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[Jim]

I too have noticed the in-board pad (OEM, greens & blacks) all reach the limit faster than the piston side. Seems like a sure winner for a savy vendor, offer us just the inside replacment pad, I'd bet the piston side would last two maybe three changes. --Jim (cheap and lazy)

> >I just got back in from changing my front brake pads, and I'm a bit > >concerned regarding uneven pad wear. The pad on the piston side had > >plenty of material left, but the in-board one was pretty much ready

to be

> >changed. > > Other than keeping the slider pins well-lubed with something like > Syl-Glide (hi-temp lithium complex won't work in this application),

there

> isn't much you can do. The OEM calipers are crap. I frequently

retire my

> KLR's pads in a similar condition and have yet to solve the problem. > > Rear is just as bad, if not worse. > > RM

[Mike Torst]

Jim, what is up? You are not lazy,,,,; you maybe cheap though.(grin). I swap the pads (piston and caliper side) to get the most out of them, and my bolt/pins and calipers (f and r) are smoooooooth in their action/movement. Ride well and often, and please, keep the rubber side down . Mike Torst Las Vegas -----Original Message----- From: Jim [mailto:mah78@...] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:17 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: uneven brake pad wear? I too have noticed the in-board pad (OEM, greens & blacks) all reach the limit faster than the piston side. Seems like a sure winner for a savy vendor, offer us just the inside replacment pad, I'd bet the piston side would last two maybe three changes. --Jim (cheap and lazy)

> >I just got back in from changing my front brake pads, and I'm a bit > >concerned regarding uneven pad wear. The pad on the piston side had > >plenty of material left, but the in-board one was pretty much ready

to be

> >changed. > > Other than keeping the slider pins well-lubed with something like > Syl-Glide (hi-temp lithium complex won't work in this application),

there

> isn't much you can do. The OEM calipers are crap. I frequently

retire my

> KLR's pads in a similar condition and have yet to solve the problem. > > Rear is just as bad, if not worse. > > RM

[dooden]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, bigfatgreenbike wrote:

> > > >Ever since the started powder coating the backing plates I've

noticed the

> >problem. One night watching American Chopper I think I finally put

two and two

> >together. OCC builds the bike, tears it down, sends it out to be

powder coated

> >and then parts don't fit together until they file/grind out the

powder coating

> >out of the holes the bolts go through. So with the next set of

aftermarket

> >pads I did the same and this set appear to be doing okay. > > > > > > Smart people (and unfortunately I don't think the OCC guys belong to > Mensa) mask off bolt holes and threads before painting or > powdercoating. It's sort of a basic, and it's something that I had to > learn the hard way as well. But every single show they have something > that comes back bent or ill-fitting. Like the chromer drops all the > parts on the floor a couple times and then polishes out the scratches > (but doesn't straighten anything). > > Smart people also might use a lathe to make axle spacers and internal > bearing spacers instead of cutting up steel pipe with a bandsaw on a > bike they're getting paid $60,000 or more to build. > > I'll be impressed when they make something using aluminum that doesn't > need a 100cu/in motor to seem fast. > > Devon

The other night they showed the "Dixie Choper" where they used a lawn mower engine (all chromed and painted of course) and the old man made the comment it had about the same power/torque as a stock motor. That made me laugh pretty good, but thought that was cool. Dixie Chopper is a lawn mower company that makes "Lawnmowers" and believe they make there own engine 2 cyl V-type. Also see they have a hydro laser / plotter cutting thing now, that should prove to make interesting bike parts, the kid (Paul Jr ?) really is the bike builder, the old man just needs to be bitch slapped. Dooden A15 Green Ape

[bigfatgreenbike]

kdxkawboy@... wrote:

>But the kid that >does all the painting, he is a true artist. Without his paint jobs they would >just e another custom builder. You want to watch some real professional bike >builds the American Bike Buildoff is the better show. >

I saw Southern Chopper once, and I thought they built bikes that were more interesting. The older guy on the crew was riding around on his personal bike, which pretty much looked like a "Silent Grey Fellow" (very early Harley v-twin) with a bigger motor and a yellow paint job. Narrow, square-section fuel tank, loads of ground clearance, low bars...... REAL old school, like 1916.

>I've noticed that those guys >also have problems with the powder coating, the difference is they hog the >powder coating out as part of their prep work were Paulie needs to relearn the >lesson each time. >

That really speaks for itself.

>Because powder coating is nothing more than a glazing process >for metal i;m wondering, how do you mask off powder coating so you don't get >runs during the backing process? >

As I understand it, the powder is sprayed onto the metal dry and adheres because of electrostatic attraction- the powder is charged one way as it leaves the gun, the frame carries the opposite charge. Then you just bake it. The dry powder can be masked like any paint during application. Devon

> >

[Devon]

dooden@... wrote:

>The other night they showed the "Dixie Choper" where they used a lawn >mower engine (all chromed and painted of course) and the old man made >the comment it had about the same power/torque as a stock motor. That >made me laugh pretty good, but thought that was cool. >

That was the most interesting bike they've made so far. They're not totally dumb, just lazy. They churn out the same bike, which is mostly a platform for amazing paint, over and over. At the end of the Dixie Chopper show, the old man said "when that thing fired up, I though it sounded just like a v-twin......." Uhhh, it is a v-twin you genius. And not any less sophisticated than the ones you use.

> >Dixie Chopper is a lawn mower company that makes "Lawnmowers" and >believe they make there own engine 2 cyl V-type. >

It's a pushrod OHV motor I believe. Just like a Harley. Devon

[Sean Smith]

I noticed that F1-Engineering's web-site now has an info request form about the "Civilian" version of the Diesel KLR. http://www.f1engineering.com/info-form.htm Sean Smith Louisiana '04 R1150RT (For Sale) '03 KLR650