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>From: "Dan Paulsen" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] MEFO tire >Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:12:41 -0000 > > Wher you get theees tar? > >-- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "trevjoan5" wrote: > > > > Well....1300 miles into the best thing I've ever owned and I have > > smoked the stock tire on the rear....Its gone... I am considering > > seriously the MEFO MFE 99 Sport . I would like to here from you guy's > > before I toss my money out on 'em. I live right by a huge riding > > preserve(hills, whoops and bogs) but its almost all highway to work. >I > > really dont want to comprimise on either but I need more than 1300 > > miles ...selfish I guess.... > > > > Thanks, > > bone A6F > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Saline" To: Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Fw: Change your colant ever two years- was 2003 KLR with 4 Thousand miles > On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:33:00 -0700 (PDT) Norm Keller > writes: >> Change your coolant ever two years unless the manufacturer recommends >> more frequently. Coolant contains anti-corrosion buffers which wear >> out. Since one quart of antifreeze will about do a KLR, why take the >> risk of corrosion? >> >> Another suggestion: Since there is no guarantee of how old the >> original coolant was or of what quality, I recommend dumping it when >> the bike gets its first service. >> >> Also change your brake fluid ever year. I like to dump the brake >> fluid at the first service. It absorbs water if there is any >> exposure to air and changing the fluid will reduce the chance of >> pitting the master cylinder bores (very bad news) and >> pitting/gumming up the callipers (nuisance to bad news, depending). >> Avoid DOT 5 and other silicone brake fluids! >> >> FWIW >> >> Norm > <><><><><> > <><><><><> > > Norm, > > About two weeks ago I was substitute teaching in the automotive > department. The lead instructor and I got into a conversation about > coolant. One of the questions we both had was does coolant have a shelf > life. So we went to the parts room and took a look at a few different > containers of coolant. I got the toll free number for a name brand > coolant and called the techs. The person who answered the phone couldn't > answer the question so we got to talk to someone who could answer. The > extended life is good for about 8 years if stored in a seal container > with no air contact. The normal coolant is good for about two years in > service and has a shorter shelf life. The guy we talked with suggested > it was less than a year. > > 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 > > > 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 > > > > > >