sanding mefos - more on the experiment

[sjpye2001]

Hey folks, It's been a few years since I last posted here, sold my KLR back in '03, wow....time flies!! Anyway, back in those days there were a few people posting here that owned KLRs and Concours. I just bought a used '04 Concours for my spouce and I'm looking for some info. Anyone know of a good FAQ group or retail sites for lowering kits, bar risers etc?? Any pointers appeciated, Steve Pye

[wayne adamson]

Hi Steve,try C.O.G........... http://www.concours.org/ How are things in Goose Bay?.......................... -Wayne" The difference between an adventure and an ordeal is attitude"(unknown)-2007A-21 KLR650(it's a manly Fire Engine Red)-1995 R100RT-1991VW Westy GL-ABC 6461 MOA-71007 http://adamsonadventuresii.blogspot.com/

----- Original Message ----- From: "sjpye2001" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:15 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR Connie info > Hey folks, > > It's been a few years since I last posted here, sold my KLR back in '03, > wow....time flies!! > Anyway, back in those days there were a few people posting here that owned > KLRs and Concours. I just bought a used '04 Concours for my spouce and I'm > looking for some info. > Anyone know of a good FAQ group or retail sites for lowering kits, bar > risers etc?? > Any pointers appeciated, > Steve Pye > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

[Spike55]

Rev: I figured what was good for the goose was good for the gander: I also sanded the high ridge of sloping cleats down the middle of the front tire (see addtional photo). I took the bike out for a spirted test ride and I'm here to tell you that you can not only survive but thrive on 'regenerated' tires. The tires seem a bit quiter too. I think that this method will dress up odd wear patterns on dual-sport tires but I would not try this with street tires unless I had a controlled mecahanized process like a 'tire lathe'. Don R100, A6F (Sorry Rev for a repeat e-mail on this but I wanted to close the loop on the experiment with a public posting.)

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Spike55" wrote: > > > > I'm experimenting again. All of know that feeling when starting into an aggressive lean (hard road) for a turn on well worn knobbie to semi-knobbie tires. You can feel it get up on that sharp edge, of a squared off tire, and it starts to walk out on you. > > > > I was dirt riding two weekends ago and a '98 KLR rider stopped to talk. He had taken a recip-saw to his outside knobbies to round off the rear Kendra again. It looked like a mess to me. He said he had Dyna-Beads in the tire and that compensated for inbalances he might have produced with his inconsistent attacks on individual knobs. > > > > I felt that the concept was correct but the method he used could produce even more problems, so ... I used my belt sander with 40 grit. I put the bike up on the center stand and weighed down the front so the rear wheel was up in the air and spun freely. You can control the wheel rotation speed by angling the sander and I was usually in the 60 deg off of the center line. This kept the wheel moving to avoid producing any flat spots but not too fast. I frequently stopped to assess where and how much rubber was coming off. > > > > The current tires have nearly 6,000 miles. You can see for earlier pictures in that same album how square a 7,000 mile MEFO looks versus one that has been sanded off. I'm going to check out the performance once the weather clears up but I think I shouldn't feel that annoying transition anymore. > > > > Don R100, A6F > > > > Don, > Your experiment has validity. > > I just watched 'On Any Sunday' for the first time (yeah--54y/0-and never seen it) and in it, they are whacking away at their tires with a razor blade. > Slotting some lugs, shaving others. > Did it work, I mean, really work? > It did in their mind, and that is where most of the race is won. > and of course-- > a fast bike helps. > > I will be watching to hear it works for you. > Remember to go into this with the caution of a military test pilot--very slow transitions at first because--you are now a KLR test pilot--going where MEFO never intended you to go. > The slow transitions will allow you less damage to bike and self should it go badly. > It shouldn't go badly, shrug, but who knows. You have changed the engineers intent--and the profile you are used to riding. > Did I say very slow transitions? > I meant to say, very, very, slow transitions. > Preferably on the very best, car-less road you can find. > > revmaaatin. who on more than one occasion said, "You can have the flight pay back" cause I AIN'T flying THAT. >