help with military surplus top case

[Ian Francisco]

Just shy of the 50k mark the old killer cow let me know she was in need of a full service by becoming hard to start and not wanting to idle when warm. The right intake was right at the tight end of the spec. Re-shimmed it. The rest were at the loose end of the spec as I had just done this job about 4k miles ago. Need to order some more 230 and 235 shims. Gave the carb a lick-and-a-promise cleaning, paying particular attention to the deceleration and enrichener circuits, and replaced the fork seals, gaiters and oil. Used 400cc per leg of 50/50 10W and ATF per Jeff Khoury's post, I believe it was. Contemplated cutting some longer spacers but left it stock and slapped it back together. Extended the forks to their full length this time. Reversed direction on the TKC80 which at 3500 miles was well saw toothed from braking. I figure the solution to this problem is to just minimize the use of the front brake. Save it for when you really need it. There's lots of engine braking available and more rubber in back. Lowered the bars to the absolute lowest they would go without banging the tank. This has transformed the feel of the front end. Stable on rain grooves at an indicated 75mph. Able to carve canyons at a reasonably fast pace now. The rear tire is a Shinko 705 which is a Scorpion clone but with wider deeper grooves. This combo is a big improvement on dirt roads from anything else I've tried. Haven't tried a knobby rear because I ride 99% street. The Kenda, Shinko, etc. front tires are lacking in pavement performance for me. Best street grip prior to the TKC80 was from a Pirelli Scorpion AT. Looking forward to keeping this bike into old age and riding it as long as I can hold it up and avoid injury. -- Ian Francisco http://www.scarletfuries.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scarlet-Furies/121218125931 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[GMac999]

From all the cases I've worked with, 21 years in the military, you needed at least one latch on every side for the small cases to get them to seal watertight. The larger the case, the more latches you need. Once you put hinges on it, you'll need to trim the aluminum flange around the top to get it to pivot, then you'll lose the rubber sealing surface. It'll eventually break. GregM -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mark ward Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 9:14 AM To: David Nichols; cosmic_jumper; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Help with mIlitary surplus top case IF!!! I remember right, Do to the way the lid fits DOWN ALL AROUND, it needs the Latch's, But the latch's also work as hinges? Correct me if wrong.

>________________________________ > From: David Nichols >To: cosmic_jumper ; >"DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:26 AM >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Help with mIlitary surplus top case > > > >Southco makes many types of hinges: >http://www.southco.com/en-us/product/hierarchy.html?hid=7347 > >________________________________ >From: cosmic_jumper >To: mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com >Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 2:23 PM >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Help with mIlitary surplus top case > > > >I recently picked up a military surplus aluminum Night Vision Goggle Case and have it mounted as a top case. The down side is that it has six latches to hold on the top. I'd like to remove several of those latches and replace two of them with hinges. > >A friend has SW-Moto side cases on his KLR and the hinges are pretty much what I'm looking for. I've tried to contact SW-Moto and Twisted Throttle for these hinges, but have had no luck. > >Can anyone here suggest a source for good quality top or side case >hinges. A piano-type hinge just won't work. TIA > >Tim > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >

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