while on the air box holes topic-nklr

[cosmo_bojinski@hotmail.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Eric Knight Holbrook" wrote:

> The biggest "Weave" reducer that I came across was switching

jackets.

> I'm totally serious. When I wore a think leather jacket, the bike > became totally unstable around 85 I felt like it was going shake

out

> of control from my arms.

Yup, same here, don't have a "motorcycle specific" leather jacket its just a bomber style but any time I've worn it the buffeting is unreal,will stick to old faithful:an "aussie" jacket.......cosmo

[InWoods13@aol.com]

Tried the 1.5 drops & yes, Loved the improved handling due to the lower CG. Then experienced the bottoming offroad, dragging peg onroad...went back to the stock links. Ordered a set of the 1 inch drop links from Don today, in effort of trying to make the best sand handling KLR that I can. We'll see. Not sure exactly how much to raise the forks in the clamps with these, but by Slides trials, am thinking that I won't raise them much for starts. Maybe 3/4 inch, seeing that the 1 1/4 inch worked out alright for me with the 1.5 inch drops. Scott Sorrento, Fl In a message dated 6/27/01 11:31:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jazranch@... writes: << There have been many an varied responses as an answer to this- from obtaining a lower profile front fender, to changing tire air pressure, to lowering the triple tree on the forks........even using lowering links in the rear. With the stock klr....and the triple tree being flush at the top of the forks.....this wobble/weave/instability of the front end is at its height........ Personally by leaving the front forks flush with the top of the triple tree and lowering the rear of the bike (via smaller O.D. rear tire) I've found what I believe to be the best overall klr handling. Going farther I installed a set of aftermarket fork extension caps(expensive) and acheived a speculated best klr handling period*[*When in tandem with fork caps/lesser o.d. rear tire]. Many who've gone to the lowering links have reported this phenomenally improved klr handling. Yet, the conventional.....1 1/2" lowering links are said to allow the rear tire bottom out.....with 1" lowering links there have been less(if any) reports of this. People either totally love, or totally hate the links..... Peace Slide >>

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., cosmo_bojinski@h... wrote:

> > The biggest "Weave" reducer that I came across was switching > jackets. > > I'm totally serious. When I wore a think leather jacket, the

bike

> > became totally unstable around 85 I felt like it was going shake > out > > of control from my arms.

Why do you suppose Rollie Free rode a '48 Vincent to a land speed record wearing almost nothing but some underwear?

[RM]

On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Swede wrote:

>Last time I drilled an "airbox hole", it wasn't with a hole saw or by >hand and nothing got cut - but my girl-friend gagged.

Next time get one with no gag reflex, a flat head (on which to place your beer), no teeth, no voice, and about 3ft tall. RM