portable bead breaker

[Bogdan Swider]

> > > >Does anyone have a suggestion on helmets? > >

Get yours polished. Bogdan

[Russell Niesz]

I also wear a Arai quantum on the street and love it. I wear a fox racing motoX helmet for offroad or dual sporting. Russ

On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 08:15AM, Arden Kysely wrote: >--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "motorbiker65" >wrote: >> Let me ask one more question.....What kind of helmets do all of you >> wear when riding your KiLleR? > > >Arai Quantum or Astral on the street. Nolan N100 or Jarow Mono X2 in >the dirt or on dual-sport tours. > >__Arden > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > >

[monahanwb]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Bogdan Swider" wrote:

> > >Does anyone have a suggestion on helmets? > > > > > Get yours polished.

I had mine polished last night, a polishing lady came over and did it. I felt much better riding through traffic this morning with a recently polished helmet. Bill

[dooden]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "monahanwb" wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Bogdan Swider" > wrote: > > > >Does anyone have a suggestion on helmets? > > > > > > > > Get yours polished. > > I had mine polished last night, a polishing lady came over and did > it. I felt much better riding through traffic this morning with a > recently polished helmet. > > Bill

Cant beat a good spit shine... Dooden A15 Green Ape

[motorbiker65]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Bogdan Swider" wrote:

> > > > > > > >Does anyone have a suggestion on helmets? > > > > > Get yours polished. > > Bogdan

LOL! Smarta$$! Although.....it does sound like a VERY good idea! LOL Got it saturday. I knew big displacement thumpers vibrated but I had no idea! Largest thumper before the 650 was a 250 and it's nothing in comparison. On the ride home from the dealer, one license plate bolt vibed out and the plate almost fell off. Luckily it caught it before it did and wired it back on. Gotta get another bolt today. Later that day, I noticed both fairing bolts were backing out. This morning going to work my speedometer quit working. Cable nut had vibed off and cable was just hanging. I'm going to buy stock in blue loctite right now! Does the vibes decrease as it breaks in? I sure hope so. Also, does putting the eagle mfg doohickey in it help reduce vibes?

[Bogdan Swider]

> Does the vibes decrease as it breaks in? I sure hope so. Also, does > putting the eagle mfg doohickey in it help reduce vibes? >

Break in maybe but I don't thing the doohickey upgrade helps. While you're in there check to see if the balancer system is timed properly. Some have reported that it wasn't. May be the reason why some klrs vibrate way more than others. Bogdan

[Jim The Canoeist]

That's a great idea! I am astounded that a bike would run without REAL terrible vibrations if that balancer was off even one tooth. Has anyone here seen a confirmed case of a balancer being mis-set and still run? If so, were the symptoms real obvious? Looking for testimony under oath here - not opinion. Thanks. -Jim in AZ

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bogdan Swider" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>; "motorbiker65" Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 10:17 AM Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Re: Going to pickup my new 04 KLR650 tomorrow!! > > > > Does the vibes decrease as it breaks in? I sure hope so. Also, does > > putting the eagle mfg doohickey in it help reduce vibes? > > > Break in maybe but I don't thing the doohickey upgrade helps. While you're > in there check to see if the balancer system is timed properly. Some have > reported that it wasn't. May be the reason why some klrs vibrate way more > than others. > > Bogdan

[Bogdan Swider]

> That's a great idea! I am astounded that a bike would run without REAL > terrible vibrations if that balancer was off even one tooth. Has anyone > here seen a confirmed case of a balancer being mis-set and still run? >

Yeah me, and my A9 is the case.

> If so, were the symptoms real obvious? >

Obvious ? Is the Pope Polish ?

> Looking for testimony under oath here - not opinion. >

Hey, no one lies on the internet. Actually the klr list isn't bad. My sprocket insert took a dump east of St. Louis. The bike immediately started vibrating like a California gubernatorial candidate's favorite tool. Rode to Colorado with the bike in that condition ( 1k miles ). I developed a blister on my throttle hand. When I opened the bike, I -and a witness - found the chain had moved over 2 or 3 teeth on the sprocket. I posted the hole story here at the time. If you want I'll provide more details. I wasn't that bad under 4k rpm. Bogdan

[Jim The Canoeist]

That's almost what I was looking for and I probably expressed my question badly. The post I was responding to suggested the balancer misalignment as causal to a new KLR owner who was commenting on how bad his bike vibrated. What I am looking for is if there is a way the balancer could be off a minimal amount (that would be one tooth on a sprocket?) and still run OK but with more vibration. I wanted to find out if it were possible to run around with a maladjusted balancer and, having nothing to compare it to, think it was normal, albeit heavy, vibration. Your experience sounds more like a radical failure with a '2 or 3 teeth' positioning error + improper tensioning and I would expect a Polish Pope in that case. Anyhow, I'll be checking at this month's Julian doohickey party. BTW, I was not suggesting anyone would fib. I just wanted to underscore that I was looking for real-world evidence. How about it? Anyone out there open up their engine and get a balancer out-of-position surprise? -Jim in AZ

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bogdan Swider" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>; "Jim The Canoeist" Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 2:31 PM Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Re: Going to pickup my new 04 KLR650 tomorrow!! > That's a great idea! I am astounded that a bike would run without REAL > terrible vibrations if that balancer was off even one tooth. Has anyone > here seen a confirmed case of a balancer being mis-set and still run? > Yeah me, and my A9 is the case. > If so, were the symptoms real obvious? > Obvious ? Is the Pope Polish ? > Looking for testimony under oath here - not opinion. > Hey, no one lies on the internet. Actually the klr list isn't bad. My sprocket insert took a dump east of St. Louis. The bike immediately started vibrating like a California gubernatorial candidate's favorite tool. Rode to Colorado with the bike in that condition ( 1k miles ). I developed a blister on my throttle hand. When I opened the bike, I -and a witness - found the chain had moved over 2 or 3 teeth on the sprocket. I posted the hole story here at the time. If you want I'll provide more details. I wasn't that bad under 4k rpm. Bogdan

[Jeff Saline]

I think the pliers like portable bead breaker is called the Tire Wizard. It may be made by Pro Lever. I did a quick google search and found a review but no source. If you locate a place to purchase them please post to the list. I saw one used two years ago and they are as good as the advertisements say they are. Best, Jeff Saline Airhead # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota '75 R90/6, '03 KLR650, '79 R100RT, '00 H-D MT-500