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well I just happen to have a KLR650 spare in the basement: center of eye (top) to center of clevis = 405 mm max diameter (i.e. of spring) = 78 mm clevis width = 30 mm (inside) from center of clevis, clearance to top = 40 mm clevis mounting bolt hole dia. = 15 mm eye end width = 20 mm eye end mounting hole dia. = 13 mm shock travel = 55-60 mm (depending how hard I compress the rubber bumper. Rick Kubik Calgary, Canada PS does that 250 shock have a flat bottom where the shaft emerges from the tube? ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005

If the air valve is recessed into the shock, that's stock but the valve cover has been pried off. If the stem and schraeder valve stick out about an inch or so then it's definitely not the stock shock. My Progressive 420 looks like this, but I don't know how many others do as well so who knows. Devon Tom Baumen wrote:

> > I was cleaning up my favorite KLR this evening and decided to spray > the shock down with some WD-40 to loosen it up and keep it free. > I noticed for the first time that there is an air valve at the top of > it just under the airbox. Is this a factory shock and is this for > refreshing the nitrogen in it? > Tom Baumen > > 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 . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Stocker will have a big square blue sticker on it with the name "Kawasaki" and a bunch of other wording. Yes the valve is there for recharge with nitrogen. If the shock is not obviously leaking oil, you can change the oil (I'll check the amount tonight) and recharge the gas to 150 lb. If it is leaking, you can rebuild it for about $30 in parts. Rick Kubik Calgary, Canada

>Tom Baumen wrote: >> >> I was cleaning up my favorite KLR this evening and decided to spray >> the shock down with some WD-40 to loosen it up and keep it free. >> I noticed for the first time that there is an air valve at the top of >> it just under the airbox. Is this a factory shock and is this for >> refreshing the nitrogen in it? >> Tom Baumen

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> If it is leaking, you can rebuild it for about $30 in parts. > > Rick Kubik > Calgary, Canada

$30?! Really? Well I could afford to throw $30 at mine to make it hold oil till I scrape up the money for a rebuild. What do I need to order and from who? Do I have to get the spring removed? MrMoose A8 (Barbie and Ken special)

On Tue, 6 May 2003, bkowalca wrote:

>I was a little suprised about his negative comments about fork braces.

I agree. I'm a fork-brace believer. Elden's comments do seem to have merit, and I'm sure he's right about their drawbacks. But I think Elden is focusing on a handful of rotten trees standing in a healthy forest. The overall effect of the fork-brace is positive. Elden and Stu are the only two people to express reservations about them, and Stu was probably sober and grouchy that day. RM