new 08 klr

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Hello Listers... Peter inquired about registering bikes in California... 1) No retro-fit of emissions gear is necessary if you've got 7,500 miles on the bike 2) No recurring smog-checks for bikes Paul P. SoCal _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

[Mike Roell]

No retro-fit of emissions gear is ever required in CA. You simply won't be allowed to register a vehicle that is less than 6 months old or has less than 7500 miles unless it has CA emissions equipment. Aside from that, no special fees and no emissions checks as other have pointed out. Mike San Diego, CA --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Paul Pencikowski" wrote:

> Hello Listers... > > Peter inquired about registering bikes in California... > > 1) No retro-fit of emissions gear is necessary if you've got 7,500

miles on

> the bike > > 2) No recurring smog-checks for bikes > > Paul P. > SoCal

[jimmei1@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Mike Roell" wrote:

> No retro-fit of emissions gear is ever required in CA. You simply > won't be allowed to register a vehicle that is less than 6 months

old

> or has less than 7500 miles unless it has CA emissions equipment. > Aside from that, no special fees and no emissions checks as other > have pointed out. > > Mike > San Diego, CA

This only applies to current CA residents purchasing an out-of-state car. For people moving to CA, there is no such rule. This would be a bigger interstate commerce restriction than the now-unconstitutional $300 smog impact fee. Jim Clark Corona, CA

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I bought a 1999 KLR and just realized the other day it must be a California model because it has a couple extra parts on it that my other friends with KLR's don't have. Question, will I gain anything by taking it off or will it cause the bike to run bad?.....I don't live in Cali. so I'm wondering if I should lose the emissions junk. Paul --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Paul Christopherson wrote:

> I bought a 1999 KLR and just realized the other day it must be a

California model because it has a couple extra parts on it that my other friends with KLR's don't have.

> > Question, will I gain anything by taking it off or will it cause

the bike to run bad? You'll gain easy access to the rear shock preload by taking it off, as well as space where the charcoal canister is currently located in order to add an Otter box or other similar waterproof stash method for registration paper, misc. tools, etc. You'll also make the bike a bit less likely to be unstartable after you drop it in the dirt -- the California charcoal canister tends to get full of gasoline when you drop the bike and stops up the venting system, and riding the bike with the gas cap open (because the charcoal canister is full of gas) sucks . Do a Google search for "de-californicate klr" to get the directions. -E

[kestrelfal]

I think the new turn signals may offer increased rider safety due to a wider angle of viewing. The signal housing is cut on an angle and the lens appears to offer a greater field of view. Or..... maybe it's just styling. Fred

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "E.L. Green" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Don S wrote: > > It looks more like a face lift and a new dress. If KHI think they > have done enough to persuade thousands of existing KLR owners to buy > new ones, I'd say they have underestimated the KLR owners knowledge of > the product. Also, the suspension change (other than the beefed up > forks) seems to lean more toward street use. > > Actually, it appears that they lifted the forks and the dual-pot front > brakes directly from the KLE500 model that they sell overseas. Thus > why the forks have slightly less travel than the old forks (the KLE500 > being slightly more street-biased than the old KLR), thus requiring > them to add lowering links to the rear to lower the back to match. > Note that the KLE isn't totally useless offroad (unlike the majority > of "enduros" sold in Europe), but definitely is intended to spend most > of its time on roads of some sort, whether they be paved or not. > > In addition, the "new" fairing and instrument panel appear to be > lifted directly from the KLE, with the exception of the new shrouds > (needed for the "new" radiator that is probably just another parts bin > piece) that blend to the "new" fairing. > > As for the wave rotors and the funky new turn signals, I won't be > surprised to find that they're also parts off of some other Kawasaki > model. > > In other words, it's a parts bin bike. Very, very few new pieces. > Probably the piston and cylinder head are "it" for KLR-specific new > pieces. Well, and a new head/triple clamp for fitting the KLE forks, > and a new fairing bracket for fitting the KLE fairing. And the rear > suspension changes (the new swing arms and lowering links), but look, > we're talking ludicrously small changes compared to an all-new bike. > > While it would have been cool to have an all-new bike, realistically > speaking a parts bin bike is all that we could reasonably expect right > now, and frankly, I'd rather have a parts bin bike built with > time-tested components than an all-new bike anyhow. Assuming that > Kawasaki got the new piston and head right, the new KLR should be as > reliable as the old one because all the parts are time-tested on other > Kawasakis or on the old KLR. Frankly, that's more important to me if > I'm setting out on a coast-to-coast trip than whether I have 8.1 > inches of travel like the KLE500 or 9.1 inches of travel like the old > KLR650. Yeesh! > > -E >