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--- On Sat, 3/2/13, Desert Datsuns wrote: From: Desert Datsuns Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Improving your KLR To: "DSN KLR650" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 11:32 PM A lot of that depends on the type of cleats on the pegs. On our MX bikes we use ones that are more rounded, and even when ridden aggressively over a year the boots aren't too bad. It's when you use the sharp pegs that they eat the boots up. Ryan Phoenix, AZ mark ward wrote: > > > Steel Pegs and Boot WEAR! > > When you (WE) Stand on Steel PEGS We wear the crap out of that (3x3? +-) > Space of the boot sole, and when It wears out, the WHOLE SOLE, Must be > replaced. > > When I had (10inch) boots made, the "Dual Sport" Design came with, a > Harder ("Plastic"??) piece fitted in front of the heal, (Glue & > nails/screws) Where We Stand on the pegs, so your WHOLE Boot SOLE, does > not WEAR OUT so fast, and Just it, can be replaced. (Viberg Boots) > > This fall I had a 6inch pair made (EEEE wide, HIGH instep) in North > Carolina, and when I Got hm, I had My local Shoe/leather repair guy, > ADD the Same type piece to the New Boot's. > > YA!!! I Farkled My Boots. LOL > > > --- On Sat, 3/2/13, Fred Hink moabmc@... > > wrote: > > From: Fred Hink moabmc@... > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Improving your KLR > To: "KLR650 list" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > >, "eddie" edgyver40@... > > > Date: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 6:32 PM > > > > For late model KLRs only at this time. > http://www.progressivesuspension.com/metric/klrmonotube/index.html > > I have been told that the wider steel footpegs are actually more > comfortable than the stock rubber covered pegs for long distance riding. > Having a wider support for your foot and the steel points will keep your > foot from sliding around and really work well when it gets wet or muddy. > > Fred > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > From: eddie > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 7:58 AM > To: KLR650 list > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Improving your KLR > > I think Progressive makes a fork guts kit for the KLR, too. Fred? > > I wonder if a set of Honda XL600V pegs would fit a KLR? > They had a rubber cover that was 1 10mm head bolt removable - exposing a > nice, cleated off road peg. > Need highway comfort? Put the covers on. Off road a lot? Leave 'em off. > > -eddie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee Dodge > To: KLR Group > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 9:41 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Improvng your KLR > > Last night after reading the latest issue of Cycle World and the powerful > recommendation the 5 testers gave the KLR ( See earlier posting), I gave > Fred a > call about the article and added a recommendation of an accessory that > will /is > transforming the suspension of the KLR damper rod ft. fork. That product is > the Ricor inserts that literally transform the KLR fork into a Cartridge > fork in > terms is dynamic responses. > This morning I had more ideas, (the morning after thing), as I > remembered the > only complaints the test4ers had of the KLR were "the rubber footpegs" > and "the > front suspension". all things considered thats pretty tame criticism and > though quite constructive. Therein was the genesis of a proposal I'll > describe > as follows: > If enough of us combine an order of the Ricor fork inserts (see links > below) we > could then negotiate with the manufacturer for a lower price than the > already > low price when considering what the product does. > > My thought was to collect commitments to buy to 1 point and then > leverage that > volume buy so 'the KLR community' or a significant proportion of it can > improve > your KLR. So where's the focal point to be? My next thought was . . How > about > Arrowhead? > To me it was amazing that for $200 the testing riders at Cycle world > would not > have had even those 2 complaints, and many of us have already gotten the > right > foot pegs now we need to improve the suspension. > YOUR THOUGHT? > Lee > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2641/5642 - Release Date: 03/02/13 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]