klr 600 info

[Bill Pratt]

I am looking for opinions on helmet choice: During a five week KLR (August - September) trip in Asia, what is the helmet of choice? Dual Sport with goggles or Full face? I am considering wearing a full face Shoei RF-800 with tinted visors for day and clear by night. I where glasses and plan on using some sort of Cloth in front of my mouth and nose area for filtering dust. The roads should be about 50 % dirt and 50 % paved. Average daily rides will be 250 miles...with the longest 400 miles...and rain will most probably be expected for part of the trip. Tires will be Gripsters. Your comments are appreciated...several of us going on the trip read this list and appreciate the combined power, knowledge and wisdom of the members. Thanks, Bill Pratt, STOC 117, A-11 Mill Creek, WA http://homepages.msn.com/resortrd/billp117 "No matter where you go...there you are."

----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan L Henderson" To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Helmets, Sources > > >would be appreciated. Once I know my helmet size I > >would like to order it from a wholesaler, does anyone > >have good sources that they would like to recommend? > > > >Thanks, > >Brad Davis > >A?? (I don't have my KLR yet) > > > I bought a Shoei RFR because it is a good full face helmet and the only one > I could find that would fit over my head. I did find one snowmobile helmet > that would fit but didn't like the snowmobile logo on my road helmet. I > bought mine locally because they actually had one I could try on and the > price was as good as the catalogs. > Alan Henderson A13 Iowa > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The world's largest musician community, with over 50,000 gear > reviews and over 15,000 pages of content, is a click away. > http://click.egroups.com/1/3737/5/_/911801/_/958426372/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

[Yusseri Yusoff]

On Mon, 15 May 2000, Bill Pratt wrote:

> I am looking for opinions on helmet choice: > > During a five week KLR (August - September) trip in Asia, what is the > helmet of choice? Dual Sport with goggles or Full face? >

Anybody suggested the BMW System 3 yet (or is it 4 now)? Flip-up similar to the Nolan wotsit. Whereabouts in Asia, btw? Yus A1

[Bogdan Swider]

> During a five week KLR (August - September) trip in Asia, what is the > helmet of choice? Dual Sport with goggles or Full face? >

With a Nolan N70 you can have both or a combo such as full face with visor. Why compromise? Bogdan

[Kurt Simpson]

> During a five week KLR (August - September) trip in Asia, what is the

helmet

> of choice? Dual Sport with goggles or Full face?

I would try and find an Arai DualSport...MAW is rumored to still have some. It would be perfect as you have the best of all worlds. Otherwise, I'd be tempted to go with the cooler lighter in weight dual sport with goggles big enough to cover your glasses. Kurt

[k650dsn@aol.com]

In a message dated 05/15/2000 4:52:09 PM Mountain Daylight Time, y.yusoff@... writes: << Anybody suggested the BMW System 3 yet (or is it 4 now)? Flip-up similar to the Nolan wotsit. >> Last I heard, System helmets are not available in the US. Besides, everyone is smart enough not to pay $400+ dollars for one. Gino

[RM]

On Sat, 20 May 2000, Van wrote:

>I was wondering what would be a good helmet to buy?

One that fits well and is Snell certified. The best thing to do is to hit the local motorcycle shops and start trying them on. If you want a road helmet, a popular lower-cost lid is the HJC CL-12 along with the slightly higher-priced LT-12. The Shoei RF-R (cheaper) and RF-800 (more expensive) are good mid-priced lids. If you want an MX helmet, I dunno. I can't find any that fit (all are too small). RM

[Steven I. Timm]

The one that fits...Spend more money you get a better helmte. Full Helmet? Enduro? Or Nolan, flip up? It's up to you... This should piss off the snivals on the list...

----- Original Message ----- From: "RM" To: "Van" Cc: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 18:09 Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Helmets > > On Sat, 20 May 2000, Van wrote: > > >I was wondering what would be a good helmet to buy? > > One that fits well and is Snell certified. > > The best thing to do is to hit the local motorcycle shops and start trying > them on. > > If you want a road helmet, a popular lower-cost lid is the HJC CL-12 along > with the slightly higher-priced LT-12. The Shoei RF-R (cheaper) and > RF-800 (more expensive) are good mid-priced lids. > > If you want an MX helmet, I dunno. I can't find any that fit (all are too > small). > > RM > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Missing old school friends? Find them here: > http://click.egroups.com/1/4055/5/_/911801/_/958871402/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

[Alan L Henderson]

At 09:04 PM 5/20/2000 -0000, you wrote:

>I was wondering what would be a good helmet to buy? > >

One that fits your head! Sounds like a joke but believe me it's not. Find some place that has helmets and try them on then go to another place and repeat. I wound up with a Shoei RFR xxl, tried on the RF800 but it didn't fit. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa

[Gord Hunt]

I have a 1984 KLR 600 with 12000 kms on it. It has so far been very reliable and performance is excellent. I will go 170Km/hr on the highway and I've taken it to the drag stip and run high 15's (hard to launch - wants to wheelie). I ride 150Kms a day on the highway on it rain or shine. I dropped the front sprocket to a 14 tooth and installed Pirelli MT21 (Dot knobbies) These mods really improve performance in the dirt but the tires are a little weird on pavement. The biggest problem I have with the bike is fuel mileage. I can only go about 180Kms before I need to fill up again. Usually hit reserve at 150. It's kind of a pain cause I need to fill up every day. If you have any specific questions I'll be happy to answer. $1500 seems like a good price if it's in good condition. Later, Gord 1984 KLR 600 1977 KZ750 Twin (just bought it on Thurs) 1986 Bronco II 1979 Can Am 400

>Hello, > I am looking to buy a used on/offroad bike. Besides riding on the >street I will also be doing some light trail riding. I have found a >1986 KLR600 in my area for $1500. It is in excellent shape. Is this a >good bike? How is it's relaibility and performance? Also does $1500 >sound about right? Any other info you can give is greatly >appreciated!! Thanks in advance......Mike

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