KLR riders out there

[Padmei]

Personally i never got to the price of the rear ones or any specs etc. Did they come with a free set of steak knives, no not just one set of steak knives but with every free set of steak knives you will get not one but two sets of steak knives absolutely free.
So how much were the rear ones.

ricor shocks

What??? steak knives???

Are you mental or something?

No Woodman they're shocks - not shocks like you had at that special place mummy left you at for a few weeks while she went shopping - shocks like underneath the seat on your motorcycle. You know that make the wheels turn & stuff!!!

Man alive!! ...steak knives for goodness sake, You realise this is all going on the report...

steak knives he said, yes really he did, steak knives - in front of everybody

[Woodman]

ricor shocks

What??? steak knives???

Are you mental or something?

No Woodman they're shocks - not shocks like you had at that special place mummy left you at for a few weeks while she went shopping - shocks like underneath the seat on your motorcycle. You know that make the wheels turn & stuff!!!

Man alive!! ...steak knives for goodness sake, You realise this is all going on the report...

steak knives he said, yes really he did, steak knives - in front of everybody

Speaking of stea err suspension, how are you finding your Diamante atf equipped front end now?

[JATZ]

ricor shocks

What??? steak knives???

Are you mental or something?

No Woodman they're shocks - not shocks like you had at that special place mummy left you at for a few weeks while she went shopping - shocks like underneath the seat on your motorcycle. You know that make the wheels turn & stuff!!!

Man alive!! ...steak knives for goodness sake, You realise this is all going on the report...

steak knives he said, yes really he did, steak knives - in front of everybody

Now if they were giving awy some of those scisors that can cut through a penny, with the knives, I'd be in.
Seriously...... I've been trying to track down some revolutionary bar weights that go inside the bars to cut down on vibration. I know Ricor were working on some. Fullah on ADVrider with an 800 was testing a set.

MMMMMMM....... Steak

[Padmei]

Now if they were giving awy some of those scisors that can cut through a penny, with the knives, I'd be in.
Seriously...... I've been trying to track down some revolutionary bar weights that go inside the bars to cut down on vibration. I know Ricor were working on some. Fullah on ADVrider with an 800 was testing a set.

MMMMMMM....... Steak

WTF Scissors cutting thru pennies? Bar ends to stop vibration?? FFS Jatz slap yourself for me will ya?

Speaking of stea err suspension, how are you finding your Diamante atf equipped front end now?

Well I'm not sure. Lets be honest - I wouldn't know the difference in handling between a sack of spuds & a sack of kumaras.

I 'think' I feel more smaller bumps & the front feels a lot harsher which is what I'd imagined would happen. I haven't bottomed out yet which I usually do - good point!!

I have however had 2 offs in the last 2 rides I've had & they have been in the same place - the steepish loose rock bit before the bridge going up the Maunga. Once was going up & once going down. Both times I was feeling like I was riding well, so relaxed & confident yet not complacent. Each time the front wheel just bounced off a small rock & sent me off the track without any time to react. Tyre pressures were normal - around 20 - 21psi so may have been coincidence & bad luck/ placement, or... the front end not being compliant enough to soak up the little bumps...

I'm not sure at this stage but will keep the springs in to see if things improve or are a pita.

Wadaya think

Interesting reading in KLRnet how some guys are demodding their bikes re jets & pipes due to the bad fuel performance (well & they aren't into loud pipes)

[Woodman]

WTF Scissors cutting thru pennies? Bar ends to stop vibration?? FFS Jatz slap yourself for me will ya?



Well I'm not sure. Lets be honest - I wouldn't know the difference in handling between a sack of spuds & a sack of kumaras.

I 'think' I feel more smaller bumps & the front feels a lot harsher which is what I'd imagined would happen. I haven't bottomed out yet which I usually do - good point!!

I have however had 2 offs in the last 2 rides I've had & they have been in the same place - the steepish loose rock bit before the bridge going up the Maunga. Once was going up & once going down. Both times I was feeling like I was riding well, so relaxed & confident yet not complacent. Each time the front wheel just bounced off a small rock & sent me off the track without any time to react. Tyre pressures were normal - around 20 - 21psi so may have been coincidence & bad luck/ placement, or... the front end not being compliant enough to soak up the little bumps...

I'm not sure at this stage but will keep the springs in to see if things improve or are a pita.

Wadaya think

Interesting reading in KLRnet how some guys are demodding their bikes re jets & pipes due to the bad fuel performance (well & they aren't into loud pipes)

Interesting about the front end issues you are having now, can't say I have noticed that but have also had a few offs where the front has gone (big river), but more due to slipperyness than bouncing.

The demodding thing is interesting too. Since I raised the needle my fuel consimption has gone up noticeably. I still get the same range from a tankful now but the tank is now 5 litres bigger. The extra throttle response at lower revs is worth it though and it has stopped me riding so much close to the redline. Thinking of getting a new pipe (cos I can get em cheap) but they are a bit loud and I don't like loud pipes especially offroad.

[NordieBoy]

I've been trying to track down some revolutionary bar weights that go inside the bars to cut down on vibration. I know Ricor were working on some. Fullah on ADVrider with an 800 was testing a set.

Ricor Vibranators.
About $75us

[marks]

Ricor Vibranators.
About $75us

we fitted a set to my sons kdx200 - made a really noticeable reduction to vibration on the pro taper contour bars he has fitted (had to ream out the inside of the bars a bit for clearance - not sure why I had to pay the $120 for the new drill we needed to do it with...)

these guys make good stuff

[Big Dave]

Returned the long term KLR to Kiwi Rider yesterday.

With some sadness. I've been using it as my daily ride for about 6 weeks and really enjoyed it.

Jumped back on my buell. it's actually a lot like the KLR as a very versatile bike - with 60 more ponies and road tyres. Twice the price too.

[marks]

Interesting about the front end issues you are having now, can't say I have noticed that but have also had a few offs where the front has gone (big river), but more due to slipperyness than bouncing.

The demodding thing is interesting too. Since I raised the needle my fuel consimption has gone up noticeably. I still get the same range from a tankful now but the tank is now 5 litres bigger. The extra throttle response at lower revs is worth it though and it has stopped me riding so much close to the redline. Thinking of getting a new pipe (cos I can get em cheap) but they are a bit loud and I don't like loud pipes especially offroad.

I really noticed that the front end is less slippery with the intiminators fitted - same as the improvement you get when you fit new tires. it just seems more stable/glued

I'm trying to figure out how I can sneak the cost of the rear shock out of our budget without swmbo noticing....

demodding ???

fecking septic pussies. - the bike is so much more fun with all the carb/airbox/exhaust mods - who cares if I can only go 300km on a tank instead of 400

[Moki]

.... the bike is so much more fun with all the carb/airbox/exhaust mods - who cares if I can only go 300km on a tank instead of 400

Couldn't have said better myself......

[Woodman]

demodding ???

fecking septic pussies. - the bike is so much more fun with all the carb/airbox/exhaust mods - who cares if I can only go 300km on a tank instead of 400

Like I said, to fix your range get a bigger tank.

[cooneyr]

Like I said, to fix your range get a bigger tank.

Whoa just a minute! I though the beauty of the KLR vs the DR is that you didn't have to buy a bigger tank??

Cheers R

[Eddieb]

Like I said, to fix your range get a bigger tank.

'cept it didn't work for you did it.

[NordieBoy]

Whoa just a minute! I though the beauty of the KLR vs the DR is that you didn't have to buy a bigger tank??

Unless your old tank has a hole in it...

[Woodman]

Whoa just a minute! I though the beauty of the KLR vs the DR is that you didn't have to buy a bigger tank??

Cheers R

Ironic really, The main reason I got a klr was because of the tank size vs a Dr tank size. Me old bike only had about 200k range and it just ruined a good days exploring.
I didn't get this tank for range but even though it is 5 0r 6 litres bigger my range is still about 400 to a tank, mind you when i first got the klr and was only going to ride it on the road, 440k was do-able.