klr 650-----> " dr 650 "

[Kurt Grife]

The DR650 uses a gear driven counterbalencer so no chain to tension and no doohickey or spring to have issues with. Go to the parts diagrams at BikeBandit or Ron Ayers to see the differences.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Luc Legrain wrote: > > > What is the difference between the counter balancer on the Suzuki 650 and the KLR ? Do they both use a "doo" thing ? Are the suzuki 650 owners having the same issues with the doo spring and all ? >

[Craig Kahler]

I find the brake pedal on my KLR is too small and dosn't stick out far enough. Mabe I ride a little pigon toed, but I sometimes miss the pedal when I need to make a quick stop. Does anyone know of an extender for the pedal? Would it be OK to put the lever in a vice and bend it so the pedal will stick farther out, or do I risk breaking the lever. Craig Kahler [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 5:50 PM -0700 5/2/09, Craig Kahler wrote:

>I find the brake pedal on my KLR is too small and dosn't stick out >far enough. Mabe I ride a little pigon toed, but I sometimes miss >the pedal when I need to make a quick stop. Does anyone know of an >extender for the pedal? Would it be OK to put the lever in a vice >and bend it so the pedal will stick farther out, or do I risk >breaking the lever.

You can heat the lever on a turkey fryer burner and bend it quite easily. However, I would weld an extension on the toe-piece instead. Mark

[Tumu Rock]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:

> > You can heat the lever on a turkey fryer burner and bend it quite > easily. However, I would weld an extension on the toe-piece instead. > > Mark >

Works like a charm! But not recommended (aka Don't try this at home kids...do it at a friend's place!) da Vermonster