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clever safety device for off-road adventures
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:08 pm
by macvalk
http://www.findmespot.com/explorespot/checkin.aspx
For those of you that go off in the wilds alone (as I do on my KLR).
Here is a handy device for emergencies, or to check in with loved ones
and tell them you are OK.
Clever stuff and at a reasonable price. I've been lost a few times and
had a flat in a bad spot, but have been lucky to get myself out of
trouble! I got lost in central Oregon one time on my KLR and my GPS
took me down goat tracks, I knew I couldn't get up. Light was going,
getting cold etc. Luckily GPS took me onto a logging road and got back
to safety in the dark, as temps were getting close to freezing. This is
on my wish list before I venture out off road again.
Machog
clever safety device for off-road adventures
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:30 pm
by Blake Sobiloff
On Nov 15, 2007, at 10:08 AM, macvalk wrote:
Good, in-depth review here:
http://equipped.org/SPOT_ORSummer2007.htm
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Blake Sobiloff
http://www.sobiloff.com/>
San Jose, CA (USA)
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low rear brake
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:59 pm
by Rick
For road riding, my wife and I found both of KLR's had a rear brake
pedal that was to low. I tried all of the previous mentioned remedies.
They all worked a bit. I ended up putting a bolt in the pedal to raise
it up closer to level with the footpeg. For us, it works really well.
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "mikeypep" wrote:
>
> I recently replaced the rear pads on my KLR. They were worn to just-
> about-gone. The pedal was pretty low. The pedal still seems low. It
> stops fine but I can't get the pedal higher. Is this adjustable?
>
clever safety device for off-road adventures
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:05 am
by Rodney Copeland
If this thing will work where cell phones won't it's a great idea,
if not,,,,,,,well, it's just somethin else somebody is tryin to make
us think we need to spend money on.
Rod
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "macvalk" wrote:
>
>
http://www.findmespot.com/explorespot/checkin.aspx
>
> For those of you that go off in the wilds alone (as I do on my
KLR).
> Here is a handy device for emergencies, or to check in with loved
ones
> and tell them you are OK.
>
> Clever stuff and at a reasonable price. I've been lost a few times
and
> had a flat in a bad spot, but have been lucky to get myself out of
> trouble! I got lost in central Oregon one time on my KLR and my
GPS
> took me down goat tracks, I knew I couldn't get up. Light was
going,
> getting cold etc. Luckily GPS took me onto a logging road and got
back
> to safety in the dark, as temps were getting close to freezing.
This is
> on my wish list before I venture out off road again.
>
> Machog
>