re; irc110's

[david_wkfld]

Hi all - great group. Does anyone know of an Aussie supplier of lowering links for the KLR650. Just bought my brand new bike last Friday and I find it just a little too high. It's either off with a hundred pounds of ugly fat or on with the links. How far can you take the front forks up?

[gavinmacfarlane]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "david_wkfld" wrote:

> > Hi all - great group. Does anyone know of an Aussie supplier of > lowering links for the KLR650. Just bought my brand new bike last > Friday and I find it just a little too high. It's either off with > a hundred pounds of ugly fat or on with the links. How far can you > take the front forks up?

Hi David, I purchased mine from Fred at Arrowhead http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com/ Maybe I should become Freds agent in Australia He does international shipping, generally about two weeks sometimes faster. Where are you located? Gavin A18 Broadford victoria Australia

[David Manley]

Hi David and Gavin, I am also waiting to pick up a new bike from Gold Coast Kawasaki. They have dropped the front forks about 5cms through the clamps and had an engineering firm laser cut brackets that appeared to me to be about 2 cms longer to drop the rear. I am sure they could organise it for you if you phoned Curtis on 0755782722. I gather they have done this many times. It's costing me $250 to get the whole thing done. Probably not cheap but I know nothing about anything mechanical and am more than happy with their help. I am scheduled to pick the bike up on Wednesday but I have one limiting factor. I need my licence first! Incredibly excited and thoroughly looking forward to the bike. If it can do a quarter in my hands some of the things you guys have done I will be thrilled. Also, you are all to be congratulated for the assistance and advice that is readily and freely made available to this group. David

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/26/2005 9:55:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, lasvegasrider@... writes: Good tire but never could get used to the howling noise when diving into a corner. Goes from full quite to full loud. Always had me headchecking for a truck on my tail. Went to GP1's. Very happy with them. Kinda like Kenda 270's but more stable in the turns and much quiter. Andy in Louisiana -reply-------------- Funny how we all like different things. I grew to enjoy the howling of the 110s - Sounded like a Stuka dive bomber at times But the GP1s are just that much better on the street that you are the dive bomber. Pat G'ville, NV [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[gavinmacfarlane]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "David Manley" wrote:

> Hi David and Gavin, > > I am also waiting to pick up a new bike from Gold Coast Kawasaki.

They have

> dropped the front forks about 5cms through the clamps and had an

engineering

> firm laser cut brackets that appeared to me to be about 2 cms longer

to drop

> the rear. I am sure they could organise it for you if you phoned

Curtis on

> 0755782722. I gather they have done this many times. It's costing me

$250 to

> get the whole thing done. Probably not cheap but I know nothing about > anything mechanical and am more than happy with their help. > > I am scheduled to pick the bike up on Wednesday but I have one limiting > factor. I need my licence first! > > Incredibly excited and thoroughly looking forward to the bike. If it

can do

> a quarter in my hands some of the things you guys have done I will be > thrilled. > > Also, you are all to be congratulated for the assistance and advice

that is

> readily and freely made available to this group. > > David

Hi David, Welcome to the list, a licence is a handy thing to have, you don't realise how much, until you lose it again Is your new bike an A18 or A19 model, I don't know if we have the 2005 models yet & if we are even getting them? The only difference appears to be the graphics as usual so you're not missing out on anything if it is an 04. I will be up near your way on my bike in mid April, I have friends near Kyogle & Murwillumbah, if you have your licence by then give me a shout, we could catch up. Gavin A18 Broadford Victoria Australia