[dsn_klr650] kawasaki is asking us for input with an online sur

[ron criswell]

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> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Kawasaki is asking us for input with an online survey > > I like all those suggestions....with maybe an inch lower seat height....fuel injection....6 gears would be nice with a low, low first. I wouldn't care if it raised the price a thousand or two. Then it would be pretty perfect. > > R Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 7, 2013, at 3:34 PM, David Nichols wrote: > >> Kawasaki is asking us for input with an online survey. At first it looks like it's only about color and graphics but they do have some questions about how important weight, handling etc. is to you. I used the last question to write what I think they should include as standard equipment. It was asking for comments about color and graphics but I ignored that rule. We should all reply with our wishes, they would have to listen to us if so many spoke up. I didn't talk about the doohickey, that's been done and they would probably throw my survey away... >> >> Link to survey: >> https://kawasaki.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8q9pHGd6NelL4nr >> >> Here's my answer: >> Please consider adding the following as standard equipment: Aluminum skid plate, serrated steel foot pegs, hand brush guards with wrap around aluminum spines connected to the bar ends, Plastic IMS Products gas tank, ATO style fuses instead of glass types, 320 mm diameter front brake rotor with a dual piston caliper, cartridge style front fork with adjustable damping and preload, upgraded rear shock with heavier spring rate, modern MOSFET Regulator/Rectifier, Higher output stator (400 watts), and a louder horn. This would make the KLR650 a perfect Dual Sport/Adventure Bike. >> >> P.S. I liked the olive green color scheme with this graphic: >> https://kawasaki.qualtrics.com/SE/Graphic.php?IM=IM_8tSGbnofRPXGrc1 >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >>

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[Eddie]

The 08' and up bikes have modern fuses and I'm not sure where you heard street bikes have to have a steel tank. I know of at least one model that's had a plastic tank since 2001 - the Honda GL1800. I can't remember which bike it was. But, at some point I also recall working on a sport bike with a plastic fuel tank. Different footpegs, they probably have in their inventory somewhere. So, a few modest changes wouldn't hurt the price. The biggest change to cost, I see, would be if they got rid of the carb and went with fuel injection. If they can do it on the euro-spec Ninja 250 and the 300, why not the KLR? Increased h.p., mpg and reliability + no more tuning for altitude, etc...?? Sign me up! =) eddie

----- Original Message ----- From: Desert Datsuns To: DSN KLR650 Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 5:10 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Kawasaki is asking us for input with an online survey Keep in mind that all those "additions" cost money, and would raise the base price of a stock bike. The low introductory price is one of the reasons the KLR is so popular. I would only include no-cost changes, like the fuses and foot pegs. Also, having a plastic tank isn't possible. In order to be sold as a street bike motorcycles must have a steel tank. This is why all "real" street bikes have metal tanks. That's the difference between the Suzuki DRZ400E and DRZ400S. Ryan Phoenix [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]