weird klr problem

[brar@altair.com]

Hello folks, Wanted to know what would be the 'best' street tires for my KLR. If I intend to do ALL my riding on the streets ( the KLR has been baught for a transcontinental journey starting in england and heading towards singapore later this year). Yes I did go through the archives of the list it seems that Avon Gripsters are the prefferred choice but for bumming around the third world i'd need something with more life in them then the gripster's 7 to 10 k miles. Are there any longer lasting 'all street' tires with a longer life which somebody would know of ? Thank you, Brar

[Brad Davis]

> Are there any longer lasting 'all street' tires > with a longer life which somebody would know of ? > Thank you, > Brar

You might want to look at Kings tires. They are reasonably priced and a few of the listers have tried them and are happy with them. I don't think the list has any long term data though. Check the archives to be sure. My dealer stocks them and is pricing them a few dollars less than the list price which is pretty low. Unless I hear of problems I'll be putting a set of the KT-967's on my KLR this winter. Check them out at: http://www.kingstire.com/dual.html Take Care, Brad Davis A9

[Ralph E. Hanson]

Tom wrote about street tires:

> > Avon Roadrunner on the rear, Gripster on the front. Best combination I >have ever run. Running a Cheng Chin HiMax on the rear now...working >nicely now, but the RoadRunner was 'da bomb. > > >-Tom >'96 KLR 650 >45,000 miles

Tom, How do the Roadrunners differ from the Gripsters? I, too, am starting to think about what tires I will want next time for an all-street setup. I have been working under the idea that I will want Gripsters. BTW, are there two different kind of Gripsters? Which is it that I would want for street use? Ralph Ralph E. Hanson 99 KRL 650 http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2

[bmgecko]

OK, I don't know if this is common or what, but this is the second time that a strange prolem has been encountered with my Y2KLR. I start to dismount the bike, and as the left foot slips to the ground so I can get off, it brushes against the spring that works the kickstand. With what seems to be minimal force, the spring comes off of the darned place it's *supposed* to be. Needless to say, it takes a mighty effort and a couple stout screwdrivers to get the thing back on. Anyone encountered this odd problem before, or am I alone in my suffering... Chris Astier