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[Joe G.]

I want to upgrade to a LOUD dual high/low tone horn set and have found fiamm makes a mini disc horn set with only 3A current draw per horn (6A total draw). They claim MOST applications do not require adding a relay, but the beloved KLR often doesn't fit the "most applications" profile. Would this installation require use of a relay in wiring to my A12? Thanks! RhodyJoe A12 RoboThumper

[WILLAM GILMORE]

Hey Jack, Good to hear from someone from Alaska. I often think of how great it would have been had I owned my A-12 when I lived and traveled up there (Hydaburg, Nome, Fairbanks. Just a quick tip from a newbee and not too gifted mechanic. You might want to begin saving some of the more technical posts for future reference. I use the "move" button on Yahoo e-mail to store these goodies and later put them in various folders that relate to different aspects of owning and riding a KLR. So far, other posters have played a key role in all my accessory and clothing purchases, and, of course, maintenence and troubleshooting. Will Jack Gustafson wrote: Howdy, All, Just signed up to the list last week. Been lusting after a KLR650 for a couple of years, but had to trim the stable back a bit first to make room. Sold my '82 Honda CX500 Custom early in the summer so now I can start some serious looking. While I've been looking at the KLR for a few years, this summer was the first time I got to ride one, when a friend in Fairbanks and I swapped bikes for a day; my Concours for his KLR, and went for a day ride. Then once more later in the summer when I again swapped bikes with a rider from Saskatchewan - my Wing for his KLR as we returned from Valdez. The KLR is just what I thought it would be, and I'm even more anxious to get one and start preparing it for some serious riding. Since I live only about 750 miles from Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, and it's such a pretty ride, I'd like to make that trip every month during the summer. The KLR should be just the bike for the ride. It's been interesting, reading the e-mail chatter back and forth, and learning some more about the idiosyncrasies of these bikes. It will help me be more prepared for getting the bike set up for the trips I want to take on it, once I find the one I'm looking for. If they just hadn't painted them that goshawful OD green... Jack Gustafson, Glennallen, Alaska Rider wannabe http://www.alaska.net/~jfgcvms Visit the new all-Alaska forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/ridealaska Any day the snow isn't sticking to the road is a good day for riding. List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]