nklr: travel advice

[Don]

If you were watching, in the last month a member on this list posted photos of the letter sent to Kawasaki and their denial of any problems returned to the sender. I used to work for a company that had abandoned limestone quarries that had filled with water and over the years a kid or two drowned in them while illegally swimming in them (jump off the cliffs, hit the warm water on top but be going fast enough to go deep enough to get into the 55 deg F water below and the thermal shock would drown them). The attorney noted to me that if the company tried to fence them in, it would be admitting that there is a problem, and therefore, would be liable, No Trespassing signs were good enough. I think Kawasaki is following that same tactic - don't admit anything; and if a motor blows up while under warranty, fix it if you have to; if it blows up after warranty, it's the owner's problem. The KLR is a classic example of a mature product line and a manufacturing "cash cow": the product parameters have been fixed for years, no new R&D costs, cut corners where you can, churn them out as fast as possible, make the money. Don't get me wrong, I like my bike but I scratch my head at all of the small things that Kawasaki overlooks. I agree with you, we shouldn't have to fix the doohicky on a brand new $5000+ motorcycle. Don R100, A6F --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Richard Hubbell wrote:

> > Hi all, > > This doohickey problem seems to have gone on for a > long time. I was wondering if anyone has heard from > Kawasaki about the problem? Does the part get > replaced free under warranty on a new bike? Would > Kawasaki respond if all KLR owners sent them an > inquiry? Is the problem just inherent in the design? > e.g. Airplane radial engines are known to leak oil and > it is a problem inherent in the design. Maybe the KLR > market is so small that Kawasaki just doesn't want to > spend the money on engineering a proper solution?? > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >

[Don]

I'm less than 1 hr from Gettysburg, PA. Camped and backpacked that area. What do you need to know? Send your request directly to me. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Pye" wrote: > > I'm looking at a possible run to the States again this year, > any tips on reasonably priced, 'motorcycle friendly' motels, hotels or B&B's in the following areas: > 1. Deal's Gap > 2. Gettysburg > 3. Washington D.C. > > Any info appreciated, > Cheers, > Steve > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >