pirelli mt-70 update

[Ted Palmer]

Michael Kovaliv wrote: [...]

> My question is this: What does "die" mean in terms of a bike?

[...] For most people it comes down to economics. Probably a lot of the parts needed to refresh the crank and gearbox would be genuine items with all the cost implications. Throw in the cost of some special tools to do it yourself and a newer bike can become attractive. Doing up the head, barrel and piston/rings is a lot easier than splitting cases. Mister_T

[Michael Kovaliv]

Thanks Ted, I don't think I'm ready for splitting cases yet and the only bottom end I want to look at right know is my wife's. I think your right that it comes down to economics and most importantly to me, how comfortable I feel with the safety and reliability of the bike. I started to feel uncomfortable with my 1984 Honda Nighthawk S, little things started to go wrong more often than I liked. Even worse, I started to hesitate planning longer trips and that's not what I want to be consumed with, so I got rid of it. Right now I feel great about my 98 KLR, I'm heading out in about 15 minutes for a couple hundred mile run (ride) and won't even hesitate. When I start to "feel" uncertain about the reliability of the KLR then I think it will be time, regardless of if the bike has 40,000 or 120,000 Klm on it. The wife want's me to get what she calls a "real bike", a Harley, not that "lawn mower-dirt bike thing you ride now". If I break down (no Harley pun intended) and buy a Hog some day, I will definitely have to keep the KLR for ever so I can head out on the dirt roads in the rain when it's 40 degrees out and not sit and look at my Hog parked in my living room. Michael Ted Palmer wrote:

> Michael Kovaliv wrote: > [...] > > My question is this: What does "die" mean in terms of a bike? > [...] > > For most people it comes down to economics. > Probably a lot of the parts needed to refresh the crank and gearbox > would be genuine items with all the cost implications. > Throw in the cost of some special tools to do it yourself and a newer > bike can become attractive. > Doing up the head, barrel and piston/rings is a lot easier than > splitting cases. > > Mister_T > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[mule2b@aol.com]

Hey everybody; I haven't been on the list much lately cuz I been ridin' my butt off. But I'm here to say (hear me now, believe me later); Hot damn!, getting this bike last year is the best thing I've done in a long time!.............. I put the pair of Pirelli MT-70s on about a month and a half ago and now have about 2,000 miles on them. The tire is showing wear in the rear somewhat slower than the rate of wear of the OEM Dunlop 750, which I had to change out after only 3,500 miles. The Pirelli's almost half-worn now. I anticipate getting around 4,000-5,000 miles out of it. I had an IRC GP110 on back that really surprised me with it's long life (especially for a semi-knobby); I got 7,500 miles out of it. Performance-wise, I'm very happy with their road manners (wet or dry), low noise, and truly balanced 50-50 compromise. The IRC tracked a wee-bit better in the mud as you might expect after comparing their tread patterns. The OEM Dunlops are similar to the PIrellis, but not quite as grippy OR long wearing on pavement. In the first 1,000 miles, I detected a little skittishness when leaning the bike over on pavement with the Pirellis, but they're nice and smooth feeling now. I think I've found a tire I can stick with, unless somebody has a better suggestion? Steve "The Mule" A14