[dsn_klr650] license plate pop quiz nklr

[Gary Thacker]

Yeah the local guy can only get the 3.00 here also. He called his supplier and was told they couldn't get the 3.25. I am puttin on a rear 270 and was thinkin about a 270 for the front but the original front is still in pretty good shape. If it will really make a difference I'll change it also. I run pavement and dirt and gravel. Nothin extreme just local dirt and gravel. The original still works pretty well for my ridin. Gary Souderton,Pa. No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. Thomas Jefferson America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~~ Abraham Lincoln To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com From: judjonzz@... Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:24:30 +0000 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: tire upgrade

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Gary Thacker wrote: > > > What 270's are you guys runnin on the front the 3.00 or the 3.25 and why? thanks > 3.00, because that's what my local accessory house has in stock, and because i can't think of a reason to wait for the bigger tire. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Khoury]

I've read that exact same complaint from dozens of riders regarding the K270 front tire. I ride very aggressively on the road and I insist that my tires keep up with me. My R1-riding brother calls me crazy when I drag the pegs on a canyon road on a KLR. I even knocked the left peg "feeler" off on one such turn. On Latigo Canyon I was outpacing him on the rough spots. Off road, I'm a cautioned and reasonable guy but I do want some performance there, too. I like to have fun, but I'm the only one I ride with that doesn't crash. We all have different riding requirements and the K270 is not for me. I'm coming to the conclusion that I'm gonna need two sets of wheels. One for my street riding, and one for trail. I may put Kendas on the trail wheels but I need predictable performance on the slab, and almost every review I read says that the K270 is not the tire for that. -Jeff Khoury Astatic Solutions, LLC.

----- Original Message ----- From: "klrbugeater" To: "Jeff Khoury" Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:33:28 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: tire upgrade Okay Guys, I can't hold out any longer on the issue of tires. I'd have to say that the best 50/50 tire for me is the Dunlop 606. I live in San Diego where we have combination paved twisties (Hwy 94) and awsome off road parks (yes, off road parks funded by the state, ex: Ocotillo OHV). Yes, they are aggressive and loud. They handle very nicely off road and even stick to the pavement on road. No crabbing sideways. (Q?: Do LOUD tires save lives?????) Okay, where was I? Yes, tires. Right now, I have a Kenda 270 on the rear and a balding Trail Wing 41 on the front. Why? Long story that involves a 3,600 mile ride, a funeral, N & S Dakota, generosity beyond equal by 2 of S. Dakota's finest citizens, and Nicaragua. But I digress again. I do really hate to say this, but feel compelled to. The Kenda 270 is dangerous on pavement. It could kill you if you don't pay more than normal attention in a paved turn. Wonderful-wonderful on loose stuff. Some call it a walking tire, that once you take any paved curve, it crabs sideways like a bad case of oversteer. You can even take the outside knob and bend it over with finger pressure. The Dunlop 606's do not do this and hold their rectangular knob shape. If the Dunlop has advantages over paved and are equal on loose conditions, why ride the Kenda 270? In my opinion, the Kenda 270 should only be used off road. ......So in conclusion Senator, I just wanted to say that the Kenda 270 is dangerous on paved turns. Is this a fair statement? John San Diego

[getbent_net]

Time to replace my tires. The Front is a D705 (I assume stock origional) the Rear is a Trailwing-42 which has very little tread left. I got the bike with 2700 miles, I know have 8000 on it. I've read through the thread, found a mess of comparisons, and am leaning to 606's or GP-1's I use the bike for a lot of around the town commuting during the week and hunt down gravel roads working my way to single track on the weekends. What last minute points, thoughts, or opinions do I need to think about... Lastly, anyone in the Twin Cities area up for learning me to change the tires?

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "David Giuliani" wrote: > > I've gone through four IRC rear tires (two fronts)and none of the rear lasted more than 3000 miles, in fact that was pushing it. This time I splurged and bought front and rear TKC80. I used to keep the IRC at 26/28 lbs. no matter the road surface. The max pressure shown on the side wall for the TKC80 is 40psi. That seemed a little excessive so I tried 34/36 this morning. They felt great on the road, quicker through turns, but got a little squirrely on the dirt (dry powdery red clay this time of year)& gravel. I'm wondering what others have to say about these tires and air pressure. > > By the way, I also upgraded to a mid weight Progressive rear spring. (Did the fork springs over a year ago.) Great improvement! No more mushy feeling. Solid. > > Dave >

[fasteddiecopeman]

I'm using the 3.25x21 K270. Why? Bit more "flotation" in sand. Ed

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Gary Thacker wrote: > > > What 270's are you guys runnin on the front the 3.00 or the 3.25 and why? thanks > > Gary > > Souderton,Pa. > > No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. > Thomas Jefferson > > America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. > ~~ Abraham Lincoln > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > From: judjonzz@... > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:51:43 +0000 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: tire upgrade > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote: > I was just wondering why everyone seems to want a different tire? > > Because the stock tire won't climb its way out of a rut? I bought my "98 with a fresh K270 on it and a stock front. It only took one trip to the Big Horns to make me scrap the stocker, well before the end of its life. ("Useful life" would be a misnomer.) > > The k270 went on for a total of close to 10,000 miles. I averaged 9,500 per tire with three successive K270s on the rear. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. > http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[D Critchley]

My Alberta plate reads "RAKUDA", which means "Camel" in Japanese. Had the plate on my A13 until Sep 07, when it switched to the 08. DC eddiebmauri wrote:

> > > OK Ya'll, in Louisiana, we can buy custom/vanity plates for > motorcycles with a limit of 6 letters/numbers. I am thinking of getting > " 29N90W " on my plate. So, my Pop Quiz Question is, "Is there anyone > out there in KLR land that is confused by what that plate is, means, > stands for? What do you all think? Too lame? Clever? Confusing? Do you > get it? Do you not get it? > > Also, if any of you have a custom/vanity plates, what does it say? > > Eddie (03' KLR "la poderosa") > >

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[judjonzz]

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

> > Time to replace my tires. > > The Front is a D705 (I assume stock origional) the Rear is a Trailwing-42 which has very little tread left. > > I got the bike with 2700 miles, I know have 8000 on it. > > I've read through the thread, found a mess of comparisons, and am leaning to 606's or GP-1's > > I use the bike for a lot of around the town commuting during the week and hunt down gravel roads working my way to single track on the weekends. > > What last minute points, thoughts, or opinions do I need to think about... > > Lastly, anyone in the Twin Cities area up for learning me to change the tires? > >

Bring your tires and bike down to Hudson some saturday, and I'll give you a hand. Or better yet, stand there with the tire levers until Craig steps in to do it.