[american_dualsport_riders] drz seat!!

[artizun]

My KLR650 has 3000 miles on it. I noticed lately when it sits for a week or so and go to start it it does nothing for a few minutes. Seems to be the clutch safety system. After I squeeze it a few times it finally starts before that it is just dead. I suppose I should do the kickstand and the clutch so I am not left somewhere. Are there directions on this site? Pam 2001 KLR650 2003 DRZ400E 2003 SV1000 2003 FJR 1992 DR350 project

[Mike Torst]

The narrow design that works so well for gymnastics off-road are not useful for on-road comfort. You know it now. Find your compromise - I use two seats - a dished Corbin and a Meyer saddle-type seat for getting there. I ride a highly modified 2002 KLR650, and you ride a bike that can be modified as well! Make your own seat ! You in charge. Mike Torst Las Vegas -----Original Message----- From: Nick Sperduto [mailto:drt-rdr@...] Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 5:43 PM To: American_Dualsport_Riders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [American_Dualsport_Riders] Re: drz seat!! Forget corbin, they suck. Anyway, I also had issues with the seat and I tried the gel seat and for someone my size (260 lbs) that seat sucked, It didn't even last on the bike long enough for me to ride around the yard a few times. I bought the stock heigh "soft" version of the seat foam from baja designs and that with padded shorts made an extreme change in the comfort of the seat. My ass used to hurt after just 30 miles, now I can go 100+ miles days and not have a problem. And it's not the conditioning of my ass because I only ride about 10 times a year. Nick Lebanon Township, NJ

----- Original Message ----- From: "sstrait76" To: American_Dualsport_Riders@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 12:49 PM Subject: [American_Dualsport_Riders] Re: drz seat!! maybe the drz seat has a break in period so to speak, like old mountain bike seats. Every spring after not riding for a while I'd have to go out and ride several times before I built up a resistance to the bitterly uncomfortable bike seat. However after a while you got used to it. Of course now they actualy make anatomical ones that are comfortable. Seems like there could be a way to keep th etock proportions and make it a lot more comfortable. I suspect I'll figure something out this summer as I intend to do the 4500 mile TAT, so I'll think the problem over. I know corbin does not currently make a seat, but we could flood corbin with emails asking about a drz seat. Or possibly if we were to get like 20 orders together maybe they could make something. Seth S > The DRZ seat is not meant to sit on for extended periods of time. > The White Rim Trail is 150 miles including the road trip to the start > of the trail. We completed the ride in 4 hours and 52 minutes > including several stops for photos and a brief lunch. The only > challenging section is the hogback. It just rerquires a little > attention. I rode my DRZ 400 and stood on the pegs most of the > time. The gel seat and bikers shorts do help but you abosuletly must > stay off the seat or your ars will fell the pain. If you customize go > with the firmest foam you can find. The soft stuff is worthless. See > the KLR site for Corbin seats and you will find they all use the firm > foam as it is the most comfortable for the long haul. Have fun in > Moab, we did. We will return in the fall and maybe in the spring > with the Texas bunch. > > Gary > Edmond, Okla > DRZ400 > KLR 650 > KDX200 > > > --- In American_Dualsport_Riders@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Newman" > wrote: > > none so far; you pretty much have a choice of the stock OEM seat; > an > > OEM Gel replacement available in short or standard height or a near > > stock 3rd party replacement like from ceet; the other option is to > > take it to a ulphostry shop and/or do some of your own customizing; > > > > me, I just wear padded undershorts and try not to be in the saddle > > more then an hour or two at a time. Going to be difficult this > > spring when I take it down to Moab. We are planning to do the 110+ > > mile White Rim trial in one day; we'll be lucky to do it in less > > then 8-9 hours (owww my acking butt) > > > > --- In American_Dualsport_Riders@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny ." > > wrote: > > > Man, I thought my KLR stock seat was bad. My DRZ400S seat is > > PAINFULL. > > > I've heard of the DRZ seat covers, but is there any manufacturers > > out there > > > (Corbin, Sergeant?) that make any for the DRZ?. > > > > > > Noob to the dirt. Mostly road. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Find great local high-speed Internet access value at the MSN High- > > Speed > > > Marketplace. > > http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/ To visit the American Dualsport Riders group, please click here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/American_Dualsport_Riders ... Yahoo! Groups Links To visit the American Dualsport Riders group, please click here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/American_Dualsport_Riders ... _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/American_Dualsport_Riders/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: American_Dualsport_Riders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com American_Dualsport_Riders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubs cribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[klr_a4]

Here is one way of doing it... http://klr6500.tripod.com/safetyswitch.htm Courtesy of Mark and all the folks on down the line

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "artizun" wrote: > My KLR650 has 3000 miles on it. I noticed lately when it sits for a > week or so and go to start it it does nothing for a few minutes. > Seems to be the clutch safety system. After I squeeze it a few times > it finally starts before that it is just dead. I suppose I should do > the kickstand and the clutch so I am not left somewhere. Are there > directions on this site? > Pam > 2001 KLR650 > 2003 DRZ400E > 2003 SV1000 > 2003 FJR > 1992 DR350 project