digest number 3988

[Gary Heller]

Hey , I am new to this list as well as to the KLR horse. I just picked up a 97 in good shape with 14,000 miles. after having admired the bike for some time. I like the ride and the toughness of this bike, and the large front wheel handles these New york city potholes very well. I hope to learn some of the ins and outs as well as tips for replacing, improving , and repairing what I will have to. nothing yet but an old battery, thus far. I soon found that the charging system as well as the front brake on these bikes leave lots of room for improvement. Other than that, a great bike. Hope to learn a lot of helpful info from this list. And aquaint with some good people. Thanks, Gary __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com

[Devon Jarvis]

Gary, Welcome to the list. There are a few of us in NYC, where do you live? Are you interested in any off-road riding? The front brake is really horrible for city driving. I am looking into fitting a two-piston front caliper off another Kawasaki (Cycle Therapy has a couple milk-crates of calipers upstairs). MAP makes an oversize rotor kit, which I passed on because the big rotor will be easier to hit on a rock off-road. Galfer green pads help, and the stainless braided brake like helps a lot. The charging system will run an electric vest and still charge the battery, barely. Good enough but not great. There are a couple of low-cost mods to the electrical system that will make the headlight brighter and squeeze a few more charging amps out of the alternator, hopefully the guy who has done them will chime in when he reads this. I haven't bothered yet. Devon Brooklyn A15 Gary Heller wrote:

> > Hey , > > I am new to this list as well as to the KLR horse. I just picked up a > 97 in good shape with 14,000 miles. after having admired the bike > for some time. I like the ride and the toughness of this bike, and > the large front wheel handles these New york city potholes very well. > I hope to learn some of the ins and outs as well as tips for > replacing, improving , and repairing what I will have to. nothing yet > but an old battery, thus far. I soon found that the charging system > as well as the front brake on these bikes leave lots of room for > improvement. Other than that, a great bike. Hope to learn a lot of > helpful info from this list. And aquaint with some good people. > Thanks, Gary > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find a job, post your resume. > http://careers.yahoo.com > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Gary Heller]

Hey Devon, I am also in Brooklyn. I am near kings Plaza. Yes I looked into the braking situation as well and will do the braided lines and Galfer pads . . .should help enough. I have not but would be interested in doing a bit of off roading as it might be a good experience to get away from these crazy cars driven by whacky cell phone addicts. I am awaiting my SuperTrapp can. . . and new strut boots. . . also ordered the taller windshield for those highway stints. I see your in Brooklyn as well . . . ____Gary____ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

[dumbazz650]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Zachariah Mully wrote:

> On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 04:22, ERTUGRUL GAZIOGLU wrote: > > Hi from Istanbul, > > Anyone who has any idea to cure shakings in crosswinds above 70-

80 mph ?

> > I'll appreciate your suggestions. > > Thanks, > > > > Try leaning forward on the bike in heavy winds, I find that the

added

> front wheel weight bias helps the shaking... > > Z

Ditto for me! I keep a Wolfman Explorer tankbag on the beast as an almost permanent accessory. Bike also has a taller Kawa windshield, and a dipped Corbin. On the Interstate at speed, I tuck it in by laying down on the tankbag. It reduces the drag quite a bit as the bike picks up speed and you can hear the revs go up, even though the throttle is locked with the poor-mans-cruise-control (bungee on the throttle grip). Smoother and less wobble with more weight on the front axle. Also relaxing your grip helps too, I often ride one handed to keep my arms from adding to the floppy mass at the end of the bars. Seems to help reduce the slow wobble-wobble-wobble. Even with a fork brace. Mark A9