nklr hell has frozen over. bmw builds a good offroad bike!

[Donnie W. Jennings]

Hi! I just got an 02 KLR650 to go with my 1800 Goldwing and was wondering what are the alternatives for carrying water. I use a Butler System on my Goldwing which works very well, but I don't know if it will fit the KLR. I ride in a very moderate manner off road, so there won't be much jumping and aggressive riding. Thanks! Donnie

[Eric L. Green]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Donnie W. Jennings wrote:

> I just got an 02 KLR650 to go with my 1800 Goldwing and was wondering > what are the alternatives for carrying water.

Okay, here's some possibilities: 1) Water pouch (Camelbak). Beloved of bicycle riders everywhere. Either wear it on your back and run the hose up under your helmet, or some riding jackets intended for touring have a pocket on the front sized for the plastic pouch as well as a hole in the suit for running the hose up inside your suit. 2) Water bottle "fanny pack". These are sold in outdoors stores for carrying water while doing short day hikes, and basically you strap it around your fairing instead of your waist. I have a double-barrel one that has elastic retainers for the water bottles. When you're thirsty, pull over, lean forward, grab a water bottle out of its holder, flip up your helmet, and drink. As a bonus, it has a pouch between the water bottles that'll carry tire tools or a spare tube or a small first-aid kit, allowing it to serve double duty. 4) Tank bag. Stash your water bottle(s) in the tank bag. When thirsty, pull over, grab water bottle, drink. 4) Some creative guy here has actually figured out a way to mount an automotive-style cupholder to his handlebars.

> the KLR. I ride in a very moderate manner off road, so there won't be > much jumping and aggressive riding. Thanks!

The Camelbak is best for more aggressive stuff because it straps very securely to your back. The downside is your back gets sweaty. Any of the other possibilities will work. -E

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 3:32 PM +0000 4/19/05, Donnie W. Jennings wrote:

>I just got an 02 KLR650 to go with my 1800 Goldwing and was wondering >what are the alternatives for carrying water. I use a Butler System >on my Goldwing which works very well, but I don't know if it will fit >the KLR.

It should. I just fitted a dumb waiter to my KLR so I can dine whist riding. Mark

[gpokluda]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "clint lee jin yew" wrote:

> electronics? i want a bike, not a plane. > thats why i choose the klr over the beemers. power isn't anything. > for the price of the beemer, i could have tons of mods on the klr. my > second choice would be an xt660r > clint

Interesting note on the R1200. Last year we had to work on a R1200GS that was involved in a highside crash. If you saw the bike in a parking lot, it looked okay. But it had broken the rear luggage grid, the front brake expansion chamber (not a master cylinder, that is under the tank), broken a windshield mount, broke a turn signal, broke the mount for the righthand guard and damaged the right peg. Dealer cost on replacement parts was a tad over $1800. Labor (which mostly involved bleeding the brakes; a process that defies any logic) was about $500 because it required us to completely remove the tank and body work. Now for the stuff we didn't fix. Windshield, engine guards, valve cover, saddle bag, torn seat. What makes this interesting is the week before we repaired a Ural Patrol the had completely flipped in an accident. Total cost including parts and labor.... $750.00 Gino www.rvmc.com