fuel range/ lost gallon

[Everett]

Old man Pye has seen many a Goldwing and Harley decker pulling into Goose Bay, Labrador. If an 1800 Gold Wing can make it, surely a stock KLR will take it all in stride. If you want a real off-road Newfoundland adventure, ride the Newfie T'rail from Argentia to Port Aux Basques. This is a former railway bed being coneverted to a branch of the Trans Canada Trail system. I rode the route back in 2001 and it was challenging. I have not read all of the former posts, but Steve refers to "using the bike for touring." Riding the Lab highway is more touring than adventure and therefore his suggestions are sound. Now if you have the money, by all means deck out your bike with whatever you can afford. If you are taking the ferry's from Northern Lab to mainland Newfoundland and then onto Cape Breton....drop me a line and we could have coffee in my home port of North Sydney. - Everett -- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "adamavis" wrote:

> I can ride without the front brake and clutch for a while so i

don't

> care. > > It's really fun when your clutch cable snaps and you're in stop

and

> go traffic!!!! > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "dumbazz650" > wrote: > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Chris" > > > Preparing 2004 KLR 650 for a trip around Labrador and > Newfoundland > > > > > > > > > > Even a parking lot tipover, if you have handguards on, no > broken > > > > levers. I'm not riding trails again until I have the

three

> > basic > > > > guards installed. Cheaper than a new radiator in total. > > > > > > I understand the concept of handguards to protect your hands > > against > > > rocks, trees, brush etc. ......But Fred Hink sells levers for > > $9.45 and > > > hand guards for $22.95 up to $80. Call me a weirdo but I

can't

> see > > spending > > > 80 bucks ( or 23 ) to protect a 9 dollar part. > > > > > > Sure, dress up your KLR with all the trick guards but are

they

> > necessary > > > if you're using the bike for touring? I guess it depends on

how

> > much money > > > you have! > > > Cheers, > > > Steve > > > > Maybe after the 5th broken lever, or even the first broken

lever,

> > when you're 60 miles down a forest/jeep roads. > > > > Sometimes $80 to regain your front brake is chump-change. > > > > MarkB

[Riley]

Stock KLR is fine for this run unless you spill it! Did it in 99 when then road was much worse than now. Luxuries like heated grips and nice luggage always make any trip more enjoyable. Skid plate, radiator guard, handgurads, tire repair and some tools are basic equipment to me for any trip . Riley A15 Montreal

----- Original Message ----- From: "Everett" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:08 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Preparing 2004 KLR 650 for a trip around Labrador and Newfoundland > Old man Pye has seen many a Goldwing and Harley decker pulling into > Goose Bay, Labrador. If an 1800 Gold Wing can make it, surely a > stock KLR will take it all in stride. If you want a real off-road > Newfoundland adventure, ride the Newfie T'rail from Argentia to Port > Aux Basques. This is a former railway bed being coneverted to a > branch of the Trans Canada Trail system. I rode the route back in > 2001 and it was challenging. I have not read all of the former > posts, but Steve refers to "using the bike for touring." Riding the > Lab highway is more touring than adventure and therefore his > suggestions are sound. Now if you have the money, by all means deck > out your bike with whatever you can afford. If you are taking the > ferry's from Northern Lab to mainland Newfoundland and then onto > Cape Breton....drop me a line and we could have coffee in my home > port of North Sydney. - Everett > > > > > > -- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "adamavis" wrote: > > I can ride without the front brake and clutch for a while so i > don't > > care. > > > > It's really fun when your clutch cable snaps and you're in stop > and > > go traffic!!!! > > > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "dumbazz650" > > wrote: > > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote: > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Chris" > > > > Preparing 2004 KLR 650 for a trip around Labrador and > > Newfoundland > > > > > > > > > > > > > Even a parking lot tipover, if you have handguards on, no > > broken > > > > > levers. I'm not riding trails again until I have the > three > > > basic > > > > > guards installed. Cheaper than a new radiator in total. > > > > > > > > I understand the concept of handguards to protect your hands > > > against > > > > rocks, trees, brush etc. ......But Fred Hink sells levers for > > > $9.45 and > > > > hand guards for $22.95 up to $80. Call me a weirdo but I > can't > > see > > > spending > > > > 80 bucks ( or 23 ) to protect a 9 dollar part. > > > > > > > > Sure, dress up your KLR with all the trick guards but are > they > > > necessary > > > > if you're using the bike for touring? I guess it depends on > how > > > much money > > > > you have! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Steve > > > > > > Maybe after the 5th broken lever, or even the first broken > lever, > > > when you're 60 miles down a forest/jeep roads. > > > > > > Sometimes $80 to regain your front brake is chump-change. > > > > > > MarkB > > >

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 9:08 PM +0000 2/19/04, Everett wrote:

>Old man Pye has seen many a Goldwing and Harley decker pulling into >Goose Bay, Labrador. If an 1800 Gold Wing can make it, surely a >stock KLR will take it all in stride. If you want a real off-road >Newfoundland adventure, ride the Newfie T'rail from Argentia to Port >Aux Basques. This is a former railway bed being coneverted to a >branch of the Trans Canada Trail system. I rode the route back in >2001 and it was challenging.

Can motorcycles legally ride it today? I don't know what the definition of challenging is, but it might be fun to fit it in with my Labrador project. Any web links would be helpful. Thanks, Mark http://www.reelrider.com

[Steve]

----- Original Message ----- From: "Everett" > Old man Pye has seen many a Goldwing and Harley decker pulling into > Goose Bay, Labrador. If an 1800 Gold Wing can make it, surely a > stock KLR will take it all in stride. - Everett Tis true, Tis true! Thanks ya young whippersnapper for so succinctly explaining my point. Which I will explain again just for the hell of it. The KLR doesn't need all those expensive hand, rad, waterpump, brake, engine case, meteorite or roving chicken guards UNLESS: A) You have more money than you know what to do with or you just want to impress your Yuppy buddies with your pseudo 'Dirt' bike. B) You actually use the KLR....... IN THE DIRT!!!!!!! One final question. What's up with all you guys tipping your bikes over in parking lots and breaking levers?? Inseam challenged? Inner ear infections? Forget the hand guards and think about training wheels. Cheers, Steve

[Lujo Bauer]

> One final question. What's up with all you guys tipping your bikes over in > parking lots and breaking levers?? Inseam challenged? Inner ear infections? > Forget the hand guards and think about training wheels.

Handguards are cheaper than training wheels, doctors, or lowering links. -Lujo

[Stu]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote:

> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Everett" > SNIP > One final question. What's up with all you guys tipping your bikes

over in

> parking lots and breaking levers??

In tavern parking lots. Next question? Thanks CA Stu

[dooden]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote:

> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Everett" > > > > > Old man Pye has seen many a Goldwing and Harley decker pulling into > > Goose Bay, Labrador. If an 1800 Gold Wing can make it, surely a > > stock KLR will take it all in stride. > - Everett > > Tis true, Tis true! Thanks ya young whippersnapper for so succinctly > explaining my point. Which I will explain again just for the hell of it. > > The KLR doesn't need all those expensive hand, rad, waterpump, brake, > engine case, meteorite or roving chicken guards UNLESS: > > A) You have more money than you know what to do with or you just

want to

> impress your Yuppy buddies with your pseudo 'Dirt' bike. > > B) You actually use the KLR....... IN THE DIRT!!!!!!! > > One final question. What's up with all you guys tipping your bikes

over in

> parking lots and breaking levers?? Inseam challenged? Inner ear

infections?

> Forget the hand guards and think about training wheels. > > Cheers, > Steve

Bahahahaha trade in them KLR's for some Automatic tranny 4 wheelers ? I got one of them for my wife and daughters to ride, I find kinda on the boring side for me, but absolutly perfect for them. Arctic Cat 4x4 400 Auto nice and smooth power delivery, engine braking in case one of my daughters gets nervious they just let go of throttle and it slows by itself. Handgaurds are nice if you actually ride in the woods on something that looks more like a deer trail than a ATV/MC trail, first time you pinch your hand under a lever that is being squeezed by a tree you will understand. Dooden A15 Green Ape

[dooden]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Stu" wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Everett" > > SNIP > > One final question. What's up with all you guys tipping your bikes > over in > > parking lots and breaking levers?? > > In tavern parking lots. > > Next question? > > Thanks > CA Stu inspections underway.

Stu, I know a guy who years back after a few liquid refreshments after work always took a long time to get home on his dressed out HD, seems that the bike like to fall alot and he got tired of replacing things on it, so whenever he got to a red light he turned right to keep it moving, well if the traffic light gods where in a bad mood he had to circle the same block a few times only to start that process over again at the next light. I think he is older (this much is true) and wiser (not so sure here) now and drives his truck more. Dooden A15 Green Ape

[Steve]

----- Original Message ----- From: "Stu" > > One final question. What's up with all you guys tipping your bikes > over in > > parking lots and breaking levers?? > > In tavern parking lots. > > Next question? > > Thanks > CA Stu inspections underway. LOL! O.K. ya got me. Steve

[Mike Torst]

Total capacity - not that which is servicing the reserve (flush) orifice of the petcock for one. The wings are the key - My cheap wallyworld (siphon) solution (W/ NIPPLE), that I posted today, is one way to get the wing's content back into to the game, for emergencies. I am thinking of a permanent nipple-linked t-feed solution. hummmm.. revisiting old ideas. Like every IMS owner has not thought of it - HARHAR Wing taps - so many humorous lines to follow by others. Mike Torst Las Vegas

> -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Parece [mailto:garalpar@...] > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:45 PM > To: Mike Torst > Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Fuel range/ lost gallon > > Why does the manual say 6.1 gal. > > GARY PARECE ,98 Concours 101k , 2001 VFR 4K mi.,2002 Suzuki DRZ 400 E, > 2001 KLR 650 1K