removing dents from your tank

[Eric L. Green]

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, CA Stu wrote:

> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Silverstein" >> will probably upgrade the fork springs. Other than that I will > probably >> put lever and radiator guards on. I often hesitate to ride as > > Hi Mike, to kill two birds with one stone, you may want to consider > the new oversize tank for the KLR. > I've only seen one, but the tank shrouds are integral, and will > protect the radiator. Also, vents are molded into the new tank.

Has anybody here seen that tank up close and personal? My beef with the IMS tank really isn't its moulding (it works fine with the stock seat and etc.), but with the quality of the mounting hardware, which, frankly, stinks. I shouldn't need to fabricate my own brackets in order to mount a tank the way it should be mounted! Also, the shrouds are rather floppy, they aren't as stiff as you'd think, though they certainly would protect the radiator better than the stock shrouds which are no protection at all. And finally, these aftermarket tanks make it difficult to get to the radiator and reservoir to check the fluid level/add fluid, and take a bit of hacking to get a tank bag to worth with them. If you need the capacity, like the protection, and don't mind the limitations, the aftermarket oversized tanks are a great farkle, but the compatibility issues with the Corbin seat are getting me to reconsider my IMS tank. If I put it up for sale here in a week or two, don't be surprised! -E

[Stuart Mumford]

> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric L. Green [mailto:ericnospam@...] > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 2:39 PM > To: CA Stu > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Thinking of buying a KLR > > > On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, CA Stu wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Silverstein" > >> will probably upgrade the fork springs. Other than that I will > > probably > >> put lever and radiator guards on. I often hesitate to ride as > > > > Hi Mike, to kill two birds with one stone, you may want to consider > > the new oversize tank for the KLR. > > I've only seen one, but the tank shrouds are integral, and will > > protect the radiator. Also, vents are molded into the new tank. > > Has anybody here seen that tank up close and personal? My beef with the > IMS tank really isn't its moulding (it works fine with the stock seat and > etc.), but with the quality of the mounting hardware, which, frankly, > stinks. I shouldn't need to fabricate my own brackets in order to mount a > tank the way it should be mounted! Also, the shrouds are rather floppy, > they aren't as stiff as you'd think, though they certainly would protect > the radiator better than the stock shrouds which are no > protection at all. > And finally, these aftermarket tanks make it difficult to get to the > radiator and reservoir to check the fluid level/add fluid, and take a bit > of hacking to get a tank bag to worth with them. If you need the > capacity, > like the protection, and don't mind the limitations, the aftermarket > oversized tanks are a great farkle, but the compatibility issues with the > Corbin seat are getting me to reconsider my IMS tank. If I put it up for > sale here in a week or two, don't be surprised! > > -E

As opposed to the aerospace quality of the rest of your KLR? A guy at CMC had one, looked cool to me. I didn't inspect it real closely, but it seemed OK, and a copuple of other regulars on the list have had the big IMS tanks for a long time with no major issues. At least, none that I have seen posted to the list. Also, in my experience, KLR's don't use much water. I have refilled my coolant tank only after clutch replacement. Cheers CA Stu

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

Someone dented your 05? What kind of world are we living in? If you ever catch him, please be sure and put a dent in his/her forhead of equal or greater value, which ever comes first.. Sean, A-18. 11,000 miles, 5,000 off road, and scratch free cept the maier brush guards,,,,....;o) --- Bryan wrote:

> Okay some punk decided he didn't like my KLR so they > put a nice knee > size dent into the right side of my tank. I went to > my local autozone > and purchased the pops-a-dent made by Simoniz it was > around 20 bucks. > I have a 2005 KLR with a black tank so this softball > size dent shows > up real nice. Anyway by using the dent popper, I > was able to get 95% > of the dent out even on the seam. I was totally > impressed, me and my > buds were drinking beers and spent about 40 minutes > on this dent and > all they could keep saying was that this dent popper > is the sh*t. Be > carefull on the decal area I let the hot glue sit a > little too long > and it pulled a small portion of it off but I was > able stick it back > on. > Later, > Bryan Dolan > KLR 650 (A19) > Houston/Spring, Texas > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[GMac999]

Mike, 95% of my riding is off road. I've made the modifications you recommended and have plus a Dual Star Brake bracket, Master cylinder guard, water pump guard and skid plate. Along with the skid plate was a low profile oil drain plug from Fred at Arrowhead. The area I ride in has occasional fallen trees that you have to bounce over, (and fall over), so I needed the armor. Since I have taken worse falls that before and not hurt anything but my pride. Greg '95 A9 -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Silverstein Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 10:14 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Thinking of buying a KLR I've put about 4000 miles on my A18 and have only replaced the balancer adjuster, just because I place a lot of importance on reliability and peace of mind. If all I went on was paved and dirt roads that would be the extent of my modifications. I weigh about 200lbs and take the KLR on a lot of tight trails with bumps and jumps so I bottom out the forks petty often. Because of that I will probably upgrade the fork springs. Other than that I will probably put lever and radiator guards on. I often hesitate to ride as agressively as I'd like because I'm agraid of going down on the exposed radiator. Again, there's that peace of mind thing. Mike A18

> -----Original Message----- > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Peplinski > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 10:08 AM > To: mbennett@...; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Thinking of buying a KLR > > > NO. You don't have to do anything to have a great bike. What > you will find > is that most KLR owners (thats most) become passionate about > their bike and > can't leave it alone. The KLR needs so little maintenance > that about all you > can do to it is change out parts. > > >From: > >To: tourer1961 , DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Thinking of buying a KLR > >Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:08:08 -0700 (PDT) > > > >It's fine right out of the showroom, don't let anyone > >tell you otherwise. But like anything else, can be > >improved by throwing money at it. > > > >--- tourer1961 wrote: > > > > > After a demo ride at Americade this past week, I > > > have become very > > > interested in the 650 KLR. My question to all of > > > you, > > > Is it really nessasary to do all the modifications > > > I've read on this > > > board? Is the bike that bad? > > > I just want a daily commuter and a bike to travel to Vermont (

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