2006 for sale

[sapper509]

The KLR is my first dual sport although I did have XR200 years ago. After my BMW K100 (that a nice lady ran over), the KLR kickstand seems worthless. With the kickstand down, it just takes a little pressure from the left to compress the suspension enough for the bike to tip. My answer was to buy a centerstand which I was use to with the BMW. With a cover on the KLR, a light wind could blow it over. I did increase the preload to help. Is this normal or is there something wrong with my bike? I already found a few things the thugs at the dealer did wrong when assembling the bike.

[M.Matthews]

I'm not sure I can understand which way it is tipping over... tipping toward the the kickstand or away from it? Would lowering links with a standard kickstand cause a bike to tip to the right (away from the kickstand)? If the suspension being compressed causes it to tip over that would make me think it is tipping to the right. -Mike --- sapper509 wrote:

> The KLR is my first dual sport although I did have > XR200 years ago. > After my BMW K100 (that a nice lady ran over), the > KLR kickstand > seems worthless. With the kickstand down, it just > takes a little > pressure from the left to compress the suspension > enough for the bike > to tip. My answer was to buy a centerstand which I > was use to with > the BMW. With a cover on the KLR, a light wind > could blow it over. > I did increase the preload to help. Is this normal > or is there > something wrong with my bike? I already found a few > things the thugs > at the dealer did wrong when assembling the bike. > > > > >

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[Doug Herr]

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006, sapper509 wrote:

> The KLR is my first dual sport although I did have XR200 years ago. > After my BMW K100 (that a nice lady ran over), the KLR kickstand > seems worthless. With the kickstand down, it just takes a little > pressure from the left to compress the suspension enough for the bike > to tip. My answer was to buy a centerstand which I was use to with > the BMW. With a cover on the KLR, a light wind could blow it over. > I did increase the preload to help. Is this normal or is there > something wrong with my bike? I already found a few things the thugs > at the dealer did wrong when assembling the bike.

I think that this is a first for the list. If it is a stock bike without lowering links then I am surprised that the stand is not working right. Maybe it got bent during transport? -- Doug Herr doug@...

[Jim]

Check the fork tubes to see if there is any tube sticking out of the top tripple clamp. If the dealer forgot to lower the forks, the bike would sit too low, and make it sit too straight when on the kickstand. Jim

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Doug Herr wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Aug 2006, sapper509 wrote: > > > The KLR is my first dual sport although I did have XR200 years ago. > > After my BMW K100 (that a nice lady ran over), the KLR kickstand > > seems worthless. With the kickstand down, it just takes a little > > pressure from the left to compress the suspension enough for the bike > > to tip. My answer was to buy a centerstand which I was use to with > > the BMW. With a cover on the KLR, a light wind could blow it over. > > I did increase the preload to help. Is this normal or is there > > something wrong with my bike? I already found a few things the thugs > > at the dealer did wrong when assembling the bike. > > I think that this is a first for the list. If it is a stock bike > without lowering links then I am surprised that the stand is not > working right. Maybe it got bent during transport? > > -- > Doug Herr > doug@... >

[hgyrmliun]

I've got a green one in perfect shape with lots of goodies, and no room to keep it. Anybody in the New York/Long Island area interested? Dave