usfs incident(can the klr do wheelies)

[danlmosher]

I just got an 05 RED because I heard they were the FASTEST.... just kidding ( I found a decent deal on it after some looking ) and I want to know how to find any organized or unorganized rides close to where I live. Maybe there is a D.S Rider group close to me?? I'm a very new rider and I am in the process of getting the few mods I need to go off-pavement. Any advice would be helpful. Dan

[klr6501995]

C'mon klr riders... Yes the klr will do wheelies, even w/ my 160lbs skinny self. Even easier with a lady friend on the back. So even the fa(bigger guys) riding) ] Blip, and then twist full throttle around 3300 rpm. Gotta admit that after a tire change to a DR650 I tried this same procedure(klr650) I almost flipped over onto my back and got my face a little white. That owner said he didn't think his DR would do that. What in the world he and others were riding before that and do wheelies baffles me. I still can't or am afraid to ride wheelies on much more powerfull machines. This info coming from a Ts185, klr250, CB500 nighthawk, klr650,klr650 owner(one at a time) owner. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ronald Criswell wrote:

> > Yep but it takes practice. Sometimes I can really get that front > wheel really up there and carry it a while. Other times no. A 14 > tooth countershaft sprocket should help. Get your weight back on

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> seat some and it helps to get the forks to compress and .......

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> clutch work. Don't get out of shape and drop it on yer foot though. > > Criswell > > On Mar 29, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Jim Link wrote: > > > Will the KLR do a wheelie? I haven't been able to get > > mine up.. maybe I'm doing it wrong.. > > > > --- Rodney Copeland wrote: > > > >> Everyone knows what's gonna happen if we get caught > >> clawin the sky. > >> I'll do three gears in the air from time to time, > >> but make sure I'm > >> not in an area with anyone around,,,,,,mostly. > >> Tickets are the price you pay for Urban Assault > >> Capabilities. > >> Rod > >> > >> > >

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> >> jpg&.src=ph > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> I gleaned this off of the > >>> > >>> > >> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Oregon_DSR/site. > >> > >>> > >>> Read it for what its worth. > >>> > >>> revmaaatin. > >>> > >>> SNIPPPP > >>> Message: 3 > >>> Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:01:47 -0000 > >>> From: "TOGA" > >>> Subject: Brown's Camp and Ticketing > >>> > >>> Get this: a friend called me last night to tell me > >> that his 27 year > >>> old > >>> son was up riding at Brown's Camp yesterday, and > >> he's a top notch > >>> dirt > >>> rider. He was just having a little short burst of > >> fun, and popped a > >>> wheelie on his DRZ. A USFS Ranger saw him, got out > >> of the truck and > >>> started yelling at him, and FINED him with a $240 > >> ticket for > >>> reckless > >>> riding and being out of control! Not a warning. A > >> ticket for > >>> krysakes! > >>> > >>> This is so outrageous that it's hard to put into > >> words! Since when > >>> is > >>> having fun and popping a wheelie on a USFS road, > >> with full > >>> protective > >>> gear AND a 100% legal bike -- illegal!? > >>> > >>> Anyway....a word to the wise. If you have to do a > >> wheelie, don't do > >>> it > >>> near a USFS road...do it on a trail that's out of > >> site of a road! > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >