[dsn_klr650] center stand anomaly ???

[jwflower53]

So the teen girl wants to ride the '81 Honda CB125S to school and work (If I can get it running...). I need to outfit her safely, on a budget. We have helmets, gloves and boots pretty well covered, but we need convenient, safe and economical clothing. We're thinking a textile suit to wear over her school clothes and stash in the topbox. Decent armor, preferably waterproof/resistant but we could get her a rainsuit to go over it if necessary. Any ideas?

[David Bowden]

Cycle gear is having a great sale on freeze out gear and waterproof jackets ($150) and pants($90) they also have a bunch of other stuff thats rainproof

On Oct 21, 2012 3:14 PM, "jwflower53" wrote: > > > > So the teen girl wants to ride the '81 Honda CB125S to school and work (If I can get it running...). I need to outfit her safely, on a budget. We have helmets, gloves and boots pretty well covered, but we need convenient, safe and economical clothing. We're thinking a textile suit to wear over her school clothes and stash in the topbox. Decent armor, preferably waterproof/resistant but we could get her a rainsuit to go over it if necessary. Any ideas? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

The ideal piece of gear for your purpose is probably the Aerostich Roadcrafter. The original one-piece was intended to be quick, convenient commuter gear. It's good stuff, but a new one probably costs more than the Honda. Probably the cheapest way to get body armor is to get MX gear. Bohn was marketing some touring/commuter armor at one time, but I haven't read too much about it lately. There is also a wide range of armored synthetic riding gear, usually separate pants and jacket, in the lower price ranges. Dunno what kind of selection there is for a young girl; depends on her size, probably. Cheaper Than Dirt and Bob's are just a couple of places you can look,.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "jwflower53" wrote: > > So the teen girl wants to ride the '81 Honda CB125S to school and work (If I can get it running...). I need to outfit her safely, on a budget. We have helmets, gloves and boots pretty well covered, but we need convenient, safe and economical clothing. We're thinking a textile suit to wear over her school clothes and stash in the topbox. Decent armor, preferably waterproof/resistant but we could get her a rainsuit to go over it if necessary. Any ideas? >

[John Biccum]

I agree the Roadcrafter is perfect but hardly inexpensive, unless perhaps compared to a series of skin grafts. One great place to get well-cared for Aerostitch gear used at reasonable prices is the IBMWRA website marketplace. This site is the home of the national BMW riders association. Typical reason for selling: seller gained or lost so much weight that the suit does not fit anymore. I have both bought and sold 'Stitch gear on this site and my experiences were both overwhelmingly positive with both buyer and seller doing exactly as they said they would do, when they said they would do it. Of course YMMV, so caveat emptor. http://marketplace.ibmwr.org/ads/etcs

>The ideal piece of gear for your purpose is probably the Aerostich

Roadcrafter. The original one-piece was intended to be quick, convenient commuter >gear. It's good stuff, but a new one probably costs more than the Honda. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RobertWichert]

The two piece Roadcrafter top can also be used as a jacket, but if you go with ATGATT, one piece is the way to go. They come it great color combinations. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 10/22/2012 9:49 AM, John Biccum wrote: > > I agree the Roadcrafter is perfect but hardly inexpensive, unless perhaps > compared to a series of skin grafts. > > One great place to get well-cared for Aerostitch gear used at reasonable > prices is the IBMWRA website marketplace. This site is the home of the > national BMW riders association. Typical reason for selling: seller gained > or lost so much weight that the suit does not fit anymore. I have both > bought and sold 'Stitch gear on this site and my experiences were both > overwhelmingly positive with both buyer and seller doing exactly as they > said they would do, when they said they would do it. Of course YMMV, so > caveat emptor. > > http://marketplace.ibmwr.org/ads/etcs > > >The ideal piece of gear for your purpose is probably the Aerostich > Roadcrafter. The original one-piece was intended to be quick, convenient > commuter >gear. It's good stuff, but a new one probably costs more > than the > Honda. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ian Francisco]

I've been buying Fieldsheer gear lately. The jackets are good bang-for-the-buck. The zippers seem to be the weakest link in these circa-$100 jackets. I would think a separate pants and jacket combo would be easier to deal with on a commute than a suit. I wear some knee/shin guards either under or over my pants in lieu of actual motorcycle pants. http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/just_for_women/textile_jackets_and_pants/fieldsheer/womens_roma_2_textile_motorcycle_jacket.html These shin guards work best under the pants since they do not have a thigh strap. The pants need to be baggy though. But the price is right and the quality is good; sturdy straps and Velcro. I wear these in cool or cold weather and wear some Fox off-road shin guards outside my jeans in hot weather. http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/armor/elbow_shoulder_knee:_worn_on_the_body/thor/sector_off_road_motorcycle_knee_guards_2009.html I also wear a mil-spec hi-viz vest and run extra lights on the bike. Being seen is priceless. http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/underwear_visibility_and_misc_/visibility_vests/fieldsheer/on_base_2_motorcycle_textile_vest.html I know if I were putting my daughter on a bike I'd want her in a full body armored suit complete with airbags! Hoping she is the sensible type and will wear All The Gear All The Time, -- Ian Francisco http://www.scarletfuries.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scarlet-Furies/121218125931 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[mark ward]

Threw Yellowstone and other parts out west, I delt with the Detours, Smoke, and even could feel the heat differance a few times. AND LACK OF MOTEL ROOMS. (fire fighters had them book for miles)

--- On Tue, 10/23/12, Ron Haraseth wrote: From: Ron Haraseth Subject: Fw: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Center Stand Anomaly ??? To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 3:30 PM Just part of the adventure: http://sdrv.ms/QDKvIZ http://sdrv.ms/TdmDhN From 2011 Magruder/Lolo solo 450 miler. (Different fire from the flat tire story). Ron -----Original Message----- From: RobertWichert Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:02 AM To: Ron Haraseth Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Center Stand Anomaly ??? A FIRE?!?!?!?!? I'd be riding on the rim. No kidding. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 =============================================== On 10/23/2012 7:06 AM, Ron Haraseth wrote: > > After over 40 years and no flats out in the remote lands, I had 2 in 2011 > and 1 this last year. The picture has a story...was turned back from the > intended destination due to a fire so I took an alternate route. Lost the > front tire and took to patching the tube using one long heavy stick for a > jack and one smaller for the support. Was getting REAL dark, by mid > afternoon. The fire had taken a run and ran right through were I fixed the > flat that evening. Now I carry both new HD tubes as well as patch > material. > 2nd flat even more remote a couple weeks later was due to poor prior patch > job, but had a new HD tube this time. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: revmaaatin > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 9:16 PM > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Center Stand Anomaly ??? > > If you have not looked up r's pictures below, look them up and the rest as > well. > > Tell us about this > https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=5cdaa034425a7fff&id=5CDAA034425A7FFF%214055&sff=1#cid=5CDAA034425A7FFF&id=5CDAA034425A7FFF%213985 > > and how you used two sticks to change a front tire. > > You must be unlucky. > I only get rear flats. cough. > > IRT to your comments about the footpeg bolts; > I refer to them as one year bolts. = anything after one year, you are > lucky.... > I use a hex head, grade 8.8 available at Fastenall installed at 18ft/lbs. > > BONUS ROUND! > Buy an extra set and put them in your tool box. They will fail (again) > and it is a drag to have to go find a 35cent bolt to make the pig fly > again. > DAILY DOUBLE > If one bolt has failed, replace them all. > > by the way, nice work on the nut replacement. > > revmaaatin. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > , Ron Haraseth wrote: > > > > Rather common issue. I don't know if it is because of the center stand > > though. The nuts in the frame mounted box tend to strip out. The load > > from > > standing on the pegs far outweighs the load of the center stand. I cut > > the > > face of the box off the right side, fabbed a new plate and tacked > two (2) > > nuts stacked on each hole to increase the the amount of threads engaged. > > Welded the assembly back on and no more problem. Probably will repeat on > > the left side some day just for insurance. > > > > pics: http://sdrv.ms/TnrkHB http://sdrv.ms/TnrfDM > > http://sdrv.ms/Tnri2u > > http://sdrv.ms/TnrdMe > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: eddie > > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:49 PM > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Center Stand Anomaly ??? > > > > OK, I wonder if any of you have ever had the following happen to your > > KLR's > > Center Stand, assuming you have a center stand........... seven (7) > years > > ago, I installed an after-market center stand, I think the brand is > > Afrika. > > A few days ago I noticed that the left foot peg was a tad loose, when I > > tightened it, I noticed that one of the two bolts that secures the > center > > stand and the foot peg seemed stripped. I figured I'd have to take care > > of > > that soon. Today, when I went out to ride, the foot peg fell off! Fell > > right off! Seems that both of the bolts were stripped. The bolts, the > > foot > > peg, and the center stand show signs of friction wear. My guess is that > > over time, when I pushed up to get the KLR on the center stand, the > center > > stand would move enough to wear out the bolts threads. 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