battery neglect - mud ride and sand.

[Gene Fessenbecker]

Folks, I have a 93 KLR in need of a CDI box. I find one avaialble from an 88. In the Kawasaki parts description I find different part numbers for the two bikes. Do I assume correctly that the 88 will not work in my 93? Are they all the same? Thanks for your help. Gene

[Mike T]

Once again, you convey the obvious and accurate. Riding with the hope that a tire's design will right a bike is blessed upon a few. The prudent thing is to use the tires in a manner that will take advantage of an opportunity of terrain. As a kid, I learned to not fight sand for control, but instead gently redirect my front wheel. You have been a steady and accurate influence of common sense in issues related to off-road conduct. Mike T A16 Las Vegas -----Original Message----- From: kdxkawboy@... [mailto:kdxkawboy@...] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 7:46 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Battery neglect - mud ride. In a message dated 2003-12-16 9:47:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, mah78@... writes:

> > On a test ride up to the fire roads in the mountains, just below the > snow line yesterday, I find a road with slick red mud sections and > attempt to hone my skills. I came around a corner in second gear > toward a deeper slick area and attempted to avoid the ruts by getting > on the right berm. My front wheel found the mark but the next second > I sense my rear wheel is attempting to pass me on the left. I'm not > sure, at the time how, but the next second the rear wheel pops back to > where it's supposed to be, directly under the bike and I make it > through the deep section. I pull over and walk back to inspect the > tracks and discover my rear tire fell into the rut and at a one point > was a good 12" offset from the front track. My IRC GP-110 left a nice > track while agressivly utilizing the deep side lugs when it finally > grabbed enough to tractor out of the rut and follow the front tire. > Good thing too because I sensed that the big pig was not going to stay > upright for much longer at that strange angle. Fun stuff. > --Jim > A-15 >

Jim, in the mud ruts can be your best friend. In the mud, its easier to keep the tires railing in a rut and you don't have to use nearly as much effort to stay up right, as long as they aren't so deep that you could catch a footpeg. But most of all you want to avoid crossing ruts, roots or the likes at an angle when its muddy. In the mud, you hit something like that at an angle and at its first opportunity the rear wheel will do that. You want to try and be as squared up as possible to the rut before crossing it. If you can't it helps to try and pogo hop the bike over the rut. Pat G'ville, Nv

[kcuf_oohay_666]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Fessenbecker" wrote:

> Folks, > I have a 93 KLR in need of a CDI box. I find one avaialble from an > 88. In the Kawasaki parts description I find different part numbers > for the two bikes. Do I assume correctly that the 88 will not work

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> my 93? Are they all the same? > > Thanks for your help. > Gene

my guess is if the part numbers are not the same than they are not the same. could be a different plug or maybe they changed the inside electronics to match other bikes as well.