[dsn_klr650] fun with kenda k270s, tire questions

[Kurt Simpson]

> To Anybody Concerned or Interested: That elderly gentleman you > all ran into on that ragged KLR is John Lyle from Lena, Mississippi. John

is a former

> President of the BMW Riders of Mississippi Club. He takes an awful lot of > ribbing about that KLR since most of his friends ride BMW's.

probably also because he has modified the BMW roundrel to say KLR ...talk about in your face! Thanks for the story Lloyd...best of luck to John with his health and riding... Kurt

[Weaver, Mark]

the claimed dry weight is only about 10 lbs or so less, and i pretty much only fill up my tank with the minimum required gas for off-roading because it handles so much better. the more i think about it, the more i suspect that speed is the biggest factor. his longer travel, better suspension is going to allow him to carry more speed, especially when the loose hills are punctuated by holes, ruts, rocks, waterbars, etc... still, it's a fairly subtle difference for riders at our ability level (novice). i think i'll see if he wants to switch bikes for a few minutes next week, then i can try out my hypothesis. in the meantime, i'll take heart that he suffered mightily on the freeway back down, while i was relaxing and lounging with my windscreen, cushy seat and hiway pegs. mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Walker [mailto:jlwalk@...] > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 1:41 AM > To: Klrlist (E-mail); Weaver, Mark > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] fun with kenda k270s, tire questions > > > > 5. some other unexplained thing. ideas?? > > > > Weight. The XR650L weighs less and thus doesn't require quite as much > traction to make it up the hill. Actually, it might be a > combination of > everything, riding skills, suspension, tires, and weight. > > Jeff >