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[aumccrd1]

Have had my klr650 for about six months not and am considering upgrading to Laser Pro Duro exhaust and Avon Distanzia AM43/44 (next size up) tires. Anyone out there do these upgrades - if so, any suggestions, comments, etc. I was not planning on initially rejetting, new filter, etc. unless you got some words of wisdom on this.

[Devon Jarvis]

If the pro-duro will work with stock jetting and stock airbox, try that first. I have been experimenting with the carb a little, and found that your fuel mileage goes down a lot faster than performance comes up. Devon A15 aumccrd1 wrote:

> > Have had my klr650 for about six months not and am considering > upgrading to Laser Pro Duro exhaust and Avon Distanzia AM43/44 (next > size up) tires. > > Anyone out there do these upgrades - if so, any suggestions, > comments, etc. > > I was not planning on initially rejetting, new filter, etc. unless > you got some words of wisdom on this. > > 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/

[strathound]

I just ordered a set of Distanzias and will be putting them on when they arrive. I'll post a review of them after a couple hundred miles. Michael A11 ~ Jolly Green Giant http://www.northtexasblues.org

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "aumccrd1" wrote: > Have had my klr650 for about six months not and am considering > upgrading to Laser Pro Duro exhaust and Avon Distanzia AM43/44 (next > size up) tires. > > Anyone out there do these upgrades - if so, any suggestions, > comments, etc. > > I was not planning on initially rejetting, new filter, etc. unless > you got some words of wisdom on this.

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> Have had my klr650 for about six months not and am considering > upgrading to Laser Pro Duro exhaust and Avon Distanzia AM43/44 (next > size up) tires.

I just had the dealer replace my worn stock tires with the Distanzia's. They were great for the one day the roads were clear enough to ride, about 200 miles. I'm hoping to get a minimum of 6,000 miles on the rear, which would get me to Utah / Colorado and back home to Massachusetts without a tire change. Time will tell. Wise men still seek Him... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr A15 My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@... HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/

[Russell Scott]

I have 3500 miles on my Distanzias. I can't even tell if they have worn. I expect 10-15K out of them at least. They stick like glue on the pavement, and do pretty good in the dirt if you lower the air pressure. Russell

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" To: "1 - KLR650 List" DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>; "aumccrd1" Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Laser Pro Duro and Avon Distanzia > > Have had my klr650 for about six months not and am considering > > upgrading to Laser Pro Duro exhaust and Avon Distanzia AM43/44 (next > > size up) tires. > > I just had the dealer replace my worn stock tires with the Distanzia's. > They were great for the one day the roads were clear enough to ride, about > 200 miles. I'm hoping to get a minimum of 6,000 miles on the rear, which > would get me to Utah / Colorado and back home to Massachusetts without a > tire change. Time will tell.

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> I have 3500 miles on my Distanzias. I can't even tell if they have

worn. I

> expect 10-15K out of them at least. They stick like glue on the

pavement,

> and do pretty good in the dirt if you lower the air pressure.

Wow, that's excellent news! My stock tires were worn as far as I'd care to ride them at 3350. (Technically, they could have gone longer, but not with ME on them!) Thanks for the positive info, Mark Wise men still seek Him... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr A15 My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@... HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/

[adamavis]

The Distanzia's are the same compound as the gripsters, only a different tread pattern and the distanzia is a radial. Grip is about the same, less wobble when you're near the edge of the tire. Don't expect as much milage as the gripsters, the distanzia's generate more heat and wear quicker. Cheaper than the Metz Tourance, the distanzia's are a good pick. I still like the Tourance the best though. Best on road grip so far. Adam

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Russell Scott" wrote: > I have 3500 miles on my Distanzias. I can't even tell if they have worn. I > expect 10-15K out of them at least. They stick like glue on the pavement, > and do pretty good in the dirt if you lower the air pressure. > > Russell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" > To: "1 - KLR650 List" ; "aumccrd1" > > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:33 AM > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Laser Pro Duro and Avon Distanzia > > > > > Have had my klr650 for about six months not and am considering > > > upgrading to Laser Pro Duro exhaust and Avon Distanzia AM43/44 (next > > > size up) tires. > > > > I just had the dealer replace my worn stock tires with the Distanzia's. > > They were great for the one day the roads were clear enough to ride, about > > 200 miles. I'm hoping to get a minimum of 6,000 miles on the rear, which > > would get me to Utah / Colorado and back home to Massachusetts without a > > tire change. Time will tell.

[strathound]

Did the Gripster ever get above 10K miles on a KLR (rear tire)? I was thinking they lasted at most 7-8K. Michael

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "adamavis" wrote: > The Distanzia's are the same compound as the gripsters, only a > different tread pattern and the distanzia is a radial. [snip] > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Russell Scott" wrote: > > I have 3500 miles on my Distanzias. I can't even tell if they have > worn. I > > expect 10-15K out of them at least. They stick like glue on the > pavement, > > and do pretty good in the dirt if you lower the air pressure.

[John Lyon]

aumccrd1: I am running the stock size Distanzia on the rear. After 2000 miles the tire shows very little tread wear. The Distanzia is not very good in sand, mud or pea gravel IMO. It however is an excellent street tire. You will probably need to change the jetting if you install the Laser Pro Duro. I ran the LPD with the stock jetting, 2 turns out on the pilot, K&N air filter and the stock air box for awhile with no noticeable problems, but pulling the spark plug revealed it was running lean. For reference, most of my riding is at sea level. If you elect to install a Dynojet kit, I can give you some initial settings and you can dial in the jetting from there. John --- aumccrd1 wrote:

> Have had my klr650 for about six months not and am > considering > upgrading to Laser Pro Duro exhaust and Avon > Distanzia AM43/44 (next > size up) tires. > > Anyone out there do these upgrades - if so, any > suggestions, > comments, etc. > > I was not planning on initially rejetting, new > filter, etc. unless > you got some words of wisdom on this.

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[Porter Watson]

Actually got 12,500 mi on my first rear Gripster, and have second one on now. Front is now about 11,000 and still looks good--Porter From: "strathound" Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 19:46:55 -0000 To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Laser Pro Duro and Avon Distanzia Did the Gripster ever get above 10K miles on a KLR (rear tire)? I was thinking they lasted at most 7-8K. Michael

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "adamavis" wrote: > The Distanzia's are the same compound as the gripsters, only a > different tread pattern and the distanzia is a radial. [snip] > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Russell Scott" wrote: > > I have 3500 miles on my Distanzias. I can't even tell if they have > worn. I > > expect 10-15K out of them at least. They stick like glue on the > pavement, > > and do pretty good in the dirt if you lower the air pressure. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]