stainless steel oil filters

[bryanonfire]

Hi Group, A friend of mine is thinking about getting a dual sport for the same reasons I have my KLR: some short commuting and errands, but mainly so she can ride street legal for a hundred or more miles on paved roads and then out on Forest Service or BLM roads, no hard-core trail riding. We both live south of Phoenix, there are endless miles of great back roads in AZ. She's probably about 5'4" and 120 pounds, very athletic and strong for her size. Right now she's riding a small Honda dirt bike for practice, I think it's a 150. This would be her first street legal motorcycle. What's out there that's light and short enough for her size, but with enough power to handle an hour or two on state highways with fairly steep grades at 60 mph before going onto fire and mining roads? Can most of the smaller DS bikes be retro-fitted with larger tanks for touring? I don't know much about motorcycles, my '03 KLR is the only one I've ever had, but I know a lot of you are experienced with a variety of machines. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Bryan Burke

[E Hines]

The WR250R is a great dualsport bike, but tall and expensive. They still make the KLR250 and it is not as tall and much cheaper. ________________________________ From: bryanonfire To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, October 4, 2011 6:22:25 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] nklr: dual sport for smaller person? Hi Group, A friend of mine is thinking about getting a dual sport for the same reasons I have my KLR: some short commuting and errands, but mainly so she can ride street legal for a hundred or more miles on paved roads and then out on Forest Service or BLM roads, no hard-core trail riding. We both live south of Phoenix, there are endless miles of great back roads in AZ. She's probably about 5'4" and 120 pounds, very athletic and strong for her size. Right now she's riding a small Honda dirt bike for practice, I think it's a 150. This would be her first street legal motorcycle. What's out there that's light and short enough for her size, but with enough power to handle an hour or two on state highways with fairly steep grades at 60 mph before going onto fire and mining roads? Can most of the smaller DS bikes be retro-fitted with larger tanks for touring? I don't know much about motorcycles, my '03 KLR is the only one I've ever had, but I know a lot of you are experienced with a variety of machines. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Bryan Burke [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[John Biccum]

A couple of suggestions is rough stack ranked order; Kawasaki Super Sherpa Suzuki DR200 Yamaha TW200 (a fat tire bike) Also work checking out if she can handle a kick start bike: Honda XL250, Honda XL350R From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bryanonfire Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 4:22 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] nklr: dual sport for smaller person? Hi Group, A friend of mine is thinking about getting a dual sport for the same reasons I have my KLR: some short commuting and errands, but mainly so she can ride street legal for a hundred or more miles on paved roads and then out on Forest Service or BLM roads, no hard-core trail riding. We both live south of Phoenix, there are endless miles of great back roads in AZ. She's probably about 5'4" and 120 pounds, very athletic and strong for her size. Right now she's riding a small Honda dirt bike for practice, I think it's a 150. This would be her first street legal motorcycle. What's out there that's light and short enough for her size, but with enough power to handle an hour or two on state highways with fairly steep grades at 60 mph before going onto fire and mining roads? Can most of the smaller DS bikes be retro-fitted with larger tanks for touring? I don't know much about motorcycles, my '03 KLR is the only one I've ever had, but I know a lot of you are experienced with a variety of machines. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Bryan Burke [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

Well at her height, the dual sport bikes are a problem because of seat height. I forget, is the KLR seat height 35 inches (which sometimes is a problem for me at 5' 8" or 9 depending). Actually inseam is the real deal. Mine is 30." if she has long legs, that is good. KLR's can be lowered on the older ones with an accessory dog bone but reduces suspension effectiveness. I think the new models have lower seat heights? I think you can lower DR 650's easily and also the old DR 350's if you can still find one. The new 650 BMW GS single has a 30 inch seat height I think. Another option is that fat tired Yamaha TW 200 that I think has Fairly low seat. I have talked to 2 guys who have actually ridden those things cross country (not an Interstate cruiser). Harley's are a favorite for short people. Low seats. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Oct 4, 2011, at 6:22 PM, "bryanonfire" wrote: > Hi Group, > > A friend of mine is thinking about getting a dual sport for the same reasons I have my KLR: some short commuting and errands, but mainly so she can ride street legal for a hundred or more miles on paved roads and then out on Forest Service or BLM roads, no hard-core trail riding. We both live south of Phoenix, there are endless miles of great back roads in AZ. > > She's probably about 5'4" and 120 pounds, very athletic and strong for her size. Right now she's riding a small Honda dirt bike for practice, I think it's a 150. This would be her first street legal motorcycle. > > What's out there that's light and short enough for her size, but with enough power to handle an hour or two on state highways with fairly steep grades at 60 mph before going onto fire and mining roads? Can most of the smaller DS bikes be retro-fitted with larger tanks for touring? > > I don't know much about motorcycles, my '03 KLR is the only one I've ever had, but I know a lot of you are experienced with a variety of machines. Any advice will be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bryan Burke > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[judjonzz]

The first bike that comes to mind is the Kawasaki 250 Super Sherpa. Nice low seat height, electric start, capable of at least keeping up on the highway. The yamaha XT225 and XT250 are worth a look, as is the TW200, perhaps overextended on the highway, and not much suspension, but capable of going anywhere. The street-legal iteration of the Honda CRF230 is also a candidate. If it doesn't have to be a new bike, I like the Suzuki DR350SE, perhaps a littler tall, but easily lowered with links from Norm Kouba.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "bryanonfire" wrote: > > Hi Group, > > A friend of mine is thinking about getting a dual sport for the same reasons I have my KLR: some short commuting and errands, but mainly so she can ride street legal for a hundred or more miles on paved roads and then out on Forest Service or BLM roads, no hard-core trail riding. We both live south of Phoenix, there are endless miles of great back roads in AZ. > > She's probably about 5'4" and 120 pounds, very athletic and strong for her size. Right now she's riding a small Honda dirt bike for practice, I think it's a 150. This would be her first street legal motorcycle. > > What's out there that's light and short enough for her size, but with enough power to handle an hour or two on state highways with fairly steep grades at 60 mph before going onto fire and mining roads? Can most of the smaller DS bikes be retro-fitted with larger tanks for touring? > > I don't know much about motorcycles, my '03 KLR is the only one I've ever had, but I know a lot of you are experienced with a variety of machines. Any advice will be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bryan Burke >

[Mike Frey]

I've seen several good suggestions and will repeat some while commenting. All bikes mentioned below have lower seat heights, therefore, I am leaving out KLX-250, WR-250, etc. 250cc: Kawasaki KL250 Super Sherpa - probably the best choice but hardest to find. I have one, so I'm biased. Yamaha XT-225 or XT-250 - almost as good as the Sherpa, easier to find one of these. Honda CRF-230L - probably new only, they've only been out for 2 or 3 years Suzuki DR-200SE - although a good bike, the least capable on this list. 300-400cc: Suzuki DR-350 - available used only, not easy to find, seat height higher than the 250s. Can be lowered. 650cc: Suzuki DR-650SE. Common. Lowering kit available. Gel seat lowers it even more. Good bike. BMW F 650 GS - good bike, but expensive. Seat height as low as 30" (that's lower than all the 250s) Back to the bike I have, the Kawasaki Super Sherpa: they'll run at 60 mph all day long, light and agile, only down side (based on what you asked for) is the small gas tank. You'll hit reserve at 100 miles, and have about 50 miles more until the tank runs empty. The Super Sherpa owners are as loyal to their bikes as the KLR people are to theirs. Low maintenance and virtually unbreakable. Mike

On 10/4/2011 7:22 PM, bryanonfire wrote: > > Hi Group, > > A friend of mine is thinking about getting a dual sport for the same > reasons I have my KLR: some short commuting and errands, but mainly so > she can ride street legal for a hundred or more miles on paved roads > and then out on Forest Service or BLM roads, no hard-core trail > riding. We both live south of Phoenix, there are endless miles of > great back roads in AZ. > > She's probably about 5'4" and 120 pounds, very athletic and strong for > her size. Right now she's riding a small Honda dirt bike for practice, > I think it's a 150. This would be her first street legal motorcycle. > > What's out there that's light and short enough for her size, but with > enough power to handle an hour or two on state highways with fairly > steep grades at 60 mph before going onto fire and mining roads? Can > most of the smaller DS bikes be retro-fitted with larger tanks for > touring? > > I don't know much about motorcycles, my '03 KLR is the only one I've > ever had, but I know a lot of you are experienced with a variety of > machines. Any advice will be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bryan Burke > >

[JWF]

I'll go with the SS replaceable once I decide it filters as well. Also (sorry Fred), there are other such filters for the KLR, cheapest of which is the Outlaw, which gives very little info except for the claim of 30 microns. Twenty bucks. Anybody? http://outlawracingproducts.com/ouraprreoilf.html

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, david gay wrote: > > I just ordered a new oil tube from Fred's, and saw his Stainless steel oil filter. Is their any advantage other than being reuseable? (At least I hope for $70.00 they are). I remember some group memeber's talking about paper filters, but didn't pay attention at the time. (Figures) Dave > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >