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lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:53 pm
by austin blessard
> I've only had the KLR for a week and having chased it all across the yard to oil the chain
with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking about a centerstand. I saw that somehttp://new.mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:44 pm
by Charlie Yahrmarkt
almost everyone has an old plastic milk crate. Just lean the bike way up un the side kick stand and jam the crate up under the middle of the bike until the rear wheel is clear of the pavement. Then lube with one hand and spin with the other.
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lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:30 pm
by revmaaatin
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, austin blessard wrote:
> > > > I've only had the KLR for a week and having chased it all across
the yard to oil the chain
> > with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking about a
centerstand. I saw that some > > > 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.
> > 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.

lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:15 pm
by dooden
Geeesh newbies... KLR will crush a plastic crate.. at least mine did.. On sidestand, lean bike over till the wheel leaves the ground, now stick a hammer (I use a rubber mallet) under the tip of the right side swingarm. Ta Da... Dooden A15 Green Ape
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Yahrmarkt" wrote: > > almost everyone has an old plastic milk crate. > Just lean the bike way up un the side kick stand and > jam the crate up under the middle of the bike until the > rear wheel is clear of the pavement. Then lube with one hand > and spin with the other. > > > > >

lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:50 pm
by Norm Keller
>> I've only had the KLR for a week and having >chased it all across the yard to oil the chain >with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking >about a center stand. I saw that some
An alternative is to install a safety switch by-pass switch. Flip the switch, pull the bike onto the side stand with left hand. Start the engine and spray the chain with right hand. When done spraying, flip the by-pass switch and the engine will stall. DONE! No centre stand needed. A prop rod works for tire changing in the field and my floor jack works in the shop. HIH Norm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:05 pm
by teamster1997
I make sure my scott's oiler is adjusted right.
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Norm Keller" wrote: > > >> I've only had the KLR for a week and having >chased it all across the yard to oil the chain > > >with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking >about a center stand. I saw that some > > An alternative is to install a safety switch by-pass switch. Flip the switch, pull the bike onto the side stand with left hand. Start the engine and spray the chain with right hand. When done spraying, flip the by-pass switch and the engine will stall. DONE! No centre stand needed. A prop rod works for tire changing in the field and my floor jack works in the shop. > > HIH > > Norm > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:18 pm
by Carlos Rigdon
Just start it in nutral and lean it over on the side stand. And let the clutch out and the rear tire will roll forward with the drag on the clutch disk
On 11/25/06, teamster1997 wrote: > > I make sure my scott's oiler is adjusted right. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , "Norm > Keller" wrote: > > > > >> I've only had the KLR for a week and having >chased it all across > the yard to oil the chain > > > > >with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking >about a center > stand. I saw that some > > > > > An alternative is to install a safety switch by-pass switch. Flip > the switch, pull the bike onto the side stand with left hand. Start > the engine and spray the chain with right hand. When done spraying, > flip the by-pass switch and the engine will stall. DONE! No centre > stand needed. A prop rod works for tire changing in the field and my > floor jack works in the shop. > > > > HIH > > > > Norm > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:26 am
by Jud Jones
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Norm Keller" wrote:
> > >> I've only had the KLR for a week and having >chased it all across the yard to oil the
chain
> > >with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking >about a center stand. I saw that some > > An alternative is to install a safety switch by-pass switch. Flip the switch, pull the bike onto
the side stand with left hand. Start the engine and spray the chain with right hand. When done spraying, flip the by-pass switch and the engine will stall. DONE! No centre stand needed. A prop rod works for tire changing in the field and my floor jack works in the shop.
>
This is a troll, right, Norm? "When done spraying, turn off the key, or flip the kill switch, and the engine will stall." Or, "when done spraying, tap the bike into neutral, and set the bike down." Or, "when done spraying, set the bike down, let out the clutch lever and the engine will stall." Or even "when done spraying, set the bike down, and let out the clutch lever; the bike will run into the garage door and the engine will stall." ;-{>

lubing chain w/o centerstand....

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:32 am
by Mike Peplinski
Plan B (from a previous post); lean the bike over on the side stand til the wheel is off theground, set a piece of 2 by 4 under the axle to hold the tire off the ground but not let it fall over. Spin, wipe and oil to your heart's content. It works fine.
>From: austin blessard >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] lubing chain w/o centerstand.... >Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:45:07 -0800 (PST) > > > > I've only had the KLR for a week and having chased it all across the >yard to oil the chain > >with the wheel on the ground, I started thinking about a centerstand. I saw >that some > >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. > >YMMV > >Austin >89 KLR > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. >http://new.mail.yahoo.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >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 > > >
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:26 am
by Ronald Criswell
A bike is like an airplane, perfectly safe .... until you hit a solid object (at almost any speed). Criswell
On Nov 24, 2006, at 1:20 PM, revmaaatin wrote: > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Mike Brodhead wrote: > > > > > > On Nov 20, 2006, at 4:49 AM, Ronald Criswell wrote: > > > My Dad never got below 90 driving in central or West TX and > never > > > had an > > > accident even driving on 2 ply biased belted tires. > > > > I did some research on this for a term paper back in high > school. > > One source claimed that high speed was not well correlated with > > highway accidents, but was well correlated with severity of injury > in > > the event of an accident. This was 1984 or so, so there may be > some > > better research now. > > > > --mkb > > Hi Mike, > Place amusement switch-ON- > > I think the 'current' research would show that it was the sudden > stop that correctly correlates with the severity of > injury/accident. It is that sudden reversal of high-speed to 'all > stop' that is painful. > > We all go fast, weither it be by KLR, pickup truck, snow ski's or > quarter horse,it is the sudden stops that we remember the most... > and when we forget what a sudden stop feels like, it is waiting for > us around the next turn. smile. I can hardly wait! > > revmaaatin. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]