Wilsons Sandbox

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Spike55 wrote: > > > I currently have 17,500+ miles on a stock 15T, a JT 44T rear, stock chain, > I have plenty of 'tooth' left, and I'm only at the 3rd mark back. Over the > years, I've used some WD40, some BelRay, some Chain Wax, some JP-1 and > everything seems to be good to go for at least another 10,000 miles or more. > > Many have criticized my loose chain, at rest, but when my fat a** and > equipment gets on the bike, that chain gets just right. > > When I have to, I'm going with the same set-up. Works for me. > > Don TR100, A6F > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , Robert > Waters wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > Thanks for all the help. One fellow recommended Eagle Mike, but I could > not get his web site to come up. I wound up ordering off Ebay. Here is the > ULR: > > > > Kawasaki KLR 650 90-09 15/43 Chain/Sprocket Combo > > Item# 390070549854 > > > > Did I do ok? > > rw > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Dooden wrote: > > > K&N Krappy & Nogood > > I see alot of vehicles daily and seems like a very high percentage of > vehicles that have the motor tore down when I see them always have a K&N > filter laying in the back seat with the rest of the engine parts. > > My Thoughts. > > Dooden > A15 Green Ape > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , "Ross > Lindberg" wrote: > > > > > > > > Just a thought about your K&N. I have a Dodge 3500 dually with the > Cummins > > in it that had a K&N filter in it. It had been an on-highway truck when > we > > purchased it. I ran that truck almost 2 years without the K&N getting > > dirty. I found this puzzling because the dirt we deal with while in > > California is like talcum powder when it gets dry. We started getting > some > > blue smoke coming from the exhaust, a sign of burning oil. I switched to > a > > stock paper filter and found myself changing air filters twice a year. > That > > little experiment tells me that the K&N wasn't catching much dirt even > > though it was properly oiled. > > > > > > > > So your buddy cleaned his filter every dusty day, while you made it the > > entire trip without cleaning. It is reasonable to assume that since you > > both rode together and took the same route, your engines inhaled the same > > amount of dust. His dust wound up in his air filter. Where did your dirt > > go? Inside your engine. Not a good place for it to be. > > > > > > > > K&N brags in its advertising that owners of racing engines trust their > > investment to K&N filters. Sounds great, right? Consider for a moment the > > expected lifespan of a racing engine. It's not anywhere near that of the > > engine in your daily driver, or your motorcycle for that matter. Racing > > engines are built for maximum performance, not maximum lifespan. > Personally, > > the only vehicle I would put a K&N filter on is something I would drive > to a > > demolition derby. > > > > > > > > Did the K&N add performance to my Cummins? Yes slightly, but at the cost > of > > drastically decreased engine life. Ask a diesel mechanic what the cost is > > of an engine rebuild and you will be shocked. It ain't cheap and > certainly > > not worth the added performance and modest fuel mileage increase. > > > > > > > > I'm running a Twin-Air filter from our man Fred. My seat-of-the-pants > > feeling is that there is a bit of an increase in airflow, and an added > bit > > of power. The inspections I have made when washing the filters tells me > > that there is a more even flow of air at all points of the filter; much > > better than the stock filter. An added plus is that the interior of the > > filter has remained oily and clean, while the outside gets pretty nasty > at > > times. > > > > Using No Toil oil and cleaner, clean-up is a snap and takes just a few > > minutes. > > > > > > > > I don't mean to rain on your parade, just giving you the benefit of my > > experiences. > > > > > > > > Ross Lindberg > > > > Fertile, MN > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto: > DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com ] On > > Behalf Of fasteddiecopeman > > Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:48 PM > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] "Dyna Beads", and other thoughts.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > K&N Air Filter - My buddy washed his stock air filter after every dusty > day > > while I waited till home and did my K&N just once. Two thumbs UP! > > > > Just some thoughts.... > > > > Cheers, > > Ed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]