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[star fitzgerald]

Hola all- Wondering what RPM you are at doing 70-80 with stock gearing and one lower. I am attempting to figure out what I will need to do when I get mine. Want to be able to ride is around and still not burn up the clutch on a single track. All advise and information is appreciated! --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Blake Sobiloff]

On 1/5/06, star fitzgerald wrote:

> Wondering what RPM you are at doing 70-80 with stock gearing and one lower.

With stock gearing and the stock (inaccurate) speedo I turn about 5,500 or 5,600 RPM at 80 MPH. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/> San Jose, CA (USA)

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, star fitzgerald wrote:

> > Hola all- > > Wondering what RPM you are at doing 70-80 with stock gearing and one lower. I am

attempting to figure out what I will need to do when I get mine. Want to be able to ride is around and still not burn up the clutch on a single track. All advise and information is appreciated!

>

The easiest way to lower your gearing is to switch the countershaft sprocket from 15t to 14t. At highway speeds your engine will turn about 400-500 rpm faster; the lower gearing will substantially reduce use of the clutch at slow trail speeds. For easier gearing changes, consider replacing the countershaft nut with a prevailing torque nut from Eagle Mfg.

[clint lee jin yew]

80mph or 128kmh is around 5500rpm . with my uncorked exhaust and dynojet stage one 1988 A2 klr. actually it depends on the roads u use , the way you ride and also the weight the bike will be carrying ( yes your weight included). i find that having me ( 88kg, ) + my girlfriend (40kg ? ) + 2 givi e11 sidebags (10 per side = 20kg ) + whatever we strap to the back (5kg ) would be like nearly ..... 153kg. lets round it up to 160kg. stock gearing is fine. not too much stress on the bike while doing hill climbs and head winds. if i were to play with the spocket ratio, i'd -1 at the back. thats all.. my dad did that with his tengai. but he's alot lighter that me and just carries me mum ( whose weight is like mine ) and a givi top case. hope it helped clint --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, star fitzgerald wrote:

> > Hola all- > > Wondering what RPM you are at doing 70-80 with stock gearing and

one lower. I am attempting to figure out what I will need to do when I get mine. Want to be able to ride is around and still not burn up the clutch on a single track. All advise and information is appreciated!

> > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos > Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events,

holidays, whatever.

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[Don S]

No. I'm afraid not. Never heard of QuickSteel. I have however heard of Zucchini and also have a surplus of same. I had first thought of abandoning the bamboo for the zucchini but realized that both systems have shortcomings. The zucchini system is supremely fire resistant but suffers structural problems when subject to prolonged exposure to hot exhaust gases. So far, every zucchini has been transformed from a shiny firm green cylinder to a dropping yellow mushy tube destined for distribution via the spokes of the rear wheel. On the contrary, the bamboo maintained it's structural integrity right up to and partially through onset of combustion. Now for the solution. Combine the two. Select appropriate size of bamboo and zucchini and insert the zucchini inside the bamboo! The problem with this solution is that the combined weight of the bamboo-zucchini system is very close to that of the stock system. On the up side, the note of the exhaust is quite pleasing for the first hour or so. Thereafter, it begins to sound like large pot of rapidly boiling chili. Despite these setbacks, O.E.S, Inc. (Organic Exhaust Systems) will continue development. Don . Randall Marbach wrote: My Bamboo exhaust is working great...did you remember to smear the inside of the pipe with a coating of QuickSteel? HTH Randy from Burbank --- Don S wrote:

> In my attempts to get the preferred tone > from the bamboo exhaust, I have been gradually > increasing the diameter of the tail pipe. So far, > > Due to the complexities of this experiment, I may > have to resort to a more heat resistant material. I

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[hayduke.klr07]

i am completely new to the dual sport thing and I only have 150 miles on my new '07 klr. here is my question...when putting along on two track trails, what kind of RPM's do folks roll along at? obviously you don't want to lug it down and i can't go over 4,000 for another 350 miles. i'd like to read a little discussion on the topic! thanks.