KLR riders out there

[Padmei]

My intimators have turned up. Woodman yours must be close. How about doing them in the weekend?

[NordieBoy]

My intimators have turned up. Woodman yours must be close. How about doing them in the weekend?

Drop in and show them to Simon at Morleys before they go in.

The little piston valve is cool eh

[Woodman]

My intimators have turned up. Woodman yours must be close. How about doing them in the weekend?

Got to work today and they were sitting on me desk. spent considerable time wondering how the hell they can do anything.mmmmmmm Lots of stickers which is good.

Sorry can't put them in this weekend cos am going scalloping in Golden bay (if the takaka hill is open), and next week is out too cos working in Blenheim all week
got to fit the raising links too. Gonna be interesting to see what happens to the beasts aye.

[NordieBoy]

Ferkin huge sticker

[Woodman]

Ferkin huge sticker

have to stick it on the car.

What weight oil did you use?? it specifies 5w but I have 10w. What diff will it make?

[NordieBoy]

have to stick it on the car.

What weight oil did you use?? it specifies 5w but I have 10w. What diff will it make?

Big difference.
The weight affects the rebound damping.

Normal RaceTech emulators use 10w but you have to drill out the compression holes in the damper rods.
The Intiminators are tuned for 5w so you don't have to do any drilling/modding and can put them back to stock if you want.

[Padmei]

I fitted the intimators this weekend (thanks Marks for info) & have posted in the Ricor thread of KLRnet my findings. Apologies to riders of other makes of bikes.

Let me know what you think I should do...

http://www.klr650.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72228

[JATZ]

I fitted the intimators this weekend (thanks Marks for info) & have posted in the Ricor thread of KLRnet my findings. Apologies to riders of other makes of bikes.

Let me know what you think I should do...

http://www.klr650.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72228

Interesting and thorough report there Padmei, made me chuckle just a little bit too

Now instead of faffing about with it.......just ride the effing thing

[pete376403]

Just read your post on KLR650.net - notice you have a GPS on the bike.
How accurate / inaccurate is the standard speedo? I get an attack of the guilts every time I see a cop cos I think I'm going way to fast, even thought the speedo is only indicating 100 - 105k. I got pinged for 118 down kaikoura, and I'm sure that the speedo was indicating 110 at the time. (Bastard cop in a grey Honda Accord mufti)

[JATZ]

Just read your post on KLR650.net - notice you have a GPS on the bike.
How accurate / inaccurate is the standard speedo? I get an attack of the guilts every time I see a cop cos I think I'm going way to fast, even thought the speedo is only indicating 100 - 105k. I got pinged for 118 down kaikoura, and I'm sure that the speedo was indicating 110 at the time. (Bastard cop in a grey Honda Accord mufti)

I've always found my speedo reading higher than the GPS, on the DR, 105-107
on the speedo was 100 on GPS, on the Triumph 120 on the speedo is 117-116 on the GPS

[Squiggles]

After iodine stopped stinging... Did ya actually do it? XD

[Woodman]

bloody good report on your intimate misers there padmei.If you can't really notice any difference where do you go from here, thicker oil? longer spacers? shorter spacers?? what??

Should get mine in next weekend and am getting a bit nervous as to whether they will make a difference or not. Fitted the raising links this morning, but haven't been for a ride yet. Bike definitely sits higher and will be interesting to see what the extra progression effect has. (does)

[Padmei]

How accurate / inaccurate is the standard speedo?

For petes sake Pete this is an itimator report. Comeon man pull youreslf together. The future success of Ricor shocks is riding on my outcomes & yo want to know trivial things like accuracy of the speedo?

Actually I can't remember that well as I only use it to gauge speed & not the speedo. IIRC 110 on the speedo is pretty safe to cruise at ithout getting a ticket.

If you can't really notice any difference where do you go from here, thicker oil? longer spacers? shorter spacers?? what??
Fitted the raising links this morning, but haven't been for a ride yet. Bike definitely sits higher and will be interesting to see what the extra progression effect has. (does)

Not sure about where I go next. I haven't read the thread yet on KLRnet so I may have been offtrack with my testing preocedure. Raising links worry me as I find it pretty tall already however for a tall bike it sure sits low - a better spring would be the go.


Calling warewolf & Nordieboy stop listening to police scanners & get over here...

[Padmei]

Now instead of faffing about with it.......just ride the effing thing

But thats not the point Jatz I want to know if these really work or if I've wasted my kids chrissy present money.

[NordieBoy]

Weird.
On the (mighty) DR I'm running about 45mm sag with me on it.
Grabbing the front brakes and it dosn't dive through the travel like with the stock setup.

The reduced dive should be very noticeable under brakes.

I still feel bumps but some you'll be expecting to feel significantly and it glides over them.

It seems to work with most effect on squarer edged bumps.