can i build an '03 on a '91 frame???

[steve pye]

----- Original Message ----- From: "cosmoboater" > Hi.. > > I just bought a wrecked '03 KLR650 with the registration marked as > non-repairable. > My question is: can I strip this bike and expect to put the parts on > an older frame?? Any frame all the way back to an '87 ? (some say > possible) But dealer says I can only go back to an '01 > frame/subframe... Can anyone set the record straight?? > > Thanks! Yes, you can. I rebuilt a '93 with parts from an '87 and also used spares from the '87 on my '97. All major components are completely interchangable. Good luck with your project. Cheers, Steve

[myprimita]

Hello all, The trip is going well. Currently in Merida, Yucatan for a week or two. Following is a list of hints for group members planning a Mexico trip. 1.JCW box is very useful. Doesn t look "bulletproof" but has worked very well so far. Makes a good in-the-hotel-room safe, especially here, where locks just say "NO". Easy install. 2. I sent my tent and sleeping bag back home. Decent hotels are $10 - $20 per night, and restraunt food is very economical ($10 per day). Hotels fill up so better to find one by 2 or 3 PM. Hotels have been VERY nice about letting me pull my bike into the courtyard/lobby. 3. Debit card doesn t work here, Credit card works but the CC company gets 3% and the local bank gets $5 per transaction. You should have a credit card to handle the "vehicle permit" part of your entry paperwork. 4. Telephone to USA is $.40 per minute with prepaid "Ladatel" card. Air conditioned calling businesses get $.60 per minute. 5.Cyber cafes are everywhere and cheap. If you need access to voicemail and faxes sent to you at a US Tel number, look at www.innoport.com. 6. It looks like Mexico has set things up so you MUST leave with your bike. 7."Reductor de Velocidad" or "Tope" means speed-bump and there are millions of them of various styles. Most challenging are the staggered lines of shiny steel, volley ball sized, spheres, embedded in the pavement. Passing at the topes is tacky but permissable. 8.To get your vehicle entry permit, you ll need the registration in YOUR name. I bought liability insurance from Sanborns at the border and got a couple of good travel books (hotel listings and highway info). $150 for 6 months. 9. Mexicans don t give directions like we do Watch their hands and ask a lot ("Con permiso Senor, la carretera para Merida?). 10. Consider modifying the left hand switch gear on your bike. Mexicans flash their lights to claim right-of-way when passing. They don t like the fact that my headlight is on all the time. I d like to be able to turn off my headlight, and have a flash "trigger". 11. Gas is very available. 87 octane is about $1.80 per gallon. 100 miles between gas stations is not uncommon. 12.Toll roads are very expensive ($40 for 300 miles) and dull. Hope this is helpful. Any questions feel free to email me at my email address since I don t get the group emails while I m travelling. Cheers, Charlie