[dsn_klr650] parts for sale.

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

You are so right about a top heavy KLR and short inseam. I found that out the hard way (30 inch inseam) riding a power line road in Southeast Okalhoma. I have rode a lot of dirt on smaller, lighter bikes and raced a little. We stopped and looked at the powerline road. I didn't like the looks of it. It was fairly steep with big round flat rocks at he bottom and going up the other side that were about 10 inches high. First guy with little dirt experience on a DR 650 foot paddled his way up with no problem (the key here is he was about 6ft. 3 inches tall with long legs and on a DR). I thought Oh No ... I am second in line. I had no confidence the big beast could carry me over those rocks and ... funny thing about confidence especially on motorcycles .... you need to believe. I didn't and failed miserably. Once it started to tip over, it was Timberrrrrr. The same thing happened on a rocky water crossing in the same area. These are not real dirt bikes especially for short guys. They are just passable in most situations. Can you imagine the confidence it took for Evil Knievel to jump all those things he did on Harley's and Triumph's? Criswell

On Nov 27, 2008, at 11:45 AM, rick wrote: > One of my favorite topics. I'm experienced with two lowered bikes, > mine and my wife's. We are inseam challenged and don't like using the > step ladder to get on the bike. So I lowered them both. Hers is > lowered and has a dished Corbin. I use a stock Corbin on mine. We > don't do gnarly offroad with these top heavy beasts but we have > adventure traveled in 7 different countries and 8 states. Our already > top heavy stock bikes are even more top heavy once we have them loaded > with everything but the kitchen sink. > For us, flat footed is the only way to go with the heavy bikes. I did > add heavier springs to the rear shock before our Mexico/Central > America trip. After 3 months south of border, we found the heavier > springs were still not enough and bought new heavy duty aftermarket > shocks from Fred as soon as we got back in the U.S. The new shocks > are perfect for us. > If not for our funny economy right now, we were planning on being in > Mexico/Central America for a 6 month trip. Now we are planning to be > there in a year from now on our heavily laden KLR's. > A lot of what people say here is to decide what the use of your KLR is > all about. For us, flat footing was key and not on the balls of > your feet. > Since you are a newbie, remember when the top heavy KLR starts falling > over, don't try and stop it. Get off and out of the way, otherwise > you'll pull your back or something else trying to save the bike. It is > easier to pick it up off the ground. Get gladiator gear for your bike > to protect it. > And most of all, have fun. > Happy Thanksgiving to all. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "sourdoughmedic" > wrote: > > > > Mornin All- Newby here, does anyone know of a "no-brainer" way to > > switch out the lowering links. I'm 5'9 with the stock links on a new > > bike and I need to drop about an inch to get a comfortable base at a > > stop. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bogdan Swider]

On 11/26/08 12:51 PM, "LDHunter" wrote:

> > > > Another idea, and the one which my bike has is to just buy the Corbin "Dual > Sport Dished" seat which lowers the seat height about 2 inches and you can > leave the suspension geometry the way it was originally designed to be. > > http://www.corbin.com/kawasaki/klr.shtml > > That seat is pretty expensive but in my opinion it's very much worth it and > you've killed two birds with one stone. That factory seat is about as > comfortable as sitting on a 2x6. > > $bob$ >

Also, as I regularly mention when this topic surfaces, my favorite lowering devise, in addition to lowering links, is cutting 2" of foam off the top of the seat and inserting a gel bladder making sure there's a little foam on the top & bottom of the bladder. That insulates the bladder from the sun and engine heat. If you don't do that you'll burn your ass if you leave the bike in direct sunlight. Mine came from a moto shop but I've heard that medical supply stores sell them too. This seat has perched me royally on many 400-600 mile days. I'm 5' 8" 150lbs and sport a small butt. Though I not the heaviest guy I did install a stouter spring onto the shock. All of these mods put my feet solidly on the ground and give me a good ride. I know some shorter riders eschew the lowered ride; me I wouldn t go any other way. Bogdan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[sergio de oliveira]

--- On [b]Wed, 12/30/09, sergio de oliveira [i][/i][/b] wrote: From: sergio de oliveira Subject: [DSN_KLR650] PARTS FOR SALE. To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 4:58 PM   PARTS FOR SALE. email me w/ part name, part # & offer.   sergio A14

[hjogden]

Looking at lowering my '02 by 1.5" and I've been looking at what is available to do the job. There are some expensive links offered at $90+ but I see many at $20-25. Has anyone had any experience with these less expensive links? Do they work OK? Thanks. Hal in Halifax