i need someone in la or oc county (southern calif) w/ a clutch tight

[fasteddiecopeman]

Martin, Down on your knees!!! I've seen Bill wheelie his '04 around "Aqua Caliente" west of Phoenix. He DID say that it caused his elbows (?) to hurt.... Cheers, Ed ; > } (who's ONLY had HIS KLR front in the air when it's on the center-stand!)

> Mike, > Wheelie? You are kidding right? I never seen it done so I KNOW it is > all a fable. > > I actually understand all this hocus pocus discussion about chain > tension, wear, etc, but when you talk about KLR's wheelie-ing, I draw > the line. A man has got to have some respect left. The next thing > you know, you will be telling us you have a kit for inverted forks > that just 'drop in'. > > Sheesh. What else will you left coast guys try to sell next?!?!?!? > > revmaaatin--dreaming about inverted KLR forks...(Mother Kawi could > have cured that in 08 with KLX300 forks. sigh. >

[Bill Watson]

Somehow video evidence exists of such an event! I'm on the red bike. See a guy at the side of road with a camera, and the child comes out in all of us! I think this one started at about 20 mph. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBgBLU2wndA Watt-man, whose elbows don't hurt --------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin, Down on your knees!!! I've seen Bill wheelie his '04 around "Aqua Caliente" west of Phoenix. He DID say that it caused his elbows (?) to hurt.... Cheers, Ed ; > } (who's ONLY had HIS KLR front in the air when it's on the center-stand! ) ----------------------

> Mike, > Wheelie? You are kidding right? I never seen it done so I KNOW it is > all a fable.

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[Darren Clark]

Cool, about 50 seconds into the video I saw a Ducati pull the front wheel up and ride right past the camera. Cool stuff. I wish my KLR could do that, but 16T sprocket and all. That front wheel never leaves the ground But hey, at least my engine runs at a constant temperature all year! Good night, and good luck. Darren Clark 2004 KLR-650 Fowlerville, MI Bill Watson wrote:

> Somehow video evidence exists of such an event! I'm on the red bike. See a guy at the side of road with a camera, and the child comes out in all of us! I think this one started at about 20 mph. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBgBLU2wndA > > Watt-man, whose elbows don't hurt > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Martin, > Down on your knees!!! > I've seen Bill wheelie his '04 around "Aqua Caliente" west of Phoenix. He DID say that it > caused his elbows (?) to hurt.... > Cheers, > Ed ; > } (who's ONLY had HIS KLR front in the air when it's on the center-stand! ) > ---------------------- > >> Mike, >> Wheelie? You are kidding right? I never seen it done so I KNOW it is >> all a fable. >> > > > > > > > [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/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

[boulder_adv_rider]

Bill - Fun trip and good quality video. It's AMAZING what you can do with video editing now. Brian ps - it's amazing what we've 'smoked-out' of this thread! ha ha

[Michael Nelson]

I can't wheelie, even on my 705 Stage II. Plenty of power, no guts. The instant the front wheel leaves the ground every fibre of my being desperately wants it back on the ground. -- "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open manhole and die." -- Mel Brooks San Francisco, CA

[boulder_adv_rider]

It's not so much in the clutch/throttle work although sometimes it's required. You learn to find the sweet spot and then you don't even think about it. Otherwise, you can manipulate the momentum of the bike to come up more smoothly. It's the guys mucking with too much throttle and clutch that turns the experience into something like a David Blaine stunt. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Michael Nelson wrote:

> > I can't wheelie, even on my 705 Stage II. Plenty of power, no

guts. The

> instant the front wheel leaves the ground every fibre of my being > desperately wants it back on the ground. > > -- > "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an

open

> manhole and die." -- Mel Brooks > > San Francisco, CA >

[ronfromcolorado]

I'm in Santa Ana and my '84 KLR600 clutch needs reassembly and I would tow my cycle to anyone who can do that cheaply by the book with the Kawasaki clutch tightening tool, asap.

[Bill Watson]

Darren Clark wrote: I wish my KLR could do that, but 16T sprocket and all. That front wheel never leaves the ground ------------ You can do it, Darren! I'm running a 16. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]