usmc klr 650 tool kit

[TLrydr@aol.com]

Just got my rear Duro tire, 40.00 I am impressed with the stiffness of it. The side walls are as stiff or stiffer than the K491s i run on my Goldwing, I sure hope the Duro hooks up in the dirt good or at least better than the IRC Gp 110s. I am thinking i might should have bought the Dunlop 606s.... Mexico here i come, well as soon as the other doohicky comes in, Jake has put a rush on my order we leave 1st of Jan sometime, doohicky has us waiting..................... Mike

[Inire]

--- TLrydr@... wrote:

> Just got my rear Duro tire, 40.00 I > am impressed with the > stiffness of it. > The side walls are as stiff or stiffer than the > K491s i run on my Goldwing, I > sure hope the Duro hooks up in the dirt good or at > least better than the IRC > Gp 110s. I am thinking i might should have bought > the Dunlop 606s....

Can anyone direct me to a pic of these? are these a street tread that y'all are putting on the KLR for longevity? I've seen Duro refernces on some of the tire retail pages but didn't give them much attn... ===== Jeff "My dice hate me!" Miller Gaming to keep War out of RealTime! Watch FireFly! Fridays on Fox...Serenity Needs You! KLR650A7 (name pending...Corsair?) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

[Dirk Koenig]

I have the Duro's on my KLR. You can find them at http://www.denniskirk.com, the only online retailer I've found that carries them, although I'm sure there are others. They have pictures of the tires on the website. I buy the Duro Median model. I like these cheap-ass tires, they have pleasant street manners, which is what I need them for most, but they handled themselves OK on the few trails I've ridden, poor in the mud, though. You can get a full set for under $100, which is another nice feature. They seem to wear like iron, though. Dirk A14

> Message: 14 > Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:48:30 -0800 (PST) > From: Inire > Subject: Re: Duro R tire > > > --- TLrydr@... wrote: > > Just got my rear Duro tire, 40.00 I > > am impressed with the > > stiffness of it. > > The side walls are as stiff or stiffer than the > > K491s i run on my Goldwing, I > > sure hope the Duro hooks up in the dirt good or at > > least better than the IRC > > Gp 110s. I am thinking i might should have bought > > the Dunlop 606s.... > > Can anyone direct me to a pic of these? are these a > street tread that y'all are putting on the KLR for > longevity? I've seen Duro refernces on some of the > tire retail pages but didn't give them much attn... > > ===== > Jeff "My dice hate me!" Miller > Gaming to keep War out of RealTime! > > Watch FireFly! Fridays on Fox...Serenity Needs You! > KLR650A7 (name pending...Corsair?) > >

[Bogdan Swider]

How do they compare to Kenda 270s ? Bogdan

> I have the Duro's on my KLR. You can find them at > http://www.denniskirk.com, > the only online retailer I've found that carries them, although I'm sure > there are others. They have pictures of the tires on the website. I buy > the > Duro Median model. > > I like these cheap-ass tires, they have pleasant street manners, which > is > what I need them for most, but they handled themselves OK on the few > trails > I've ridden, poor in the mud, though. You can get a full set for under > $100, > which is another nice feature. They seem to wear like iron, though. > > Dirk > A14 > >

[Guest]

I'm on my 2nd set and love them! Dirk's listing gave a URL error because of the "," included in his post. Go to http://www.denniskirk.com/powervendor/d ... detail.asp? serverid=nlStreet&PartNo=540785 and http://www.denniskirk.com/powervendor/d ... detail.asp? serverid=nlStreet&PartNo=540783 First one is for the front tire (21") and the second URL is for the 18" rear. Joe in Kansas

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Dirk Koenig" wrote: > I have the Duro's on my KLR. You can find them at http://www.denniskirk.com, > the only online retailer I've found that carries them, although I'm sure > there are others. They have pictures of the tires on the website. I buy the > Duro Median model. > > I like these cheap-ass tires, they have pleasant street manners, which is > what I need them for most, but they handled themselves OK on the few trails > I've ridden, poor in the mud, though. You can get a full set for under $100, > which is another nice feature. They seem to wear like iron, though. > > Dirk > A14 > > > Message: 14 > > Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:48:30 -0800 (PST) > > From: Inire > > Subject: Re: Duro R tire > > > > > > --- TLrydr@a... wrote: > > > Just got my rear Duro tire, 40.00 I > > > am impressed with the > > > stiffness of it. > > > The side walls are as stiff or stiffer than the > > > K491s i run on my Goldwing, I > > > sure hope the Duro hooks up in the dirt good or at > > > least better than the IRC > > > Gp 110s. I am thinking i might should have bought > > > the Dunlop 606s.... > > > > Can anyone direct me to a pic of these? are these a > > street tread that y'all are putting on the KLR for > > longevity? I've seen Duro refernces on some of the > > tire retail pages but didn't give them much attn... > > > > ===== > > Jeff "My dice hate me!" Miller > > Gaming to keep War out of RealTime! > > > > Watch FireFly! Fridays on Fox...Serenity Needs You! > > KLR650A7 (name pending...Corsair?) > > > >

[Bogdan Swider]

Thanks Dirk, Maybe that's what I'm looking for to replace the Avon Slipsters that I used when they were around. Can't beat the price. Wonder what mileage they'll get, I have Kendas on now and my observations are much like yours. I'm actually thinking of not attending a Dual Sport get together in the Denver area because it would involve a 120 mile round trip on the super slab and the Kendas are no fun at those speeds. Bogdan, who also thinks the Kendas are hard to mount like a girlfriend I had in college

> ---------- > From: Dirk Koenig > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 2:07 PM > To: Bogdan Swider > Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Re: Duro R tire > > It depends on what you need them for. I have both, the Duro's are on the > KLR > and I have a set of 270's that I ran for a while when I was expecting to > do > more off-roading. The 270's are squishy, and make for weird cornering on > the > street. They have a pretty sweet tread pattern for off-road, although > I've > only ever run them on gravel and dirt, I hear they go pretty well in > mud, > too. On the highway, they scream louder than a girlfriend I once had in > college... > > I put the Duro's back on since I knew I would mostly be riding on the > street, and they perform well enough that I can drag pegs on off-ramps, > etc. > They have passable wet weather performance and for the kind of riding I > do > (commuting, running errands, goofing off) I find them perfect. Next > spring, > I'll probably lever the 270's back on and try to get a little more dirt > riding in. The ride on the 270's was OK, but the noise and vibes on the > many > miles of street I was riding became a pain. > > Ultimately, since I have the choice, I'll put the 270's on for serious > off-roading, but the Duro's are much nicer on the street. > > Hopefully the list will cough up a few more comparisons... > > Dirk > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bogdan Swider [mailto:BSwider@...] > > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 2:51 PM > > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com; Dirk Koenig > > Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Re: Duro R tire > > > > > > How do they compare to Kenda 270s ? Bogdan > > > > > > > > > I have the Duro's on my KLR. You can find them at > > > http://www.denniskirk.com, > > > the only online retailer I've found that carries them, although I'm > sure > > > there are others. They have pictures of the tires on the website. I > buy > > > the > > > Duro Median model. > > > > > > I like these cheap-ass tires, they have pleasant street manners, > which > > > is > > > what I need them for most, but they handled themselves OK on the few > > > trails > > > I've ridden, poor in the mud, though. You can get a full set for > under > > > $100, > > > which is another nice feature. They seem to wear like iron, though. > > > > > > Dirk > > > A14 > > > > > > > > >

[Devon Jarvis]

Every Sunday is a 120mi round trip for me to go trail riding, at least. Sometimes 150-200mi, and that's on K760s. Just air them up to the maximum if you want them to last, or run them around 24f 30r for a smoother ride that won't last as long. Devon Bogdan Swider wrote: I'm actually thinking of not attending a Dual Sport get

> together in the Denver area because it would involve a 120 mile round trip > on the super slab and the Kendas are no fun at those speeds. > > Bogdan, who also thinks the Kendas are hard to mount like a girlfriend I > had in college > > > ----------

[Lujo Bauer]

> now and my observations are much like yours. I'm actually > thinking of not attending a Dual Sport get together in the > Denver area because it would involve a 120 mile round trip on > the super slab and the Kendas are no fun at those speeds.

I agree that they aren't amazing, but I've done 500 (highway) mile days with K270s that were almost as comfortable as 500 mile days on TW21/22 TrailWings (the TW22 is the one with the solid band on the rear). Maybe putting a little more air in them would make a difference? -Lujo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Inire]

--- Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 08:21:21PM -0000, sprizzl > wrote: > > I work with the marine corps' KLR 650's and they > come with two tool > > kits. One rear which I believe is standard, and > one front which I > > cannot find info on. I have a part #17654-6400, > but still no luck can > > any one help? > > Are these gasoline or diesel KLRs? If diesel, > perhaps that part number is > not from Kawasaki but from the company that does the > diesel/miltary > conversions? >

That part number _is_ in the kawasaki P/N format, so I'll bet it is available in Kawi's bowels someplace. Just not to Civies. ===== Jeff "My dice hate me!" Miller Gaming to keep War out of RealTime! Watch FireFly! Fridays on Fox...Serenity Needs You! KLR650A7 (name pending...Corsair?) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

[InWoods13@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/12/02 12:15:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, TLrydr@... writes:

> Just got my rear Duro tire, 40.00 I am impressed with the > stiffness of it. > The side walls are as stiff or stiffer than the K491s i run on my Goldwing, > I > sure hope the Duro hooks up in the dirt good or at least better than the > IRC > Gp 110s. I am thinking i might should have bought the Dunlop 606s.... > Mexico here i come, well as soon as the other doohicky comes in, Jake has > put > a rush on my order we leave 1st of Jan sometime, doohicky has us > waiting..................... > Mike >

Keep us updated, Mike. I'm up for trying something new. I've found the D606 trench masters to be at home in most any off road situation, they also make the KLR feel 25ish lbs lighter offroad, than the stockers. Would like to find something a little quieter, for the road stuff, without giving up too much dirtability. Was actually thinking of trying a set of the IRC's, will look at the Duro. kinda related sidenote: Anyone tried the new Dunlop D208 ZR's on yet? It's between them, the MIchelin Pilot Sports, or the Macadam's...for sport/touring/commuting stuff. Scott A14 "thunderdog" Sorrento, FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]