klr protection

**Woodman** · 28th October 2008, 19:35

keep me posted. ride sounds great, am free most weekends etc, dunno if I got Quasis bike or not, actually not sure who Quasi is.

but the previous owner seemed to look after it as there wasn,t a scratch on it.(there are a few now).

**pete376403** · 28th October 2008, 20:08

Originally Posted by Woodman

keep me posted. ride sounds great, am free most weekends etc, dunno if I got Quasis bike or not, actually not sure who Quasi is.

but the previous owner seemed to look after it as there wasn,t a scratch on it.(there are a few now).

If you've got an '05 KLR then you haven't got Quasis (he of Quasimoto riding apparel) bike - he had an '08

**Padmei** · 29th October 2008, 06:53

Ah I should read the details more clearererly...

**Woodman** · 30th October 2008, 19:04

Gotit locally, still don,t know about gaurds etc, i might change my mind if I bend something, but have come off twice and only damage so far is when me boot caught the radiator shroud and ripped it off.

**kiwiklr** · 7th November 2008, 16:15

I got my guards made up by a local engineer off a design i pilfered off the net($200) and since then have had two low speed offs on gravel roads/tracks that would have caused at best a lot more cosmetic damage and at worst clocked the water pump... money well spent as is the ventura light guard... What made me decide to get them (and ascerbis hand guards) was the bike falling over while I shut a gate on the meyer pass and a rock missing the engine case by bugger all! the clamp on the clutch lever was broken but the miracle of cable ties got me home...Check the photo out below, you can see where my rad cowl got torn off and rear indicator got busted but thats about it.. luckily, i met an old block who had some cable ties to put the shroud back til i got home. I had given the last of mine to a guy a while ago with a F650 whose rack had broken. There should be a special place in heavan for the bloke who invented them and the bloke who invented duct tape as well..

**Woodman** · 7th November 2008, 16:32

Originally Posted by kiwiklr

I got my guards made up by a local engineer off a design i pilfered off the net and since then have had two low speed offs on gravel roads/tracks that would have caused at best a lot more cosmetic damage and at worst clocked the water pump... money well spent as is the ventura light guard... What made me decide to get them (and ascerbis hand guards) was the bike falling over while I shut a gate on the meyer pass and a rock missing the engine case by bugger all! the clamp on the clucth lever was broken but the miracle of cable ties got me home...

Ordered a bash plate and some radiator guards and a rear m/cyl guard off the net last night after inspection revealed a big-ish impact mark on l/h case, and the plastic bash guard won,t last much longer going by the damage already inflicted on it. KLR's don't have a lot of ground clearance do they?

**RedKLR650** · 7th November 2008, 16:47

Originally Posted by kiwiklr

.......... What made me decide to get them (and ascerbis hand guards) was the bike falling over while I shut a gate on the meyer pass and a rock missing the engine case by bugger all!

Funnily enough, the first time my KLR fell over was also when parked at a gate in Meyers Pass when the bike was about a month old

Stu

**Woodman** · 7th November 2008, 21:35

Originally Posted by RedKLR650

Funnily enough, the first time my KLR fell over was also when parked at a gate in Meyers Pass when the bike was about a month old

Stu

Note to self: Stay on KLR and let someone else open gate if ever at Meyers pass.

**Moki** · 21st November 2008, 05:34

Originally Posted by Woodman

anyone got their klrs kitted out with rad gaurds etc, or are they a waste of time.

Complete, utter waste of time and money...until the bike gets dumped on the left side. If the rad gets munched you would likely still be able to make it home as long as you're moving at a good clip to provide cooling. However, if the mashed rad does not continue to hold it's contents-it's curtains.

**Woodman** · 21st November 2008, 20:02

Originally Posted by Moki

Complete, utter waste of time and money...until the bike gets dumped on the left side. If the rad gets munched you would likely still be able to make it home as long as you're moving at a good clip to provide cooling. However, if the mashed rad does not continue to hold it's contents-it's curtains.

So as long as I don't fall off it will be ok??

After much thought I have decided that I will no longer allow myself to fall off.