watt-man wheelie-ing!!

[David Bell]

Sorry for the elementery question. I just put progressive springs in my 2002 KLR. I weigh 275# and am going touring soon. I also commute 30 miles each way. What fork oil would you recommend? Thanks. db

[boulder_adv_rider]

10W (Bel-Ray or equiv) should work fine with the new Progs to give you a plush ride. however 15W is probably a better match for your weight--especially if more aggressive/off-road. seeing you just changed to Progs, i'd stick with one change at a time in order to 'understand' each change. Brian

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, David Bell wrote: > > Sorry for the elementery question. I just put progressive springs in my 2002 KLR. I weigh 275# and am going touring soon. I also commute 30 miles each way. > > What fork oil would you recommend? > > Thanks. > > db >

[Dan Bittner]

David, If I were you I'd go with a minimum of 15W fork oil, maybe even a 20W. I like Bel Ray, I just changed mine a couple of days ago myself, bought it at Cycle Gear. The stock oil is some sort of multi grade, 20/10W I think. Looked and smelled just like ATF to me. Dan Bittner Sacramento, Ca.

----- Original Message ----- From: David Bell To: klr list Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:29 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] fork oil? Sorry for the elementery question. I just put progressive springs in my 2002 KLR. I weigh 275# and am going touring soon. I also commute 30 miles each way. What fork oil would you recommend? Thanks. db [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mike Frey]

While riding a couple weeks ago, I came upon a group of riders, one who had an '08. It was his first KLR, he said. Had a Supertrapp muffler on it, and it was too loud for my tastes. They rode off before I did, and he wheelied down the road. He made it look pretty effortless, and I couldn't tell if he feathered the clutch or pulled back on the bars, but he was on one wheel for some time. I can wheelie my 04 and 06, but not without doing something to assist (pull back on the bars, dump clutch, etc) Bill Watson wrote:

> > Darren Clark wrote: I wish my KLR could do that, but 16T sprocket and > all. That > front wheel never leaves the ground > ------------ > > You can do it, Darren! I'm running a 16. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >