electrex

[Ed Dobson]

He got the special one. ED

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Norloff" wrote: > > Greg Frazier rode around the world with an Electrex 400-watt unit, which was > a deciding factor when I bought one. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that > there is that level of reliability anymore in the Electrex units. > > And I hate the idea of killing my bike (and my trip) because I tried to > 'upgrade'. > > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Thor Lancelot Simon > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 10:06 PM > To: Zachariah Mully > Cc: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Glen Heggstad-"Locked Up Abroad" > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 03:32:47PM -0500, Zachariah Mully wrote: > > > > Probably broke the KLR subframe. No surprise there. If he's riding a > > GS, I believe the subframe is welded to the frame, hence it should be > > far, far stronger. Either of the other problems (I can't remember, but > > I think he was running an Electrex?) are well known, and he should > > have fixed them before leaving. > > Seriously. I wish I could count how many times someone had popped up here > and announced that he was about to leave on an N,000 mile trip but all would > be great electrically because he'd just installed one of those fantastic > Electrex upgrades. With that company's reliability record, it's hard to say > much but "Oops"... > > The funny thing is, we seem to have a distinct lack of trouble reports > linked to _failure_ to shell out for the stator upgrade... > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ > courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: > http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links >