lacing wheels

[Weaver, Mark]

this has gotta be bogdan, or some other really funny lister in drag, still, it's a pretty hilarious troll. hahaha. i bet one of them 500+ lb (!!) beemers wouldn't be so well put together after a serious off-road ride. (of course neither would my bike, but that's strictly a rider deficiency). good troll bogdan. keep em' coming -sparkymarky

> > It seems I have hit a sensitive cord with this group. > Yes, I do "real dual sport" riding, but time limits me on > riding to Utah as I live in Texas. I can assure you, My > 1150GS will go anywhere a KLR would dare and even then some. > No offense to the KLR, but the BMW is simply put together > better and can handle more punishment. I'll be glad to lead a > few rides and demonstrate. If I remember correctly, I don't > remember a Kawasaki crossing the finish line in the PD this > year. Of course BMW swept 1,2,3. > > No one answered my original question, when and where is the > rally, who do I contact? > > One last point. I understand from the archives and my friend > that Arrowhead Motorsports seems to have the corner of the > market on selling products on this list. Is this not against > standard list protocol? Isn't this SPAM? I know it would > never fly on BMW lists. > > If you can't run with the Big Dawg, you best stay on the porch. >

[billmonahan]

Wait till this guy hits a big rock with his foot peg mount, he'll be singin the blues.....

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] MWeaver@... [b]To:[/b] dsn_klr650@egroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Thursday, April 27, 2000 9:01 AM [b]Subject:[/b] RE: [DSN_klr650] Introduction(hahahaha) this has gotta be bogdan, or some other really funny lister in drag, still, it's a pretty hilarious troll. hahaha. i bet one of them 500+ lb (!!) beemers wouldn't be so well put together after a serious off-road ride. (of course neither would my bike, but that's strictly a rider deficiency). good troll bogdan. keep em' coming -sparkymarky > > It seems I have hit a sensitive cord with this group. > Yes, I do "real dual sport" riding, but time limits me on > riding to Utah as I live in Texas.  I can assure you, My > 1150GS will go anywhere a KLR would dare and even then some. > No offense to the KLR, but the BMW is simply put together > better and can handle more punishment. I'll be glad to lead a > few rides and demonstrate.  If I remember correctly, I don't > remember a Kawasaki crossing the finish line in the PD this > year.  Of course BMW swept 1,2,3. > > No one answered my original question, when and where is the > rally, who do I contact? > > One last point.  I understand from the archives and my friend > that Arrowhead Motorsports seems to have the corner of the > market on selling products on this list.  Is this not against > standard list protocol?  Isn't this SPAM?  I know it would > never fly on BMW lists. > > If you can't run with the Big Dawg, you best stay on the porch. > Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[Dash Weeks]

Well I did it. I did my homework and decided today that my wheels need a paint job along with the rest of my bike. So I un-laced them and found many surprises. First, 12" tire irons are not long enough... New blood blister and couple quarts of sweat later I got the tires off the rims. Second, nearly 80% of the spoke nipples were rusted to the spokes. Using a cordless drill with phillips bit was an excellent way of quickly removing the spoke nipples. Kawi Spoke Nipples are over $1 each and I need 72 of them. CHA CHING. Spokes range from $2-$2.50 CHA CHING. Luckly I salvaged all but 6 of those. Here are my questions... has anyone laced with spokes or nipples that were not Kawi stock parts. Exccel makes rims but do they make the rest? Are they cheaper/better than the stock parts? Should I use anti-seize when re-installing the nipples? Should I use some sort of sealant to deter water from entering the rim. After they are laced up, should I coat or paint over the ends of the nipples to keep rust from forming again? It was all pretty rusted in there, so that is why I am asking and trying to figure out the best preventive procedure. LaterZ Dash