need advice on tire changing

[Mark]

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

[Kurt Simpson]

> 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

[OJ Salinas]

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 > >

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[PRBKLR@cs.com]

I take mine out on the trails quite often. For me to do this, I have to travel a good 45 miles to get to the trails. This is what makes the KLR shine. I can cruise out through twisty country roads, hit the trails for a couple of hours, get in a good upper body and aerobic workout, then take a leasurely cruise back home on my now muddy KLR. I couldn't ask for more! The thought that you were just zipping through the woods, or flying off the top of a hill, then cruising down the highway at 70mph flinging mud everywhere is just SOOOO satisfying!! Paul Dallas, Tx A13 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 > > >

[Jim Jackson]

Been there! I haven't decided which looks I like better, the dirt bikers seeing me try to tear up a muddy spot on a 4 ton motorcycle or the cagers I pass later on still covered in it. I think the golf-ball eyes of folks on the highway is very cool. A couple of times guys have sped up to get another look... keep watchin dude... Jim Jackson II A13 - South Carolina

>The thought that you were just zipping through the woods, or flying off the >top of a hill, then cruising down the highway at 70mph flinging mud >everywhere is just SOOOO satisfying!! > >Paul >Dallas, Tx >A13

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[Toby Lampson]

Jim Jackson wrote:

> Been there! I haven't decided which looks I like better, the dirt bikers > seeing me try to tear up a muddy spot on a 4 ton motorcycle or the cagers I > pass later on still covered in it. I think the golf-ball eyes of folks on > the highway is very cool. A couple of times guys have sped up to get another > look... keep watchin dude... > > Jim Jackson II > A13 - South Carolina > > >The thought that you were just zipping through the woods, or flying off the > >top of a hill, then cruising down the highway at 70mph flinging mud > >everywhere is just SOOOO satisfying!! > > > >Paul > >Dallas, Tx > >A13

I use turn signals on the trail sometimes...... for fun.........dirt bikes love it! Slide (born in Pasadena)

[Jim Jackson]

Thank You! The guy at the next desk thinks I'm crazy right now cause I can't tell him why I'm laughing so hard. Using blinkers on the trail is too cool. Thanks for the tip. Would hate to get bumped by someone not knowing where I was going. I can always count on the list and my trusty toy to brighten my day... Jim Jackson II A13 - South Carolina

>I use turn signals on the trail sometimes...... >for fun.........dirt bikes love it! > > Slide >(born in Pasadena)

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[Jim Hyman]

> professor writes: > >

1/8" thick solder & wrap a 2-3" long piece around the spoke(s) at the heavy spot. >> --- ephilride@a... wrote:

> > Got ya! Akchilly the Professor meant 180 degrees from > the heavy spot > > Knot - who has to balance high speed rotors and every > now and then gets his phase angles and vectors all mixed > up and adds weight to the heavy spot and > whoa Nellie......that thang shure does shake!!!!

--- Fred Hink wrote:

> I know you are going to hate hearing from me eventually > but didn't you mean to put the weight opposite the heavy > spot? > Fred ( my heavy spot is somewhere around the middle)

----------------------- Picky, picky, picky ... At least I get my front & rear tires mounted on the right end & I've never attached a wheel upside down (G!). Professor