler bike. > > >> Confidence and courage are >> required to get the >> KLR into AND out of the hairy places... just keep practicing. >> > >i also recommend a friend for getting out of hairy places. there are times
i
>literally can't turn the bike around by myself, unlike the xt225, which i >can simply lift up move to where i want it. > >-mark weaver > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:53:36 -0000 > From: vadams@... >Subject: Re: Trail Riding > >I'll probably get some cat calls from the 650 riders, but that's >exactly why I bought a KLR250. (I'm old, small, and weak, too!) >Although its nowhere near a dirtbike, it is a lot easier to wrestle >around on tight trails than its bigger brother, and since I don't >tour anymore it is just fine for back country roads. It cruises >comfortably at 60 MPH with the 6-speed tranny, and I even carry my >wife on it occasionally. >Vern > > > >--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tsanders@m... wrote: >> Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >> recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the >bike >> was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the >places >> we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >> comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding >with. >> Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >> riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good >side >> was the bike never went down, just tossed around. > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:56:58 -0600 > From: Jim Cunningham >Subject: RE: Re: Trail Riding > >No cat calls from me. If more of your riding is off road, I think the 250
is
>a wise choice. I came to the KLR650 from a KAW Concourse1000 and before >that a Suzuki 1100E, so the power of the 650 is important to me. Actually
I
>wish I could have a 250 also. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: vadams@... [mailto:vadams@...] >Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:54 AM >To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com >Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Trail Riding > > >I'll probably get some cat calls from the 650 riders, but that's >exactly why I bought a KLR250. (I'm old, small, and weak, too!) >Although its nowhere near a dirtbike, it is a lot easier to wrestle >around on tight trails than its bigger brother, and since I don't >tour anymore it is just fine for back country roads. It cruises >comfortably at 60 MPH with the 6-speed tranny, and I even carry my >wife on it occasionally. >Vern > > > >--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tsanders@m... wrote: >> Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >> recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the >bike >> was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the >places >> we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >> comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding >with. >> Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >> riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good >side >> was the bike never went down, just tossed around. > > > > >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 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:58:28 -0700 > From: "Weaver, Mark" >Subject: RE: Re: Trail Riding > >hear, hear. i woulda bought a klr250 for mrs sparkymarky if it had electric >start. it's got more travel and stouter suspension than the the xt225, but
i
>personally have never kickstarted a motorcycle in my life, so i couldn't >very well saddle her with a kickstart only model. >mw > >> >> No cat calls from me. If more of your riding is off road, I >> think the 250 is >> a wise choice. I came to the KLR650 from a KAW Concourse1000 >> and before >> that a Suzuki 1100E, so the power of the 650 is important to >> me. Actually I >> wish I could have a 250 also. >> >> >> >> >> I'll probably get some cat calls from the 650 riders, but that's >> exactly why I bought a KLR250. (I'm old, small, and weak, too!) >> Although its nowhere near a dirtbike, it is a lot easier to wrestle >> around on tight trails than its bigger brother, and since I don't >> tour anymore it is just fine for back country roads. It cruises >> comfortably at 60 MPH with the 6-speed tranny, and I even carry my >> wife on it occasionally. >> Vern >> >> >> >> --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tsanders@m... wrote: >> > Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >> > recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the >> bike >> > was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the >> places >> > we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >> > comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding >> with. >> > Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >> > riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good >> side >> > was the bike never went down, just tossed around. >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------> 0% Introductory APR! >> Instant Approval! >> Aria Visa - get yours today. >> http://click.egroups.com/1/7102/6/_/911801/_/964720618/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------|e>- >> >> 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 >> >> > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:09:57 -0700 > From: "Barry Mcpherron" >Subject: Re: Re: Trail Riding > >I too admit to riding single track on the KLR and scaring the crap out >of myself! I am a fairly inexperienced dirt rider, I owned a beater >CR250 for 6 months before getting the KLR. It was quite a shock to take >the KLR off road for the first time after the CR! Since I ride nearly >all off road and usually haul the bikes in a truck, the KLR was kind of >out of it's element. That's why I bought an XR250 and am putting a >street kit on it. That way when I ride to work occasionally I still have >something to ride (I know it's going to pale in comparison to the KLR on >the road). > I also agree that it's feels great when you take the KLR places that >are usually frequented only by 100% dirt bikes. And I will NEVER be able >to ride cross country on the XR! > Guess it just depends on what your riding priorities are on whether or >not the KLR is the bike for you. > >Barry >'91 KLR650 (for sale) >'01 XR250 > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:46:01 +0100 > From: Mark >Subject: RE: Re: Trail Riding > >At 10:58 AM -0700 7/27/2000, Weaver, Mark wrote: >>hear, hear. i woulda bought a klr250 for mrs sparkymarky if it had
electric
>>start. it's got more travel and stouter suspension than the the xt225, but
i
>>personally have never kickstarted a motorcycle in my life, so i couldn't >>very well saddle her with a kickstart only model. >>mw > >Kicking a 250 is pretty easy in my experience. My wife has an '81 >XT250 with kickstart only. It will start just by looking at it and >she has no trouble. >Mark >B2 >A2 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:13:42 -0600 > From: "John Huber" >Subject: sand riding > >Hey listers, >Has anyone ever taken their klr to the sand dunes? How do they ride in the
sand? I'm thinking about taking mine to the little sahara sand dunes this weekend. I have a kenda 270 on rear and front. Just wondering if anyone has had experience in the sand.
>John >A7 > > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 14 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 12:27:49 -0700 > From: Dash Weeks >Subject: Re: sand riding > >At 01:13 PM 7/27/2000 -0600, John Huber wrote: >>Hey listers, >>Has anyone ever taken their klr to the sand dunes? How do they ride in >>the sand? I'm thinking about taking mine to the little sahara sand dunes >>this weekend. I have a kenda 270 on rear and front. Just wondering if >>anyone has had experience in the sand. >>John >>A7 > >Yeah... Do it so you can say you did it. :) > I have a K139 up front and a D606 on the rear. My experience with the >sand is deep Sugar Sand in old arroyos. I imagine that the dune sand is >finer and perhaps packed a bit more. >I try to avoid the deep sand now, since it is so darn much work. Stay >light in the seat but keep your front end floating, translation.... stay on >the gas and use your legs not your butt. But don't get too hot on the gas >since you won't be able to maneuver fast enough. >My K139 gave me descent bite to be able to turn, if I got too far forward >it would bite hard and kick my direction. The 606 was great but I don't >have experience with other tires in the sand to compare it to. > >Bottom line is that you'll get pretty darn tired and fast, it is a ton of >work, but once find your groove you can enjoy it. I'd do it. > >laterZ >Dash > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 15 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:24:21 -0600 > From: "Kurt Simpson" >Subject: RE: Trail Riding > >> not to be sarcastic, but duh! i weighed my klr the other night with about >> 2/3 tank of gas. 390 lbs!!! (after i took off the side racks, but with
hwy
>> pegs, rally pro handguards and skidplate). this is quite a bit. by >> comparison, wet weight for a klx300 is reportedly in the 260-270 lb
range.
>> that's quite a few pounds. > >mine weighed 440 with side racks, centerstand and all the goodies... > >Kurt > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 16 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:32:06 -0600 > From: Jim Cunningham >Subject: RE: sand riding > >I would not want to take the KLR650 in any serious sand; its way too heavy >for that. I have a 32 inch inseam, so the 650 is very tall for me; I >suppose if you are very long legged you might do OK in sand. But sand is >where the 650s weight really becomes apparent. > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Huber [mailto:rabbitbird@...] >Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 13:14 PM >To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com >Subject: [DSN_klr650] sand riding > > >Hey listers, >Has anyone ever taken their klr to the sand dunes? How do they ride in the >sand? I'm thinking about taking mine to the little sahara sand dunes this >weekend. I have a kenda 270 on rear and front. Just wondering if anyone >has had experience in the sand. >John >A7 > _____ > > http://click.egroups.com/1/4324/6/_/911801/_/964724973/> > >http://adimg.egroups.com/img/4324/6/_/911801/_/964724973/pr_camera_468_12k
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>gif> > > _____ > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >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 >http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650> >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 17 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 15:37:03 EDT > From: ATO137528@... >Subject: Re: sand riding > >Doesn't matter WHAT tires you are running, it doesn't change the fact that >the KLR is over 350 pounds. (I'm running Kenda's too and love them!) The >front wheel will plow and the bike will sink like the Titanic if you even >think about dropping the throttle. All that digging makes the motor some >kind of hot, too! > >You may take the KLR into the sand, but it will be more like work than
play.
>It took me a while to learn to work within the big bikes limitations. No >sand, and no mud. > >Lamar >A14 > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 18 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 19:38:37 -0000 > From: "Mike Awesome" >Subject: Re: sand riding > >I would confer with Jim. Very heavy and squirrely in the deep sugar >sand. Would probably be better in somewhat hardpacked sand. But >if you don't mind a little sweat and muscle soreness go for it ! >Ride my A1 in the Florida sugar sand from time to time and once >you get use to the floating front tire not too bad, but it is >definitely a total body workout. > > >--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Jim Cunningham wrote: >> I would not want to take the KLR650 in any serious sand; its way too >heavy >> for that. I have a 32 inch inseam, so the 650 is very tall for me; >I >> suppose if you are very long legged you might do OK in sand. But >sand is >> where the 650s weight really becomes apparent. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Huber [mailto:rabbitbird@h...] >> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 13:14 PM >> To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com >> Subject: [DSN_klr650] sand riding >> >> >> Hey listers, >> Has anyone ever taken their klr to the sand dunes? How do they ride >in the >> sand? I'm thinking about taking mine to the little sahara sand >dunes this >> weekend. I have a kenda 270 on rear and front. Just wondering if >anyone >> has had experience in the sand. >> John >> A7 >> _____ >> >> http://click.egroups.com/1/4324/6/_/911801/_/964724973/> >> >> >http://adimg.egroups.com/img/4324/6/_/911801/_/96 >4724973/pr_camera_468_12k. >> gif> >> >> _____ >> >> Visit the KLR650 archives at >> http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >> http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650> >> Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@s... >> Let's keep this list SPAM free! >> >> Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 >> http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >> DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 19 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:13:55 -0600 > From: "John Huber" >Subject: sand riding > >Thanks ya'll for the comments. My friends and I are going down there
Saturday. We are taking sand machines to play with. I have a 32 inseam also and am not the strongest of all men, so I don't think I will be doing much riding of the KLR. I may try some trails around the dunes, but nothing serious. Again, thanks for all the comments.
>John >A7 > > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 20 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:19:49 -0000 > From: monahanwb@... >Subject: Whips, chains, bondage and discipline > >Thanks for all the input on the chain life. It was a good life, and >the chain isn't "shot" but it is old so I went down and spent the >money I had previously earmarked for a new torture rack and some >nipple clamps, opting to order a new RK "XO" ring chain, new JT >sprockets front and rear (standard gearing), and a new Maxxis C6006 >for the front wheel. > >The stock rear sprocket still looks fine but what the hell, a new >chain deserves new sprockets. > >The mechanic at the BMW shop who is held in reasonbly high esteem by >me, and who is an amateur club racer on his GSX-R750, tells me I >could get 30k out of a new chain by dribbling 30wt oil on the 0-rings >every 600 miles of so. I might try it, why not? He says not to use >the WD40. Everyone certainly has opinion on this subject, that is >for sure. > >Barbecue Bill >heading for the Nez Perce Ride and Stanley Stomp, next week. > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 21 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:59:23 -0000 > From: phasia@... >Subject: Re: Trail Riding > >--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, vadams@l... wrote: >> I'll probably get some cat calls from the 650 riders, but that's >> exactly why I bought a KLR250. Although its nowhere near a >dirtbike, >it is a lot easier to wrestle >> around on tight trails than its bigger brother, and since I don't >> tour anymore it is just fine for back country roads. It cruises >> comfortably at 60 MPH with the 6-speed tranny, and I even carry my >> wife on it occasionally. >> Vern > >Took the words right outa my mouth. :) I just went single trail >riding in the rockies last weekend and the KLR250 performed very >well, >even over some technical (rocky) terrain. > >=Brian >2000 KLR250 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 22 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:00:14 CDT > From: "OJ Salinas" >Subject: RE: Trail Riding > >y'all are wild with the dirt stuff... hav'nt done a lot of dirt but I took >my "lil" '01 650 for a 500 mile sprint yesterday and was really impressed >with this single. Cruised mostly above 80 and it just goes and goes. Seat a >little rough but with a lotta shiftin around and a grain or two of >determination this thing(maybe not the rider) should easily knock out 1000 >mile days. BTW, I noticed that at speeds above 80 I only got about 200
miles
>per tank.... guess I'll order the taller windscreen:) > >OJ >'01 klr650 >New Orleans > > > > > >>From: Jim Cunningham >>To: 'Mark' , Jim Cunningham , >>"'tsanders@...'" , DSN_klr650@egroups.com >>Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Trail Riding >>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:28:04 -0600 >> >>Good answer! >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mark [mailto:mjv2@...] >>Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 6:30 AM >>To: Jim Cunningham; 'tsanders@...'; DSN_klr650@egroups.com >>Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Trail Riding >> >> >>I give my A2 a serious thrashing periodically on rocky single track. >>Ya, it's heavy, but I think it's cool to have the cojones to haul a >>big bike into the woods and display that the KLR is a >>go-anywhere-do-anything kind of bike. People are always asking, "Why >>are you out here riding on THAT?" I answer, "Why does a dog lick his >>balls?" >>Mark >>B2 >>A2 >> >> >>At 11:00 AM -0600 7/27/2000, Jim Cunningham wrote: >> >If you start comparing the bikes dirt riding ability with true dirt
bikes
>> >you are going to be constantly disappointed. My experience is just as >>you >> >describe, the bike is pretty heavy to be tossing around, but it usually >> >holds its own in rough stuff. If by one lane you mean "single track, >>yes, >>I >> >have had the KLR on single track, but again its heavy and if you get in >> >tight situations where you need to flick the bike around a lot, it will >>seem >> >rather "portly"! However, once your off the trail, if you have 50 or
100
>> >miles on Freeways to get back home, your KLR will laugh at those hard
ass
>> >dirt bikes. Throw some luggage, a passenger on and those dirt bikes
will
>> >look positively inadequate. The KLR is truly a dual purpose bike and a >>dual >> >purpose bike by its very nature is going to be less than perfect in at >>least >> >one, and usually both, of its purposes as compared to single purpose >>bikes. >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: tsanders@... [mailto:tsanders@...] >> >Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 10:50 AM >> >To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com >> >Subject: [DSN_klr650] Trail Riding >> > >> > >> >Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I >> >recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the bike >> >was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the places >> >we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more >> >comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. >> >Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road >> >riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good side >> >was the bike never went down, just tossed around. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >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 >> >> >> >>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 >> >> > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 23 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 21:05:13 -0000 > From: "Linda Tanner" >Subject: Re: Trail Riding > >The Super Sherpa KLR250 DOES have electric start and disk brakes >front >and rear. I love mine. I had an 86 KLR250 with kick starter and I >never could start that sucka. I gave it to my broter. He's 6'4" and >240# and can start it ok. He looks kinda silly on it, though. He's >happy. > >LindaT. >Springfield, VA, USA >99 R1100RT Mr. Buzzy >95 F3 Purple Haze (67K miles and counting) >00 KLR250 Tenzing >http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Pit/4807/ > >--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Weaver, Mark" wrote: >> hear, hear. i woulda bought a klr250 for mrs sparkymarky if it had >electric >> start. it's got more travel and stouter suspension than the the >xt225, but i >> personally have never kickstarted a motorcycle in my life, so i >couldn't >> very well saddle her with a kickstart only model. >> mw >> > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 24 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:10:50 CDT > From: "OJ Salinas" >Subject: Re: NKLR- It was the best of times....... > >I got my klr 10 days ago with 0.8 miles on it. Today it has 1400. I plan to >do at least 50k this year:) > >happy trails, > >OJ > > > > >>From: dan shaw >>To: k650dsn@..., DSN_klr650@egroups.com >>Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] NKLR- It was the best of times....... >>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:06:43 -0700 (PDT) >> >> >>my klr is very close to the 50,000 mark with a bunch >>of 2 up miles. its not running right now, but thats >>besides the point :) >> >>dan >> >> > >> > >> >> > ps: If your KLR doesn't have at least 45K miles on >> > it with much of it riding >> > 2-up in the dirt, keep your 'superiority' comments >> > to ya sef. >> > >> >> > >> > Got me there. Only have 25K on the ole KLR. I >> > don't do 2-up and I don't do BMW but me thinks Elden >> > Carl could give ya a run fer yo money >> > >> > >> > Gino >> > >> > >> >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >>http://mail.yahoo.com/ > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 25 > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 15:12:36 -0600 > From: Jim Cunningham >Subject: RE: NKLR- It was the best of times....... > >Damn Bud, there IS life beyond the KLR! You must be retired or something? > >-----Original Message----- >From: OJ Salinas [mailto:saltypalm@...] >Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 15:11 PM >To: dan_iss@...; k650dsn@...; DSN_klr650@egroups.com >Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] NKLR- It was the best of times....... > > >I got my klr 10 days ago with 0.8 miles on it. Today it has 1400. I plan to >do at least 50k this year:) > >happy trails, > >OJ > > > > >>From: dan shaw >>To: k650dsn@..., DSN_klr650@egroups.com >>Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] NKLR- It was the best of times....... >>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:06:43 -0700 (PDT) >> >> >>my klr is very close to the 50,000 mark with a bunch >>of 2 up miles. its not running right now, but thats >>besides the point :) >> >>dan >> >> > >> > >> >> > ps: If your KLR doesn't have at least 45K miles on >> > it with much of it riding >> > 2-up in the dirt, keep your 'superiority' comments >> > to ya sef. >> > >> >> > >> > Got me there. Only have 25K on the ole KLR. I >> > don't do 2-up and I don't do BMW but me thinks Elden >> > Carl could give ya a run fer yo money >> > >> > >> > Gino >> > >> > >> >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >>http://mail.yahoo.com/ > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > >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 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > > >

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