Wilsons Sandbox

On 4/19/07, eddiebmauri wrote: > > I bought a center stand on ebay; one of the ones that has a metal rod > to push on (with your foot) to get the bike up on the stand. And, I > LOVE IT! It makes cleaning the chain a lot easier. I did not know > that the chain was a silver/gray color! Mine was that dirty. So > dirty that I got tired of cleaning it and will have to work on it some > more to get it (and keep it) truly clean/lubed. I regret that up to > now, I was lubing the dirt that was on the chain! > > I recommend a centerstand to most anyone. I know that some of you > don't like center stands because they tend to bottom out when off > road. I don't do off road - I use my KLR as a daily commuter. > Just my 2 cents. > > Eddie Mauri (03' KLR "la poderosa") > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> Keep an eye on your foot peg mounting bolts. I've read many posts > about > mounting thread problems. I have a center stand and have replaced my > bolts > with grade 12.8s and keep a pretty tight wrench on them. It's been > pointed > out to me that there could be some paybacks for adding hardware to > what's > already been identified as a KLR "less-than-optimal" peg mounting > set up. > > Anyone else have any thoughts on the effect of center stands on > mounting peg > bolts/threads? > > Thanks, > > Chuck C > San Diego, CA

On 4/19/07, Jeff Saline wrote: > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:44:59 -0700 "C L Cooper" > writes: > > Keep an eye on your foot peg mounting bolts. I've read many posts > > about > > mounting thread problems. I have a center stand and have replaced my > > bolts > > with grade 12.8s and keep a pretty tight wrench on them. It's been > > pointed > > out to me that there could be some paybacks for adding hardware to > > what's > > already been identified as a KLR "less-than-optimal" peg mounting > > set up. > > > > Anyone else have any thoughts on the effect of center stands on > > mounting peg > > bolts/threads? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chuck C > > San Diego, CA > <><><><><><><><><><> > <><><><><><><><><><> > > Chuck, > > I use a centerstand and had one bolt strip the threads in the captured > nut a few years ago. I replaced all four footpeg bolts with M10 bolts. > To do that I had to drill out the footpeg brackets and centerstand and > tap the holes in the captured nuts to M10. They've been working fine > ever since. The footpeg brackets are very hard and you better have sharp > drills. I think using a mill would make the job easy. > > 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 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]