Wilsons Sandbox

--- On Sun, 3/25/12, mark ward wrote: From: mark ward Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Top 10 for us KLR Cheapskates + To: transalp1@... Date: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 2:05 PM 1.Made my own saddlebag racks, less then $20. 2.Buy "shield" LENS cleaner at an eyeglass store, "EYEMART EXPRESS" has a small (1+oz) pump bottle $5. LIFE TIME REFILLS! (real cleanner, water does not take oil off, thrown up by the car ahead of you, after rain etc.) headlight stone shield, $1. (get renent from hardware, add velcro tabs. ) seen knicks it's done its job. 3.Lock box $18. (tools, legal "safe zone" Pistol lockup etc.) sentury cash box from taget ETC. take off lugage plate, align where you want (I went beyond tool kit.) drill holes and replace bolts with longer bolts (+3/4?) add washers and sylicon sealer to washers. (also faced lock forward so not so KEY hole does not stand out to theives HORN THAT CAN BE HEARD!!!!! $45. --- On Sun, 3/25/12, eddie wrote: From: eddie Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Top 10 for us KLR Cheapskates + To: "KLR650 list" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 1:05 PM 10a. ATV Seat covers are still [Original Message] > From: Jeffrey > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 3/25/2012 2:04:07 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Top 10 for us KLR Cheapskates > > TOP TEN KLR650 EASY CHEAPOS > > 1)Clear machinists face shield replacement lens for pre08 windshield > 2)Drain front forks. Measure what you took out and replace with ATF > 3)Rear shock--just change the spring > 4)Grease rear shafts--just knock em out and leave what you knock em out > with in place so realignment doesn't become an issue. Waterproof grease is > cheap at auto parts stores. > 5)HID headlights--Mine cost 25 dollars on ebay; 22 of that was shipping > 6)Subframe bolts--hardened bolts are avail at some hardware stores for less than 5 bucks. > I don't care if they are Chinese as long as they are the right grade. > 7)Blown engine? Don't try and rebuild it. Get a very low mile US military engine for less > than 1000 including shipping. > 8)Open up airbox, drill slide, rejet, cut out and change end cap on stock exhaust to bigger outlet. If you don't > drill slide, you don't even have to take carb off.Carb air screw drill out cap and adj to 2 turns out > 9)Doohickey...I drilled hole in old upgraded doohickey that was in an engine that blew and used again > with torsion spring > 10)Restuff your stock seat with memory foam. Easy with 4 hands > > Larger front brake kit if you are riding on street most. Skid plate if you are riding on dirt most. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]