tires opinions dunlop 607

[narelz]

47" in height is the container spec(forward air exc container), I was told bike measures 49" without mirrors and windscreen. will dropping the forks in the triple clamp provide the neccessary reduction? a couple inches would mean a $200 difference in shipping cost. thanks

[Walter Mitty]

Yes. Out of morbid curiousity how much do they want to ship your bike? narelz wrote: 47" in height is the container spec(forward air exc container), I was told bike measures 49" without mirrors and windscreen. will dropping the forks in the triple clamp provide the neccessary reduction? a couple inches would mean a $200 difference in shipping cost. thanks Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we ll bind it! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[narelz]

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> > Thanks for the response. I received a quote of $488 > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at:

http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html

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[Howard Morris]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "narelz" wrote:

> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Walter Mitty

> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the response. I received a quote of $488 > > > Just a thought, but could you slide the forks up the tree that

many inches?

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[Alan L Henderson]

narelz wrote:

> 47" in height is the container spec(forward air exc container), I was > told bike measures 49" without mirrors and windscreen. will dropping > the forks in the triple clamp provide the neccessary reduction? a > couple inches would mean a $200 difference in shipping cost. thanks >

Remove the fork springs, take of the wind screen and roll the handle bars back. Alan A13 Iowa

[narelz]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "narelz" wrote:

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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Now a confession....I am soooo dumb. I made a simple task into a complex procedure. Answer to the height issue would be to load ass first(thanks Eduardo). Take a look you'll understand (exc container)By no means is it a rubik's cube. https://www.forwardair.com/prepaid/MCmainpage.jsp sorry for not providing a clear discription of situation Man do I need this ride through Mex/C.America to clear the cobwebs. I have being trying to get away for the last 2-3 months but "something" always pops up to postpone departure. I guess I am now looking for that "something" in everything involving this trip.

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[Doug Pippin]

Shawn I purchased my first (and only) KLR in September 2003. It had 728 miles on it and the stock tires. They didn't offer much traction in off road condition and wore out fairly fast. I was planning a trip on the KLR (that's another story) to Bike week in March 2004 and the stock tires with 1700 miles didn't look like they'd make the round trip. Since this was a road only trip I opted for a pair of Dunlop 607's. On the way home from Daytona I ran over something that put a big gash in the rear tire so I had to replace it. The 607's handled very well, and with this setup surprised many a sport bike on the tight twisty roads we have here in western North Carolina. They even worked OK on gravel roads but spun up a lot. In the dirt and mud they didn't give much traction at all. I replaced the 607's when the rear tire was worn out because I wanted knobby tires for the dirt. The tread on the rear tire (607) was gone with 3,126 miles and the front had a little tread left with 4,577 miles. If your going to ride only on the pavement the Dunlop 607's will work quite well and gets about the same wear as any good sport bike tire. One word of advise is that the 607 is a tubeless tire and is much harder to install (with a tube) than a tube type tire. Overall impression: Very good traction Wears out quickly (I think these two items are related) Doug in NC ---------- At 09:54 AM 1/9/2006, you wrote:

> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:54:29 -0800 (PST) > From: Shawn Frazer >Subject: Tires opinions Dunlop 607 > >I have an 06 klr 650. I will do most of my riding on blacktop and I >was looking at the Dunlop 607. Is anyone out there using this tire? >What are your opinions on wear and handling. I was wanting a tire >that was a longer wearing tire. My stock tires are wearing faster >than I would like them to at 700 miles. > Thanks > Shawn

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