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#121 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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Buy the tie downs. :wink:
Easier and safer and less messy and faster and less risk of a complication than removing the caps. ![]() Also gives a real world in situ diagnosis. You won't be riding the bike with the caps off so results may not be applicable.
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#122 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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X2. Besides, a pair of decent ratchet tie downs are usually less than $10.00. They're very handy to have.
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#123 |
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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I don't think I would have enough leverage to ratchet the tie downs to achieve maximum fork compression. :?
I am starting to become convinced I will never hit this oil cooler with the front wheel. Here is a photograph of a rider who bottomed out the suspension of his XR650L after a jump. 8O ![]() However, please note, he replaced the stock forks with USD forks. ![]() Here are two doctored photographs showing how far I would need to compress the forks to get the wheel to hit my oil cooler. ![]() ![]() I think I am going to trim the rear of my front fender a bit more, so the wheel would contact the oil cooler before it caught the fender. I don't want to catch the wheel on the fender, and go flying over the handlebars. 8O If the fender is trimmed short enough, do you guys think I will ever impact this oil cooler with my front wheel? :?: In my retouched photographs I'm almost as close to hitting the exhaust header as I am to hitting the oil cooler. :roll: Spud ![]()
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#124 |
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Altamont, Kansas
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its an XR lowrider.
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#125 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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Spud, I wouldn't worry about it, unless you catch major air when riding. I don't; I'm too old for that nonsense.
You can certainly get enough leverage with ratchet tie-downs to fully compress the forks. Like Doc says, load it in your trailer and crank the tie-downs. If you have a helper, you can even do it with cam buckle tie downs.
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#126 |
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...58829241_n.jpg
Wow! That is major bottoming! It almost looks like a Z50 now! ![]() |
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#127 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I think that's cool that he fit USD forks on that XR. I wonder if it will be a major challenge to fit USD forks on the KLR250. Hmmm...
/hijack
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Yesterday I decided to figure out how much the forks could compress before the front wheel impacted my oil cooler. I removed the front fender, placed my XR650L on a stand, and measured the free sag at 1-1/8 inches. Taking the bike off the stand, I measured the travel from the wheel to the bottom of the oil cooler at 9-1/2 inches.
![]() Adding the free sag to the last measurement, I got a total wheel travel of 10-5/8 inches. The front forks of my XR650L have a total travel of 11-5/8 inches. Therefore, the wheel will impact my oil cooler in the last inch of travel. ![]() Since the weather was nice, I rode my XR650L for 56 miles on the freeway, without the fender, to discover the highest level of cooling I could expect. ![]() I maintained 75-80 mph the entire time, and passed a lot of automobiles along the way. :P My oil temperature did not exceed 255 degrees; I am pleased with this result. ![]() ![]() I am going to trim my front fender a bit more, to ensure the wheel will not impact the fender well before it would impact the oil cooler. ![]() ![]() ![]() Spud ![]()
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#129 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I'm still shocked at that baseline number. 8O Most cars would be in trouble at that level. What is the psi rating on the cap?
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#130 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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This is where the advantage of L/C comes into play. The downside is complexity, the payoff is performance. It's all a balance...
Spud, I'm curious if it handled better on the freeway without the fender. I've therorized and read that D/S bikes with large floppy high front fenders suffer from the wind affecting the steering at highway speeds and I bet it's true to some degree.
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![]() The oil system is very low pressure in these bikes; there is no psi rating on the oil dipstick. ![]() ![]() Spud ![]()
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#132 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I don't recall Spud, do you run synthetic in the BRP? I think I would. :wink:
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#133 |
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No, I am currently using Mobil Delvac, 15W/40 diesel oil.
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#134 |
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Westhampton Mass USA
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The temp sensor on the lifan motor from my vapor was in the 230+ range.
(this is from the spark plug area. the sensor replaces the washer for the plug.) this was in cool weather, |
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