Wilsons Sandbox

Well after waited several times to get someone to make the trip with, I decided to go alone this past weekend. Loaded all the tools and stuff I may have needed. Programmed the new GARMIN 2610 and headed north on my 450 Mile trip. The fog was so thick you could'nt see 50 yards in front. I made it all the way thru down town atlanta to the north side with no problems. This is where I started thinking this maybe wasn't my best idea. But I pushed on anyway By the time I reached Jasper ga the weather broke and turned out to be a perfect day for a ride. When I reached the start of the tail I decided to take a short break. There they were,Rows and rows of hardly bikes. When I walked pasted them I could hear them bitching, They couldn't buy beer on sunday. So off I went, 318 turns in 11miles. After about the third pass up and back down the mountain. I went back to my first stopping point and there they were still seating around trying to decide where to go,Where they could find beer. Now I know hardly,s don't corner very well, But do you need to be drunk to get the nerve. I guess to get to the point.I was wondering has any one tried the rox anti vibe risers. Cause by the time I made it home I could'nt feel my hands Check out the picks on www.us129photos.com go to motards and trikes then page 17,18,19,or 20 I'm sure ,I'll be the red one with red tuurmaster jacket and mirror shield. That was on 4-6-08 sunday I don't mean to ugly, But (dammit man) that was fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHECK IT OUT IF YOU CAN WAYNE , 07 RED OF COURSE __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hey Wayne, Props to you on a great ride. If I ever make it back that way, I'll try it. As far as the hands, I've used the 11/8" ProTaper bars with Enduro Engineering hand guards on both of my KLR's with great success. Of course it is a very well known FACT the Red one's shake like cheap jello whilst the '06 Green Meanies are the fastest and smooooothest of the KLR world. My black '99 is pretty cool, but it's no longer a stocker; new suspenders and 18" front end and all. That's the bike I would take to taste the Tail. I've got Banner Grade, only 7.2 miles and 1800 ft downhill that would take a crow three miles to fly. Today, there was a couple of pissed off wankers on 600's on the grade when I passed them on the outside. No oncoming traffic, they were cranked over, hugging the white fog line and I was just inside the double yellow. No Chippies either. They were eating lunch in town. My one dash for the year, I guess I'll tone it down for a while. Buddy bseifert71@...

> [Original Message] > From: Wayne Blackburn > To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 4/11/2008 4:30:09 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] TAIL OF THE DRAGON > > Well after waited several times to get someone to make the trip with, I

decided to go alone this past weekend.

> Loaded all the tools and stuff I may have needed. > Programmed the new GARMIN 2610 and headed north on my 450 Mile trip. > The fog was so thick you could'nt see 50 yards in front. > I made it all the way thru down town atlanta to the north side with no

problems.

> This is where I started thinking this maybe wasn't my best idea. > But I pushed on anyway > By the time I reached Jasper ga the weather broke and turned out to be

a perfect day for a ride.

> When I reached the start of the tail I decided to take a short break.

There they were,Rows and rows of hardly bikes. When I walked pasted them I could hear them bitching, They couldn't buy beer on sunday.

> So off I went, 318 turns in 11miles. > After about the third pass up and back down the mountain. > I went back to my first stopping point and there they were still

seating around trying to decide where to go,Where they could find beer.

> Now I know hardly,s don't corner very well, But do you need to be drunk

to get the nerve.

> I guess to get to the point.I was wondering has any one tried the rox

anti vibe risers.

> Cause by the time I made it home I could'nt feel my hands > Check out the picks on www.us129photos.com go to motards and trikes

then page 17,18,19,or 20 I'm sure ,I'll be the red one with red tuurmaster jacket and mirror shield.

> That was on 4-6-08 sunday > > I don't mean to ugly, But (dammit man) that was fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > CHECK IT OUT IF YOU CAN > > > > WAYNE , 07 RED OF COURSE > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

You know, there is something about taking a ride like this. It will either scare the poop out you and will park your bike,Never to ride again, Or make you a better rider. I to had several sport bikes wave me around. Even had 2 or 3 klr's move over when they spotted me in there mirrors. Harry Seifert wrote: Hey Wayne, Props to you on a great ride. If I ever make it back that way, I'll try it. As far as the hands, I've used the 11/8" ProTaper bars with Enduro Engineering hand guards on both of my KLR's with great success. Of course it is a very well known FACT the Red one's shake like cheap jello whilst the '06 Green Meanies are the fastest and smooooothest of the KLR world. My black '99 is pretty cool, but it's no longer a stocker; new suspenders and 18" front end and all. That's the bike I would take to taste the Tail. I've got Banner Grade, only 7.2 miles and 1800 ft downhill that would take a crow three miles to fly. Today, there was a couple of pissed off wankers on 600's on the grade when I passed them on the outside. No oncoming traffic, they were cranked over, hugging the white fog line and I was just inside the double yellow. No Chippies either. They were eating lunch in town. My one dash for the year, I guess I'll tone it down for a while. Buddy bseifert71@...

> [Original Message] > From: Wayne Blackburn > To: > Date: 4/11/2008 4:30:09 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] TAIL OF THE DRAGON > > Well after waited several times to get someone to make the trip with, I

decided to go alone this past weekend.

> Loaded all the tools and stuff I may have needed. > Programmed the new GARMIN 2610 and headed north on my 450 Mile trip. > The fog was so thick you could'nt see 50 yards in front. > I made it all the way thru down town atlanta to the north side with no

problems.

> This is where I started thinking this maybe wasn't my best idea. > But I pushed on anyway > By the time I reached Jasper ga the weather broke and turned out to be

a perfect day for a ride.

> When I reached the start of the tail I decided to take a short break.

There they were,Rows and rows of hardly bikes. When I walked pasted them I could hear them bitching, They couldn't buy beer on sunday.

> So off I went, 318 turns in 11miles. > After about the third pass up and back down the mountain. > I went back to my first stopping point and there they were still

seating around trying to decide where to go,Where they could find beer.

> Now I know hardly,s don't corner very well, But do you need to be drunk

to get the nerve.

> I guess to get to the point.I was wondering has any one tried the rox

anti vibe risers.

> Cause by the time I made it home I could'nt feel my hands > Check out the picks on www.us129photos.com go to motards and trikes

then page 17,18,19,or 20 I'm sure ,I'll be the red one with red tuurmaster jacket and mirror shield.

> That was on 4-6-08 sunday > > I don't mean to ugly, But (dammit man) that was fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > CHECK IT OUT IF YOU CAN > > > > WAYNE , 07 RED OF COURSE > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Wayne, I can tell you that if you ride a hardly (had a few) on stretches like the Tail or Virginia 8 or just about anything other than a superslab in West Virginia they tend to throw sparks off the running boards or the pegs. They also tend to lurch and dip on the hard downhill twisty bits. albatross --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Wayne Blackburn wrote:

> > Well after waited several times to get someone to make the trip

with, I decided to go alone this past weekend.

> Loaded all the tools and stuff I may have needed. > Programmed the new GARMIN 2610 and headed north on my 450 Mile trip. > The fog was so thick you could'nt see 50 yards in front. > I made it all the way thru down town atlanta to the north side

with no problems.

> This is where I started thinking this maybe wasn't my best idea. > But I pushed on anyway > By the time I reached Jasper ga the weather broke and turned out

to be a perfect day for a ride.

> When I reached the start of the tail I decided to take a short

break. There they were,Rows and rows of hardly bikes. When I walked pasted them I could hear them bitching, They couldn't buy beer on sunday.

> So off I went, 318 turns in 11miles. > After about the third pass up and back down the mountain. > I went back to my first stopping point and there they were still

seating around trying to decide where to go,Where they could find beer.

> Now I know hardly,s don't corner very well, But do you need to be

drunk to get the nerve.

> I guess to get to the point.I was wondering has any one tried the

rox anti vibe risers.

> Cause by the time I made it home I could'nt feel my hands > Check out the picks on www.us129photos.com go to motards and

trikes then page 17,18,19,or 20 I'm sure ,I'll be the red one with red tuurmaster jacket and mirror shield.

> That was on 4-6-08 sunday > > I don't mean to ugly, But (dammit man) that was fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > CHECK IT OUT IF YOU CAN > > > > WAYNE , 07 RED OF COURSE > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan Nichols" wrote:

> Snip the first part>> > Like the balancer spring that's too short, this is another one of > those annoyances that Kawi missed and probably could have corrected if > they would have taken the time to study it and cared. > SNIP the last part>> > > Nathan >

Nathan, What is REALLY annoying is that mother KHI could have easily contacted some of the high time riders (directly) and had some marvelous improvements. I say directly, no one on this or other boards has admitted to being a field test bed or part of an improvement group. shrug. Maybe they are and just not talking. Instead, they collected their data indirectly, at best, hawking the boards (maybe). Maybe some factory testing--but who has the most miles? Right here at his forum and others as well. Isn't it Toyota that is used as the 'premium' example of user improved products, called 'process-management/improvement (sic). head shake. What a missed opportunity--and lost sales because the community did not have a say in the product improvement process--other that raging at their computers/friends. smile. Thanks to Sage Brush and later EagleMike and now, Thermobill, we have two nice improvements. yes? All that said, the bike is still a good-value purchase. smile. A man just has to know his [bikes] limitations, cough. revmaaatin.