Wilsons Sandbox

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 06:41:50PM -0000, mikeypep wrote:

> I've got a dialog going with Buchanon wheel regarding a 17" wheel for > my KLR. I'm looking to "supermotared" my A15. Akny suggestions on rim > width? 3 1/2 seems to be popular with the SM guys.

4 1/2 is standard for Supermoto rears. It will accept a 150 tire perfectly, which is about as big as you'd want to to. That said, and having sunk a whole lot of money into a Honda XR650L Supermoto conversion, I think a KLR is a pretty bad choice for a SM conversion. So is an XR650L, but it's more suitable than a KLR. Michael -- "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand." -- Mark Twain San Francisco, CA

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 10:45:31AM -0800, Michael Nelson wrote:

> 4 1/2 is standard for Supermoto rears.

Ooops! 4.25 is standard for the rear, 3.50 is standard for the front. Racebikes are going larger and larger (and to 16.5" front rims), but 4.25"F & 3.5"R would be best for a KLR. Michael -- "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand." -- Mark Twain San Francisco, CA

Aren't Pellicans available in about 5 different colors? I'm just thinking you are in a losing battle. They will look like crap after being bumped a bit. At least the colored ones are the same color molded throughout. And I suspect you already own them, so the above advice isn't helping you. Just my .02 worth. Jeff A20 In a message dated 2/23/2008 9:00:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, wponder@... writes: Eddie, Pelican suggests Krylon Fusion. Here's a link: _[url=http://blog.http://blhttp://blhttp://blog.http://blog.http://blhttp://blhttp://blog. (http://blog.swps.com/category/pelican-cases/) Regards, Wendell Ponder Grapevine, Texas **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]