balancer shaft replacement

[dooden]

Back in Upper Michigan to me it seems that when the deer hear my stock pipe ( pull clutch and rev motor a few times ) they turn and run away as fast as they can from me. Try it.. maybe the whistle like tone of the pipe ? Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, LDHunter wrote: > > Ron, > > > > We DO have deer in Florida and they aren't afraid of motorcycles. I live in > the middle of a 550,000 acre national forest (near Tallahassee) and they are > my biggest fear when on my motorcycles. For some reason deer that flee in > terror at the mere sight of a car or pickup seem to want to stand in the > road and stare in amazement at a motorcycle. Gives me the willies.... > > > > Sometimes they seem to want to race with you and then will cut across the > road in front of you. My bikes all have stock mufflers and I don't know if > loud mufflers would make any difference. > > > > I had my doo done by a friend that owns Kawasaki of Dothan Alabama recently > and he put a high intensity bulb in my headlight that is blazingly white at > night and that's slightly increased my comfort factor at night, but deer > still give me the willies on my bikes. Now I can see them very clearly in > living color as I slam into them... > > > > $bob$ who is often lost somewhere in the Piney Woods of NW Florida > > > > I just try and not ride at night after being hit by a drunk > once ...........and because of deer .......and unable to see as well > at night. I was in Florida recently for Bikeweek staying with my > brotherinlaw in Jacksonville some of the time. I asked him if there > were any deer around there? He said he see's them on the 2 lane roads > but never on the Interstate. I counted 5 on the way back from the > short track races wiggling their stupid ears on the edge of the road. > I lost count of how many I saw leaving at 5 AM on Interstate 10 going > back home. I rode behind a big truck for protection some of the time. > Who knows how many drunks were around me? > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[LDHunter]

Doesn't work for me but then mine doesn't whistle like some seem to do. $bob$ Back in Upper Michigan to me it seems that when the deer hear my stock pipe ( pull clutch and rev motor a few times ) they turn and run away as fast as they can from me. Try it.. maybe the whistle like tone of the pipe ? Dooden A15 Green Ape [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

I wish states that love deer (for hunters sake) would put up deer fences or have the ranchers in my state (TX) that feed the dammed animals (hunting leases are very lucrative here) have to put up deer fences at least on major traveled roads. Maybe if the land owners get sued by a downed biker or the families of the diseased downed biker they might think higher fences is good. Deer seem to be everywhere these days. Pretty to look at but terrifying for a bike rider and not too good coming into the windshield of a small car. Criswell

On Mar 21, 2009, at 6:59 AM, LDHunter wrote: > Ron, > > We DO have deer in Florida and they aren t afraid of motorcycles. I > live in the middle of a 550,000 acre national forest (near > Tallahassee) and they are my biggest fear when on my motorcycles. > For some reason deer that flee in terror at the mere sight of a car > or pickup seem to want to stand in the road and stare in amazement > at a motorcycle. Gives me the willies.... > > Sometimes they seem to want to race with you and then will cut > across the road in front of you. My bikes all have stock mufflers > and I don t know if loud mufflers would make any difference. > > I had my doo done by a friend that owns Kawasaki of Dothan Alabama > recently and he put a high intensity bulb in my headlight that is > blazingly white at night and that s slightly increased my comfort > factor at night, but deer still give me the willies on my bikes. > Now I can see them very clearly in living color as I slam into > them... > > $bob$ who is often lost somewhere in the Piney Woods of NW Florida > > I just try and not ride at night after being hit by a drunk > once ...........and because of deer .......and unable to see as well > at night. I was in Florida recently for Bikeweek staying with my > brotherinlaw in Jacksonville some of the time. I asked him if there > were any deer around there? He said he see's them on the 2 lane roads > but never on the Interstate. I counted 5 on the way back from the > short track races wiggling their stupid ears on the edge of the road. > I lost count of how many I saw leaving at 5 AM on Interstate 10 going > back home. I rode behind a big truck for protection some of the time. > Who knows how many drunks were around me? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[dooden]

Trust me ain't no fun hitting with full size pickup truck either.... Had one jump right in front of me while back, took out the front end of my truck and I had seen one cross right before it and was scrubbing off speed fast enough to toss groceries from the back seat to the floor mind you I was not going very fast to begin with maybe 40~45 mph. Damn thing jumped from the side of the road in front of larger straight truck ( seen it in flight ) and landed right in front of me, I had no place to go, left would have resulted in a head on into oncoming traffic, right would have been worse since it was going from left to right (my perspective) I could not have been going very fast just felt a thump and it got all dark on the right side with the headlight assy being destroyed along with the bumper/grill/radiator/radiator support/ac condensor/fan shroud, me and the cop looked all over for the damn thing, he was concerned it was wounded and I just wanted to kick it in the head till I was sure it was dead.... Found it the next day, it must have drug itself through tall grass somehow, cause it had some serious bone breakage. I am from a hunting state and with they would make a deer tag good for both doe and buck to thin the damn things out. Venison is venison right. Funny about 7 months later my wife hit a black bear with the same truck and caused less damage and we were on the highway that time, I was following on my bike and just seen a poof of fur and something go off the side of the truck. ( Not what you would have expected for sure) Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "roncriswell@..." wrote: > > I wish states that love deer (for hunters sake) would put up deer > fences or have the ranchers in my state (TX) that feed the dammed > animals (hunting leases are very lucrative here) have to put up deer > fences at least on major traveled roads. Maybe if the land owners get > sued by a downed biker or the families of the diseased downed biker > they might think higher fences is good. Deer seem to be everywhere > these days. Pretty to look at but terrifying for a bike rider and not > too good coming into the windshield of a small car. > > Criswell > On Mar 21, 2009, at 6:59 AM, LDHunter wrote: > > > Ron, > > > > We DO have deer in Florida and they aren't afraid of motorcycles. I > > live in the middle of a 550,000 acre national forest (near > > Tallahassee) and they are my biggest fear when on my motorcycles. > > For some reason deer that flee in terror at the mere sight of a car > > or pickup seem to want to stand in the road and stare in amazement > > at a motorcycle. Gives me the willies.... > > > > Sometimes they seem to want to race with you and then will cut > > across the road in front of you. My bikes all have stock mufflers > > and I don't know if loud mufflers would make any difference. > > > > I had my doo done by a friend that owns Kawasaki of Dothan Alabama > > recently and he put a high intensity bulb in my headlight that is > > blazingly white at night and that's slightly increased my comfort > > factor at night, but deer still give me the willies on my bikes. > > Now I can see them very clearly in living color as I slam into > > them... > > > > $bob$ who is often lost somewhere in the Piney Woods of NW Florida > > > > I just try and not ride at night after being hit by a drunk > > once ...........and because of deer .......and unable to see as well > > at night. I was in Florida recently for Bikeweek staying with my > > brotherinlaw in Jacksonville some of the time. I asked him if there > > were any deer around there? He said he see's them on the 2 lane roads > > but never on the Interstate. I counted 5 on the way back from the > > short track races wiggling their stupid ears on the edge of the road. > > I lost count of how many I saw leaving at 5 AM on Interstate 10 going > > back home. I rode behind a big truck for protection some of the time. > > Who knows how many drunks were around me? > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[West Hovland]

I had a local machinist cut the water pump shaft off, drill and tap that cutoff shaft, mate a new water impeller shaft, then thread it for me. All done with the motor still in the frame and just the right hand side cover off. 20000 miles and still stronger than new. West

> To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Has anyone ever removed the water pump shaft from the balancer shaft and if so could it be done without removing the balancer shaft from the engine? > > Alan

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]