ohlins for klr650?

[Steve Anderson]

KLR list, As I related in past posts, I purchased a Dual-Star centerstand several months ago, that failed right away (cocked too far forward, and wouldn't hold the bike up), and got replaced. The next one failed right away, the pin drifted out the right side. It was sent back, and the pin welded in place. After replacing it, it failed almost immediately, in the same fashion as the first one. At that point, I tossed the thing in the corner of the garage and forgot about it. First I want to say that I don't think badly of the Dual-Star folks, for some reason *I* can't get their stand to work on *my* bike. Everybody else on this list, with the possible exception of the one other that had the pin drift out, has had tremendous success with this product. I really am a magnet for any kind of product problems, Murphy definitely works overtime at my house. Even though the they had only got a report of the pin drifting out once before, they now weld all of them as standard practice after my failure; very proactive on their part. After getting tired of seeing the thing sitting in the garage for a few months, I decided I might as well send it back to them. They said that I could have [all] my money back if I wanted. I let them know, I could probably find enough stuff from them to come close to the cost of the stand; real hard to do - yeah right =]. Talk about a kid in a candy store. They not only gave me credit for the full cost of the stand, but also for the shipping cost I accrued from sending it back to them a three times, and I now have a big goody package on the way!! I just want to let everyone know that even though I had so much problem with the stand, they really did take care of me - it's simply not my klr's destiny to have one of their stands!! Steve (happy, even without the centerstand) Anderson

[punkynsquirt@cs.com]

Steve: I sure hope Dual Star has the bugs worked out of its centerstand. Maybe I better inquire of Dual Star before I order one. I sure don't want to suffer through an ordeal like you did. Glad to hear Dual Star stood by their product and refunded your money. Thanks for the info. I'm a newbie on the list. Too bad I haven't heard of an alternative centerstand still available. Lew Waterman Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo

[Steve Anderson]

As I understand it, there aren't any other centerstands made specifically for the KLR. Many people on the list have the Dual-Star unit, and have had absolutely no problem with them. I'm the odd man out, but that seems normal for me! =] Steve A.

----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, 19 September, 2000 12:33 Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Dual-Star, or the little centerstand that couldn't... Steve: I sure hope Dual Star has the bugs worked out of its centerstand. Maybe I better inquire of Dual Star before I order one. I sure don't want to suffer through an ordeal like you did. Glad to hear Dual Star stood by their product and refunded your money. Thanks for the info. I'm a newbie on the list. Too bad I haven't heard of an alternative centerstand still available. Lew Waterman Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo

[Steve McCord]

I ordered a pair of Dual-Star Mirrors thinkin' I'd give them a try. After 7 weeks, I'm still waiting on them. I ordered a center-stand from Dual-Star and I'm workin' on week 5 waiting on it. I'm beginning to wonder if Dual-Star exists or is it someone who just answers the phone.........................steve At 12:51 PM 9/19/2000 -0700, Steve Anderson wrote:

> > >As I understand it, there aren't any other centerstands made specifically >for the KLR. Many people on the list have the Dual-Star unit, and have had >absolutely no problem with them. I'm the odd man out, but that seems normal >for me! =] > > >Steve A. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: >To: ; DSN_klr650@egroups.com> >Sent: Tuesday, 19 September, 2000 12:33 >Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Dual-Star, or the little centerstand that >couldn't... > > >Steve: I sure hope Dual Star has the bugs worked out of its centerstand. >Maybe I better inquire of Dual Star before I order one. I sure don't want to >suffer through an ordeal like you did. Glad to hear Dual Star stood by their >product and refunded your money. Thanks for the info. I'm a newbie on the >list. Too bad I haven't heard of an alternative centerstand still available. > >Lew Waterman >Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo > > > >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 > > >

[Steve Anderson]

To me, the important thing is: how long did they tell you they would take? Giving a customer realistic expectations is very important in my eyes. If they told you that the stuff would take that long, then good for them. On the other hand, if they told you that you would get the stuff sooner, shame on them!! I was told that some of the stuff I ordered with my credit would take a while. I let them know which stuff was important to me, and to ship that stuff [that was in stock] immediately, letting the other stuff hang on back order. I guess I'll find out how well they set my expectations, eh? Steve A.

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Steve McCord wrote: > I ordered a pair of Dual-Star Mirrors thinkin' I'd give them a try. After 7 > weeks, I'm still waiting on them. I ordered a center-stand from Dual-Star > and I'm workin' on week 5 waiting on it. I'm beginning to wonder if > Dual-Star exists or is it someone who just answers the > phone.........................steve > > > > > > At 12:51 PM 9/19/2000 -0700, Steve Anderson wrote: > > > > > >As I understand it, there aren't any other centerstands made specifically > >for the KLR. Many people on the list have the Dual-Star unit, and have had > >absolutely no problem with them. I'm the odd man out, but that seems normal > >for me! =] > > > > > >Steve A. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: > >To: ; DSN_klr650@egroups.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, 19 September, 2000 12:33 > >Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Dual-Star, or the little centerstand that > >couldn't... > > > > > >Steve: I sure hope Dual Star has the bugs worked out of its centerstand. > >Maybe I better inquire of Dual Star before I order one. I sure don't want to > >suffer through an ordeal like you did. Glad to hear Dual Star stood by their > >product and refunded your money. Thanks for the info. I'm a newbie on the > >list. Too bad I haven't heard of an alternative centerstand still available. > > > >Lew Waterman > >Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo > > > > > > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at > >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 > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > >

[Denzfeat@aol.com]

The Dual-Star centerstand on my KLR was easy to install and has worked flawlessly since installation about 3000 miles ago. Only beef is that there is no tang to step on, best way to get it up on stand is to lean the bike over on sidestand until centerstand can be deployed fully, then rock it down. The stand makes chain and swingarm maintenance much easier as well as wheel removal. Best accessory I've installed on the bike, which is loaded with others. Pete the Accessorized Streak

[Wellborn, Dale]

Hello, Ohlins does not list a shock for my 1999 KLR650. Ohlins does list a shock for a KL650 Tengai (1989-1994). Would this Tengai shock work with my KLR? What other shocks are available for the KLR650, and what are their approximate prices? Thank you. Dale Dale Wellborn MSP430 US Development Tools Program Mgr. Texas Instruments (214) 480-7154 d-wellborn@...