neat tool/toy (non klr)

[mark ward]

A compact winch, "The Bringalong" (full name) by adventure engineering. 7"x4"x3" Pricey but cool tool. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[bryanonfire]

Hi group, A member was selling a sheepskin seat cover and I thought I would chime in. I looked at the one he got, but decided to just buy a $50 sheepskin at IKEA, have four attachment loops sewn on by a friend with a heavy duty sewing machine, and tie it to the KLR with parachute cord. The blinding bleached white turns to a natural cream color in a couple of weeks. The sheepskin is way, way better than a padded nylon cover like you can buy for ATVs at Walmart. It's cool in summer and warm in winter. (I live in Southern AZ, and it is great when the sun is blazing.)Eases the pain of long rides and I even untie it and put it under the sleeping bag at night, along with a Therma-rest. It probably wouldn't be that great in rain, but for dry riding it's fantastic. I have no idea why I don't see more sheepskins on motorcycles, but it's the best cheap farkle I've ever done. They dry out in a couple years but for $50 it's practically free. The Mongols and Turks rode all over civilization with nothing but sheepskins under their butts. 'nuf said. Bryan

[albatrossklr]

That is a great idea... the only caution i would give is to get a skin that is not dyed or bleached... the dyeing process depletes the natural lanolin which gives the skin a nice feel and protects it from rain. On a happy note, the nice lady at Alaskan Leather told me how to modify the KLR skin to fit my ST1300; It worked and looks great, so the skin is no longer for sale. Keep well KLR'ers albatross

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "bryanonfire" wrote: > > Hi group, > > A member was selling a sheepskin seat cover and I thought I would chime in. I looked at the one he got, but decided to just buy a $50 sheepskin at IKEA, have four attachment loops sewn on by a friend with a heavy duty sewing machine, and tie it to the KLR with parachute cord. The blinding bleached white turns to a natural cream color in a couple of weeks. > > The sheepskin is way, way better than a padded nylon cover like you can buy for ATVs at Walmart. It's cool in summer and warm in winter. (I live in Southern AZ, and it is great when the sun is blazing.)Eases the pain of long rides and I even untie it and put it under the sleeping bag at night, along with a Therma-rest. It probably wouldn't be that great in rain, but for dry riding it's fantastic. > > I have no idea why I don't see more sheepskins on motorcycles, but it's the best cheap farkle I've ever done. They dry out in a couple years but for $50 it's practically free. > > The Mongols and Turks rode all over civilization with nothing but sheepskins under their butts. 'nuf said. > > Bryan >