digest number 1855 balancer adjustment

[rideoregon@yahoo.com]

For those of you who have lowered your KLR's. What did you do about shortening the sidestand? Does someone make shorter sidestands? Steve

[Renn]

Sure, check out Dual Star. That's where I got mine. Later.

> [Original Message] > From: > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 9/26/01 10:16:47 PM > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Lowering/Sidestand > > For those of you who have lowered your KLR's. What did you do > about shortening the sidestand? Does someone make shorter > sidestands? > > Steve > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >

Renn A15 (Rocinante)

[debbie@carrabassett.net]

I took off the original, brought it to a welder and had him circumsize it, I think it cost about $10. Take a saw, cut out about 1 inch of material and have him weld the 2 peices back together, simple John

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., rideoregon@y... wrote: > For those of you who have lowered your KLR's. What did you do > about shortening the sidestand? Does someone make shorter > sidestands? > > Steve

[Bogdan Swider]

> For those of you who have lowered your KLR's. What did you do > about shortening the sidestand? Does someone make shorter > sidestands? > > Steve > >

That someone could be you with a hack saw; you also need a car to take the pieces of stand to a welder if you don't have that skill. Bogdan

[don beck]

Steve, I cut the stand, insert PVC pipe and use two sheet metal screws to hold together. This makes it easy to change back to stock. don in WA, (low links available in 3/4, 1, and 1 1/2 inch drop)

[David Critchley]

I used a 2 x 4 as a guide and drew a line around the bottom, cut on the line and welded on a small flat plate. David C rideoregon@... wrote:

> For those of you who have lowered your KLR's. What did you do > about shortening the sidestand? Does someone make shorter > sidestands? > > Steve > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Murray Dochstader]

West: You may misunderstand what is happening when you loosen the bolt. When you loosen it (approx one turn), you allow a very small spring to pull an adjustment lever which applies what seems to me, to be very little tension to the chain. It works though, and generally quiets things up inside the motor. By the way, I think adjustment probably only needs to be done every 5000 mi or so. Murray Dochstader B.C. Canada.