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Ross Lindberg
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mefos and fred

Post by Ross Lindberg » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:22 am

Well Mike, I will do my best to fill you in. Mefo tires are dual-sport tires made in Germany. Some folks here prefer Kendas because they are cheaper to purchase, I am one of those riders who like the Mefo tires even though they are more expensive. I switched to the Mefos from the stock Dunlops and was amazed at the difference in handling. To me, they were worth every penny. I am on my second set with 12,000 miles on the clock. I just put on the new set, and the stockers were worn out at 3,000 miles. The front Dunlop would have gone longer, but I had a small puncture in it, and wantd the front tire to match the back. As far as Fred goes, I consider him a very good friend even though we have never met other than talking on the phone. I think what he was doing in reality is steering you to his site where he has a pretty good description of all kinds of tires for the KLR, as well as some pictures so you can see what you are getting and how tires compare to each other in regards to tire tread. Fred has been very helpful to me over the past few years, has never charged me for his advice, and to date has not laughed at my sometimes stupid questions. He is the fastest at shipping parts; much faster than any other vendor I have used. Sometimes he is not the cheapest vendor, but he keeps getting my business because of his excellent customer service. I suggest you give him a try and find out for yourself. Ross Lindberg Fertile, MN
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Mike Hansen wrote: > > It was Spam. > > I asked , What is a Mefo. > > Fred Hink replies, with an offer to sell me this product. and directs me to "his" parts pages. > > Nowhere in his reply did he explain what a Mefo was. Only a sales pitch saying they are a good seller. > > I don't know anything about Fred Hink. I just received his email like I receive everyone else's. > > I have no problem with private party sales in this YAHOO group. But when I'm offered a commercal product, from a retailer , this is spam. No different then the guy at the gas station trying to sell window cleaner while your gasing up your ride. > > If I had said," I want more information about Mefo's and were I can buy them". Then Fred Hink would not have been spam. He would have been helpful. But I didnt ask that question. He could have replied. "Mike, Mefo is a tire manufacture and is a popular choice for KLR riders" But he didnt. > > I thought Mefo was an acronym. and I wanted to know what Mefo stood for > . > -Mike-

Rick McCauley
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mefos and fred

Post by Rick McCauley » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:11 am

I think we should just let it drop. We are all friends here. It was a misunderstanding. Let us speak of it no more. Rick (drowning in Illinois) A17
--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Ross Lindberg wrote: From: Ross Lindberg Subject: [DSN_KLR650] MEFOs and Fred To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 8:21 AM Well Mike, I will do my best to fill you in. Mefo tires are dual-sport tires made in Germany. Some folks here prefer Kendas because they are cheaper to purchase, I am one of those riders who like the Mefo tires even though they are more expensive. I switched to the Mefos from the stock Dunlops and was amazed at the difference in handling. To me, they were worth every penny. I am on my second set with 12,000 miles on the clock. I just put on the new set, and the stockers were worn out at 3,000 miles. The front Dunlop would have gone longer, but I had a small puncture in it, and wantd the front tire to match the back. As far as Fred goes, I consider him a very good friend even though we have never met other than talking on the phone. I think what he was doing in reality is steering you to his site where he has a pretty good description of all kinds of tires for the KLR, as well as some pictures so you can see what you are getting and how tires compare to each other in regards to tire tread. Fred has been very helpful to me over the past few years, has never charged me for his advice, and to date has not laughed at my sometimes stupid questions. He is the fastest at shipping parts; much faster than any other vendor I have used. Sometimes he is not the cheapest vendor, but he keeps getting my business because of his excellent customer service. I suggest you give him a try and find out for yourself. Ross Lindberg Fertile, MN --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, Mike Hansen wrote: > > It was Spam. > > I asked , What is a Mefo. > > Fred Hink replies, with an offer to sell me this product. and directs me to "his" parts pages. > > Nowhere in his reply did he explain what a Mefo was. Only a sales pitch saying they are a good seller. > > I don't know anything about Fred Hink. I just received his email like I receive everyone else's. > > I have no problem with private party sales in this YAHOO group. But when I'm offered a commercal product, from a retailer , this is spam. No different then the guy at the gas station trying to sell window cleaner while your gasing up your ride. > > If I had said," I want more information about Mefo's and were I can buy them". Then Fred Hink would not have been spam. He would have been helpful. But I didnt ask that question. He could have replied. "Mike, Mefo is a tire manufacture and is a popular choice for KLR riders" But he didnt. > > I thought Mefo was an acronym. and I wanted to know what Mefo stood for > . > -Mike- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

rockiedog2
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mefos and fred

Post by rockiedog2 » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:46 am

If I'm not mistaken, he is the moderator of this group
>I don't know anything about Fred Hink --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote: > > I think we should just let it drop. We are all friends here. > It was a misunderstanding. Let us speak of it no more. > > > Rick (drowning in Illinois) > A17 > > --- On Thu, 4/30/09, Ross Lindberg wrote: > > From: Ross Lindberg > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] MEFOs and Fred > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 8:21 AM > > > > > > > > > Well Mike, I will do my best to fill you in. Mefo tires are dual-sport tires made in Germany. Some folks here prefer Kendas because they are cheaper to purchase, I am one of those riders who like the Mefo tires even though they are more expensive. I switched to the Mefos from the stock Dunlops and was amazed at the difference in handling. To me, they were worth every penny. I am on my second set with 12,000 miles on the clock. I just put on the new set, and the stockers were worn out at 3,000 miles. The front Dunlop would have gone longer, but I had a small puncture in it, and wantd the front tire to match the back. > > As far as Fred goes, I consider him a very good friend even though we have never met other than talking on the phone. I think what he was doing in reality is steering you to his site where he has a pretty good description of all kinds of tires for the KLR, as well as some pictures so you can see what you are getting and how tires compare to each other in regards to tire tread. Fred has been very helpful to me over the past few years, has never charged me for his advice, and to date has not laughed at my sometimes stupid questions. He is the fastest at shipping parts; much faster than any other vendor I have used. Sometimes he is not the cheapest vendor, but he keeps getting my business because of his excellent customer service. I suggest you give him a try and find out for yourself. > > Ross Lindberg > Fertile, MN > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, Mike Hansen wrote: > > > > It was Spam. > > > > I asked , What is a Mefo. > > > > Fred Hink replies, with an offer to sell me this product. and directs me to "his" parts pages. > > > > Nowhere in his reply did he explain what a Mefo was. Only a sales pitch saying they are a good seller. > > > > I don't know anything about Fred Hink. I just received his email like I receive everyone else's. > > > > I have no problem with private party sales in this YAHOO group. But when I'm offered a commercal product, from a retailer , this is spam. No different then the guy at the gas station trying to sell window cleaner while your gasing up your ride. > > > > If I had said," I want more information about Mefo's and were I can buy them". Then Fred Hink would not have been spam. He would have been helpful. But I didnt ask that question. He could have replied. "Mike, Mefo is a tire manufacture and is a popular choice for KLR riders" But he didnt. > > > > I thought Mefo was an acronym. and I wanted to know what Mefo stood for > > . > > -Mike- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

Rick McCauley
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fork spring spacers

Post by Rick McCauley » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:22 pm

Any reason thicker walled spacers can't be used over the fork springs? The stock ones, and the ones that come with the Proggressive Springs are really thin. Rick (drowning in Illinois) A17 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

revmaaatin
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mefos and fred

Post by revmaaatin » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:33 pm

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote:
> > I think we should just let it drop. We are all friends here. > It was a misunderstanding. Let us speak of it no more. > > > Rick (drowning in Illinois) > A17 >
Hey Rick, Just between us friends, If you are still drowning, Get in the boat! or the helo. revmaaatin. I like helo's. (seriously--who really hopes you are not losing your home or family to floods.)

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