tire change help

[atlantaceo]

Had a blast riding my '04 KLR to Daytona from Atlanta. Left at 6:00AM on Wed from Alpharetta (30 Mi north of Atlanta) and got there in time for a late lunch by the beach. 550 miles on Wed, 450 miles on Thursday, then 550 miles home today. The last 2 years I did the same ride on a GL1800. Obviously it was a different ride this time, but the KLR did good. Since it was 70mph most of the way, I put it on 85, which had me at about 80mph. I did that for about 7 hours without a hiccup. Once I got there, the KLR was a lot of fun around town. Trying to decide now if I can ride the KLR to Alaska this summer or if I need something bigger. I did demo the V-Strom 1000 at bike week and thought it might make a good choice for Atlanta to Alaska. Any thoughts?

[Joe]

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

> Had a blast riding my '04 KLR to Daytona from Atlanta. Left at > 6:00AM on Wed from Alpharetta (30 Mi north of Atlanta) and got

there

> in time for a late lunch by the beach. 550 miles on Wed, 450

miles

> on Thursday, then 550 miles home today. > > The last 2 years I did the same ride on a GL1800. Obviously it

was a

> different ride this time, but the KLR did good. Since it was

70mph

> most of the way, I put it on 85, which had me at about 80mph. I

did

> that for about 7 hours without a hiccup. Once I got there, the

KLR

> was a lot of fun around town. > > Trying to decide now if I can ride the KLR to Alaska this summer

or

> if I need something bigger. I did demo the V-Strom 1000 at bike

week

> and thought it might make a good choice for Atlanta to Alaska.

Any

> thoughts?

For a great ride report by a couple of guys on V-Stroms, to Alaska, go to: http://11109.rapidforum.com/topic=102483398550 I will be joining the V-Strom ranks very soon, keeping my A-15 and lowering it for the wife! Joe in Kansas

[Mark Lewis]

I just can't see any difference between the V-strom and any other sport bike. It looks like it would be awful for off road use. Mark Lewis

[Chris]

On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 11:25:09PM -0000, Mark Lewis wrote:

> I just can't see any difference between the V-strom and any other > sport bike. It looks like it would be awful for off road use. > > Mark Lewis

Utterly different ergos than a sportbike. It's pretty much similar to the KLR in ergos, one of the roomiest fit bikes sold. I agree though, it's just not a dirtbike, in the same way a Ford Crown Vic isn't a Jeep Rubicon. -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.kingsqueak.org/klr650/

[bigfatgreenbike]

Mlewishome@... wrote:

>I just can't see any difference between the V-strom and any other >sport bike. It looks like it would be awful for off road use. > >Mark Lewis > >

It depends on what you call "off-road". I ride my KLR plenty of places where I could rip the lower exhaust header off a V-strom in about 5 minutes. But a lot of people think of offroad as "off of a paved road", and as long as you aren't hopping logs and rocks, there are a lot of places that bike might work OK. Basically anyone who uses street tires on their KLR might like the V-strom. As I ride the 120mi on the highway to get to where I'm trail riding tomorrow, I might feel like having another cylinder. That feeling will disappear after the first mile of trails. -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

[Mark Lewis]

This is a great article and I have to admit that I'm impressed with the V-strom's performance in this article. I don't think I'd want one though. I really like the KTM 950 Adventure and I wish Honda or Kawasaki would come out with something like it. The V-strom seems a little to streetish for my taste. "For a great ride report by a couple of guys on V-Stroms, to Alaska, go to:" http://11109.rapidforum.com/topic=102483398550

[janclay]

I am in Clayton if you ever get up this way. clay@... 04 klr 650 99 Klr 250 Clay

[dooden]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, sprintst00@a... wrote:

> I saw the posts and sure hope it softens it a lot. Now I just need

to get

> the rear to fully seat. Compressor is inop and can't get it to

fully seat.

> I'll take it to work next week and seat it. It has just been one of

those days.

> >

Air it with a hand pump, insert axle, grab axle and bounce it as hard as needed on opposite side of unseated bead. Axle in place gives you something to grab, but if anything pops outta the hub at least you have the correct placement of such parts in order. Dooden A15 Green Ape