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--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote: > > It is a Pinwall special. > > I got an Jardine RT4 from them. > > It had two undisclosed holes in it by DPO riveting the > hanger on which was the wrong way to mount it; hence DPO...The > rivets wore oblong holes in the muffler. > > Pinwall did not disclose this and did not stand behind it. > But, I found a cheap alu welder dude, repacked it and made it work.(quiet module was necessary) > > Don't expect Pinwall to be accurate or to stand by things. But, > the sheer volume Pinwall does keeps the auction prices low for us. > > Pinwall also has been known to sell bar ends as bank angle sensors. > They have listed kickstand switches as seat latches. > > Beware! But, you can get good deals from them. I suggest not paying over $100 for anything they sell so you cannot get burned to badly. > > J#3 >

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote: > > It is a Pinwall special. > > I got an Jardine RT4 from them. > > It had two undisclosed holes in it by DPO riveting the > hanger on which was the wrong way to mount it; hence DPO...The > rivets wore oblong holes in the muffler. > > Pinwall did not disclose this and did not stand behind it. > But, I found a cheap alu welder dude, repacked it and made it work.(quiet module was necessary) > > Don't expect Pinwall to be accurate or to stand by things. But, > the sheer volume Pinwall does keeps the auction prices low for us. > > Pinwall also has been known to sell bar ends as bank angle sensors. > They have listed kickstand switches as seat latches. > > Beware! But, you can get good deals from them. I suggest not paying over $100 for anything they sell so you cannot get burned to badly. > > J#3 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> ** > > > > > I have noticed a big scam on Ebay where they are selling headlight "HID > bulbs" which are not actually HID type. These sellers are using "HID" as a > term to trick people. The bulbs they are selling are incandescent, with > tungsten filaments just like the OEM ones they are replacing. The difference > is that these "HID bulbs" are filled with Xenon gas and tinted blue to give > a whiter light, but they are actually incandescent, not HID. Actual HID > lamps (being a lighting engineer I use the term lamp instead of bulb) have > no filament and use an arc like a welder for the illumination source. Real > HID has many advantages including very high efficiency, which means they use > a lot less power for a given lumen output. They are very rugged because > there is no filament to break. There are more advantages, I just wanted to > point out the scam some people are doing on Ebay. The key thing to look for > is a ballast, all genuine HID lighting requires a ballast to strike the arc. > Here are two examples of the scam (there are a lot more on Ebay): > > http://goo.gl/A8Lxl > > http://goo.gl/MzWAZ > > Wikipedia article on HID lighting: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_discharge_lamp > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote: > > > > It is a Pinwall special. > > > > I got an Jardine RT4 from them. > > > > It had two undisclosed holes in it by DPO riveting the > > hanger on which was the wrong way to mount it; hence DPO...The > > rivets wore oblong holes in the muffler. > > > > Pinwall did not disclose this and did not stand behind it. > > But, I found a cheap alu welder dude, repacked it and made it work.(quiet > module was necessary) > > > > Don't expect Pinwall to be accurate or to stand by things. But, > > the sheer volume Pinwall does keeps the auction prices low for us. > > > > Pinwall also has been known to sell bar ends as bank angle sensors. > > They have listed kickstand switches as seat latches. > > > > Beware! But, you can get good deals from them. I suggest not paying over > $100 for anything they sell so you cannot get burned to badly. > > > > J#3 > > > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:42:47 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Cheap FMF exhaust for '09 Where does one get a real HID lamp setup for the KLR? thanks, Chris On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:26 AM, david.r.nichols@... wrote: > ** > > > > > I have noticed a big scam on Ebay where they are selling headlight "HID > bulbs" which are not actually HID type. These sellers are using "HID" as a > term to trick people. The bulbs they are selling are incandescent, with > tungsten filaments just like the OEM ones they are replacing. The difference > is that these "HID bulbs" are filled with Xenon gas and tinted blue to give > a whiter light, but they are actually incandescent, not HID. Actual HID > lamps (being a lighting engineer I use the term lamp instead of bulb) have > no filament and use an arc like a welder for the illumination source. Real > HID has many advantages including very high efficiency, which means they use > a lot less power for a given lumen output. They are very rugged because > there is no filament to break. There are more advantages, I just wanted to > point out the scam some people are doing on Ebay. The key thing to look for > is a ballast, all genuine HID lighting requires a ballast to strike the arc. > Here are two examples of the scam (there are a lot more on Ebay): > > http://goo.gl/A8Lxl > > http://goo.gl/MzWAZ > > Wikipedia article on HID lighting: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_discharge_lamp > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote: > > > > It is a Pinwall special. > > > > I got an Jardine RT4 from them. > > > > It had two undisclosed holes in it by DPO riveting the > > hanger on which was the wrong way to mount it; hence DPO...The > > rivets wore oblong holes in the muffler. > > > > Pinwall did not disclose this and did not stand behind it. > > But, I found a cheap alu welder dude, repacked it and made it work.(quiet > module was necessary) > > > > Don't expect Pinwall to be accurate or to stand by things. But, > > the sheer volume Pinwall does keeps the auction prices low for us. > > > > Pinwall also has been known to sell bar ends as bank angle sensors. > > They have listed kickstand switches as seat latches. > > > > Beware! But, you can get good deals from them. I suggest not paying over > $100 for anything they sell so you cannot get burned to badly. > > > > J#3 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map Group Apps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! Groups Links