Wilsons Sandbox

Found a new headlight project for my bike... This guy used 8 3W LED lights and from the looks of the pictures at the bottom of the page, it's almost daylight. Page in Finnish: http://www.kolumbus.fi/hietala2/jukka/teholed/teholed.htm Google Translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kolumbus.fi%2Fhietala2%2Fjukka%2Fteholed%2Fteholed.htm&sl=fi&tl=en&history_state0= http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kolumbus.fi%2Fhietala2%2Fjukka%2Fteholed%2Fteholed.htm&sl=fi&tl=en&history_state0=> -- Darren Clark http://www.flickr.com/photos/84373829@N00/ 2004 KLR-650 Fowlerville, MI [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Link to the page with translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kolumbus.fi%2Fhietala2%2Fjukka%2Fteholed%2Fteholed.htm&sl=fi&tl=en&history_state0=fi%7Cen%7CKyll%25C3%25A4stytt%25C3%25A4%25C3%25A4k%25C3%25B6%2520markettien%2520tehottomat%2520py%25C3%25B6r%25C3%25A4nvalaisimet%252C%2520jotka%2520eiv%25C3%25A4t%2520valaise%253F%2520Rakenna%2520nyt%2520sellainen%2520valaisin%252C%2520ett%25C3%25A4%2520sill%25C3%25A4%2520uskaltaa%2520menn%25C3%25A4%2520vaikka%2520sysimustaan%2520mets%25C3%25A4%25C3%25A4n%2520keskell%25C3%25A4%2520lumetonta%2520talviy%25C3%25B6t%25C3%25A4.%2520Unohdetaan%2520ultrakirkkaat%2520ledit%2520ja%2520laitetaan%2520oikeita%2520teholedej%25C3%25A4%2520useampia%2520ja%2520sy%25C3%25B6tet%25C3%25A4%25C3%25A4n%2520niihin%2520virtaa%2520milliampeerien%2520sijaan%2520ampeerikaupalla.%2520 -Jeff Khoury Astatic Solutions, LLC.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Clark" To: "DSN _KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:57:36 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Project Found a new headlight project for my bike... This guy used 8 3W LED lights and from the looks of the pictures at the bottom of the page, it's almost daylight. Page in Finnish: http://www.kolumbus.fi/hietala2/jukka/teholed/teholed.htm Google Translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kolumbus.fi%2Fhietala2%2Fjukka%2Fteholed%2Fteholed.htm&sl=fi&tl=en&history_state0= < http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kolumbus.fi%2Fhietala2%2Fjukka%2Fteholed%2Fteholed.htm&sl=fi&tl=en&history_state0= > -- Darren Clark http://www.flickr.com/photos/84373829@N00/ 2004 KLR-650 Fowlerville, MI [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote:

> > I think many people imagine a HP increase after a mod is done. > Like glass packs on your car. Sounds louder, so it must be faster. > In reality glass packs resricted flow, even though they were straight thru. > The internal fins caused flow restricting turbulence. > I think we all would like a little more oomph from the KLR, but in reality, > it isn't there, without things like a hotter cams, bigger piston, higher compression etc. > Even then it is still a 650 single. It's long life potetial makes up for its power shortage in > my opinion. And when you think about it, the KLR is just as fast as all but the fastest of cars. > It just isn't fast for a motorcycle. > > Rick > A17 > >

ahhhh! The all elusive chase for KLr HP--a continuing discussion. = An exercise in pouring money down a rat hole. H.P or CC's matters not when having an earth/vehicle/motorcycle incident (= falling down). Your body mass cares not that it was 35Hp or 105 hp bike when it spits you out at 75mph. +/- etc. Bones break at low/high speed; sometimes they don't. What will matter is how well you are dressed, and/or your ability to ride the bike until all violent motions stops. Training classes at MSF will help. Perhaps the best farkle you can buy is protective clothing. I have found mine to me most helpful. The KLR remains one of the best values of $/smiles. or is it smiles divided by dollars? Ride it for what it is. A genuine cult smile maker. smile. revmaaatin.