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[Van]

Let me get this straight??? You paid $90 for a guard for a headlight?? And how much are headlights these days?? Just Curious! Van A&

> whole setup. The price for a standard black unit I believe is now $90. He

[punkynsquirt@cs.com]

Hi Van: I paid $60 including shipping for one of Chris' first (like a prototype) batch. Now the price has gone up. I wanted the guard for protection during adventure touring in places like South America where it may be difficult to find anything. Aside from that it is damn cool looking. If it doesn't turn you on -- don't buy it. If nobody buys at $90, maybe he'll drop the price. It's all about supply and demand and the bottom line is profit. I could wear a garbage bag to keep the rain off, but I choose to wear an expensive rain suit. To each his own. Lew Waterman Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo Greenacres, Florida

[Steve Swede Swedhin]

About 55 bucks. Bought one last year. Now use clear rubber guard from Dual Star-if I remember right, under $10-no problems yet. "Swede" "Mjollnir"-A11

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Van" wrote: > Let me get this straight??? > > You paid $90 for a guard for a headlight?? And how much are headlights > these days?? > > Just Curious! > > Van > A& > > > whole setup. The price for a standard black unit I believe is now $90. He

[Jonathon Cassell]

I also use the Dual Star clear rubber guard. Jes' fine. I put in a high- wattage bulb, and it's still ... jes' fine. Cheaper and better. Weird. -Spike

> About 55 bucks. Bought one last year. Now use clear rubber > guard from Dual Star-if I remember right, under $10-no > problems yet. > > "Swede" > "Mjollnir"-A11

[thesquasher@hotmail.com]

Unfortunately bears and squirrels don't sell headlights. If you break a headlight when you're out in the woods you may not be able to drive home, if you drive home at night. Most of the busted headlights on motorcycles comes from someone in front of you kicking up a rock or roosting you with rocks. Also truck tires can pick up rocks on the highway and launch them at you.

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Van" wrote: > Let me get this straight??? > > You paid $90 for a guard for a headlight?? And how much are headlights > these days?? > > Just Curious! > > Van > A& > > > whole setup. The price for a standard black unit I believe is now $90. He

[Harry Thames]

I agree that Chris' headlight guard looks great but its too heavy duty for my taste. I have been using a piece of plexi-glass to protect my KLR headlight for the last 6000 miles with good results. I can't wait to see the winch mounts for the dual-sports. Harry Thames South Carolina

[Guy B. Young II]

When I was at NOAB, I noticed one of the bikes had a headlight guard similar to the one that Big Cee lists. Instead of the tube type supports Chris' offers, this one looked like it used 1" flat bar attached to the upper and lower fairing support screws. Of course, I didn't think to ask at the time, but does anyone know if this was a homebrew version, or one that is comercially available? TIA Guy A16

[David Walker]

Trying to decide to which guard I want on the headlight. Clear plastic like my Connie has or the bolt on screen. I'm leaning towards the screen not trusting the glue on the Velcro tabs. ________________________________ From: RobertWichert To: k650@... Cc: DSN KLR650 DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 8:53:38 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Replacement Thanks Walt! Robert P. Wichert P.Eng LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 4/10/2011 11:57 AM, k650@... wrote: > Remove black cover, remove bulb connector, and pop off chrome retaining > clip. > > Walt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of RobertWichert > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 14:04 > To: DSN KLR650 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Replacement > > Hey folks, > > Do I need to remove the front fairing to replace the headlight bulb? It > looks "possible" without removing it, but I would appreciate advice. It > also looks like "maybe" the black shroud behind the fairing needs to > come off. Yes? > > > Cheers on a wonderful sunny day to go riding! > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Fred Hink]

What year is your KLR? I am not aware of any wire stone guards for the late model KLR, so I would guess that you have an early model KLR. I believe that the plastic guards could block the flow of air to cool your headlight and could cause heating problems with a higher wattage bulb. Ventura makes a good plastic guard for the late model KLRs. http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/images/ventura_lightguard.jpg Since the late model KLR headlight is much more expensive than the early model KLRs, I would suggest a Ventura guard. If you have an early model KLR, I would recommend the wire stone guards. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: David Walker Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 7:14 AM To: DSN KLR650 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Guard Trying to decide to which guard I want on the headlight. Clear plastic like my Connie has or the bolt on screen. I'm leaning towards the screen not trusting the glue on the Velcro tabs. ________________________________ From: RobertWichert To: mailto:k650%40verizon.net Cc: DSN KLR650 Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 8:53:38 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Replacement Thanks Walt! Robert P. Wichert P.Eng LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 4/10/2011 11:57 AM, mailto:k650%40verizon.net wrote: > Remove black cover, remove bulb connector, and pop off chrome retaining > clip. > > Walt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of RobertWichert > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 14:04 > To: DSN KLR650 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Replacement > > Hey folks, > > Do I need to remove the front fairing to replace the headlight bulb? It > looks "possible" without removing it, but I would appreciate advice. It > also looks like "maybe" the black shroud behind the fairing needs to > come off. Yes? > > > Cheers on a wonderful sunny day to go riding! > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Gary Thacker]

I have a screen over my 07 and it works fine. I was just thinkin about the clear plastic thing. Would it work it you mounted it on some kind of standoffs? You know like a space between the lamp and the protector. It may be the way they come idono. Gary Souderton, Pa. To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; longhaul877@... From: moabmc@... Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:51:35 -0600 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Guard What year is your KLR? I am not aware of any wire stone guards for the late model KLR, so I would guess that you have an early model KLR. I believe that the plastic guards could block the flow of air to cool your headlight and could cause heating problems with a higher wattage bulb. Ventura makes a good plastic guard for the late model KLRs. http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/images/ventura_lightguard.jpg Since the late model KLR headlight is much more expensive than the early model KLRs, I would suggest a Ventura guard. If you have an early model KLR, I would recommend the wire stone guards. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: David Walker Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 7:14 AM To: DSN KLR650 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Guard Trying to decide to which guard I want on the headlight. Clear plastic like my Connie has or the bolt on screen. I'm leaning towards the screen not trusting the glue on the Velcro tabs. ________________________________ From: RobertWichert To: mailto:k650%40verizon.net Cc: DSN KLR650 Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 8:53:38 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Replacement Thanks Walt! Robert P. Wichert P.Eng LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 4/10/2011 11:57 AM, mailto:k650%40verizon.net wrote: > Remove black cover, remove bulb connector, and pop off chrome retaining > clip. > > Walt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of RobertWichert > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 14:04 > To: DSN KLR650 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight Replacement > > Hey folks, > > Do I need to remove the front fairing to replace the headlight bulb? It > looks "possible" without removing it, but I would appreciate advice. It > also looks like "maybe" the black shroud behind the fairing needs to > come off. Yes? > > > Cheers on a wonderful sunny day to go riding! > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]