pictures of mx style rear fender

[Jim Cunningham]

You are in luck; Colorado pass riding is what my KLR does for a living. Don't know what you heard about Schofield Pass (Marble to Crusty Butt) but be careful on that one! There is one place that is very steep and rocky; it gets you bouncing around and you definitely do not want to go off the side. Tin cup pass is a piece of cake, the main drawback is it can be pretty crowded as every sport ute owner in the state does that one. I would recommend Hancock pass if you are in that area. If you are in the Leadville area Mosquito Pass is outstanding although it can be snow bound into late July; this dry year it will probably be clear by now. For Mosquito pass you just have to be comfortable with a lot of rock hopping. Some other passes you might want to consider are Hagerman (really easy and close to Leadville); Cottonwood (no challenge but scenic); Independence Pass (Leadville to Aspen, paved but very scenic) Hope that helps. -----Original Message----- From: gienappt@... [mailto:gienappt@...] Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 7:57 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Questions about Colorado Trails Rex's report on the Crested Butte to Marble was timely and helpful as I am planning to ride it with some friends in early Sept. There are some other passes that I have questions about. Can any one share some information about Tincup pass west of Mt Princeton, the roads and trails that run between Cannondale and Leadville, and Mosquito pass east of Leadville? As a new rider I want to be challanged but don't want to get in over my head. Thanks Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free, Unlimited Calls Anywhere! Conference in the whole family on the same call. Let the fights begin! Visit Firetalk.com - Click below. http://click.egroups.com/1/5476/6/_/911801/_/963068217/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[Jim Cunningham]

Oh yea, I forgot a minor detail about Schofield pass; be ready for a significant water crossing at the top of the pass (it was almost up to my air filter intake when I crossed in late July last year) You are in luck; Colorado pass riding is what my KLR does for a living. Don't know what you heard about Schofield Pass (Marble to Crusty Butt) but be careful on that one! There is one place that is very steep and rocky; it gets you bouncing around and you definitely do not want to go off the side. Tin cup pass is a piece of cake, the main drawback is it can be pretty crowded as every sport ute owner in the state does that one. I would recommend Hancock pass if you are in that area. If you are in the Leadville area Mosquito Pass is outstanding although it can be snow bound into late July; this dry year it will probably be clear by now. For Mosquito pass you just have to be comfortable with a lot of rock hopping. Some other passes you might want to consider are Hagerman (really easy and close to Leadville); Cottonwood (no challenge but scenic); Independence Pass (Leadville to Aspen, paved but very scenic) Hope that helps. -----Original Message----- From: gienappt@... [mailto:gienappt@...] Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 7:57 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Questions about Colorado Trails Rex's report on the Crested Butte to Marble was timely and helpful as I am planning to ride it with some friends in early Sept. There are some other passes that I have questions about. Can any one share some information about Tincup pass west of Mt Princeton, the roads and trails that run between Cannondale and Leadville, and Mosquito pass east of Leadville? As a new rider I want to be challanged but don't want to get in over my head. Thanks Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free, Unlimited Calls Anywhere! Conference in the whole family on the same call. Let the fights begin! Visit Firetalk.com - Click below. http://click.egroups.com/1/5476/6/_/911801/_/963068217/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[Barry Mcpherron]

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Listers, I have attached pictures (finally got them developed) of my beast with the Rear Fender Conversion. I scanned the photos at lower resolution so they would not be too large, but I think they are good enough to be viewable. The Moose Fender bag looks kind of klugey in the close up photo, but so far is very functional and is surviving the off road abuse well (wish I could say the same thing for the tools that are inside the bag). I removed the inner plastic stiffener and placed it below the bag. I drilled two holes in the bag to match the location of the original fender mounting points, mounted the plastic piece here then bolted the bag to the plastic piece through the grommets in the bottom of the bag. The fender has about 600 rough miles on it and as you can see, the supertrapp is not melting it like it does the stock fender. My taillight is dual filament with a clear window for the license plate. You can see the mounting points where the stock turn signals went through the original fender and screwed into the frame. I am planning on mounting some shorty signals here once I decide what to do for signals on the front of the bike. Right now these tabs make great bungee points for hauling stuff back and forth to work. The pictures also show my headlight conversion. I removed the stock headlight fairing and installed a headlight/numberplate from a KLX650 (thanks Ed). I was planning on painting the numberplate blue, but the Kawasaki green is growing on me. I have an IMS fuel tank on order. Once I install this I estimate my total weight loss for the KLR to be 80-90 lbs! See my original post for everthing that I removed from the bike. It's not really set up for long distance hauling but it makes an awesome trail bike! Barry '91 KLR650