question on oversized brake rotors?

[Eric & Amy Sundheim]

>> Don wrote: >> By the way I use my KLR a lot. I have 16,037 miles on my 05'

already and am getting 62 MPG with it thanks to my head modification I did to it. I am loving the Mileage now with the gas at over $3 a gallon.

[Walter Mitty]

I have a '01 that now has about 33,000 miles on it so I have had a chance to check the mileage under different circumstances. I run street tires at 30 psi (Pirelli MT90 ST) 15/38 gearing, use Mobil 1 15w50. On my commute to work (75 miles round trip) I get around 48 mpg. On long highway passages at 70 mph true I might make 52 mpg. I have stock main jet and a couple of washers under the needle with the pilot air out to 2 1/2. Are you letting the bike set long periods between rides? Could fuel evaporation be an issue? Have you checked the accuracy of your odo. My mileage numbers are based on data from my Sigma which seems to be within 1% on speed and distance. Eric & Amy Sundheim wrote:

>> Don wrote: >> By the way I use my KLR a lot. I have 16,037 miles on my 05'

already and am getting 62 MPG with it thanks to my head modification I did to it. I am loving the Mileage now with the gas at over $3 a gallon. http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Blake Sobiloff]

On Sep 10, 2005, at 3:30 PM, klr650_ryder wrote:

> I want to thank y'all in advance for any help with this. I am > looking at getting an oversized brake rotor for my 05' KlR. I saw > different kinds and types from wave type to one that looks like stock > just bigger in diameter. I was just wandering what everybody else > favors, and your opinions.

I'm also interested in an oversized rotor, but there seems to be a dearth of information available about the unsprung weights of the different options out there. Eldon Carl has had good things to say about the EBC lightweight kit, but last I heard EBC was working on a problem with the bracket. Of course, there are some folks who make a credible argument that this is a KLR so minor changes in unsprung weight are unnoticeable. But, my thought is that if the kits all work about as well and are in the same price range, why not get a lighter one? -- Blake Sobiloff San Jose, CA (USA)