midatlantic wrenchfest

[WHSimpson@webtv.net]

This one's for all the KLR250 owners out there. A friend of mine is in the market for a new bike and he would love to have a KLR650, but it is too large/heavy for him. He has sat on a 2001 KLR250 in the show room of a local dealer and likes the feel and weight of the 250, but has some concerns about the size of the engine. His riding style is about 50/50 off/on-road, he'll ride just about anywhere except major highways. Occasionally he'll have his girlfriend on the back. He's just shy of 200 lbs and she is about 110 lbs. How would rate the KLR250 for this situation? What's the comfortable cruising speed on a 250? Any info or suggestions of other bikes he should consider would be greatly appreciated. Henry Simpson Jacksonville, Florida

[Kurt Simpson (Dual Sport News)]

This one's for all the KLR250 owners out there. A friend of mine is in the market for a new bike and he would love to have a KLR650, but it is too large/heavy for him. He has sat on a 2001 KLR250 in the show room of a local dealer and likes the feel and weight of the 250, but has some concerns about the size of the engine. His riding style is about 50/50 off/on-road, he'll ride just about anywhere except major highways. Occasionally he'll have his girlfriend on the back. He's just shy of 200 lbs and she is about 110 lbs. How would rate the KLR250 for this situation? What's the comfortable cruising speed on a 250? Any info or suggestions of other bikes he should consider would be greatly appreciated. Henry Simpson Jacksonville, Florida _______ Henry, two-up on a bike this size is just not going to be good. If he is determined, a used DR350SE would be a better choise and wouldn't make a bad bike for what you're talking about if he stays off the interstates...a used BMW F650/Aprilia Pegaso would be more comfortable for two-up but is in the same weight-class as the KLR... Kurt

[racing43rd@aol.com]

I owned a Suzuki SP200 for about 10 years and rode it everywhere BUT solo only and only about 2000 miles per year (it had 19,000 miles when I sold it). I wouldn't want a bike that small for double up riding or as my only bike. I guess I've become spoiled, my wife and I rode all over creation on my Honda CL160 back in the mid-sixties. Ed Windsor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Kris Christie]

I haven't had my KLR250 long but I hope I can offer some advice. I'm about 180lbs. and I find on the highway that I am comfortable cruising at 70-80mph range. The bike has enough power for the off roading that I do and no problems there. Besides, seems that there are far to few of us out there. Tell him to get the 250. ~Kris -----Original Message----- From: WHSimpson@... [mailto:WHSimpson@...] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 7:47 AM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] KLR 250 Questions This one's for all the KLR250 owners out there. A friend of mine is in the market for a new bike and he would love to have a KLR650, but it is too large/heavy for him. He has sat on a 2001 KLR250 in the show room of a local dealer and likes the feel and weight of the 250, but has some concerns about the size of the engine. His riding style is about 50/50 off/on-road, he'll ride just about anywhere except major highways. Occasionally he'll have his girlfriend on the back. He's just shy of 200 lbs and she is about 110 lbs. How would rate the KLR250 for this situation? What's the comfortable cruising speed on a 250? Any info or suggestions of other bikes he should consider would be greatly appreciated. Henry Simpson Jacksonville, Florida Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Barry Wallett]

A mate of mine is plannig on buying a KLR 250 for his son. Does anyone know of any major problems with the 250 engine? Is it similar to the 650 and does it have a balancer chain and associated Doohickey problems? By the way, you can add a broken Doohickey on a 99 KLR 650 C model with 15,000km on the clock from Downunder to the class action claim as well. Cheers Barry W Canberra - Australia

[Guest]

What is the top speed and 0-60 times for the 250? Can you put street tires on one? Pictures would be great!

[James L. Miller Jr.]

Sure you got the same Jim "millerized" Miller? Way too many people call me an @$$hole for me to believe you're talking about me. If it was me, you're welcome. If not, this guy sounds like someone I'd like to know. millerized (the other millerized obviously) --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Frank Conley wrote:

> My apologies to Millerized and Zach for not posting my thanks to

them

> sooner. The wrenchfest hosted by Zach was a great success for my

bike.

> > The miserable and wet ride from 70 to 29, to 100, to 295, to Zach's > house, with typically awful D.C. a-hole drivers throwing roadspray

all

> over my ~300 mile old KLR was quickly forgotten when I arrived at > Zach's place. Zach, Jim, and Hans greeted me warmly and were eager

to

> deflower my stock KLR. Zach's garage is great, if slightly chaotic > from use, and if Zach couldn't instantly place his hand on a needed > tool, Miller was able to get it from his incredibly complete

toolkit.

> > I arrived just before lunch, so work didn't begin on my bike until > after a great meal at Armand's. Kick-ass lunch buffet, as

promised.

> Once we got back, Zach continued to assist Hans while Jim tore into

my

> bike. The process was a learning one for me, as my mechanical

skills

> are minimal generally, and exactly none on the KLR. Jim is a great > teacher, however, and answered every question I could come up with > patience and detail. I learned more about that bike watching and > listening to Jim for a couple of hours than I could have learned in

a

> month on my own with the Clymer. A great many thanks for that, Jim. > > In a very short time, Jim was able to do quite a bit of work on my

bike

> (as he detailed in an earlier post). The new front brakes work

great

> and got a good test on the 120 mile trip back to Philly on 95N.

Plenty

> of panic stops along that route (whether in a car or on a bike).

The

> big test for the electrical work and t-vent carb mod comes in a mere > four weeks at this year's NOAB, where I will no doubt dump the bike

in

> the river repeatedly. (Per Zach and Jim, I'm practicing hitting the > kill switch just for that inevitability--don't want to hold

everyone up

> too long!) > > Guys, thanks again for your help! See ya at NOAB! > > --Frank > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html