(klr650) bent handle bar

[Jim Fortner]

It would have been a BS ticket. Which more than likely would have been tossed in court. After it was discovered the stop light sensors were not working with your KLR. Unless the court is just into revenue generation.

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Tom wrote: > ** > > > Here in the Greensburg, Pa. area I have a few traffic signals that will not > turn when the KLR is stopped. I have tried two different store > > bought magnets and I went to Radio Shack and got the components to make one > myself and it did not work. > > A intersection where it comes to a 4 lane highway where the light does not > work with the KLR is a bit dangerous to pull out into, I > > usually waited until another vehicle would come to make the light change. > One night on the way to work I got tired of waiting and as > > soon as I committed myself I saw headlights coming around the corner behind > me and the next thing I knew I had the RED & BLUE lights behind me. > > It was the Pennsylvania State Police in a unmarked car. I pulled over at > the entrance where I used to work (State Prison) and told him my story about > dealing with the borough and that stop light. > > When a bunch of my friends that were coming to work at the time stopped and > kept telling the officer to give me a ticket he asked me > > what was up with that and I told him I worked there. I don't know if it was > because I was a corrections officer that he did not give me a ticket. > > If the problem involves digging up the highway to fix the traffic signal I > am sure the borough is not going to dig it up for my KLR. > > Some of the local borough police have motorcycles and they told me that the > signal does not change for them also. > > Tom > SW Pennsylvania > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Luc Legrain]

Thanks for the feed back, yes I rode the bike after I dropped it,Robert is correct I does not affect the ride but It just bothers me to see some thing out of line ( I am a level and plumb bob kind of guy). **Fred** I guess I will have to check your site to see what kind of "tricks" you offer and then I probably will call your 1-900 number to find out how "tricky" you are .... Yes , no mistake I wrote 1-900 ( $4.50 for the first minute and $3.50 after that, as advertised, correct ? ) ........ Just kidding . Thanks Y'all ________________________________ From: Fred Hink To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; Luc Legrain Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 10:29:33 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] (klr650) bent handle bar Straightening steel handlebars will make the steel softer and will cause them to bend easier the next time. Send me your credit card and I ll show you some tricks ........ Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Luc Legrain Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 8:05 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] (klr650) bent handle bar Guys, I dropped my '05..not riding.. on the pavement (concrete) it fell straight down on the left side and bent the left grip at about a 8 to10 degree angle compared to the right..throttle.. side . Stock handle bar . Any tricks you would know of to fix that ? Thanks. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mike Frey]

There are several states where it is legal to turn left on red after a full cycle of the lights. PA is not one of them. However, I do it on a regular basis. One intersection the first one with a light is about a mile away on my usual route when heading north (and it s within sight of a police station) will NEVER turn green for a left turn unless there are two or more bikes, or if a car pulls up behind you. I routinely run the red when it is safe to do so. Another traffic signal is at an intersection of a 4 lane state highway and a lightly traveled county road and has a left turn arrow. I ll sit through that one for one or two cycles of the light, knowing it s not going to change, then proceed when safe. Meanwhile, traffic is whizzing past me on the right, most vehicles traveling well above the 55 MPH speed limit. On that road, and countless others across the USA, you have 4 choices: 1) Wait until a car comes along and triggers the light. With each minute sitting there, you are at risk of being hit from behind by someone who didn t see you . ...Dangerous. 2) Get off the bike, run across the road, and hit the pedestrian button, and wait for the light to change (not always an option). ...Dangerous. 3) Merge back into traffic that is going straight and turn elsewhere, where it is legal. VERY dangerous, especially on the multi lane road mentioned above. 4) Turn left when there is no oncoming traffic and the light is green in your direction of travel (if you were not turning). I'll go with choice #4 every time. I've never been pulled over, but I don't recall ever seeing a patrol car while doing it. If I ever do get pulled over, I will be polite, explain the situation, and take what comes. Mike From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:59 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] re: Running Stop Lights Here in the Greensburg, Pa. area I have a few traffic signals that will not turn when the KLR is stopped. I have tried two different store bought magnets and I went to Radio Shack and got the components to make one myself and it did not work. A intersection where it comes to a 4 lane highway where the light does not work with the KLR is a bit dangerous to pull out into, I usually waited until another vehicle would come to make the light change. One night on the way to work I got tired of waiting and as soon as I committed myself I saw headlights coming around the corner behind me and the next thing I knew I had the RED & BLUE lights behind me. It was the Pennsylvania State Police in a unmarked car. I pulled over at the entrance where I used to work (State Prison) and told him my story about dealing with the borough and that stop light. When a bunch of my friends that were coming to work at the time stopped and kept telling the officer to give me a ticket he asked me what was up with that and I told him I worked there. I don't know if it was because I was a corrections officer that he did not give me a ticket. If the problem involves digging up the highway to fix the traffic signal I am sure the borough is not going to dig it up for my KLR. Some of the local borough police have motorcycles and they told me that the signal does not change for them also. Tom SW Pennsylvania