[dsn_klr650] wolfman explorer tank bag

[Jeff Walker]

> Joe, > > Check outdoors/sports stores. Most carry them as replacements for > ones that break off backpacks, etc. Take your tank bag with you to > make sure you get the right size, or measure the size of the opening > on the female buckle. They run about a buck or less each and are > usually sold in bulk-style bins. > > FYI, the Explorer comes with four strap/buckle sets. >

I have had this problem with other gear. The problem is that there are a hundred companies that copied the original Fastex design, and none of them are compatible with each other. Unless the ones you have are Fastex now, I'd replace them as a set for the Fastex brand, as you can find them everywhere and are always compatible. Another place you can try is sewing stores. In Seattle there was an awesome cloth store that sold clothes and supplies for backpacks, kites, boat canvas, etc. Restitching the web straps isn't that hard, even I can do it. OR....you can call Wolfman and have them send you the missing buckles. Jeff

[Bogdan Swider]

Some thought on the Moab Rally: First, underlining everything is the DS & klr list College of Cardinals, the organizers, listmeisters, host shop, fabricators, expert mechanics and innovators. Some of you weren't there but contributed non-the-less. It was great sitting with a group of kindred spirits overlooking riders scaling the White Rim's infamous Hog's Back. For some guys it was such a yawn that they did it twice in an attempt to get their pulse up. Of the two-timers I saw one weighed around 300lbs, the other did it on worn tires. Is there a theory of the survival of the fattest and worn? I alternated days ridding and maintaining/bullshiting, mostly around Fred's shop. The senior citizens, sporting broken bones, sure had some stories. They redefined the term,"golden years". I'd have something to look forward to if it wasn't for the fact that my mortgage agreement specified that I be dead before my house is paid off. In between and after my own fixes, I'd wander around among the guys still working, my hands held behind my back and nose in the air like Prince Charles, spouting mechanical gobbly-gook and aphorisms. I could tell by their sweaty stares that this was appreciated. Some character wearing a faded red Aerostich whom I've never seen before or since showed up on a dorky, brand new Honda cruiser. Get this, he removed the foam air-filter from the bike and placed it right in the middle of the path to the water spigot. When someone would inevitably step on it he's lay a guilt trip on them. First I thought he was just a sick f*^#k; but latter I realized he was conducting an experiment in behavioral psychology. The rally was short on Canadian content, only 2 I believe, and one was from Quebec + he was Ukrainian or maybe Chinese. He probably didn't count. There was a rider from ole Mexico and a lady I've never seen before now living in Chicago that was from Poland, or maybe it was China. Anyway, I make a point of not insulting foreigners by being patronizing. Her English was excellent but when she did make a mistake I'd say, "Hey, learn English !" She told me I was begining to irritate her. What can I say? Regards to all I met in Moab and to those that couldn't make it. Bogdan