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torsion or coil?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:57 pm
by marshall
I just got a '06 with 500 miles on it with original stock doo. I know the torsion spring set up has been out for a while the coil spring forever do we know which is the better? My '96's aftermarket stuff will be transfered to the '06 but I'm leaving the motor with the upgraded doo for the next owner.
I'm sure anxious to be almost over a serious case of cabin fever, still a foot of snow on the ground here in lower Michigan.
Thanks for the help
Marshall E
torsion or coil?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:12 pm
by Jeff Saline
Marshall,
In my book the torsion spring is world's better than the coil/extension
spring. I've installed a few of them and will be putting one in my KLR
in the next few weeks. They became available about 3 months after I went
in and replaced a long EagleMike extension spring with a shorter one.
The longer one was loosing tension after about 16,000 smiles. Now it's
about time to go back in and replace the shorter extension spring. The
torsion spring will keep me from having to go back in ever again to mess
with spring tension.
BTW, nice score of an 05 with only 500 smiles. Don't forget to install a
Thermo-Bob too and your bike will be set up well.
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
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torsion or coil?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:19 pm
by transalp 1
The coil spring seems to suffer the most if the tension is lost:
i.e. possibly falling into the engine and causing a mess.
The torsion spring wraps around the idler adjustment shaft and would stay
there even if it broke in half (very unlikely).
Personally, I had the devil of a time getting the second end of the torsion
spring in place on the doohickey. But, once there, it shall remain.
eddie
> [Original Message]
> From: Marshall
> To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 3/2/2010 10:57:03 PM
> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Torsion or coil?
>
> I just got a '06 with 500 miles on it with original stock doo. I know the
torsion spring set up has been out for a while the coil spring forever do
we know which is the better? My '96's aftermarket stuff will be transfered
to the '06 but I'm leaving the motor with the upgraded doo for the next
owner.
>
> I'm sure anxious to be almost over a serious case of cabin fever, still a
foot of snow on the ground here in lower Michigan.
>
> Thanks for the help
>
> Marshall E
>
klr 650 :::: lowering :::::
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:07 pm
by Thomas Komjathy
Hmmm... Maybe I should look into that fly me home or to the slab insurance, I think I will look into that. Thanks Rog.
TK
[b]From:[/b] Roger Dill
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
[b]Sent:[/b] Wed, March 3, 2010 6:15:44 PM
[b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: klr 650 :::: lowering :::::
TK,
I know the feeling!!! ... and the thought processes. My thought when I had a head on collision in Mexico was, "This is not good!" Funny how you remember that. Anytime I go traveling off road on a motorcycle I now carry a gps and I get medical airlift insurance through my wife (a travel agent). That way, I or my friends wiil know the exact coordinates to either transport me to the nearest hospital, or pick up my body if that should be the case.
--
Roger Dill
Innovative Financial Solutions
210-681-1848 T
866-831-4661 F
www.ifsdebtpros. com
torsion or coil?
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:54 pm
by James Morrow Sr
whats a thermobob
On 3/2/10, Jeff Saline wrote:
Marshall,
In my book the torsion spring is world's better than the coil/extension
spring. I've installed a few of them and will be putting one in my KLR
in the next few weeks. They became available about 3 months after I went
in and replaced a long EagleMike extension spring with a shorter one.
The longer one was loosing tension after about 16,000 smiles. Now it's
about time to go back in and replace the shorter extension spring. The
torsion spring will keep me from having to go back in ever again to mess
with spring tension.
BTW, nice score of an 05 with only 500 smiles. Don't forget to install a
Thermo-Bob too and your bike will be set up well.
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
.
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James Morrow Sr
Union, MO
'08' R1200GSA
'00' RT + dual plug + Bunkhouse
'00' BUSA + 15hp
'05' KLR650 + big fun factor