airbox opinions

[moto12362703]

OK I agree on the post about the KLR great value, My question is about 2-up trail riding I currently own a 1150gs BMW great moto for the usa for touring and some fire roads but I now live in central Mexico and the gs is really getting heavey for me. We do tour 2-up althought my Sweety is only 110 lbs I am 210lbs I am afriad we will max out the KLR. Changing Motos down here is not easy it intails going back to the U S and Changing the paper work for Mexico. Any other motos that might fit the bill? T.I.A. Fhilipe in Mex.

[trailbuster30]

I use my KLR for 2 up riding quite often and at just over 420lbs combined weight it carries the load pretty well. And with the rear shock set at it's maximum rate I haven't really noticed any bottoming out. I live near the Bitter Root mts.in N.Idaho and I'm always impressed how this bike climbs up Fourth of july pass with both of us aboard. The only area we have a problem with is seat height and it's design, My gal is 5'4" and every time she needs to get on or off we need to locate a rock,curb,or stump etc. and since the seat is straight and not tiered she slides forward pushing me up against the tank especially when braking. You mentioned about possible alternatives and one you may want to look at is the new Suzuki V Strom 650 due out next month. It seems as though Suzuki really did their homework on this bike. I guess only time will tell if it has the same durability as the KLR. Dan

[Mike T]

Personally, a HD rear shock/spring will keep the mild additional weight off your mind. At least get the spring. Your wife may also like a Meyer, Russell, or flat Corbin seat (and so you may as well). Oh, serrated foot pegs to. Mike 'dogman' T. A16 Las Vegas -----Original Message----- From: moto12362703 [mailto:moto12362703@...] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 5:20 AM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Input on KLR OK I agree on the post about the KLR great value, My question is about 2-up trail riding I currently own a 1150gs BMW great moto for the usa for touring and some fire roads but I now live in central Mexico and the gs is really getting heavey for me. We do tour 2-up althought my Sweety is only 110 lbs I am 210lbs I am afriad we will max out the KLR. Changing Motos down here is not easy it intails going back to the U S and Changing the paper work for Mexico. Any other motos that might fit the bill? T.I.A. Fhilipe in Mex. 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 . Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2004-01-07 5:56:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, dooden@... writes:

> > Did something close with a 72' Dodge once... been sitting, helped a > friend get it running, well needless to say I was adding fuel from the > top of the carb while he hit the key, worked well for a bit, it was > like the fuel lines were just dry, so we primed them to easy way, 1 > gallon gas can open air cleaner, jumper cables and then > > Boom.. backfire and a fireball from hell come rolling up the hood, it > started running shortly after that and my eyebrowse grew back in time. > >

My experience has been that most backfires resulting in a ball of flame belching out the air intake, like the two related here, just go to show that you really have to work hard, or maybe its work dumb, to create a situation that could benefit from a backfire screen. Of course, back in the days when we had points and distributors and dwell to adjust it was a little easier to be stupid. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]