major site overhaul...

[gregpaul]

The dreaded headlight fuse got me. Headlight & tail light quit working. Looked at fuses under the seat... both were just fine. Checked EVERYTHING else on bike and was ready to begin the knashing of teeth... then remembered a wise man on the list saying, "Check" the fuse... don't just look at it, so I pulled the fuse, laid a bolt across the holder and "WHOOSH" the light came on! Actually it wasn't really that loud. Anyway, I remember another on the list saying they replaced the 10 amp fuse with a 15 amp. If I do this will I burst into flames riding down the freeway should it short out? Will it destroy anything other than me? Thanks in advance for any info. Greg in Dallas

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> of teeth... then remembered a wise man on the list saying, "Check" > the fuse... don't just look at it, so I pulled the fuse, laid a bolt > across the holder and "WHOOSH" the light came on! Actually it wasn't > really that loud. Anyway, I remember another on the list saying they > replaced the 10 amp fuse with a 15 amp. If I do this will I burst > into flames riding down the freeway should it short out? Will it > destroy anything other than me?

I replaced mine with a 15amp, which I thought was especially necessary because I switched to a 55/100 H4 bulb. I eventually replaced ALL the fuse holders with the flat blade inline type, (Buss), and - of course - all the glass fuses with the little plastic flat bladed ones. 15amp at the radiator for the head& taillight, the others were left at the stock amp size. Switching the fuse holders is a VERY easy, and straight-forward procedure that eliminates the possibility of fuse failures due to breakage and such. The Buss brand holders come with rubber caps that seal over the fuse, so it's a fairly weatherproof installation. (Anal retentive that I am, I also ran electrical tape around the "seam.") I would suggest soldering the connections, and protecting them with heatshrink tubing. Remember to slip the tubing over the wires BEFORE you solder the connections. (Grinning) I hope that helps, Mark Wise men still seek Him... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr A15 My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@... HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/

[gregpaul]

Mark, VERY nice site. You did put a lot of work into it. I did notice one "glitch" tho..... no dents, dirt or scratches on the KLR.... Of course this must be a "factory" picture. )) Greg in Dallas

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" wrote: > I've done a couple of things that I think will dramatically improve the > use of my KLR website, and would be pleased to have any and all check it > out at http://klr6500.tripod.com/. Please let me know if anything is out > of whack with the navigation bars, or anything else. > > - Upgraded to Tripod PLUS plan, for *significantly* more bandwidth and NO > ADS! > - Major overhaul of pages. (Tables now, NOT frames!) This is a much more > "professional" site, done in Dreamweaver 4. > > And, of course, it remains an absolute freebie. I'm just paying back the > list for all the help I've received - maybe now *I* can help someone. > Again, please let me know if things aren't working correctly. There could > always be a glitch, but I think I've gotten the pages quite compatible. > > http://klr6500.tripod.com/ > > Thanks very much, > Mark > > > Wise men still seek Him... > > Mark St.Hilaire, Sr > A15 > > My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If > you don't get a response, please try: > KLR6500@h... > > HomePage: > http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html > KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: > http://klr6500.tripod.com/