how to pick up a klr 650

[simonandnulla]

i have painted a fairing piece on my bike with krylon fusion paint and then added a clear coat, will test it out for a week to see how the paint holds up wanted to see if anyone else has painted their bike and if it is worth it

[squasher_1]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "simonandnulla" wrote:

> i have painted a fairing piece on my bike with krylon fusion paint

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> then added a clear coat, will test it out for a week to see how the > paint holds up > > wanted to see if anyone else has painted their bike and if it is

worth it I used the tar undercoat paint that you can get in an autoparts store to paint the underside of my front fender. I did it to see how long the paint would last. It held up good. I tried otehr paints like laquer (sp?) and enamel but the chip off real easy

[Devon]

The biggest question is how the paint you choose will stand up to gasoline. I bought a fuel tank that the previous owner had painted flat black. I added some "graphics" and then clear-coated the tank. The clear coat rinses off with gas so I obviously chose poorly. The black paint applied by the previous owner was the right stuff though. From what I've heard, Krylon Fusion is NOT designed for vehicles- it can be easily removed with gasoline. As other people on the list have found, the automotive industry already knows how to paint plastics- adhesion promoter as a primer, and flex additive in the paint. Devon simonandnulla@... wrote:

>i have painted a fairing piece on my bike with krylon fusion paint and >then added a clear coat, will test it out for a week to see how the >paint holds up > >wanted to see if anyone else has painted their bike and if it is worth it > > >

[Mike Peplinski]

I painted the lower fairings on my Windjammer SS last year. This is the smoothest pa8int I've ever used. It covered well and looks like glass-no clearcoat. The fairing is not fiberglass but I don't think it is polypropylene, like the KLR. It's been on about a year now and stil looks as good as the factory paint on the rest of the fairing.

>From: "simonandnulla" >To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_klr650] krylon fusion paint >Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 23:40:24 -0000 > >i have painted a fairing piece on my bike with krylon fusion paint and >then added a clear coat, will test it out for a week to see how the >paint holds up > >wanted to see if anyone else has painted their bike and if it is worth it > > > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ >courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

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[Chris Norloff]

I can pick my KLR up okay, but I'm a big guy. Back up to the bike, one hand on the handgrip or anywhere on the lower part of the handlebar, and the other hand on the grab loop that's part of the rear rack. Straighten my legs while walking backward and pushing the bike upright. Be careful not to push it over the other side! I find I have to use my back a little sometimes to get the bike high enough to let my legs do the work. With my back to the bike, I haven't had any issues with hurting my back. best, Chris -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ronald Criswell Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:35 AM To: Don Pendergraft Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: how to pick up a KLR 650 My KLR is a bitch to get back up (with gas in tank). Took 3 of us to lift it last year on the White rim (old and tired - need a lighter dirt bike. On the other hand, I knocked my Concourse over in the driveway (600 pounds) and lifted it right up (the wrong way). Shall we say adrenaline and being in horror at screwing the plastic helped get it up. I did screw up the plastic, the foot-peg, the mirror. Lot to be said for naked type bikes (except in winter). Criswell

On Dec 18, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Don Pendergraft wrote: > The only time I had a get off on my KLR was when I was stuck in > traffic and I decided to cut across a construction area. When I got to > the other side there was a ditch leading to the other road where I was > headed. I was new to the KLR and was still in dirt bike mode when I > hit the ditch. A nice blip of the the throttle to lift the front end > as you hit the bottom of the ditch and then power up. That was the > theory anyway. The reality was that the front end didn't lift a bit > and when it hit the bottom of the ditch it stuck. Hard. So it was like > hitting a wall. I was thrown forward on the bike, but still upright, > and then fell almost slow motion to my left and laid the beast down. I > did this in front of 5 o' clock traffic, so I don't know if it was > embarrassment or adrenaline, but I grabbed it and picked it back up. I > didn't use the right technique. I was facing the bike and squatted and > grabbed the seat and lifted. Even with the shot of adrenaline and > embarrassment, I can tell you that there was a point in the lift when > I didn't think I was going to make it. Man it was heavy! Nothing like > the RM125's of my youth. Plus I really hurt my shoulder. The full > force of the impact was transmitted into my left shoulder. I hit hard > enough to loosen both mirrors so they were swinging wildly. I knew my > arm was hurt. > I was > hard to move it, but I got home. The doctor said I had a torn rotator > cuff and ordered an MRI. I said no way to the MRI since my cost would > be about $350. The doc said that if it was a torn rotator cuff, it > would not get any better. So I figured if it didn't get any better, > THEN I would get the MRI and possible surgery. It took a long time to > heal, but heal it did. > Completely. A physical therapist friend I also saw said that he was > sure that it wasn't a torn rotator cuff, so he was right and I saved > the $$. > > > All a very long way of saying that the KLR is stinkin' heavy! If you > have the wrong angle, fugeddaboutit. If the seat would have been > facing down hill, no way. If the footing was bad, no way. It makes you > wonder how you pick up one of those 800+ lb bikes. My dad tipped over > his Royal Star right there in his neighborhood and couldn't pick it > up. He really shouldn't even try. He's a big man (6' 4", 270), but old > and not in good health. > He had to > have a neighbor help. My guess is that a Gold Wing or whatever is > enough bottom heavy to make it easier to lift, or possibly there is > enough stuff around it that it doesn't really lay down flat at all. > It's laying down, but never goes past about 30 degrees or something. > > > OK, enough rambling. Thanks for bringing back such painful memories of > my KLR lift. > > Don+ > > _____ > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jud Jones > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:06 PM > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: how to pick up a KLR 650 > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro > ups.com, > "davseidman" wrote: > > > > My bike fell over the other day and I couldn't pick it up with the > standard textbook > > method of putting you back to it, grabbing a handlebar and something > farther back with > > the other hand, and lifting with your legs. When it's on the > ground, the > bike lays almost > > horizontal, so you have to get down so low you have no leverage. > Fianlly > got it up > > withthe help of a freind. But what if I'm alone? > > > > Same thing happened to me in Batopilas canyon on my DR650. The bike > just laid down on the road like a limpet. Couldn't get it up. I took > off some riding gear and took a breather. The 7500-foot elevation > didn't help any. Then I took my bag off the rack. Still no go; I was > breathing harder and starting to notice I had mangled my thumb in the > biff. > I took another > breather and swore under my breath who had stopped a few switchbacks > behind me for a photo op. In the end, I dragged the wheels over the > edge of the ditch, and rocked the bike on the footpeg. That got it up > to about 30 deg. from horizontal. > That was > enough to allow > me to get it vertical. Once I got it up, I rolled it down to a fairly > level spot, put down the sidestand, and lit a cigar. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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