Wilsons Sandbox

> I was just replacing a front tire yesterday, and in the process > cleaned the > the old black gunk out of the speedo drive. I found myself > wondering just > what the correct amount of grease is for that part? I put some on > the gears > and on the rotating surfaces, but it seems there is a lot of empty > space in > that assemble - it isn't supposed to be completely packed with > grease is it? > > -- > Kevin Powers > White Bear Lake, MN

On 5/2/2011 3:33 PM, fasteddiecopeman wrote: > > Since I joined this site back in the fall of 2004, I have enjoyed the > feeling of belonging to a family, a family that's willing to > 'pitch-in' and help when you have a problem, complete with good > advice, and sometimes a small "dig" to let you know that you're NOT > getting away with anything! > > I put 77,780 kms on my '04 KLR over the years, and met several GREAT > people through here (Bill Watson and Norm Keller come to mind), as > well as having long distance relationships with a lot of you (Martin > Earl and Jeff Saline, and a couple of Rons come to mind). NEVER had a > deal go bad. > > I bought a Versys back in '08 (MOTY!) to ride while I winter in AZ > (25,000 MILES on 'Big Red' now, including LOTS of high-speed dirt > roads on street tires), and like it so much that I bought a new > "left-over" '09 Versys (the Green Hornet) last November in AZ, and > imported it to Canada when I returned in April, to replace 'old > reliable', the KLR. > > I put an advert out a few days ago, and the FIRST fellow that came to > see it took a demo ride then pulled out a wad of $, made me an offer I > just couldn't refuse. We loaded up the KLR into his pickup, tied 'er > down, and it rode out of my life.... > > I hope that somehow some of MY experiences that I wrote about struck a > cord with some of you, and MAYBE even helped a little! > > Fred Hink - you run a tight ship here! Carry on. > > Cheers, > "Fast Eddie" > > PS For you fellow Canadians, I have some 'farkles' for sale: > 1. Corbin saddle - the FLAT one, NOT the 'dished', with a sealed > repair where it rubbed thru the cover while on my motorhome, in GOOD > condition. $225 > 2. BRAND NEW front and rear brake discs at...$150 each > 3. eight oil filters at $5 apiece > 4. a BMW windshield I modded to attach to the crossbar nearer your > chest - GREAT rain protection...$35 > 5. KLR clock - it's a waterproof Casio watch and stuff to attach it to > your crossbar (even fits OTHER crossbars!) $35 > 6. RAM GPS mount (used with a Garmin 2610) and it'll fit OTHER > handlebars... $25 > 7. soft-luggage brackets (for BOTH sides) to keep your bags from > melting on the muffler (I made these).... $50 > 8. Motion Pro clutch cable - carried, but UNUSED $30 > 9. tool canisters - these can be mounted in various places, are > BRAND-NEW, there are TWO, and are $10 apiece. > ALL prices are OBO, PLUS postage! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]