alaska trip continued

[rockiedog2]

No haven't posted it anywhere but here. It went full dim unreadable and then full bright at near the same spot on the Haul Road and according to the discussion with the Buell rider his did the same at near the same spot. I and he did all the obvious such as resetting the brightness and the time zone etc. Thanks Joe

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "KLRDON" wrote: > > Have you check with or submitted this to the Zumo Forum? Was "full dim" the > night mode which happens at sunset? Maybe the latitude/tiume programing is > not good in northern latitudes? I did a quick search for this and will > submit it as a question to that forum. > Don M > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rockiedog2" > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 8:12 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] GPS mystery > > > >I have a Zumo 550. About 6 or 8 miles south of Coldfoot on the Haul > > Road the screen went to full dim(broad open daylight). I did all the > > things that can be done to get it back to full bright. It would go full > > bright for about a minute then autodim again. Along comes a Buell rider > > with a Zumo 550 and I asked him if his is working ok. He says it went > > dim on him back down the road. He gets in it to make it bright again > > and same as mine...it auto dims everytime. Coming back down the Haul > > Road about 6 or 8 miles south of Coldfoot the thing goes full bright on > > its own and has been there ever since. > > What? > > > > Thanks Joe > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1513 - Release Date: 6/22/2008 > 7:52 AM >

[Don Montgomery]

Weird. I did post it to the Zumo forum. Will report any explaination including pole shift of the earth )) Don M

----- Original Message ----- From: "rockiedog2" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:18 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: GPS mysteryNKLR > No haven't posted it anywhere but here. It went full dim unreadable > and then full bright at near the same spot on the Haul Road and > according to the discussion with the Buell rider his did the same at > near the same spot. I and he did all the obvious such as resetting > the brightness and the time zone etc. > Thanks Joe > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "KLRDON" wrote: >> >> Have you check with or submitted this to the Zumo Forum? Was "full > dim" the >> night mode which happens at sunset? Maybe the latitude/tiume > programing is >> not good in northern latitudes? I did a quick search for this and > will >> submit it as a question to that forum. >> Don M >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "rockiedog2" >> To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 8:12 AM >> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] GPS mystery >> >> >> >I have a Zumo 550. About 6 or 8 miles south of Coldfoot on the Haul >> > Road the screen went to full dim(broad open daylight). I did all > the >> > things that can be done to get it back to full bright. It would > go full >> > bright for about a minute then autodim again. Along comes a Buell > rider >> > with a Zumo 550 and I asked him if his is working ok. He says it > went >> > dim on him back down the road. He gets in it to make it bright > again >> > and same as mine...it auto dims everytime. Coming back down the > Haul >> > Road about 6 or 8 miles south of Coldfoot the thing goes full > bright on >> > its own and has been there ever since. >> > What? >> > >> > Thanks Joe >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > 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 >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1513 - Release Date: > 6/22/2008 >> 7:52 AM >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > >

[Bogdan Swider]

On 6/23/08 6:42 PM, "Don Montgomery" wrote:

> > > > Weird. I did post it to the Zumo forum. Will report any explaination > including pole shift of the earth )) > Don M >

FWIW Zumo is the word they prefer to use in Spain for juice rather than jugo like in Mexico. Bogdan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[rockiedog2]

Hi Rev The rear brake pads wore completely out. When I pulled the caliper assy to put new ones on the hydraulic side was jammed to the point that I couldn't get it in far enough to get the other side off-I guess with all the mud, calcium chloride, road grime etc that I had been in for several weeeks. Made it ok without it and could have used it metal on metal in an emergency but didn't need it. I am going back to the original OEM chain/sprocket cause I have an 8000 mile set on hand. I do have some pics and will post some. Thanks Joe

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > H\Joe, > Comments posted within the previoustext--- > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rockiedog2" > wrote: > > > > A few more issues on Jackass...none major and mostly routine > chores. > > Seemed like there was something that needed doing about every other > > night...chain adjustment, air filter cleaning, doohickey, oil > changes, > > etc. Ran without a rear brake for the last week which wasn't > terribly > > noticeable except with the mangled finger couldn't use the front > brake > > as well for other than normal stopping. > > SNIP > > What happened to the rear brake? > > Went thru 2 sets of tires. > > The > > rear sprocket looks more like a pulley now but did make it home. It > > wore down into the unhardened metal(I guess) and needed adjusting > about > > every fuel stop the last couple days, but didn't get it. > > SNIP > > Joe, > The difficulty you experience using the 16/43 with a laden bike > (previous post) is no surprise--as reported by others. Perhaps on > the 'flats' in an unburned bike, but is not very useable for the way > most of us like to ride. > > This might be a good time to go to/try/consider the 45T rear > sproket. When combined with the 16 front for highway, and 14 for the > more off road, you will have made your KLR a lot more useable. > (13/43; 15/43 is a near equilvalent, and also a good compromise. I > have one KLR set up with 14/46 (16T sproket in the tank bag)and the > other with a 14/43--which will be swapped to a 13/43 if I want to go > pull stumps with it. Yes, those lower combinations steal top > end/mph, but 90% of where I ride, I need low speed control--and it is > a less than a 20 minute chore to swap the front c/s after you have > done it a couple of times (using the prevailing torque nut). > > > Jackass and I > > really bonded on this trip...he is like my brother now and might > > memorialize him but will never sell him. We went thru too much > together. > > > > Take lots of money. The further north of the border the more > expensive > > til you cross over into AK then it gets a little better. Rooms are > > expensive as the devil but still beat sleeping on the ground IMO. > Saw > > guys camping on the side of the road and other free places. Nobody > > seemed to care. Go early and beat the tourist rush. It makes a > > difference. The exchange rate was par but some remote area > mercahnts > > tried to charge as much as a 20% premium if trying to pay with > green. > > Ask. Use your CC of course and won't have that issue. > > > > We caught both the Dempster and Dalton in fine shape...dry as a > bone > > except in constructiobn areas...and were able to just fly up both > of > > them. But there were surprises especially on the Dempster. 4 of us > made > > the run together and all of us nearly went down more than once. > There > > was no traffic. Saw 4 trucks the 2 days it took to make the run and > > maybe 2 or 3 cars. There was nobody to help if somebody got hurt. > The > > Haul Road has lots of traffic so is not nearly as much a threat as > the > > Dempster. > > > > Do not stupidly lurch into your KLR on the Dawson City ferry, and > crash > > it into the captain's wheel house. The deckhand will leap onto it > in a > > wildeyed panic and start trying to jerk it up. The captain must be > > something of a hardass. > > > > Do not lie down on the downwind non kickstand side of your KLR in a > 50 > > knot wind to take a nap...even if that's the shady side. It will > blow > > over on you. > > > > Do not allow your KLR to crash in the motel parking lot while > parked > > with you sitting on it. It will pin your leg to the ground and > maybe > > cause a claustophobic-like panic attack , or maybe break your leg. > > > > Do be sure and make the trip. You won't regret it. All the KLR guys > I > > saw were just having a great time. I did too. > > > > Joe and Jackass > > > SNIP > > Great insight Joe, thanks for reporting. Got any pictures to put in > the photo file? If you post some pictures, I would like to see what > the rollers on the chain look like compared to the new chain. > > revmaaatin. >