1st service and mods.

[Gerald Sdoutz]

What kind of things should one be looking at when buying a jacket? Is there good, better and best armor? Is leather better than cordura better than nylon, etc? What other options are handy to have and which are just a waste of money, or get in the way? Gerald

----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Kime" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Touring Jackets > At 05:23 PM 7/26/2004 +0000, will gilmore wrote: > >I'm on the hunt for a good touring jacket but I can't spend $400 - > >$600 for one. I saw one I liked on a site that sold Acerbis products > >that sold for 143.95. Now, I can't find it again. Does anyone have > >recommendations? > > New Enough Leathers http://www.newenough.com/ always has closeout > stuff. The last time I looked they had Joe Rocket Revolution jackets at a > real value price. Worth looking at, imo. Don't know anything about Acerbis. > > Ride safe, > Don Kime - VFR750F, GL1500SE, GL1100, KLR 650 > OH - M/C Safety Instructor/RiderCoach dkime@... > http://forums.delphiforums.com/MCTourer/ > > > > 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 > > > > > > >

[thadry001]

Well I made it to my 500mi service and so far love the KLR. I haven't done all the service yet but I should be done by the end of the week. Two mods I have done and have noticed a difference in performance is the 1. radiator mod-blocking air from goig between the radiator and shroud. A cooler engine seems to run better. 2. drilling the carb slide and the pilot adjustment - I didn't do the washer on the needle mod. I want to see how the bike runs with just what I have done first. I also used 1500 sand paper to smooth polish the face of the slide that is exposed to the venturi. Next I want to do suspension the spongy forks need to go. I think I can tolerate the rear shock for awhile, I will try setting it to II or III, but the forks definitely need the replacement springs. 1st tank of gas - reserve at 220 miles - B4 mods 2nd tank of gas - reserve at 246 miles - B4 mods but filled with super I spashed of this week and didn't fill because I was in a hurry. I will fill next time at the station and keep track of mileage again.