I> > >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,
seem>>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
dual>>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
least>>purpose bike by its very nature is going to be less than perfect in at
bikes.>>one, and usually both, of its purposes as compared to single purpose
ephilride@... writes:>> >> >> >>-----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,
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dual>did you have to push very farKnot > >> > > >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
bikes.>>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
out>> >> >> >>-----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,
surprisingly>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
so>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,
california,>what "easy" is a very relative term. i find that around northern
scout>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
i>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
is>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
I>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
electric>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
i>>start. it's got more travel and stouter suspension than the the xt225, but
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.>>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
hwy>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
range.>> 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
.>> 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
play.>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
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.>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
miles>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
bikes>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
100>> >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
ass>> >miles on Freeways to get back home, your KLR will laugh at those hard
will>> >dirt bikes. Throw some luggage, a passenger on and those dirt bikes
>> >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 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > > >