brake pads oops! (nklr)

[dooden]

Too much for me, maybe if I was running a MX bike and I wanted to swap between a mub knobby and a sand paddle it would make sense to me. But I bought a KLR so I could ride the machine to where im going, and do what I need to do, then ride it home. Again just perspective and usage per the individual. Duden A15 Pilot

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "bradmorris64" wrote: > How difficult would it be to swap/align the rear wheel? Just looking at it, it doesn't look too difficult, but since I've never done it > I'm sure there are things I'm not seeing. Once I had both wheels set up, could it be done in under an hour? > > Brad J. Morris > A16 Illinois > > > > But the rubber itself might be worth it I suspose, depending on your > > riding conditions. > > > > I plan on replacement tires being more off-road worthy than on- road > > worthy, but again most of my riding will be street, dirt , mud and > > very little highway, other than getting to the mud. > > > > Again just adding another $.01 to my previous $.02. > > > > Duden > > A15 Pilot

[David Kelly]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 06:05:11AM -0000, jim7j7 wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone has changed the sprockets on their bikes to > gear them down for better off-road performance? What parts were used > and how the performace changed?

My KLX650R-D1 comes with 14/49 gearing. Don't have any idea what top end is or how fast the engine runs at 60 MPH as I've never been there. In the woods I'm in 1st and 2nd. Never enough of 2nd to consider 3rd. Fire roads don't count as "woods". My point being that I'm shopping for a 13T front and considering a 52T rear as well. Moving from 3.5:1 to 4.0:1 in effort to reduce the amount of clutch slipping I do to go slow. Further down this thread somebody mentioned mud. I spent an hour Sunday mud wrestling my KLX out of a mud puddle. Front wheel was under water. Back wheel was mostly under. Didn't get it out until help arrived. Is time to add block and tackle to my trail kit. Else add a winch to the front. Was thinking today at lunch if I had a rope could have hooked it to the rear wheel by tieing it to the rear sprocket. Then let the spinning wheel in mud wrap the rope around the hub and pull me out of the mess. One problem was all of that was under water. Might have damaged something but had already found a business card in my pocket to leave on the bike and considered hiking out of the woods to find help. Busted both fork seals so I won't be riding for a little while. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@... ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.

[dreastman]

I have been following this thread hoping to find out if I can put on a 14 tooth front sprocket, leave the stock rear sprocket and not have to change the chain length. Thanks, ~Dennis~ A15 Concord, NC

[Zachariah Mully]

Dennis- Yes, you can. The stock rear and stock chain length (106-links) allow you to use a 13T, 14T, 15T and 16T front sprockets on the KLR. Z DC 1 mail server, 1 major headache

On Wed, 2002-01-16 at 15:38, dreastman wrote: > I have been following this thread hoping to find out if I can put on > a 14 tooth front sprocket, leave the stock rear sprocket and not > have to change the chain length. > > Thanks, > > ~Dennis~ A15 > Concord, NC >

[whalenwp]

The purpose of having a different rear wheel (set of tires) for dirt riding is not just the gearing. The most important part is having more street oriented tires on one set of rims and a more dirt oriented set on the other. While on this subject. I have a set of Metzeler Enduro-4's on one set. If you have been on this list for any amount of time you know how much I love them. What would listers suggest for the dirt oriented tires for doing Dual Sport riding in the mud of Georgia and Tenn. I am talking much more aggresive dirt on that set. Bill "SandShark" Central Florida 92 KLR-650 A6 Message: 2 Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:27:22 -0000 From: "dooden" Subject: Re: Gearing down for off-road Wow, it seems a bit excessive to have a WHOLE rear wheel assembly for adding just 1 tooth or 2 teeth on the back end. I honestly can't see 2 teeth on the rear making enuff difference to go through the effort of changing a wheel. (Except Racing) Again just my $.02 worth. Duden A15 Pilot

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> What a difference a word makes.... What I said was that I thought the > Dunlopads were "more" harsh on the rotors. The Dunlopads are a full

metalic

> pad where the Galfers are a Semi-metalic pad. I believe Dunlpads to be > better for off road situations and the Galfers to be better for dual

sport

> or street riding. > Fred > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com ***NEW*** > http://www.canyonlandsmotorclassic.com

OOPS, sorry. I didn't pick up on that. To be honest, the only reason I knew ANYTHING about it is that I had to go through past messages because I couldn't remember what end each color pad was supposed to go on. (Once I got out to the garage, I found it was pretty obvious.) I guess I should have known better than to try and quote someone, I'm simply too senile for that! Wise men still seek Him... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr A15 Also: KLR6500@... HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/ Valve Check & Adjustment Guide: http://klr6500.tripod.com/valves.html

[bradmorris64]

Bill, How long does it take to swap and align the rear wheel? Is there an art to it or is it pretty straight forward? Thanks, Brad J. Morris A16 Illinois

> The purpose of having a different rear wheel (set of tires) for dirt > riding is not just the gearing. The most important part is having > more street oriented tires on one set of rims and a more dirt > oriented set on the other. > > While on this subject. I have a set of Metzeler Enduro-4's on one > set. If you have been on this list for any amount of time you know > how much I love them. What would listers suggest for the dirt > oriented tires for doing Dual Sport riding in the mud of Georgia and > Tenn. I am talking much more aggresive dirt on that set. > > Bill "SandShark" > Central Florida > 92 KLR-650 A6