stolen klr650 escsondido, ca

[LDHunter]

KLRistas, Seems to me that rather than buying a "custom" exhaust that does little more than make your KLR louder and subject to ticketing by overzealous forest rangers etal, you could using playing cards in your spokes ($1-$2 cost) to give you that "Harley Sound" and spend your money on something more suited for a KLR and what it does best. http://www.happy-trail.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HTP%204-1-5B Anyone have any experience with these "Nerf Bars" or have another type that might be better? I'm riding my KLR more and more in the National Forest here in north Florida and it is spending more time on it's side *COUGH* than it used to... $bob$ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[smthng else]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 7:59 AM, LDHunter wrote:

> http://www.happy-trail.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HTP%204-1-5B > Anyone have any experience with these "Nerf Bars" or have another type that > might be better?

Bob, I have the Happy Trail bars for the 08 and they've saved my K from untold ugliness. My friend has the '07 bars you were looking at and they appear to cover more than the '08 bars. I dropped mine seven times on loose rock here in VA a few weeks ago and recieved no damage or scratches to any part of the front (rear panels were unprotected and have quite a few gouges in them now). Be aware that they aren't going to protect everything... I broke a clutch lever, have no peg feelers left and also killed one of the highway pegs on the lower Happy Trail crash guard. All minor and cheap items. Fairing bits and gas tank are still like new thanks to the bars. I say they're a good investment and a hell of a lot easier to install on the pre-'08 models. --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes Springfield, VA 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou" 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon" 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet. http://smthng.info "If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself."

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 08:50:48AM -0400, smthng else wrote:

> > Be aware that they aren't going to protect everything... I broke a > clutch lever, have no peg feelers left and also killed one of the > highway pegs on the lower Happy Trail crash guard. All minor and > cheap items. Fairing bits and gas tank are still like new thanks to > the bars. > > I say they're a good investment and a hell of a lot easier to install > on the pre-'08 models.

I don't know about the '08, but on the earlier models, if you're using any kind of highway pegs (including the HT lower guard/pegs) you want to be carrying at least one spare front motor mount -- better, a pair of them. If you go down hard directly on the highway peg, it *will* bend your front motor mount, causing the bolt to keep coming loose, vibration and other nastiness. I've seen three KLRs where this had happened and the owner didn't realize the actual cause of the strange behavior... The front motor mounts are cheap but KHI is often out of stock so buy some when you put the highway pegs/crash bars on. And just feel lucky they bend and not the frame!

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, LDHunter wrote:

> > http://www.happy-trail.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HTP%204-1-5B > > > > Anyone have any experience with these "Nerf Bars" or have another type that > might be better? >

There are some vendors that sell a cheaper knock-off of the HT bars. SW Motech has one that is different, dunno if better or not. I think the best strategy is to sidestep the question. The IMS tank gives radiator protection and another 50-100 miles range for less than the cost of the PD Nerfs.

[greg saunders]

I have these bars on my '04 KLR. I like them. Last week while out in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming I hit a rut and was immediately flat on my right side hard enough to draw blood on my leg. The bars didn't even bend. Now if I could only find bars for my legs. To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.comFrom: judjonzz@...: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:49:05 +0000Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Playing Cards in Your Spokes vs Nerf Bars --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, LDHunter wrote:> > http://www.happy-trail.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HTP%204-1-5B> > > > Anyone have any experience with these "Nerf Bars" or have another type that> might be better?> There are some vendors that sell a cheaper knock-off of the HT bars. SW Motech has one that is different, dunno if better or not.I think the best strategy is to sidestep the question. The IMS tank gives radiator protection and another 50-100 miles range for less than the cost of the PD Nerfs. _________________________________________________________________ Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be learn how to burn a DVD with Windows . http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[boulder_adv_rider]

Bob - Several people carry nerf bars. Personally, it's one of the cheapest and best value-adding items on my list. Countless drops and I've even seen 10-ft-in-the-air let-goes off rock/sand hills where the bars saved the day. Combo the bars with the 7 gal tank and kiss breaking, scratching or otherwise destroying things bu-bye. I really like and highly recommend them. I believe mine came from Happy Trails. One improvement I made to the bars was welding bigger flanges on the top. Then I ran one single bolt through the frame connecting both flanges (similar to the sub-frame upgrade) making it stronger and easier to dis/assemble.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, LDHunter wrote: > > KLRistas, > > > > Seems to me that rather than buying a "custom" exhaust that does little more > than make your KLR louder and subject to ticketing by overzealous forest > rangers etal, you could using playing cards in your spokes ($1-$2 cost) to > give you that "Harley Sound" and spend your money on something more suited > for a KLR and what it does best. > > > > http://www.happy-trail.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HTP%204-1-5B > > > > Anyone have any experience with these "Nerf Bars" or have another type that > might be better? > > > > I'm riding my KLR more and more in the National Forest here in north Florida > and it is spending more time on it's side *COUGH* than it used to... > > > > $bob$ > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Bogdan Swider]

> > > I think the best strategy is to sidestep the question. The IMS tank gives > radiator protection > and another 50-100 miles range for less than the cost of the PD Nerfs. >

I agree since that s what I did. Tank bag users be informed, however, that the tank vents from the top of the cap, dirt bike fashion. I inserted a metal tube that turns and vents horizontally before joining the rubber line-not brain surgery. Bogdan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Aaron P]

Pictures? Or better yet, a link to your pics? I've been looking at getting one of the available nerf bars/roll cages (as it were) instead of the individual guards for the radiator & pump that are available from Dual Star. Which one of these do people have, and what kind of experience have you had with either? http://www.happy-trail.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HTP%204-1-5B http://www.happy-trail.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HTP%204-1-5B> or http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/2671/204/ http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/2671/204/> Which is better, and does either interfere with doing maintenance on the bike/engine? Thanks for the input, Aaron '02 KLR650 '05 DR200SE --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "boulder_adv_rider" wrote:

> > Bob - Several people carry nerf bars. Personally, it's one of the > cheapest and best value-adding items on my list. Countless drops and > I've even seen 10-ft-in-the-air let-goes off rock/sand hills where > the bars saved the day. Combo the bars with the 7 gal tank and kiss > breaking, scratching or otherwise destroying things bu-bye. I really > like and highly recommend them. I believe mine came from Happy > Trails. > > One improvement I made to the bars was welding bigger flanges on the > top. Then I ran one single bolt through the frame connecting both > flanges (similar to the sub-frame upgrade) making it stronger and > easier to dis/assemble. >

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[Charlie Y]

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