Wilsons Sandbox

The MEFO tire continues to be a popular well made tire.  The first distributor that brought these to north America had delivery problems but now that there is a second choice for these tires, I have not had much trouble keeping them in stock.  I tend not to believe the first reports of mileages of these tires but they still are a good handling, long lasting tire.  If you are needing a good 50/50 tire, you can't beat the MEFO Explorer tire.  http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/images/mefo99_130-17.jpg   There is tire from Shinko that I don't hear much about that should compete favorably with the Explorer tires.  The Shinko 700 series is a beefy looking tire that is also a 50/50 tire and priced about half of the Explorer.  http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/images/shinko_700.jpg Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com     [b]From:[/b] blrblr58@... [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, August 08, 2010 5:07 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Mefo Tires, Modifications for Street Use   My bike is an '08. I ride only on the street, in a rural coastal setting of small towns and secondary highways. Because I ride only on the street, I use street-tire pressures of 30 front, 33 rear. The factory front tire lasted about 3300 miles. I replaced both factory tires with Mefo's. The Mefo front lasted about 5500 miles. The rear still has good tread. The tires have performed well on both dry and wet pavement, so I just now repaced the front with another Mefo. The Mefo supply chain is spotty. If you are thinking of buying Mefo's, you might start looking for them a while before you need them. One distributor with Mefo's consistently on hand is Twisted Throttle. If your dealer orders, they ship free. If you order, you pay shipping. A note: I use motorcycles as primary transportation: the KLR and an '04 BMW1150RT. I've a street bar on the KLR-- from a Yamaha 650XS-- and a Laminar Lip. The rear sprocket is one tooth down from factory. Those changes produced a bike that cruises happily at 60-65 mph, even in the wind that we live with during the Oregon coast summers. Increasingly, the BMW has stayed in the garage, and its expensive periodic servicings empty my wallet less frequently. (Because the BMW has a 6,000-mile service interval and now 88,500 miles on its odometer, there have been rather a lot of those.) Tom Burke All

Is there a parts compatibility spreadsheet anywhere> We should have one for the KLR. It would be nice if I tossed a fan or toasted my coil... while in never never land to be able to look up what will work There was a great list like this for Guzzis which was cool since lots of it involve Fiat parts or stuff you could by at NAPA auto parts. A parts compatibility list by year in our file section would do that

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Mike Huber wrote: > > > > > JD....I've got one of the Ninja Blades on my KLR and it works great....It had 8 blades and the center hub appears to be better designed than the stock one.....They can be had on E-bay for about $20-$30 bucks and that comes with the motor !!!! The mounting bracket was a different design than the KLR's but The motor is the same....I just swapped out the blade and I have a spare motor if I ever need one. > > Mike Huber > 06 FullyFarkledFrog > > > > > To: justsayizzy@... > CC: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > From: salinej1@... > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 19:02:30 -0600 > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] New fan blade for 2001 650 needed > > > > > > > On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:08:50 -0700 (PDT) JD > writes: > > I need another blade. My 2nd Dual-Star lost a blade today. > > > > Anyone out there have one or any leads?? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > JD > <><><><><><> > <><><><><><> > > JD, > > I suggest you consider a Ninja 500 fan blade. I've been told numerous > times they fit fine and are easy to locate and inexpensive. > > I've never used one or touched one but believe the info is good. > > 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 > > . > __________________________________________________________ > Local Mom Makes $87/hr Online > Shocking Money-Making Secret is Exposed by Local Mom. Read Her Story! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c5b5f6b83c93d302am07vuc >

Several years ago, I started collecting info with plans of marketing a KLR650 cross-reference parts CD. I'll gather what info I have and post it. Mark At 3:04 PM +0000 8/9/10, skypilot110 wrote:

>Is there a parts compatibility spreadsheet anywhere> We should have >one for the KLR. It would be nice if I tossed a fan or toasted my >coil... while in never never land to be able to look up what will >work