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poor man’s corbin ?

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:49 pm
by eddiebmauri
Have any of you all tried this to avoid bum fatigue during long rides, put a Stearns Comfort Ride ATV Seat Cover from Wally Mart on the stock KLR seat, then cover that with an Alaska Leathers? The total cost would be about $125, or less. Any input on why this is a good or bad idea would be appreciated. Eddie (03' KLR - "la poderosa")

poor man’s corbin ?

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:39 pm
by Jud Jones
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddiebmauri" wrote:
> > Have any of you all tried this to avoid bum fatigue during long rides, > put a Stearns Comfort Ride ATV Seat Cover from Wally Mart on the stock > KLR seat, then cover that with an Alaska Leathers? The total cost > would be about $125, or less. Any input on why this is a good or bad > idea would be appreciated. >
You could probably find a used Corbin for that price.

poor man’s corbin ?

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:04 pm
by mikeypep
While you could probably get a used Corbin for that price, try to find one! I've heard that the Wally world cover works fine. I don't know about covering it. With a bit ofd practice, I think you can cover it yourself. Its just stapled in the bottom of the plastic seat pan. C'mon, lets get into some DIY here.--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jud Jones" wrote:
> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddiebmauri" wrote: > > > > Have any of you all tried this to avoid bum fatigue during long
rides,
> > put a Stearns Comfort Ride ATV Seat Cover from Wally Mart on the
stock
> > KLR seat, then cover that with an Alaska Leathers? The total cost > > would be about $125, or less. Any input on why this is a good or
bad
> > idea would be appreciated. > > > > You could probably find a used Corbin for that price. >

what to doo next? balancer chain within spec...changing 3 of 4 s

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:05 pm
by boulder_adv_rider
I've ordered 3 of 4 sprockets in the balancer ecosystem. For mental health reasons, I'm going to assume the crankshaft sprocket is like- new. Well, it looks like-new, damn it! ha ha I'm going to take measurements for future purposes and the benefit of listas. I'll have a baseline for future at least. I don't know what the specs of a new crankshaft balancer sprocket is unfortunately. The price of a new on is $301. Now, even though I'm going with 75% new sprockets, I'm going to use my existing balancer chain. A new one is $210 and mine is well within spec (measured stretch test: 190-190.5mm new, mine 191.5mm, service limit 193.5mm). The "old" logic was to replace sprockets and chain as a set. I doubt this is the case here. Brian - who believes oldscool