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kenda k270s
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 11:06 am
by Jeff Saline
Rey,
I suggest you use a heavy duty tube. It's like putting a tire inside a
tire. That worked very well for me last year and I'm not gonna change a
set up that works well. Make sure you balance the tire when you're done
as the tube is heavy and my limited experience is the wheel will need
balancing.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club
www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
kenda k270s
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:25 am
by dooden
I agree, the HD tubes are pretty thick, and it it worked pretty good
with the front tire, I used a UHD in the rear.
I choose to replace tubes cause I really did'nt know anything about
the OEM tubes, and I got spares out of it that are pretty thin, but
good enough for spares.
Dooden
A15 Green Ape
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote:
> Rey,
>
> I suggest you use a heavy duty tube. It's like putting a tire inside a
> tire. That worked very well for me last year and I'm not gonna change a
> set up that works well. Make sure you balance the tire when you're done
> as the tube is heavy and my limited experience is the wheel will need
> balancing.
>
> Best,
>
> Jeff Saline
> ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
> Airheads Beemer Club
www.airheads.org
> The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
> 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
kenda k270s
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:18 pm
by Jeff Saline
Howdy,
Try
www.rockymountainatv.com and get a 3.00X21 or 3.25X21 front. I like
the 3.00 as I think it makes the front quicker. Used it for 11,000 miles
with about 9,000 of those full touring load. About 4,000 dirt. For the
rear I like the 5.10x17. The rear last about 5-6K miles. I also like
the heavy duty tubes in both tires. I haven't had any problems with heat
build up and that includes 90 degree days for 800+ smiles.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club
www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
kenda k270s
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:02 pm
by fasteddiecopeman
Ron and Jeff,
FWIW - with a fairly fresh set of K270s on my KLR I did a quick right-left transition with a Honda sportsbike on my tail (Fireblade???) and he told me later that he couldn't transition as well or fast as I had. My .02$. I swear by them tho' I don't enjoy the howl they make once the center flattens out. I wear ear plugs.
Ed
kenda k270s
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:08 pm
by Jeff Khoury
That's funny. My brother who rides an R1 said upon first riding my '09 KLR:
"That bike's REALLY nimble."
heh.
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From: "fasteddiecopeman"
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Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:02:26 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Kenda K270s
Ron and Jeff,
FWIW - with a fairly fresh set of K270s on my KLR I did a quick right-left transition with a Honda sportsbike on my tail (Fireblade???) and he told me later that he couldn't transition as well or fast as I had. My .02$. I swear by them tho' I don't enjoy the howl they make once the center flattens out. I wear ear plugs.
Ed
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:12 pm
by kusstj
Sorry about another "been there - done that" don't you just hate it when people respond to you with that type of answer!
So anyhoo, yup- 1984 650 nighthawk - slow down normally to a right turn - road is next to a gravel pit.
My rear tire at the time was not bald, but the tread was pretty minimal. I thought I could get another 1000mi or more out of it.
the slow right turn got interesting when the bike's rear end started passing me on my left. then of course the tires grabbed and flopped us onto the pavement. I hit with my patented texas roll and got up unscathed, however the nighthawk now had badly bent bars and a smashed windshield.
Since then I do pay more attention to the tread on my tires.
I too have two sets of rims for the KLR650, one with stock from Dunlop
front and the Kenda k270 rear for the pavement, the other set with 760 trackmasterII DOT knobbies (badass in the woods)
thanks for listening - keep the rubber side down. todd in Chaska mn
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