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another embarrassing moment with tire question!
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:36 pm
by btsmokincat
I was at lunch yesterday and in the middle of making a very tight
slow u-turn, I hear this *ping* and the A6F suddenly goes berzerk!
Picture a chicken with it's head cut off, legs flailing, bike
jerking and wobbling side to side with the driver suddenly coming to
a very quick -squish the twig and berrys- stop! All that in front of
a super wal-mart. I get off the bike and realize that my clutch
cable had broke where it connects to the arm on the motor. I hang my
head and push my bike to a parking space. Needless to say I had to
order a clutch cable from the dealer for ten bucks which takes a
week to get. Cutting my fall riding short. C'est la vie. Anyone else
lose a clutch cable on a four month old bike with 3700 miles?
Quick tire question... It's about time to replace my rear OEM tire
and want to go with a more road oriented replacement. My front tire
still has a lot of life left so if I go with a gripster or a MT90
will it affect handling? Should I buy front and rear together?
Thanks for the great advice
Jim W
A6Fingerprint
Oakland, ME
another embarrassing moment with tire question!
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:23 pm
by E.L. Green
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "btsmokincat" wrote:
> head and push my bike to a parking space. Needless to say I had to
> order a clutch cable from the dealer for ten bucks which takes a
> week to get. Cutting my fall riding short. C'est la vie. Anyone else
> lose a clutch cable on a four month old bike with 3700 miles?
Sounds odd. Like a misrouted cable or something. If it's a new bike, a
clutch cable failing within four months sounds like a defect. Might
want to work with your dealer to see if you can get KHI to eat the
cost of the new cable.
> Quick tire question... It's about time to replace my rear OEM tire
> and want to go with a more road oriented replacement. My front tire
> still has a lot of life left so if I go with a gripster or a MT90
> will it affect handling? Should I buy front and rear together?
I've run a more street-oriented tire with a more dirt-oriented front
tire before, and it worked fine. Didn't seem to affect the handling at
all, at least not on the highway, it basically handled at about the
level of the least common denominator (the front tire). The other way
around doesn't work so fine, having a dirt tire in back and a street
tire up front seems to make the back end want to swing around on the
street -- quite disconcerting.
-E
another embarrassing moment with tire question!
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:46 pm
by matteeanne@yahoo.com
Gripster M-24, I cant say enough good things about
this tire, and I have tried em all!
--- btsmokincat wrote:
> I was at lunch yesterday and in the middle of making
> a very tight
> slow u-turn, I hear this *ping* and the A6F suddenly
> goes berzerk!
> Picture a chicken with it's head cut off, legs
> flailing, bike
> jerking and wobbling side to side with the driver
> suddenly coming to
> a very quick -squish the twig and berrys- stop! All
> that in front of
> a super wal-mart. I get off the bike and realize
> that my clutch
> cable had broke where it connects to the arm on the
> motor. I hang my
> head and push my bike to a parking space. Needless
> to say I had to
> order a clutch cable from the dealer for ten bucks
> which takes a
> week to get. Cutting my fall riding short. C'est la
> vie. Anyone else
> lose a clutch cable on a four month old bike with
> 3700 miles?
>
> Quick tire question... It's about time to replace my
> rear OEM tire
> and want to go with a more road oriented
> replacement. My front tire
> still has a lot of life left so if I go with a
> gripster or a MT90
> will it affect handling? Should I buy front and rear
> together?
>
> Thanks for the great advice
>
> Jim W
> A6Fingerprint
> Oakland, ME
>
>
>
>
>
Sean Brown
International Order of the KLR.
"yeh, unto the ride, the thumper, yeh, and it was good, and thine did rejoice" amen
matteeanne@...
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saddles, and also the '08
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:47 pm
by Andrew
In response to the post about saddles: I recommend having your
stock saddle rebuilt by Sargent. Its about $300. and far better
than any aftermarket thing that you can buy for the price. They'll
talk it over with you at length.
I just took a look at the '08's and I have to say that I'm
disappointed. The changes appear to be largely cosmetic. The so-
called "up-rated suspension and brakes" appear to be very, very
minor upgrades. The engine and tranny are largely the same.
I'm very happy with my '04, full of aftermarket upgrades. But I
expected that when Kawi redesigned the KLR, it would be a blank page
engineering project that would give us the elusive as an angel
PERFECT DUAL-SPORT BIKE: something like a KTM LC4 but with KLR style
plastic, etc. and with a comfortable saddle (or at least a pan that
can be rebuilt.
Instead, it looks like the same old design (which is GREAT) but
warmed over with BS updates-- kind of like when the put a "modern"
facade on a classic building and think that its an improvement.
Maybe though, the upgraded charging system might be worthwhile.
Otherwise it all seems like eye candy, and not too appealing at that.
Here's a question: After you buy an '08, do you still have to do a
doohickey job? I'll bet the answer is: yes.
Cheers,
Andrew