kenda k761 advice

[wantar1200gs]

I am starting to make tool tubes for KLR riders out there.. If anyone woudl liek one let me know.. I will be asking around $25 plus shipping.. feel free to email me with questions.. Slipper21@...

[David Bell]

I have been thinking about building one. Do you have pics? maybe cheaper and quicker to buy one from you. db ----- Original Message ---- From: wantar1200gs To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:30:57 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR tool tubes... I am starting to make tool tubes for KLR riders out there.. If anyone woudl liek one let me know.. I will be asking around $25 plus shipping.. feel free to email me with questions.. Slipper21@aol. com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, David Bell wrote:

> > I have been thinking about building one. Do you have pics? maybe cheaper and quicker to

buy one from you.

>

You can build a tool tube for less than ten bucks, or you can pay about the same price for one of the tractor manual holders. Give the guy credit for his enterprise, but I would not pay 25 bucks for something I can make with left-over spud gun parts.

[Greg May]

Hi Robert, I have a set of 761's on my 04 that are in their second summer. I believe that the mileage is about 9000kms on the rear and 7000kms on the front. The centre groove disappeared from the back completely somewhere around maybe 6000 but I would suspect that the rear would last another maybe 5000kms if you were to wear it right out, The front will need to be replaced because of scalloping before it wears out, I'm a hard front breaker. I run front and rear at 32psi which seems fine so I never bothered playing with different pressures and never bother airing them down if I take them off road. On road and on dry pavement they work pretty well, track straight, no wobbles and hang on great in the twisties, chicken strips maybe 1/8" wide with no problems and no drama. On dusty pavement in 1st or 2nd you can drift the rear a little without much problem but it is very predictable, the front just hangs in there with no slip that I could ever detect. In the wet they seem fine but to be honest because of the big tread blocks with no sipes I tread pretty easy, they don't strike me as a tire I would like to push in the wet. Off road as I said I never bother airing down, used like this in anything that resembles mud, especially the clay around where I live they plainly suck...read avoid it. On gravel and hard trails they work fine as long as you don't mind the bike moving around a fair amount, I've never had anything bad happen but like knobbies on pavement the 761's on dirt are vague. Turn sharp at low speed and the front will skate and push, like any Kawasaki dirt bike I have ever ridden slide ahead on the seat, get lots of weight on the front wheel and apply power while turning and all is pretty happy. The worst thing I have found about these tires off road is going down steep hills, without knobs and the weight off the back tire the back end slides very very easily and I have never been able to get enough weight on the back tire to stop this, basically have to use the front brake to control your descent, certainly not my choice of how to do it. Anyway I'm quite pleased and would probably buy another set, my riding by the way is maybe 50% paved back roads, 40% gravel to woods roads and trails and maybe the last 10% split somehow between highways and single track trails.....Hope this helps and have a great evening......Greg

--- On Wed, 10/1/08, Robert Wayne wrote: From: Robert Wayne Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Kenda K761 advice To: "Group" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Received: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 12:05 PM Looking at a set of Kenda 761's for my A18. Does anyone have any constructive advice as to street traction (wet and dry) and expected mileage with this model? Thanks! robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bob]

My site has been down for some time but up again. If you go there you will see how I made a small PVC tool tube that is located in front of the KLR battery. I later made a longer one that fits on the left side under the seat. A friend had a Suzuki DR that had a tool case locted there. These both are small diameter storage tubes. http://mysite.verizon.net/ftworthred/ -- Secret of Happiness is Lower Expectations [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]