boboneleg Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 14/02/2022 at 14:05, Sir Fallsalot said: I'm running Michelin Enduro Medium for the first time on the rear of my XTrainer bloody good all round tyre just bought a new front ready for when the stock tyre wears out That means Fred will be buying one for the front in 2024 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: So I was like, "let's check out this new remote route through the wilderness!" and THREE DAYS LATER we made it home. Turns out that it was most likely a drug smuggling track not a normal trail... lol. Good job you're young and fit, some of those trails look like goat tracks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Bummer with the clutch but I guess it wasn't expecting that ride at the beginning of it's life. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 26 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: Bummer with the clutch but I guess it wasn't expecting that ride at the beginning of it's life. Neither was I. Having said that, I didn't flog the shit out of it any more than usual, and even if I did it should have endured more than 220km of punishment. I wonder if it was not adjusted right from the factory, or if something went wrong when they chucked the aftermarket levers on? It doesn't make sense to get 90,000km out of one set of clutch plates on the KTM and 220km from one set of clutch plates on the KLX... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 hours ago, boboneleg said: Good job you're young and fit, some of those trails look like goat tracks I could have done with a tow from a few mountain goats a few times there... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 56 minutes ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Having said that, I didn't flog the shit out of it any more than usual, and even if I did it should have endured more than 220km of punishment. I wonder if it was not adjusted right from the factory, or if something went wrong when they chucked the aftermarket levers on? It doesn't make sense to get 90,000km out of one set of clutch plates on the KTM and 220km from one set of clutch plates on the KLX... It's a Kawasaki Grace.......whereas the other 3 Japs could well last a lifetime, Kwaks are not even guaranteed to last a lunchtime! What you say @Tym? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I think she would look great on a Kawasaki. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Just now, Tym said: I think she would look great on a Kawasaki. She's got a new one......and it's fucked up after 220km! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Tym said: I think she would look great on a Kawasaki. Diplomatically avoiding the question haha Well done I have a slight soft spot for Kwakas because my first road bike was a zzr250... the beginning of many things 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: I have a slight soft spot for Kwakas @Tym has a soft spot for Kwaks as well......his doohickey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Diplomatically avoiding the question haha Well done I have a slight soft spot for Kwakas because my first road bike was a zzr250... the beginning of many things My soft spotz my wallet thats why im still on my KLR.... If i was somebody id ride a Yamaha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, XTreme said: @Tym has a soft spot for Kwaks as well......his doohickey! I did my own doohickey after Tammy showed me how. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tym said: My soft spotz my wallet thats why im still on my KLR.... If i was somebody id ride a Yamaha. off road yammies like hen's teeth around here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 43 minutes ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: off road yammies like hen's teeth around here The best is rare how many of you on this world! One so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, Tym said: The best is rare how many of you on this world! One so far. Careful @Grace (BikeHedonia)......Tym is switching into Smooth Talking Motherfucker mode! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Just an old country boy trying to be polite. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Neither was I. Having said that, I didn't flog the shit out of it any more than usual, and even if I did it should have endured more than 220km of punishment. I wonder if it was not adjusted right from the factory, or if something went wrong when they chucked the aftermarket levers on? It doesn't make sense to get 90,000km out of one set of clutch plates on the KTM and 220km from one set of clutch plates on the KLX... I guess it's possible the cable was adjusted wrong but would think you'd notice it sliding with your experience. I also wonder as it's a road going model whether its not as good a clutch as the off road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: I guess it's possible the cable was adjusted wrong but would think you'd notice it sliding with your experience. I also wonder as it's a road going model whether its not as good a clutch as the off road. Yeah I definitely didn't notice any slipping until the final hill where it gave out rapidly and totally. I think you might be right about quality though. Although the klx230r and klx230 have basically the same engine, their maintenance schedules are unbelievably different. The R is clearly in a different performance (and stress) league than the standard, and it makes you wonder what else has been bodged on the inside to keep the cost of the standard edition down, on the assumption that it won't be working so hard. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Yeah I definitely didn't notice any slipping until the final hill where it gave out rapidly and totally. I think you might be right about quality though. Although the klx230r and klx230 have basically the same engine, their maintenance schedules are unbelievably different. The R is clearly in a different performance (and stress) league than the standard, and it makes you wonder what else has been bodged on the inside to keep the cost of the standard edition down, on the assumption that it won't be working so hard. They didn't put car oil with those friction additives in there did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, XTreme said: They didn't put car oil with those friction additives in there did they? Nah this came straight from the factory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Thank you for everyone's thoughts by the way, I appreciate it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 29 minutes ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Nah this came straight from the factory Not sill on the running in oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Yeah I definitely didn't notice any slipping until the final hill where it gave out rapidly and totally. I think you might be right about quality though. Although the klx230r and klx230 have basically the same engine, their maintenance schedules are unbelievably different. The R is clearly in a different performance (and stress) league than the standard, and it makes you wonder what else has been bodged on the inside to keep the cost of the standard edition down, on the assumption that it won't be working so hard. I had the clutch give out on my XR a while back after struggling to get up a gnarly lane, it failed as i got back onto the road i couldn't touch the throttle as it would slip so i backed off all the adjustment at the handlebar and i got it to bite again but to get it right i had to back off the cable adjustment down by the engine as well it's been ok since no slipping at all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Catteeclan said: Not sill on the running in oil? Yes, Kawasaki just said, "don't go over 4,000 revs and change it after 1,000km". Is there something else I should know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I had the clutch give out on my XR a while back after struggling to get up a gnarly lane, it failed as i got back onto the road i couldn't touch the throttle as it would slip so i backed off all the adjustment at the handlebar and i got it to bite again but to get it right i had to back off the cable adjustment down by the engine as well it's been ok since no slipping at all Oh how strange. Yes I tried backing off the adjustment and waiting until the bike was cool, to no avail. But didn't changet the cable adjustment down by the engine... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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