klr tires and alaska

[cncgordon]

The rear rack on the 08 (maybe others) doesn't liek having gas spilt on it. Had to run to the store for weed wacker juice and spilt some on the rack and it kind of melted it a bit. Besides that, just loving having a bike that I dont have to wrench on every second day.

[Mike Peplinski]

Was you previous bike a BMW by any chance? http://www.cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_SeptWLtagline [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "David Peontek" wrote:

> > > > Three of use did Alaska this summer on new KLR's and stock tires.

No

> complaints with the tires performance even on the Dalton and Denali > highways but the rears all wore out at 3,300 miles and we could

find no

> suitable replacements. Everywhere we went we were told they would

get their

> next shipment in October. We took everything we thought we might

need to

> fix breakdowns except new rear tires --- or better still--- longer

lasting

> rear tires. > > > > Dave

Thanks Dave for the reply. North on new bikes--I am envious! Stock tires do go away quick! Have you checked the valves recently on that new bike? revmaaatin.