kudos to fred

[dat brooklyn bum]

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

> Punctured an aluminum skid plate AND cracked a case? on a rock? > Now that requires pictures. > hmmm.

I wish I could find the pics. They're probably on a floppy disk somewhere in the garage. And the reason the rock was able to do so much damage was because I was going about 50mph when I came across a washout. From a distance, the washout looked like a little bump in the road because the other side was ~2 feet higher than the "launch pad." Unfortunately, it wasn't until about 15' away from the ditch that I could tell the other side was about 8-10' away. Launched into the abyss, came up short, bottomed the suspension, and happened to be directly over a rock the size of a prize-winning pumpkin. I got kicked up over the handlebars, which followed me over. the guy behind me, Devon I think, crashed too, but he thinks he could have saved it if he wasn't trying to avoid running my flailing body and bike over... da Vermonster

[Jud]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "dat brooklyn bum" wrote:

> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > Punctured an aluminum skid plate AND cracked a case? on a rock? > > Now that requires pictures. > > hmmm. > > I wish I could find the pics. They're probably on a floppy disk somewhere in the garage. And the reason the rock was able to do so much damage was because I was going about 50mph when I came across a washout. From a distance, the washout looked like a little bump in the road because the other side was ~2 feet higher than the "launch pad." Unfortunately, it wasn't until about 15' away from the ditch that I could tell the other side was about 8-10' away. Launched into the abyss, came up short, bottomed the suspension, and happened to be directly over a rock the size of a prize-winning pumpkin. I got kicked up over the handlebars, which followed me over. the guy behind me, Devon I think, crashed too, but he thinks he could have saved it if he wasn't trying to avoid running my flailing body and bike over... > > da Vermonster >

These pictures do exist somewhere, because I can remember seeing them. Was there a video, too, or am I confusing that with something else.

[k650@verizon.net]

It wasn't Devon. I forget his name but I think he was from near the same area as Devon. Anyway, the crash is on the NOAB Highlights 2004 DVD Scene 4 with a close-up of the damage and repair. Walt -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dat brooklyn bum Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 07:04 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Cracked engine case repair

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > Punctured an aluminum skid plate AND cracked a case? on a rock? > Now that requires pictures. > hmmm. I wish I could find the pics. They're probably on a floppy disk somewhere in the garage. And the reason the rock was able to do so much damage was because I was going about 50mph when I came across a washout. From a distance, the washout looked like a little bump in the road because the other side was ~2 feet higher than the "launch pad." Unfortunately, it wasn't until about 15' away from the ditch that I could tell the other side was about 8-10' away. Launched into the abyss, came up short, bottomed the suspension, and happened to be directly over a rock the size of a prize-winning pumpkin. I got kicked up over the handlebars, which followed me over. the guy behind me, Devon I think, crashed too, but he thinks he could have saved it if he wasn't trying to avoid running my flailing body and bike over... da Vermonster

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

I have kinda been overhauling the rear end on my Concours, new tire, new pads, cleaning up and installing new caliper seals, plus a new brake rotor. I went to the Kawasaki dealer and asked numb nuts there about a new rotor? He hemmed and hawed and came up with 300 or $400 buckaroos but wasn't sure. I ordered the brake pads and seals from him (which took 2 weeks to get them). Next I took my tire to Cycle Gear to be replace. Next day they called and said tire was in. In doesn't mean mounted in this case. It took them a week........but hey we had the SuperBowl Ice Storm here so maybe that was it. Fred was last to contact (but first to deliver). I called Fred and asked him about a rotor? He informed me that EBC had an aftermarket one for $157. He informed me that EBC had an aftermarket one for $157. Lot of difference from $300 to $400. Everything is back together and working perfectly. You go Fred. I always hate to get num nuts at my dealer. I like everybody else there but him. Nothing worse than being dumb (and arrogant). Thanks Fred. Criswell [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[dat brooklyn bum]

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

> > Anyway, the crash is on the NOAB Highlights 2004 DVD Scene 4 with a close-up of the damage and repair. > > Walt >

I didn't even know there WAS a highlights DVD! Paging Mark van Horn - I need a copy!