tachometer light?

[JerseyFJRocket@aol.com]

Picked up my 05 yesterday and took a nice ride. Trails, mud, gravel roads, tight twisty paved roads, fast county roads.....I did a little bit of everything, and Im VERY impressed!! It really does everything well. Thanks to all that gave me advice and sold me on the KLR. The one negative thing I noticed during the fast, twisty paved roads was the lack front brake power...I read about it and was expecting it though. So, besides a braided line...what pads are you guys using? Sorry if this has been covered 100 times already...lol. Also gotta get a set of serrated foot pegs...Them rubbers get slippery!!!! Looking forward to doing some riding with some of the NJ/PA/NY members soon! Bill NJ 02 Aprilia Caponord 05 KLR650 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

Front brake???? I didn't know it had one .......... heh, heh. Seriously the braided lines will help and if you want to spend some bucks get a larger MAP rotor or one of those new fangled wave rotors. I think Fred at Arrowhead sells both. Criswell

On Sunday, December 4, 2005, at 01:34 PM, JerseyFJRocket@... wrote: > Picked up my 05 yesterday and took a nice ride. Trails, mud, gravel > roads, > tight twisty paved roads, fast county roads.....I did a little bit of > everything, and Im VERY impressed!! It really does everything well. > Thanks to all > that gave me advice and sold me on the KLR. > The one negative thing I noticed during the fast, twisty paved roads > was the > lack front brake power...I read about it and was expecting it though. > So, > besides a braided line...what pads are you guys using? Sorry if this > has been > covered 100 times already...lol. > Also gotta get a set of serrated foot pegs...Them rubbers get > slippery!!!! > > Looking forward to doing some riding with some of the NJ/PA/NY members > soon! > > Bill > NJ > 02 Aprilia Caponord > 05 KLR650 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > 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 > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[Walter Mitty]

I don't know that any pads are gonna make a difference. I tried the Galfer Green. They didn't work any better and last half as long as the stock pads. I am back to O.E.M. pads. You can get a bit more feel and a firmer lever by using a braided stainless line. The front brake on mine will lock the front wheel with enough squeeze so I just live with it. Oh yeah, the brake will get a little better as it beds in. JerseyFJRocket@... wrote: Picked up my 05 yesterday and took a nice ride. Trails, mud, gravel roads, tight twisty paved roads, fast county roads.....I did a little bit of everything, and Im VERY impressed!! It really does everything well. Thanks to all that gave me advice and sold me on the KLR. The one negative thing I noticed during the fast, twisty paved roads was the lack front brake power...I read about it and was expecting it though. So, besides a braided line...what pads are you guys using? Sorry if this has been covered 100 times already...lol. Also gotta get a set of serrated foot pegs...Them rubbers get slippery!!!! Looking forward to doing some riding with some of the NJ/PA/NY members soon! Bill NJ 02 Aprilia Caponord 05 KLR650 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Archive Quicksearch at: 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 Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lots of someones, actually. Try Yahoo! Personals --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lots of someones, actually. Try Yahoo! Personals [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

Bill, Glad you like your KLR. I'm using the DR650 springs with DR650 pegs. Part number I'm using is: 09448-15008 Springs need 2 ea. For the pegs the numbers are: 43560-44B10-019 Left need 1 ea. 43550-44B10-019 Right need 1 ea. You might try www.ronayers.com as they have pretty good prices. Watch out for the shipping costs. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 16:34:57 EST JerseyFJRocket@... writes:

> Picked up my 05 yesterday and took a nice ride. Trails, mud, gravel > roads, > tight twisty paved roads, fast county roads.....I did a little bit > of > everything, and Im VERY impressed!! It really does everything well. > Thanks to all > that gave me advice and sold me on the KLR. > The one negative thing I noticed during the fast, twisty paved roads > was the > lack front brake power...I read about it and was expecting it > though. So, > besides a braided line...what pads are you guys using? Sorry if this > has been > covered 100 times already...lol. > Also gotta get a set of serrated foot pegs...Them rubbers get > slippery!!!! > > Looking forward to doing some riding with some of the NJ/PA/NY > members soon! > > Bill > NJ > 02 Aprilia Caponord > 05 KLR650 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > 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 > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

[Al Maurine]

Bill: Stainless Steel line, Galfer green pads in front .. black in back. The MAP rotor makes a pretty big difference. Also .. once you have fixed the brakes you'll want to drop in some Progresive fork springs because now your bike will stop so hard you'll pogo stick the front end ... you will need stiffer springs. Fred Hink has all the stuff you'll nedd as well as sage advice. Al Maurine Tucson, AZ 94 R100M 'Mystic' 01 F650GS 'Dakar'

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 04:34:57PM -0500, JerseyFJRocket@... wrote:

> > The one negative thing I noticed during the fast, twisty paved roads was the > lack front brake power...I read about it and was expecting it though. So, > besides a braided line...what pads are you guys using?

The Galfer green pads for the front stop the bike a little quicker but they also wear out pretty fast. And several people (myself included) have reported manufacturing problems with both the front and rear Galver pads, e.g. mounting holes that aren't quite right resulting in a dragging brake unless the pad is carefully filed to the proper shape. Fred at Arrowhead sells the Dunlopad brake pads for the KLR. The HH rated ones for the front are _very_ aggressive -- they squeak my tires with a lot less pressure than the Galfers -- but seem to last longer than the Galfer greens, too. They do make a lot of dust. The back brake locks up too easily as it is so I have the normal, non-HH Dunlopads there and they work well. I got a noticeable improvement in braking performance when I reduced front end dive by installing the LR Progressive springs. Highly recommended. Thor

[Bill Benda MD]

By the way, I've tried to install an LED for my heated handgrips into the extra indicator light on the right side of the dash, but the covering appears to be blacked out. Has anyone figured out a way to use this space for an additional light? Bill

On 12/5/05 12:22 PM, "E.L. Green" wrote: > Joe Delumen wrote: > >> The instrument cluster on my 2000 KLR650 only lights the speedo and >> temp gauge. The tach remains dark. The Clymer manual makes no >> reference to the illumination of the instruments or how to (easily) >> change the lightbulbs. Any suggestions? >> >> > Typical failure mode. > > Remove the plastic protector thingy behind the speedo. Once that is out, > turn the handlebar to the left or right all the way (whichever way makes > the back of the speedo cluster more visible) and you'll see wires going > into little rubber grommets on the back. These little rubber grommets > are actually the bulb sockets, they are long rubber things with several > ridges on them to keep water out. The bulbs can be pulled out by pulling > *firmly* on their little rubber "sockets", a pair of fine needle-nose > pliars may help, if all else fails you can fish them out with a pointy > pick (because they're so long, putting a little hole in the top with the > pick won't hurt the water protection). > > The correct bulb size is available at the FAQ (see the bottom of this > message). The bulb simply pulls out of the socket, then put a new one > in. Or you can go to http://www.totallywiredcycles.com and get Tammy's > LED dashboard kit, and never have to worry about dashboard bulbs burning > out ever again. > > -E > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > 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 > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >