klr life span

[drjekle]

Howdoo,,,,,drjekle here,,So.Illinois,,, I just purchased a new Red 07 KLR650 the other day...$4950+TTL,,,,even got the tailbag,saddlebags,higher windscreen and service manual. Ordered up a Moose Skidplate for it yesterday.Im not too fond of the plastic one it has. And it Looks like i might be doing the Doohickey mod ASAP so i dont have ta worry bouts it later..Seems to be the best mod for the bike i hear without a doubt. Anyhow,,,i have a 2002 Sherpa. (I useually hang out with my super sherpa yahoo group--owner/moderator),, Also, I picked up a 2006 vulcan Drifter 800 a few moths back,and own a 05 kawa Bayou 250(atv) as well. Wifey rides a 05 Kawa Vulcan 500 LTD. Son speeds on his 03 Ninja 250. Im lookin forward to being part of this group,,,pick-up on some tips,tricks,mods an such,,,,,maybe i can provide some imput as well. Thanks!

>>>>>drjekle

[Blake Sobiloff]

On Oct 15, 2006, at 10:20 AM, drjekle wrote:

> Im lookin forward to being part of this group,,,pick-up on some > tips,tricks,mods an such,,,,,maybe i can provide some imput as well.

Welcome and congrats on your new bike! Make sure you check out our FAQ (there's a link to it at the bottom of every email message), and then some of the more notable sites referenced in the "Links" section of the FAQ. It'll keep ya' reading for a few days. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/> http://sobiloff.typepad.com/klr_adventure/> San Jose, CA (USA)

[Mike Frey]

... and don't forget that when you hit reply, the default email goes back to the sender, unlike the Sherpa group. You'll have to change the "To:" line to the group. Dr J is the jetting guru of the Super Sherpa world. I'm sure he'll make some good contributions to the KLR group. Good to see you here!

----- Original Message ----- From: drjekle To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:20 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] new guy here-Drjekle Howdoo,,,,,drjekle here,,So.Illinois,,, I just purchased a new Red 07 KLR650 the other day...$4950+TTL,,,,even got the tailbag,saddlebags,higher windscreen and service manual. Ordered up a Moose Skidplate for it yesterday.Im not too fond of the plastic one it has. And it Looks like i might be doing the Doohickey mod ASAP so i dont have ta worry bouts it later..Seems to be the best mod for the bike i hear without a doubt. Anyhow,,,i have a 2002 Sherpa. (I useually hang out with my super sherpa yahoo group--owner/moderator),, Also, I picked up a 2006 vulcan Drifter 800 a few moths back,and own a 05 kawa Bayou 250(atv) as well. Wifey rides a 05 Kawa Vulcan 500 LTD. Son speeds on his 03 Ninja 250. Im lookin forward to being part of this group,,,pick-up on some tips,tricks,mods an such,,,,,maybe i can provide some imput as well. Thanks! >>>>>drjekle

[Alan L Henderson]

This is all I see on my screen:

> On Oct 15, 2006, at 10:20 AM, drjekle wrote: > >>Im lookin forward to being part of this group,,,pick-up on some >>tips,tricks,mods an such,,,,,maybe i can provide some imput as well. > > > Welcome and congrats on your new bike! Make sure you check out our > FAQ (there's a link to it at the bottom of every email message), and > then some of the more notable sites referenced in the "Links" section > of the FAQ. It'll keep ya' reading for a few days. > -- > Blake Sobiloff > http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/> > http://sobiloff.typepad.com/klr_adventure/> > San Jose, CA (USA) > > >

There is a link to the Faq only if you have HTML enabled in your email program, which I don't, safer that way. The link used to show up in text only before Yahoo changed their mail format. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa

[Richard Bassett]

I bought my 05 Incredible Hulk new in Feb 06, on the experience of a friend who got 140000 km out of his KLR, which was still going strong when he sold it. I think he did mostly on-road miles, including a trip round Australia, plus a stint of commuting 80 km each way with about half on freeway at speeds around 120 km/h I'd guess. He'd never heard of the doohickey problem, and neither have any of the dealers or the distributor here in Aus, or so they say. Incidentally, he now drives Sydney buses for a living. I'm sure the experience of piloting the KLR was a good apprenticeship for the bus driving, though the buses may be lighter - Richard - Sydney, Australia - ____________________________________________________ On Yahoo!7 Messenger: Plug-in the fun with handy plug-ins http://au.messenger.yahoo.com