last question about the 45t sprocket

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

Anyone familiar with the really old KL250 enduros? I've been looking around for something smaller/lighter than the KLR650 to teach my wife to ride, and there's a 1978 KL250 on eBay. What are the major differences between this and the current KLR250 model -- I assume there are some significant ones, aside from kick vs. electric start. -- Thor Lancelot Simon tls@... But as he knew no bad language, he had called him all the names of common objects that he could think of, and had screamed: "You lamp! You towel! You plate!" and so on. --Sigmund Freud

[Zachariah Mully]

On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 13:30, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> Anyone familiar with the really old KL250 enduros? I've been looking > around for something smaller/lighter than the KLR650 to teach my wife > to ride, and there's a 1978 KL250 on eBay. What are the major differences > between this and the current KLR250 model -- I assume there are some > significant ones, aside from kick vs. electric start.

Probably not worth the money. Especially if it's on eBay. Keep you eyes open for a local XR, DR, XT125/Serow or something of the sort. Then you get a bike that's actually worth riding and might even have modern suspension. What's your budget for this bike? http://www.cycletrader.com/caddetail.html?/ad-cache/5/9/2/57375392.htm Z DC A5X A12X

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 01:42:31PM -0400, Zachariah Mully wrote:

> On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 13:30, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > > Anyone familiar with the really old KL250 enduros? I've been looking > > around for something smaller/lighter than the KLR650 to teach my wife > > to ride, and there's a 1978 KL250 on eBay. What are the major differences > > between this and the current KLR250 model -- I assume there are some > > significant ones, aside from kick vs. electric start. > > Probably not worth the money. Especially if it's on eBay. Keep you eyes > open for a local XR, DR, XT125/Serow or something of the sort. Then you > get a bike that's actually worth riding and might even have modern > suspension. What's your budget for this bike?

I'd love to get something sub-$1000. She's expressed more interest in dirt road/easy trail riding (we have plenty of that around my folks' place in upstate NY, where we spend more weekends anyway) than in learning on paved streets. But looking around, people seem to want what seem like hugely inflated prices for even small dirt bikes in good shape, which is kinda annoying. I'm kinda leery of eBay, but it did look like that KL had a couple of advantages: low mileage, low price (it's currently $250 and has a buy it now of $750), and street-legal in a pinch; having to trailer a bike around so she can ride more stuff seems like a pain. But if the thing's likely to be unreliable or tough to learn on, screw it.

> http://www.cycletrader.com/caddetail.html?/ad-cache/5/9/2/57375392.htm

Hm! That looks pretty interesting! Is that a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke? Thor

[Zachariah Mully]

On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 13:50, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> I'd love to get something sub-$1000. She's expressed more interest in > dirt road/easy trail riding (we have plenty of that around my folks' place > in upstate NY, where we spend more weekends anyway) than in learning on > paved streets. But looking around, people seem to want what seem like > hugely inflated prices for even small dirt bikes in good shape, which is > kinda annoying. I'm kinda leery of eBay, but it did look like that KL > had a couple of advantages: low mileage, low price (it's currently $250 > and has a buy it now of $750), and street-legal in a pinch; having to > trailer a bike around so she can ride more stuff seems like a pain. > But if the thing's likely to be unreliable or tough to learn on, screw > it. > > > http://www.cycletrader.com/caddetail.html?/ad-cache/5/9/2/57375392.htm > > Hm! That looks pretty interesting! Is that a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke? > > Thor

AFAIK, the Serow is shortened version of the XT225. If you look at the Japanese site (http://www.yamaha-motor.jp/mc/serow/) for the bike, under the "Color/Riding Position", they have a picture of a 177cm (~69") person flat footing the bike. I rode an XT225 at Budds Creek (of course, I broke a footpeg off it) and loved it, it's low, light, has good low end power and is just fun to ride. http://www.wemoto.com/library/yamaha-serow-225-1992/yamaha-serow-225-1992.html I'd be happy to take a look at the one in Accokeek for you if it's still available. Z

[Zachariah Mully]

On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 13:50, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> > http://www.cycletrader.com/caddetail.html?/ad-cache/5/9/2/57375392.htm > > Hm! That looks pretty interesting! Is that a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke? > > Thor >

Forgot this link before: http://www.thumperpage.com/articles/Serow.html Z DC A5X A12X

[Charles Eldred]

Don't know if this fits the bill but I have a 95' Kawasaki KE100 I'd let go for $250. This is a street legal 2 stroke that's oil injected so you don't have to mix the gas/oil. I bought it for the same reason, wife wanted to learn to ride on her own. When I got it home the clutch was slipping on my long steep driveway so I replaced the clutch plates. She rode it around the yard a couple of times and then it sat for 2 years. This spring I started it up and she doesn't like to keep running now. I performed a bunch of trouble shooting and the short of it is the tank is rusty inside and keeps clogging the carb I guess. I'm not much of a mechanic, have a 2 and 4 yr old and don't really have the time or desire to tinker with this thing as my wife has no time to ride anyway. I bought it with some other issues that I've yet to fix but bought the parts for. Ie: leaky fork seals, Stearer bearing, slightly Bent handlebars. As stated I have all the parts just no time. Also, brakes seem to be stiff after sitting. Anyway, it's a project bike, just a thought Chuck Located in Central Vermont

>>> Zachariah Mully 10/15/03 01:56PM >>> On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 13:50, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > I'd love to get something sub-$1000. She's expressed more interest in > dirt road/easy trail riding (we have plenty of that around my folks' place > in upstate NY, where we spend more weekends anyway) than in learning on > paved streets. But looking around, people seem to want what seem like > hugely inflated prices for even small dirt bikes in good shape, which is > kinda annoying. I'm kinda leery of eBay, but it did look like that KL > had a couple of advantages: low mileage, low price (it's currently $250 > and has a buy it now of $750), and street-legal in a pinch; having to > trailer a bike around so she can ride more stuff seems like a pain. > But if the thing's likely to be unreliable or tough to learn on, screw > it. > > > http://www.cycletrader.com/caddetail.html?/ad-cache/5/9/2/57375392.htm > > Hm! That looks pretty interesting! Is that a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke? > > Thor AFAIK, the Serow is shortened version of the XT225. If you look at the Japanese site (http://www.yamaha-motor.jp/mc/serow/) for the bike, under the "Color/Riding Position", they have a picture of a 177cm (~69") person flat footing the bike. I rode an XT225 at Budds Creek (of course, I broke a footpeg off it) and loved it, it's low, light, has good low end power and is just fun to ride. http://www.wemoto.com/library/yamaha-serow-225-1992/yamaha-serow-225-1992.html I'd be happy to take a look at the one in Accokeek for you if it's still available. Z 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/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ssjarz]

Will I have to go with a longer chain if I use the 15T/45T setup? Thanks, ssjarz A8L