headlight help

[tsanders@marz.com]

Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the bike was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the places we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good side was the bike never went down, just tossed around.

[Mike Awesome]

Does a Moose wear moose xcr pants ?Heck yea every weekend I get a chance me and the A1 are playing in the mud. Two complaints: 1. after riding awhile 300+lbs becomes heavier to pick up after dumping 2. Rickin' frickin' frackin' tank shrouds keep getting mutilated But as all have said before the 80+ highway miles on the ride home are a pleasure.The bike can go anywhere the question is can you stay on the bike. Need a good bash plate for the "lack of ground clearance".? As for tips ....stand on the pegs get off your arse !

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tsanders@m... wrote: > Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I > recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the bike > was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the places > we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more > comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. > Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road > riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good side > was the bike never went down, just tossed around.

[vadams@lithonia.com]

I'll probably get some cat calls from the 650 riders, but that's exactly why I bought a KLR250. (I'm old, small, and weak, too!) Although its nowhere near a dirtbike, it is a lot easier to wrestle around on tight trails than its bigger brother, and since I don't tour anymore it is just fine for back country roads. It cruises comfortably at 60 MPH with the 6-speed tranny, and I even carry my wife on it occasionally. Vern

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tsanders@m... wrote: > Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I > recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the bike > was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the places > we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more > comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding with. > Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road > riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good side > was the bike never went down, just tossed around.

[phasia@mindspring.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, vadams@l... wrote:

> I'll probably get some cat calls from the 650 riders, but that's > exactly why I bought a KLR250. Although its nowhere near a

dirtbike, it is a lot easier to wrestle

> around on tight trails than its bigger brother, and since I don't > tour anymore it is just fine for back country roads. It cruises > comfortably at 60 MPH with the 6-speed tranny, and I even carry my > wife on it occasionally. > Vern

Took the words right outa my mouth. I just went single trail riding in the rockies last weekend and the KLR250 performed very well, even over some technical (rocky) terrain. =Brian 2000 KLR250

[Linda Tanner]

The Super Sherpa KLR250 DOES have electric start and disk brakes front and rear. I love mine. I had an 86 KLR250 with kick starter and I never could start that sucka. I gave it to my broter. He's 6'4" and 240# and can start it ok. He looks kinda silly on it, though. He's happy. LindaT. Springfield, VA, USA 99 R1100RT Mr. Buzzy 95 F3 Purple Haze (67K miles and counting) 00 KLR250 Tenzing http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Pit/4807/

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Weaver, Mark" wrote: > hear, hear. i woulda bought a klr250 for mrs sparkymarky if it had electric > start. it's got more travel and stouter suspension than the the xt225, but i > personally have never kickstarted a motorcycle in my life, so i couldn't > very well saddle her with a kickstart only model. > mw >

[Karl Raupp]

I love singletrack!!! Yes, on a KLR. Ya gotta let it float underneath you, that's the secret. If you try to manhandle the KLR you'll come out sweaty and used up in no time. You've hit the nail on the head with the ground clearance issue though. I think it's the KLR's biggest failure as a 'true' off road machine - the KLR gets hung up on little itty bitty teeny tiny logs, the kind that the XR600's don't even notice are there. Here's some pics of the off road riding I do, nothing new for those that have seen 'em before, but a good taste for the fresh members; http://members.home.net/mbp/michigan.htm http://www.geocities.com/ahopup/geo1.html http://www.geocities.com/ahopup/hastory.html http://www.geocities.com/ahopup/ingersoll.html http://members.xoom.com/Lammyfart/odsc-ride.htm The KLR is a LOT more dirt capable than most will give it credit. Having said that, a good portion of the local guys with KLR's have sold them off and gotten XR650R, DRZ-400, XR650L, KTM and so on. A full blown enduro the KLR is not. I'm still holding onto mine since it's so damn versatile and I'm not ready for individual on and off road bikes yet. Most amazing is I have over 21,000 kms on my KLR now (bought it new) and the only thing that has gone wrong with it is my front brake fluid reservoir has leaked a couple of times. Still original chain, sprockets, blah blah blah. You'd think that after all that water, sand, mud, too many times going down to count and so on stuff would be wearing out or breaking. My last real off roading was earlier this month in Michigan and the guy I was with had his TSR-200. We traded rides for 10 minutes at the end of one of the days and we re-rode some sandy whoops on each others bikes. He said he was impressed with how well the KLR did after hearing so much KLR-bashing. He did say the KLR was super heavy and his wrists were sore so soon on it. He also said 2nd gear was way too tall for serious off road work, but then the KLR is not a serious off road bike so there you go. Now his TSR200 is an animal in that stuff, so light and willing to rev to the moon, but that's another story. Have fun, and just ride it! Karl

> Do any of you actually take your bikes on 1-lane type trails? I > recently rode in Northern Georgia (near TWO) and found that the

bike

> was somewhat heavy and lacked ground clearance for some of the

places

> we were going. It performed admirably, but I'd have been more > comfortable on a true "dirt" bike, like the guys I was riding

with.

> Other than that, the bike has served me well so far. Any off-road > riding opinions from more experienced riders welcome. The good

side

> was the bike never went down, just tossed around.

[Jim Hyman]

Wrong, oh poor mislead ones. The starter button merely activates the starter circuit and doesn't temporarily disconnect the power to the headlights, high or low beam. Some non-US models have a separate on/off switch for the headlights & the european models have a high beam 'flashing' switch. If your battery has a low enough charge, the headlight might cut out entirely when starting, rather than dimming. Professor --------------------- original message:

> > I am sure that this has come up before, but there is a > > sentence in the manual that states that when the bike's > > switch is turned to the on position the headlight will > > not come on until the starter switch is released.

--- "Brad Davis" wrote:

> > If the dimmer switch is set to low you might be correct. > > I think.