great ride today...

[Bryan Loehr]

Well, I just installed my new hydraulic clutch and I think I'm going to like it. One thing it did was renew my desire to disconnect and get rid of the whole clutch-in, kickstand- down, in-neutral and any combination thereof, "safety starter cut-out," system. Which I'll do tomorrow, after my ride. It was kind of a pain to hook that up to the new clutch pull mechanism without any instructions. ANYway, now I'm interested in a possible seat upgrade. Currently, I'm getting by with the stock seat and the trusty bottle of Advil. And, I've gained the wisdom to take the Advil before my ass gets sore. Usually about 150 miles into the ride, depending on how much riding I've been doing lately. Because of my &%@+?<# job, the threshold is probably 25 miles now. So, what about the Corbin dished seat? Any good? Any others that are recommended that are worth the price? Thanks in advance for your responses. Bryan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Joshua Gorman]

Well, I guess I need to call Fred, and order a new sprocket, new seat, new springs for the front shocks, new tires, tubes,....... does it ever stop!! Hahahaha. Thanks for the info guys and I will be posting a few pics from the ride yesterday. JG Dr. Joshua C. Gorman, D.D.S. 401 W. San Augustine Deer Park, TX 77536 (281)930-8744

>From: "Keith Saltzer" >To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Great Ride today... >Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 05:01:39 -0000 > > > I've been running a sunstar 14 tooth with the stock rear sprocket > > for about 7000 miles. The chain (stock) and sprockets are in > > exceptional > > condition and I do alot of trail riding. At indicated 70mph, the > > tachometer reads about 5000 rpm's (I don't run over 5000rpm's > > for any extended period). If you can live with keeping highway > > speeds under 70 mph, the 14 tooth will reward you with considerably > > more torque and control on the trails (i.e fun). > > >I agree with that. But I don't worry about being under 5000 rpm's. >I just DON'T go over 6500 rpm's for long periods of time. With the >14 tooth (which IS much more fun) I run 75 mph comfortably on the >freeway. But then again, I avoid the freeway as much as possible. > > > I think that > > chain/sprocket life is more a function of maintenance (keeping the > > chain clean, lubed, aligned and correctly tightened). > > >I agree with that too. IF your doing ALL the necessary chain >maintenance religiously with a 14 tooth, I think you will be happy >with how many miles you get out of a good chain. Just stick the 14 >tooth on and run it for a while. I think you will be happy you >did.......unless your always on the freeway. > >MrMoose >A8 (Barbie and Ken special) > > > >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 > > > > >