countersprocket change issues

[Zachariah Mully]

All (listers? friends? what is the proper salutation to the list?) Because I have been obsessing about a getting a KLR ever since I joined the list, I finally went out and saw one up at Battley Cycles in Gaithersburg, MD... They're not a Kawi dealer, but a BMW, Harley, Truimph, Duck, etc. dealer who happened to have a 99 KLR that someone traded in. This was the first time that I have met a KLR f2f and I was quite impressed by it. I *liked* the 9" of suspension (never had that on my R65!) in fact I had a dream later that night about where precisely I could go with all that travel ... I liked the thumper, simple, reliable, and no problem syncing the carbs. BUT as the bike was a trade in, it had a corbin seat on it. It had to be the most AWEFUL seat I have ever sat on. It was flat and wide, with a slight dish for the entire length of the seat, and very steeply slanted in the direction of the tank. I couldn't imagine having to sit on that seat for more than 5 seconds... I would slide down the seat and smash my cahones into the tank without trying and that was just sitting on it. So is this the dreaded "other" corbin that I have seen in the FAQ's? On another note, the bike was immaculate, 1600 miles, with the corbin and the kawi tank bag/bra as the only mods that I could find on the bike. They wanted $4000 for it, but I have seen it sitting there for several months (I think since early March) so any ideas what a resonable price might be for it? If I do end up purchasing it, is there a source for stock seats or someone who actually likes that awful thing they call a seat? Any advice on the pricing would be mucho appreciated. Also, if anyone in the greater Mid-Altantic states has one for sale, I would be interested in hearing about it off list. Thanks, Zack P.S. Met a guy at Battley who had just arrived on an 86 KLR. I stopped to ask him what he thought about it... "Came here on some good twisty backroads and my friend on his Ducati 996 couldn't lose me" and he was fully knobbie shod to boot!

[juanbalam]

I think is time for Kawi to include an impact wrench in the KLR's tool kit. Juan

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Krgrife@a... wrote: > In a message dated 8/21/03 8:07:16 PM Central Daylight Time, berlik@f... > writes: > > > > 1. I had a 14 tooth put on my A14 at the shop a few weeks ago while > > getting a couple of other things done, and I swear my shop must have > > welded the nut back on, because I cannot get it off. I tried leaning > > over the seat while stepping on the brake and using a 1/2inch breaker > > bar and extension...no good. I then got my lovely bride to step on > > the brake so that I could get a good position and put all of my power > > into it. After employing a cheater, I proceeded to torque sheer my > > extension (I need to cut back on the spinach.) Any ideas other than > > taking it to a shop and using an impact wrench? > > > > Did you straighten out the tab on the locking washer behind the sprocket > which locks the sprocket nut in place? You didn't mention doing so. > Regards, > Kurt Grife > Avila Beach, Ca----home of 300 people and at least one great white shark > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]