Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "artizun" wrote:

> In the process of putting on the galfer ss front brake line. The > clamped areas seem to need the fat rubber sections similar to the

old

> line. What am I going to do with those 2 areas(bottom of the triple > clamp & reflector area on the bottom fork? thanks I'll be waiting.

This is what I did to 3 bikes that I have put Galfers lines on, including mine. On the old line, right where the clamp used to grab, I cut that section out of the old line. I cut all the way through the protective cover and the line together. They are stuck together and you need both for the extra thickness anyway. I cut the section out to be just as long as the clamps on the bike. I then just made a slit down the side of it, lengthwise. If you put just that piece on over the new Galfer line, you will see that it is still too small. What I did next, was to cut off a piece of fuel line, that is made of the newer material. (I can't remember exactly what it is, but it's not rubber, and it stands up to gas better than rubber) Then I made a slit lenghwise down one side of it, just as I did to the old rubber line peices. This fuel line material, when put against the covering of the new lines, will NOT move. It keeps everything together really well. So to put it all together, you just put the fuel line section over the Galfer line, facing the slit side towards the gap in the clamp. Then put the old brake line piece over the fuel line piece, gaps all facing the same way as the clamp gap, and then put the clamp on and tighten it down. You will see all of the gaps close up together as you tighten down the clamp. This worked really great for me. They hold so well, that when I noticed my new brake line rubbing against my front fender, I just loosened the clamp a little, and turned the brake line a bit inside of the clamp, then tightened it back down so that the line moves away from my fender. (There's that perfectionism stuff again) You will also notice that the black plastic brake line clips on your handle bars will be too big for the new Galfer lines too. The fuel line material all by itself works perfectly to fill up the void on those too. MrMoose A8 (Barbie and Ken special)

>Ugh! I am sooooo sick of hearing about the KTM >Adventure! The thing weighs as much as a TL1000s and

makes almost as much power. It costs over ELEVEN

>THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!! >Guys, that's NOT a good thing. How in the world are >you going to put down 100+ RWHP in a sand wash or mud >hole? I'm sure that some of you out there have the >experience and tallent to do a great job on it, I >know that professional off road racers who hjave >nothing else to do in life can race them in the >desert, and I don't know squat about the desert, but >I'm thinking that the race must be prety much on >desert roads or hard dirt, not sand bars. >Besides, they don't have to pay the ELEVEN THOUSAND >DOLLARS to get the bike in the first place. I was >just starting to think the 640 Adventure was kinda >cool, but now it's gone. I know that there are a ton >of guys that swear by thier OPBs and BMWs, >but this is a KLR list. With a couple hundred dollars >worth of shock and fork work and a can or orange >Krylon Fusion I can have just as nice a bike as a >KTM, but one that's reliable and easy to maintaine >and still have enough money left over for hookes and >bear and a Paris Hilton lap dance.

============= Your assertions about the KTM are mostly correct. However, it is kind of the same dilema as buying a bicycle. You can get a 30lbs bike that is perfectly adequate for for $400. To get a 25lbs bicycle you may be forking out $1000. To get a 23lbs bicycle it will run $2000. The KLR has a few shortcomming that $2000 will fix. You end up with better than stock suspension, and perhaps a better brakes. It still won't be the same as one done up right. I view the KLR as a dual sport comprimized on everything, but capable of doing anything. Nothing beats it when it comes to bang for the buck. The one area that can't be 'fixed' on a KLR is horsepower. Agreed, the $7000 KTM950 premium over a KLR is steep, but getting this close to nirvana has always been expensive, especially if you blow it on hookers and bear (sic). -svt- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/