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by revmaaatin » Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:30 pm
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, austin blessard
wrote:
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> > I've only had the KLR for a week and having chased it all across
the yard to oil the chain
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> with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking about a
centerstand. I saw that some >
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> I lube my chain without moving the bike: Just squirt the part of
the chain that you have access to and while sitting on the ground on
the left side of bike: reach up with left hand and pull handlebar to
full lock left, then with your right hand just give the rear grab
handle a slight tug. Voila! The rear tire comes up a couple of
inches. Then just spin it to the next section of chain and repeat.
I can do this (with practice) even when my KLR is fully loaded.
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> YMMV
>
> Austin
> 89 KLR
Hi Austin,
Sounds like you have found a variation of chain maintenance that
works for you.... Practice certainly makes a more difficult job, mo-
easy.
Just curious, did you also 'practice' picking up the bike, while it
is laying on you? With careful orchestration of your process, fully
loaded, top-heavy beast that it is, I can easily envision the KLR
giving you a full 8 count (or more) in a remote place without the
slightest chance of assistance/relief, except from a curious coyote.
I hear, "KLR riders taste like chicken."
revmaaatin. who is available at 911 Aberdeen, SD when the count
reaches 9, that is, 9 coyotes.