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> There are 25 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > From: "stevedyer@..." stevedyer@... > 2. Re: newbie > From: "E.L. Green" eric@... > 3. Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > From: "Bogdan Swider" > bSwider@... > 4. Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > From: "jokerloco9@..." > jokerloco9@... > 5. NKLR 2005 Kawasaki Concours for sale shortly > > From: "E.L. Green" eric@... > 6. Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > From: "a14@..." a14@... > 7. Re: Rim lock recommendations > From: "Norm Keller" normkel@... > 8. Re: Eco Friendly nature of Hybrid Cars > From: "Jim" jpalton@... > 9. Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > From: "Ronald Criswell" > roncriswell@... > 10. Re: Eco Friendly nature of Hybrid Cars > From: "jokerloco9@..." > jokerloco9@... > 11. motor > From: "ottolon2001" amy.machado@... > 12. Fork/steering head rebuild > From: "jeffcunard" jeffcunard@... > 13. Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > From: "stevedyer" stevedyer@... > 14. Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > From: "Ronald Criswell" > roncriswell@... > 15. Re: Kenda sizes > From: "Jeff Saline" salinej1@... > 16. MOFO MEFOs > From: "hotfoot777" hotfoot777@... > 17. Re: Defiant Gripster & Rear Blowout Control > > From: "Jeff Saline" salinej1@... > 18. boots are dusty, jeans are muddy, bike got > all dirty, > From: "John" john_dirm@... > 19. Re: What's the latest consensus on chain > tightness? > From: "Jud Jones" judjonzz@... > 20. Re: boots are dusty, jeans are muddy, bike > got all dirty, > From: "Randall Marbach" remarbach@... > 21. The KLR as a movie sub-jeck/plot > From: "revmaaatin" mjearl@... > 22. Dunlop D607 > From: "pecos1046" petersix@... > 23. Re: Kenda sizes > From: "Jud Jones" judjonzz@... > 24. Re: Dunlop D607 > From: "Blake Sobiloff" sobiloff@... > 25. Re: Defiant Gripster & Rear Blowout Control > > From: "Jud Jones" judjonzz@... > >

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> > Message 1 > From: "stevedyer@..." stevedyer@... > Date: Fri May 12, 2006 2:50pm(PDT) > Subject: Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > > > > Bogdan, I kinda like those, actually. Seriously - > like most of us, I find interesting anything with an > engine and wheels, and lots of stuff with wheels and > no engine. Just giving ol' Jeff a rev-up. > > Steve > Who owned both a Vega ('72 GT) and a Pinto (new!), > and therefore can dis' no one's ride. > > -------------- > > > On 5/12/06 3:35 PM, "stevedyer@..." > wrote: > > > > > Echo? Sorry. For the wife, maybe. A man's > gotta draw the line somewhere. > > ) > > > How would a 98 Ford Escort wagon rate. It's a piece > of fine Mexican > engineering - assembled in Hermosillo, Sonora. > > Bogdan > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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> > Message 2 > From: "E.L. Green" eric@... > Date: Fri May 12, 2006 2:57pm(PDT) > Subject: Re: newbie > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bogdan Swider > wrote: > > The Givi box is useful around town but not for the > the Mexico trip you > > mentioned. Too much weight behind the rear axle. > > Not if you use it *only* for clothes. Actually, I've > had 20 pounds in > my E45 topbox and no problem. My Givi top-plate is > mounted in the > standard "forward" position (i.e., where it's hard > to get my seat off). > > The bigger problem is that the KLR's rear spring is > way too weak as > well as being made out of the weakest steel around > such that it sags > badly with age. Mine has the preload all the way up, > and is only > barely adequate with just me and my 5-pound toolkit > in an E360 > (smaller than the E45). With camping gear it is > totally overwhelmed. I > just purchased a new shock off of Ebay and will be > shipping it to the > folks at MultiSurfaceMotorcycling to have them fit > it with an uprated > spring shortly. I figure that a brand new shock in > the back, combined > with the freshly-regreased rear suspension and the > new spring, should > make the back end of my bike far more pleasant when > I'm loaded for > camping. The front end is already fine, I have > Progressives with 1/4" > longer-than-recommended spacers plus 15W fork oil up > there. It's the > back end that sags like crazy . > > _E > > > > > > >

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> > Message 3 > From: "Bogdan Swider" > bSwider@... > Date: Fri May 12, 2006 2:58pm(PDT) > Subject: Re: Bemmer 650 MPG nklr > > > > > On 5/12/06 3:49 PM, "stevedyer@..." > wrote: > > > > > > > Bogdan, I kinda like those, actually. Seriously > - like most of us, I find > > interesting anything with an engine and wheels, > and lots of stuff with wheels > > and no engine. Just giving ol' Jeff a rev-up. > > > > > Steve >