nklr sharkfin review

[Fred Hink]

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----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] mule2b@... [b]To:[/b] dsn_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Tuesday, August 29, 2000 3:36 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_klr650] More Advice, Please.....Pipes (duck!) OK, I know; pipes have been hashed out before, but........     Laser: Higher quality/more reliable (true?), less maintenance/no repacking required ( I care), exotic coolness factor (blush!), questionable availability (Fred: can we get them yet?   The latest is that I am in contact with a Dutch shipper and soon as I get some prices, they will be on the first airplane over here.  Don't give up on the ProDuros.  I will have some soon. Fred  (anyone notice that the eGroups ads have moved to the top of the page?)   

[Weaver, Mark]

i know nothing about the laser. the supertrapp ids2 is not particularly loud. i asked my wife (when i snuck up behind her while she was running). i wasn't supposed to be riding because my foot was all bandaged up, but i couldn't stand it anymore, and i had just put the exhaust on and rejetted, so i had to go ride. anyway, it's louder than stock, but not all that much, and sounds a lot more manly. in conjunction with rejetting, it improves performance, especially low end and midrange. so far, i like it. (plus it's MUCH lighter than stock) mw

> > OK, I know; pipes have been hashed out before, but........ > > I've decided to buy an aftermarket pipe for The Mule, > regardless of how > the warranty exhaust replacement thing goes (anyone > interested in a new OEM > exhaust?). I've narrowed it down to two choices: a Supertrapp > Quiet Series > IDS2, or a Laser Pro Duro. > Supertrapp: cheaper (don't care), more readily > available/serviced (care > somewhat), mostly good rep among KLR listers (is this right?). > Laser: Higher quality/more reliable (true?), less maintenance/no > repacking required ( I care), exotic coolness factor > (blush!), questionable > availability (Fred: can we get them yet? If not, how did Gino > get his?). > Seems the consensus is that they both moderately > increase performance (I > care alot!), and loudness (I like that, as long as it's not > TOO loud and > sounds cool, like a thumper should). > Dear, oh dear!, what should I do!................. > > Steve > "The Mule" > A14 >

[Dennis Steinert]

This has come up on several other e-groups that I belong to. The ads are moving to the tops of the messages. That is unless the group wishes to pay $4.95 per month. If we pay the $4.95, the e-group will be ad-free. On the other hand, e-groups promises better ad removal when someone replies to a message, so we should only see one ad per message. Dennis Steinert KLR650A13 dennis@... -----Original Message----- From: Fred Hink [mailto:moabmc@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 17:25 To: ; mule2b@... Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] More Advice, Please.....Pipes (duck!) Fred (anyone notice that the eGroups ads have moved to the top of the page?)

[mule2b@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/29/00 7:04:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jimbarthell@... writes: << Yup I'll take it... How much do you want?(new OEM exhaust) Jim Barthell >> I'll let y'all know if Kawasaki gives it up. Steve "The Mule" A14

[Chris Krok]

> From: "e. rhoads" > Subject: Sharkfin - rear disc protection nklr > > List, > >I am one of the fortunate and few to have acquired one of Chris > Krok's sharkfins.

Holy cow! Thanks for the review, Eric. That will be a tough standard to keep up with, but I'd rather make a few good things than a lot of crappy ones. Thanks again! If only I'da thought of those little aluminum scooters, with the rollerblade wheels... Man, those things are everywhere! Chris http://www.galcit.caltech.edu/~stingray/bigcee.html -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok Project Engineer, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnel Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology MS 205-45 Phone: 626.395.4794 Pasadena, CA 91125 Fax: 626.449.2677