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    WTF

    I had so many problems with my KLR until I shorted both the clutch and side stand switches.
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    Spirit motorcycles

    might pop in and give that a go, cannot remember what size I tried last time. BTW do you have any touring boots?
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    Any CT suppliers clearing out touring boots Uk12 - Uk 13?

    Budget of R1500 - so not expecting the world - but something OK for the occasional weekend ride.
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    Spirit motorcycles

    Do you have very large sizes in your touring jkt? Looking for XXXL or XXXXL? Will be CT this coming Wednesday.
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    Is the KLR650 the bike for me?

    I was definitely like you a week or two back - even went as far as placing a very honest add up on GT. Last week a bought some tools I needed and took off the fairings and mucked about with the KLR's famous safety cut outs. Now the bike is 100%, I cannot believe that the foot stand safety could...
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    A few days out of Cape Town

    Great report and lovely pic's - cheers for sharing!
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    Got the bike..now for the rest

    Thanks for that freerad - i am a big footed guy - and that fits my rather small budget.
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    Got the bike..now for the rest

    Hi kelly - well, I work for myself in retail, and at this time of year my big goal is just trying to break even - not a bun in sight! But yeah, the clymer manual is topping the list of what I need to get, for obvious reasons! Unfortunately I am a big guy at around 110kg - chuck on the wife at...
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    Got the bike..now for the rest

    Eish , I woke up in a bad,bad mood this morning. My jaw started itching from the sting sometime in the night, but I knew i would not be able to find an anti-histamine cream that i had bought because my wife likes to keep first aid stuff in at least 5 places round the house - really pisses me...
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    Got the bike..now for the rest

    cheers for that koot - knew the side stand had a safety, did no know the clutch also had one. For anyone that's interested... https://www.klr650.marknet.us/safetyswitch.html actually went to try start the bike now - side stand in..tried clutch in an out. make a long click,click,click noise...
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    Got the bike..now for the rest

    on my way to work managed to get stung by a bee/wasp - not sure what but it had a good 3 - 4mm stinger - on my jaw. Anyway, in slight discomfort pulled the bike to the side of the freeway and stopped in gear. but when trying to start, it just made a "tick" noise in the front some where - then...
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    Got the bike..now for the rest

    I will keep tabs on the oil issue - looks like in jan 2011 it did get a new std piston and rings - pity it was the std piston. And yes Le Cap, will be bringing it to you for the suspension upgrades in a few months...
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    Spirit motorcycles

    Popped in the other day looking for a helmet for the wife, actually ended up buying one of yours down the road....and they do give a discount for cash.  ;) But it was nice to compare some of the other brands, and yes, at that price point you seem to have the better product. When will you be...
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    Re-waterproofing my jacket.

    Nikwax is the bomb - you can actually waterproof a fleece with some of their products. Would get the one that you wash in rather than the spray on.
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    Got the bike..now for the rest

    Cheers guys.  I've got full leather serious hiking boots. Surely they will be ok to start with? But yeah, maybe bump the jacket up a couple of notches. I visited spirit the other day and they have a really nice jkt for R1000 but only goes up to XXL and they will only have XXXL in a few months -...
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