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[Tom West]

Well I am new to street riding, but I have ridden a motorcycle for over 30 years on the dirt. Heres what I have found: Just like jeepin there is always someone out their trying to sell you something that really is'nt any better than what you got with the bike new, and don't always believe what you read on the internet, just like jeepin people only repeat what they read or heard, unless you have hands on experience don,t talk! Don't replace your doohickey until your bike is out of warranty or you may not have one! silicone grips, bar end weights, and new mirrors with rubber anti vibration dampeners don't work at all, and in my case the mirrors were wavy in the cheap glass (that was'nt cheap) Don't change your exhaust unless you like noise, after seeing dyno tests, its not worth it! just become a better rider and you can gain that 1-5% power increase if you even get that! loud does'nt always mean fast! Now if you have any suggestions for my new klr aside from what I have just mentioned, let me know. Thanks Tom

[LD]

snip from Tom West's post..."silicone grips, bar end weights, and new mirrors with rubber anti vibration dampeners don't work at all" I respectfully disagree. While they don't eliminate vibration, they certainly seem to help on my KLR. Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48516/*http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 hot CTA = Join Yahoo!'s user panel [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[wrongwind]

I'd have to agree on the mirror isolators. I saw no difference pre and post installation. On the other hand handlebar end weights significantly reduced the kind of vibration that puts my hands to sleep so, at least for me they were great investment. I haven't changed the grips yet but when I do I'm hoping for even greater reduction. I've also used a Throttle Rocker 1 for a couple of years and it's great since you can use your thumb or palm to keep pressure on the throttle greatly reducing hand fatique. Not an off road feature but it's not in the way so why not? ww

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Tom West" wrote: > > Well I am new to street riding, but I have ridden a motorcycle for over > 30 years on the dirt. Heres what I have found: Just like jeepin there > is always someone out their trying to sell you something that really > is'nt any better than what you got with the bike new, and don't always > believe what you read on the internet, just like jeepin people only > repeat what they read or heard, unless you have hands on experience > don,t talk! Don't replace your doohickey until your bike is out of > warranty or you may not have one! silicone grips, bar end weights, and > new mirrors with rubber anti vibration dampeners don't work at all, and > in my case the mirrors were wavy in the cheap glass (that was'nt cheap) > Don't change your exhaust unless you like noise, after seeing dyno > tests, its not worth it! just become a better rider and you can gain > that 1-5% power increase if you even get that! loud does'nt always mean > fast! Now if you have any suggestions for my new klr aside from what I > have just mentioned, let me know. Thanks Tom >

[David Giuliani]

I'm thinking of adding the pliers to my on-board tool kit. Which version is most useful? Anyone try the new Cobra ES? Dave