throttle sleeve

[ocpianoman]

My local dealer is back ordered on the IRC GP-1 in 5.10-17. I wanted to give it a try because per the tire reviews here: http://www.standoutnet.com/extras/mike/motorcycles/klr650/tires/ the GP-1 was the tire the Kenda was cloned from and it reportedly does just as well on the dirt and better on the street being a softer, grippier compound. Less durable but since I just dropped the bike on some slipperier-than-usual gutter water I'm all for grip and the throbbing knee has me taking it much slower in the twisties until my confidence in this bike-on-stilts called a KLR gets back to normal. I've gotten over 5k miles out of the Kenda K270 rear but it has a flat-top now - very squared off and squirrely when cornering with anything resembling gusto. Not bald but not too usable either. Anyway, please excuse the digression. What I'd like to hear is if anyone has run a 4.60 on the back before? Any opinions or experiences? Thanks! 5.10 in. is almost exactly 130mm and 4.60 in. is about 116mm, giving up a half inch in width. I run a 90/90 front and 110/90 rear on my GS450 which about the same weight as the KLR. The GS450 corners like a slot car.

[Jim Douglas]

ocpianoman wrote:

> > My local dealer is back ordered on the IRC GP-1 in 5.10-17. I wanted > to give it a try because per the tire reviews here: > > http://www.standoutnet.com/extras/mike/motorcycles/klr650/tires/ > http://www.standoutnet.com/extras/mike/motorcycles/klr650/tires/> > > the GP-1 was the tire the Kenda was cloned from and it reportedly does > just as well on the dirt and better on the street being a softer, > grippier compound. Less durable but since I just dropped the bike on > some slipperier-than-usual gutter water I'm all for grip and the > throbbing knee has me taking it much slower in the twisties until my > confidence in this bike-on-stilts called a KLR gets back to normal. > I've gotten over 5k miles out of the Kenda K270 rear but it has a > flat-top now - very squared off and squirrely when cornering with > anything resembling gusto. Not bald but not too usable either. > > Anyway, please excuse the digression. What I'd like to hear is if > anyone has run a 4.60 on the back before? Any opinions or experiences? > Thanks! > > 5.10 in. is almost exactly 130mm and 4.60 in. is about 116mm, giving > up a half inch in width. I run a 90/90 front and 110/90 rear on > my GS450 which about the same weight as the KLR. The GS450 corners > like a slot car. > >

Recently this name came up when I was looking at local tire places for tires for my 08 klr and as I had never heard of them went with the MEFO Explorers, the guy at the tire shop swore by the IRC and the $$ difference was quite a bit as I recall.

[John Kokola]

There must be a way to separate two halves of the right switch housing (typically with two or three screws) -- how else would you replace the throttle cables? --John Kokola I'm Not In Front Of The Bike Right Now, So I Could Be Wrong -----Original Message-----

>From: Lamar > >A parts diagram shows that the throttle sleeve can be separated from >the throttle housing. My Kawasaki shop manual doesn't agree. IF it >can be separated, HOW do I do it?