Wilsons Sandbox

I have the Clearview +9 (9" higher than stock). I'm happy with it. I ride street and trails and it is fine. On the street in the winter I wouldn't even be able to ride if I didn't have it to block the cold air. It does a good job. I can see over top of it fine. I rarely look through it. I'm 5'8" and the +9 model seems to be a good fit for me. -Mike --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "bigboar_bigbore" wrote:

> > Does any one have any info./insight/advice on taller windshields for > KLR 650's??? Are there any benefits??? >

I tried a taller shield and it dumped the air right on my head making my loud helmet even more so. I am pushing 6'2". Went back to stock and prefer the push on my chest to the swirl around my head. Keith Idaho KLR --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "bigboar_bigbore" wrote:

> > Does any one have any info./insight/advice on taller windshields for > KLR 650's??? Are there any benefits??? >

bigboar_bigbore wrote:

> Does any one have any info./insight/advice on taller windshields for > KLR 650's??? Are there any benefits??? >

Biggest benefit is riding in the rain. Set up right, it keeps your neck dry, which is the secret to staying dry and comfortable in the rain. It's also good in the winter to help keep some of the air off your chest. I tend to take it off in the summer and go with the stock "windshield", which is more decorative than anything else but does give a *little* bit of protection. I've tried the Clearview +11 and the Slipstreamer CF-30 (note that I am approximately 6' tall and look over both). I prefer the Slipstreamer because it has less noise and buffeting. It's also cheaper and easier to remove in the summer. However, its mounting hardware is seriously cheap, and requires modification to really fit well on the KLR (basically just changing the bend of the mounting bars a bit). It's probably also more dangerous in an accident, since it has two metal spears pointing at your heart if you're going over the top of the bike (but hopefully the mounting hardware is so pitiful that it would break off rather than spear you!). YMMV etc., I suspect that if you are shorter than I am, neither of these windshields will be satisfactory. -E

>I tried a taller shield and it dumped the air right on my head making > my loud helmet even more so. I am pushing 6'2". Went back to stock and > prefer the push on my chest to the swirl around my head. >

I took my stock shield off and much prefer the clean stream of air as compared to *any* turbulence. Try it, it doesn't cost anything:). ed A17

From what I've seen/heard/read the winidsheild usually makes for more turbulent air. Try just standing up to get the effect of no whidshield. Some of the guys remove even the stock one. I have an bike with a windjammer and tall windshield. The noise is deafening. I fabricated a lip for the top of the shield. This effectively moves the airstream up a couple of inches and gives me a real quiet ride. In fact it makes the bike's mechanicals seem even noisier (BMW airhead). I might try this on my KLR and see if a 2 inch, forward lip on the top of the windshield moves the airstrteam up. I'll keep you posted.

>From: "hobbhavnklr650" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Taller windshields >Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:54:52 -0000 > >I tried a taller shield and it dumped the air right on my head making >my loud helmet even more so. I am pushing 6'2". Went back to stock and >prefer the push on my chest to the swirl around my head. > >Keith >Idaho KLR > > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "bigboar_bigbore" > wrote: > > > > Does any one have any info./insight/advice on taller windshields for > > KLR 650's??? Are there any benefits??? > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > >

Ed Chait wrote:

>> I tried a taller shield and it dumped the air right on my head making >> my loud helmet even more so. I am pushing 6'2". Went back to stock and >> prefer the push on my chest to the swirl around my head. >> > > > I took my stock shield off and much prefer the clean stream of air as > compared to *any* turbulence. > > Try it, it doesn't cost anything:). >

I tried it. What I found was that at freeway speeds with gusts, the gusts almost blew me off the bike, and having to hold on so hard to the handlebars due to windblast made my bike skitter around in the wind because it couldn't automatically lean like it does when I'm just lightly holding the bars. I put the stock windshield back on and lived with the noise. If you live in a part of the country where there's not much wind, though, it might be nice. But when I'm puttering about at 70mph going into a 30mph headwind with occasional side-gusts, it just didn't work for me. Even the stock windshield is rather marginal under those conditions, I end up leaning forward over the tank crotch-rocket style to reduce my profile during the worst of the side gusts. Going over the Golden Gate Bridge works fine for me with a windshield. Without.... uhm, no. -E

Lourd Baltimore wrote:

>Sometimes after coming to a stop my idle speed will hover around 2000 to ~2500 rpm. I usually goose the throttle and the speed will come back down to around to the engine's happy place of about 1500. This doesn't always fix the problem though. Sometimes I'll try to twist the throttle forward past the stop and it seems to lower the engine speed, but that might just be a mix of coincidence and wishful thinking. > > Any suggestions about what would cause this? Could a stuck or insufficiently lubricated throttle cause it? > >

You have two throttle cables on a KLR, one to push the throttle lever on the carb forward, one to pull it back. Make sure they're both adjusted correctly. _E