Wilsons Sandbox

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:01:04 -0500 Kevin Powers writes:

> Maybe some of you can help me out. My son and two of his buddies > are > heading out on a cross country motorcycle/skateboard adventure. > We're > talking broke-ass college kids on bikes older than they are. There > first > days ride should put them into the Black Hills. Are there > inexpensive > places to camp out there? Is camping in the Nat'l forest free? > > -- > Kevin Powers > White Bear Lake, MN

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> Kevin, Jeff Saline here from Rapid City. The Sturgis rally has kind of started and starts officially on Monday. There will be absolutely nothing inexpensive for the next few weeks. Motel rooms that were $37 two months ago are now $100. Camping is allowed in the National Forest. Camping in National Forest campgrounds will cost money. Fires only in designated campgrounds/fire areas. Finding a campfire where it isn't allow will not make anybody that lives out here happy. The broke-ass college kids can stop at any of the Forest Service Ranger Stations to get free maps and brochures about where they may or may not go and what is and isn't allowed in National Forest. Give them my name and if they get in a bind have them look me up in the phone book. I'll try to help if I can. I don't normally invite anyone here during the rally as it's too easy to get taken advantage of. I've got a home renovation project going on so I'm pretty tied up for the next few months. 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 . ____________________________________________________________ Click here for great prices on high quality breast pumps! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTNpJpbF9WSvmJRP9vXtBwo3UlvkVmGKhVgJtaBDgKy7YLuxmvD1Da/

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "transalp 1" wrote:

> > PS: I also wiped out the oil filter cavity before installing the new filter. I found no particulate matter in the cavity or in the old filter iself. > Early on, I was finding tiny metal "flakes" like so much glitter along with other debris. Today was the third oil change > and things look quite good now. > > eddie

Hi Eddie, You have discovered the ambiguous, KLR dip stick-window. and from that discovery, what are you going to believe? The - (dash) on the sight gauge or the 2.5L of oil capacity stamped in the jug? I am thinking, you believe the 2.5L--that's what I believe as well. so, Just what does the - (dash) at the top of the sight gauge, or the - (dash) at the bottom of the sight gauge mean? When you can see the 'bubble' in the sight gauge, It means you need to add oil.... sigh. The top dash does not mean full-- Not that the book suggests how much more = 2.5L/full. shrug. But you have accurately figured that out. Now what you/me/others have discovered-- is that when it is at the top of the sight gauge - (dash), it is not 2.5L full, as such, I personally add at least 300ml of oil to bring it back to 2.5L of total oil if the oil get to the top of the sight gauge before I am ready to change the oil (Rotella @ 1500-1800 miles). For all who are curious, oil serves as a heat sink as well as a lubricant--and running you engine low-on-oil for extended periods of time is hard on your engine--especially if the OAT is high. If you are one of those who likes to run the KLR at 5500+ rpms for extended periods of time--keep a sharp eye on your oil level. The KLR historically likes to consume/blow it out/disappear the oil at extended, high rpms. Yes, it will 'take it', just keep an eye on the oil level, and if you can see the bubble in the oil window with the bike in a vertical position (say, after 10 minutes of static-drain-down time), do your bike a favor and add 300ml of oil. revmaaatin.