interesting

[Richy]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "mike torst" wrote: In this manner they will rotate when you

> crash and not break themselves or the handlebar mounts ;-0 > > Mike Torst > Las Vegas

When??? :-p You have alotta faith in this guy!~ Regards, Richy

[Howard Morris]

monahanwb wrote:re: the other question about crooked fairing. My first KLR, a 98, had the fairing mounted crooked. I tried to straighten it but it looked like too much work for little benefit, so I had a few beers instead. I sure do miss that bike. Ya know my A-18 is also mounted about 3/4 of an inch to the right. Any ideas. Howard A-18 List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Howard Morris]

Sean Smith wrote:----- Original Message -----

> All knowing KLRers. > Question #1 Has anyone used the add on mirror vibration dampers. Do they > work & are they worth $9.95 + shipping etc.?

I've got these and yes, they work pretty well. The image, or reflection, jiggles a little over bumps and so forth. For $10 it's definitely worth it.

> Question #2 We have two KLR's in our group that have fairings that came > from the factory crooked. Can they be straightened.? They have not been > dropped.

The fairing will straighten up easily. I removed the plastic fairing piece and tugged on the faring supports to get it straight again but you could probably straighten it w/o removing the plastic. I got anal about it and took measurements to ensure it was straight Sean Smith Louisiana '04 R1150RT (For Sale) '03 KLR650 I can try that. Howard A-18 List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[John Lyon]

Yep, the cheap mirror mounts are a POS in my opinion. I had my left mirror come off in my hand a 70mph while I was adjusting it. I tossed the mirror mounts in the trash after that ride. John Lyon --- Fred Hink wrote:

> I also sell those el cheapo mirror dampers along > with the Honda Mirrors. I > have heard nothing but good about the Honda Mirrors, > but I can't say the > same for the el cheapos. A few years ago someone > coming to the CMC put the > mirror dampers on in Texas and by the time they got > to Utah they were > falling apart. He went home with the Honda Mirrors. > > Fred

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[Steve Hersant]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Howard Morris wrote:

> > > monahanwb wrote:re: the other question about

crooked fairing.

> > My first KLR, a 98, had the fairing mounted crooked. I tried to > straighten it but it looked like too much work for little benefit,

so

> I had a few beers instead. I sure do miss that bike. > > Ya know my A-18 is also mounted about 3/4 of an inch to the right.

Any ideas. Howard A-18

>

My 2004 and a friends both had the fairing crooked, but to the left. If you loosen the two front bolts that hold the fairing frame to the bike frame ( directly in front of the serial # decal on the right side of bike),you can move the fairing a small amount. If someone else holds the front wheel tightly, you can pull hard on the fairing and then retighten the bolts. Mine is still a couple of degrees off center, but there was no more play. And then I too had a few more beers and didn't care. Steve

[denvowell@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/29/2004 3:24:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, shersant2003@... writes: --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Howard Morris wrote:

> > > monahanwb wrote:re: the other question about

crooked fairing.

> > My first KLR, a 98, had the fairing mounted crooked. I tried to > straighten it but it looked like too much work for little benefit,

so

> I had a few beers instead. I sure do miss that bike. > > Ya know my A-18 is also mounted about 3/4 of an inch to the right.

Any ideas. Howard A-18

>

My 2004 and a friends both had the fairing crooked, but to the left. If you loosen the two front bolts that hold the fairing frame to the bike frame ( directly in front of the serial # decal on the right side of bike),you can move the fairing a small amount. If someone else holds the front wheel tightly, you can pull hard on the fairing and then retighten the bolts. Mine is still a couple of degrees off center, but there was no more play. And then I too had a few more beers and didn't care. Steve To straighten the fairing on my 04 I just held the front wheel with my knees and gave the fairing a jerk in the direction it needed to go. Dennis A18 the Big Red 1 List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Howard Morris]

denvowell@... wrote:In a message dated 6/29/2004 3:24:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, shersant2003@... writes: --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Howard Morris wrote:

> > > monahanwb wrote:re: the other question about

crooked fairing.

> > My first KLR, a 98, had the fairing mounted crooked. I tried to > straighten it but it looked like too much work for little benefit,

so

> I had a few beers instead. I sure do miss that bike. > > Ya know my A-18 is also mounted about 3/4 of an inch to the right.

Any ideas. Howard A-18

>

My 2004 and a friends both had the fairing crooked, but to the left. If you loosen the two front bolts that hold the fairing frame to the bike frame ( directly in front of the serial # decal on the right side of bike),you can move the fairing a small amount. If someone else holds the front wheel tightly, you can pull hard on the fairing and then retighten the bolts. Mine is still a couple of degrees off center, but there was no more play. And then I too had a few more beers and didn't care. Steve To straighten the fairing on my 04 I just held the front wheel with my knees and gave the fairing a jerk in the direction it needed to go. Dennis A18 the Big Red 1 Hey I have beers. I'll try these ideas also, Howard A-18 List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links [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 Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Douglas Dick]

I have the mirror vibration isolators and they do work fairly well. They raise the height of the mirrors about 3/4" so I am not looking at my shoulders and the vibration is cut in half. I can now tell the difference between a Volkswagen and a Peterbilt. Douglas Dick Winnipeg MB mailto:ddick2@... KLR650 A16 -----Original Message----- From: W Penn Carr [mailto:wpennc@...] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 1:49 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Two questions. All knowing KLRers. Question #1 Has anyone used the add on mirror vibration dampers. Do they work & are they worth $9.95 + shipping etc.? Question #2 We have two KLR's in our group that have fairings that came from the factory crooked. Can they be straightened.? They have not been dropped. Thanks Penn Carr St. Louis 2003 klr650 "ROCKY" COG 3256 CDA #17a-? 1998 ZG1000 "Shogun" Missouri Plate "COG" List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links

[Eric L. Green]

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Douglas Dick wrote:

> I have the mirror vibration isolators and they do work fairly well. They > raise the height of the mirrors about 3/4" so I am not looking at my > shoulders and the vibration is cut in half. I can now tell the difference > between a Volkswagen and a Peterbilt.

I agree, I bought them too and they work quite well for what they are. My mirrors wobble now instead of turning into a blur, and I can see behind me. One thing I'll also suggest is that the mirror mounts can be adjusted. I did a lot of twiddling rotating them on the bars, rotating the actual mirrors themselves, etc. to get the best view behind me (rather than of my shoulders).

> Question #2 We have two KLR's in our group that have fairings that came > from the factory crooked. Can they be straightened.? They have not been > dropped.

Well, mine was dropped, but even after I unbent the left fairing bracket as best I could, my fairing is still crooked. I'm going to follow the advice elsewhere on how to straighten the fairing, but I'm suspecting that if I ever want my fairing straight again, I'm going to have to get a new bracket. (And I do want it straight when I add a Clearview windshield to the thing, else the windshield will be going down the road crooked!). Eric Green http://badtux.net/ mailto:eric@... June 15, 2003: the 100th birthday of George Orwell. War is Peace. Ignorance is Strength. Freedom is Tyranny. Welcome to 1984+20

[Howard Morris]

Howard Morris wrote: denvowell@... wrote:In a message dated 6/29/2004 3:24:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, shersant2003@... writes: --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Howard Morris wrote:

> > > monahanwb wrote:re: the other question about

crooked fairing.

> > My first KLR, a 98, had the fairing mounted crooked. I tried to > straighten it but it looked like too much work for little benefit,

so

> I had a few beers instead. I sure do miss that bike. > > Ya know my A-18 is also mounted about 3/4 of an inch to the right.

Any ideas. Howard A-18

>

My 2004 and a friends both had the fairing crooked, but to the left. If you loosen the two front bolts that hold the fairing frame to the bike frame ( directly in front of the serial # decal on the right side of bike),you can move the fairing a small amount. If someone else holds the front wheel tightly, you can pull hard on the fairing and then retighten the bolts. Mine is still a couple of degrees off center, but there was no more play. And then I too had a few more beers and didn't care. Steve To straighten the fairing on my 04 I just held the front wheel with my knees and gave the fairing a jerk in the direction it needed to go. Dennis A18 the Big Red 1 Hey I have beers. I'll try these ideas also, Howard A-18 OK I did the two bolt thing and it straitened right up. Now where is my beer? Howard A-18 List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links [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 Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! [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 Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]