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hello all
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2001 1:12 pm
by Gary Heller
Hey ,
I am new to this list as well as to the KLR horse. I just picked up a
97 in good shape with 14,000 miles. after having admired the bike
for some time. I like the ride and the toughness of this bike, and
the large front wheel handles these New york city potholes very well.
I hope to learn some of the ins and outs as well as tips for
replacing, improving , and repairing what I will have to. nothing yet
but an old battery, thus far. I soon found that the charging system
as well as the front brake on these bikes leave lots of room for
improvement. Other than that, a great bike. Hope to learn a lot of
helpful info from this list. And aquaint with some good people.
Thanks, Gary
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hello all
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2001 1:38 pm
by Devon Jarvis
Gary,
Welcome to the list. There are a few of us in NYC, where do you live?
Are you interested in any off-road riding?
The front brake is really horrible for city driving. I am looking into
fitting a two-piston front caliper off another Kawasaki (Cycle Therapy
has a couple milk-crates of calipers upstairs). MAP makes an oversize
rotor kit, which I passed on because the big rotor will be easier to hit
on a rock off-road. Galfer green pads help, and the stainless braided
brake like helps a lot.
The charging system will run an electric vest and still charge the
battery, barely. Good enough but not great. There are a couple of
low-cost mods to the electrical system that will make the headlight
brighter and squeeze a few more charging amps out of the alternator,
hopefully the guy who has done them will chime in when he reads this. I
haven't bothered yet.
Devon
Brooklyn
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Gary Heller wrote:
hello all
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2001 10:30 pm
by Gary Heller
Hey Devon,
I am also in Brooklyn. I am near kings Plaza. Yes I looked into
the braking situation as well and will do the braided lines and
Galfer pads . . .should help enough. I have not but would be
interested in doing a bit of off roading as it might be a good
experience to get away from these crazy cars driven by whacky cell
phone addicts. I am awaiting my SuperTrapp can. . . and new strut
boots. . . also ordered the taller windshield for those highway
stints. I see your in Brooklyn as well . . .
____Gary____
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digest number 3988
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:02 pm
by dumbazz650
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Zachariah Mully
wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 04:22, ERTUGRUL GAZIOGLU wrote:
> > Hi from Istanbul,
> > Anyone who has any idea to cure shakings in crosswinds above 70-
80 mph ?
> > I'll appreciate your suggestions.
> > Thanks,
> >
>
> Try leaning forward on the bike in heavy winds, I find that the
added
> front wheel weight bias helps the shaking...
>
> Z
Ditto for me! I keep a Wolfman Explorer tankbag on the beast as an
almost permanent accessory. Bike also has a taller Kawa windshield,
and a dipped Corbin. On the Interstate at speed, I tuck it in by
laying down on the tankbag. It reduces the drag quite a bit as the
bike picks up speed and you can hear the revs go up, even though the
throttle is locked with the poor-mans-cruise-control (bungee on the
throttle grip).
Smoother and less wobble with more weight on the front axle. Also
relaxing your grip helps too, I often ride one handed to keep my
arms from adding to the floppy mass at the end of the bars. Seems
to help reduce the slow wobble-wobble-wobble. Even with a fork brace.
Mark
A9