cycle world missed the boat

[RobertWichert]

Dear Kawasaki, How to improve the KLR 650 1) More gears 2) Less weight Thanking you in advance, Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 9/8/2012 2:52 AM, achesley43@... wrote: > > I had bought a DR650 a few years back after selling my KLR to a > friend. After about a year of it, playing about in South Louisiana, > Arkansas, and Big Bend, TX., I sold it and at 1st opportunity, bought > my old '00 KLR back from my friend. > At that time, I was weighting about 240 so had to beef up the DR's > suspension to get the sag set close to where I wanted it. I enjoyed > the lighter weight of the DR and that was about the only thing as I > don't do the high tech riding at my then age of 68. I never did like > the lack of low end feel of the engine and going a tooth down on the > counter did help it out a bit. But it never had the low rpm lug of the > KLR. > Plus I was cramped on it, probably from being on KLR's since '92 and > BMW GS's from '95 to '07. Then a DL1000 for 14 months and 16K miles > before going to my present '07 Bandit S I bought as a left over in the > spring of '08, which has a corrected 66K miles on it now. > Hence, back to my old '00 KLR and really not planning on another bike, > Unless, Kawasaki chooses to put FI on the KLR. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Eddie]

> [Original Message] > From: RobertWichert > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 9/8/2012 10:31:56 AM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Cycle World missed the boat > > Dear Kawasaki, > > How to improve the KLR 650 > > 1) More gears > > 2) Less weight

+ 3) Eliminate the doohickey altogether 4.) Upgrade to fuel injection. 5) Dual rotor front brakes

[mark ward]

Ways to "Up-grade" a HEAVY F250 (3/4ton) truck = turn it into a light duty f150 (1/4ton) I did up size the rotor and Better pads (per Johns advice) Do to I carry ALOT of gear on trips. (camping, rain, Flyfishing, including waders, etc.) and have made some pretty hairy FAST stop's, on highways & freeway's any harder, and the front wheel would have been sliding. I haven't tryed locking them. SO OVERSIZE with BETTER GREEN PADS Will do. Lighter? Woud it handle all the extra weight and gear, and freeways? I almost bought a KTM 990, Or F800, But found with fuel injection comes a computor, That equals = NO BUMP STARTING, when far from anywhere and you have low voltage for what ever reason. (oop's I left the key on.) I LOVE MY KLR650 WART'S AND ALL (Ya dump a HOT, RICH, woman, with WARTS, But NOT a KLR. LOL)

--- On Sat, 9/8/12, eddie wrote: From: eddie Subject: [DSN_KLR650] upgrades from the start. To: "KLR650 list" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012, 2:36 PM > [Original Message] > From: RobertWichert > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 9/8/2012 10:31:56 AM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Cycle World missed the boat > > Dear Kawasaki, > > How to improve the KLR 650 > > 1) More gears > > 2) Less weight + 3) Eliminate the doohickey altogether 4.) Upgrade to fuel injection. 5) Dual rotor front brakes [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RobertWichert]

It is "possible" to make a stronger frame out of lighter material or even use a stressed engine design (maybe). It is definitely possible to make a lighter muffler. How about an alloy fuel tank. It's steel, right? Allow bars. Alloy swing arm. Delete rear fender B.S. For the new ones, the fairings need to get way lighter or go away. Forks? Dunno. Triple-tree? Alloy? Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 9/8/2012 8:35 AM, mark ward wrote: > > Ways to "Up-grade" a HEAVY F250 (3/4ton) truck = turn it into a light > duty f150 (1/4ton) > > I did up size the rotor and Better pads (per Johns advice) Do to I > carry ALOT of gear on trips. (camping, rain, Flyfishing, including > waders, etc.) and have made some pretty hairy FAST stop's, on highways > & freeway's any harder, and the front wheel would have been sliding. > I haven't tryed locking them. > > SO OVERSIZE with BETTER GREEN PADS Will do. > > Lighter? Woud it handle all the extra weight and gear, and freeways? > > I almost bought a KTM 990, Or F800, But found with fuel injection > comes a computor, > That equals = NO BUMP STARTING, when far from anywhere and you have > low voltage for what ever reason. (oop's I left the key on.) > > I LOVE MY KLR650 WART'S AND ALL > (Ya dump a HOT, RICH, woman, with WARTS, But NOT a KLR. LOL) > > --- On Sat, 9/8/12, eddie > wrote: > > From: eddie > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] upgrades from the start. > To: "KLR650 list" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012, 2:36 PM > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: RobertWichert > > > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > Date: 9/8/2012 10:31:56 AM > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Cycle World missed the boat > > > > Dear Kawasaki, > > > > How to improve the KLR 650 > > > > 1) More gears > > > > 2) Less weight > > + > > 3) Eliminate the doohickey altogether > > 4.) Upgrade to fuel injection. > > 5) Dual rotor front brakes > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[achesley43@ymail.com]

Keeping the bike so simple is what keeps the price down. But, I would easy like go for a few more 100 bucks with FI.