doohickey and waterpump seal replacement.

[mrodub]

I've read all the available tire info and have been acknowledging all of your opinions over the past few weeks. By the way, good accumulation of info here, very helpful... http://www.mindspring.com/~mssilverstein/motorcycles/klr650/tires/index. html#k270 Are the k270's really THAT bad on the pavement? I'm used to D607s in which I have come close to scraping the pegs with. I like being able to trust the rubber on the street, can I TRUST the kendas? Any last words before I buy these tires and end up hating them? They're so damn cheap I can't resist!!! My rear 607 still has life left, but the front is shot. Does anyone recommend a good front tire combo w/ the rear 607? How would a k270 do only on the front? I don't ride much in the mud (which is where the 607 is lacking). Mike B2

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "mrodub" wrote:

> > I've read all the available tire info and have been acknowledging all > of your opinions over the past few weeks. By the way, good accumulation > of info here, very helpful... > > http://www.mindspring.com/~mssilverstein/motorcycles/klr650/tires/index. > html#k270 > > Are the k270's really THAT bad on the pavement? I'm used to D607s in > which I have come close to scraping the pegs with. I like being able to > trust the rubber on the street, can I TRUST the kendas? > Any last words before I buy these tires and end up hating them? They're > so damn cheap I can't resist!!! > My rear 607 still has life left, but the front is shot. Does anyone > recommend a good front tire combo w/ the rear 607? How would a k270 do > only on the front? I don't ride much in the mud (which is where the 607 > is lacking).

How bad do you need them to be? I am a fan of the K270, for reasons of price, durability, and offroad performance. Trust them? You can lean them over well past the point where I am comfortable with them without falling down. But they do not inspire confidence on the street, and the front tire is the greater culprit, IMO. The Cheng Shin 858 is almost as cheap, works better on pavement, and about the same off-road. Don't know if it lasts as long, but CS858 on the front, K270 rear is not a bad combo.

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 8:15 AM +0000 3/26/05, Jud Jones wrote:

>The Cheng Shin 858 is almost as >cheap, works better on pavement, and about the same off-road. Don't >know if it lasts as >long, but CS858 on the front, K270 rear is not a bad combo.

The C858 is a good tire, but I cook 'em way to fast compared to the K270, especially the rear. It doesn't matter anymore as I'm now a D606 man. Mark

[lbauer2]

> How bad do you need them to be? I am a fan of the K270, for reasons

of price, durability,

> and offroad performance. Trust them? You can lean them over well

past the point where I

> am comfortable with them without falling down. But they do not

inspire confidence on the

> street, and the front tire is the greater culprit, IMO. The Cheng

Shin 858 is almost as

> cheap, works better on pavement, and about the same off-road. Don't

know if it lasts as

> long, but CS858 on the front, K270 rear is not a bad combo.

Inspiring confidence is a bit of a subjective thing. Some people aren't comfortable with the knobs bending in turns. I personally find K270s very confidence inspiring -- they stick like glue and slide with extreme predictability. I don't particularly *like* that the turn-in isn't smooth due to bending knobs, but it doesn't affect my confidence in them. -Lujo

[Guest]

> From: lbauer2 [mailto:lbauer@...] > I personally find K270s very confidence inspiring -- they stick > like glue and slide with extreme predictability.

Is that sliding on or off road? Mike A18 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.3 - Release Date: 3/25/2005

[Lujo Bauer]

Michael Silverstein wrote:

>>From: lbauer2 [mailto:lbauer@...] >> I personally find K270s very confidence inspiring -- they stick >>like glue and slide with extreme predictability. > > > Is that sliding on or off road?

I was thinking on road, when the road is wet or dusty or something of that nature. -Lujo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:

> At 8:15 AM +0000 3/26/05, Jud Jones wrote: > >The Cheng Shin 858 is almost as > >cheap, works better on pavement, and about the same off-road. Don't > >know if it lasts as > >long, but CS858 on the front, K270 rear is not a bad combo. > > The C858 is a good tire, but I cook 'em way to fast compared to the > K270, especially the rear. > It doesn't matter anymore as I'm now a D606 man. >

Jeez, you coulda said something sooner, like before I bought the 858. Oh well, if you are right, it will be gone soon, and I can put the Dunlop on.

[Michael Silverstein]

Hmm... Is that leaned way over road-racer style or just plodding along? I guess my question is really how hard do you have to push them before they start to slide? Thanks, Mike A18

> -----Original Message----- > From: Lujo Bauer [mailto:lbauer@...] > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:59 PM > To: Michael Silverstein > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Not the typical tire question... > > Michael Silverstein wrote: > >>From: lbauer2 [mailto:lbauer@...] > >> I personally find K270s very confidence inspiring -- they stick > >>like glue and slide with extreme predictability. > > > > > > Is that sliding on or off road? > > I was thinking on road, when the road is wet or dusty or something of > that nature. > > -Lujo

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[mrodub]

My question exactly... Mike --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Silverstein" wrote:

> Hmm... Is that leaned way over road-racer style or just plodding

along?

> I guess my question is really how hard do you have to push them

before

> they start to slide? > Thanks, Mike A18 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lujo Bauer [mailto:lbauer@c...] > > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:59 PM > > To: Michael Silverstein > > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Not the typical tire question... > > > > Michael Silverstein wrote: > > >>From: lbauer2 [mailto:lbauer@c...] > > >> I personally find K270s very confidence inspiring -- they

stick

> > >>like glue and slide with extreme predictability. > > > > > > > > > Is that sliding on or off road? > > > > I was thinking on road, when the road is wet or dusty or

something of

> > that nature. > > > > -Lujo > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.3 - Release Date: 3/25/2005

[Lujo Bauer]

I'm a couple of years removed from running K270s, but it seems to me that I could reliably touch down my side cases without too much trouble. At that point the bike didn't feel like it was riding on rails, but it wasn't sliding, either. -Lujo Michael Silverstein wrote:

> Hmm... Is that leaned way over road-racer style or just plodding along? > I guess my question is really how hard do you have to push them before > they start to slide? > Thanks, Mike A18