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Forum: The Garage 05-06-2013, 11:11 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Yep, the edge of the clamp is too tight a radius...

Yep, the edge of the clamp is too tight a radius and needs to be rounded more on the edge for aluminum.

It will crack the aluminum if I try and make that sharp of a bend.

I did try it too! ...
Forum: The Garage 05-04-2013, 10:27 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Yep, I looked at making some adapter brackets to...

Yep, I looked at making some adapter brackets to mount that same caliper on the KLRs and my Lawyer told me to forget it. The cost a the $1Million Dollar Liability Insurance for a dozen brackets was...
Forum: The Garage 05-02-2013, 09:03 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I called a Aircraft Mechanic Friend of mine...

I called a Aircraft Mechanic Friend of mine yesterday and started talking about using my sheet metal brake bender on Aircraft Aluminum and got a good lesson on the right way and wrong way to bend...
Forum: The Garage 05-01-2013, 01:40 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I was thinking the rear hinges was crazy at...

I was thinking the rear hinges was crazy at first, but after you explained it, it made so much more sense. In fact I'm thinking of adding hinges to the rear of my new panniers. I have been waffling...
Forum: Beasts 02-14-2013, 07:00 AM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I went out to see how hard it would be to remove...

I went out to see how hard it would be to remove mine and send it to you, but discovered that most of it is missing!
So it's a "no go" on mine!
I have plenty of other bikes to ride while mine...
Forum: Equipment 01-18-2013, 07:45 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 11,255
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I had a Custom Holster made for my CHL Hangun for...

I had a Custom Holster made for my CHL Hangun for when I'm riding my Dual Sport bikes!.
It'is a Small of the Back, palm out, left hand draw, 15 degree negative cant, holster for my Sigma 40 cal with...
Forum: Layin' down tracks 09-25-2012, 08:12 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 52,176
Posted By Curtis in Texas
My 450 froze up about 4 years ago and I paid...

My 450 froze up about 4 years ago and I paid Garmin the $150 for a refurbised one. Took about a month to get it. I used it once or twice to make sure it was going to work for my big ride to Canada...
Forum: Beasts 09-12-2012, 01:57 PM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Too bad you're looking for a 650. I've got a 95...

Too bad you're looking for a 650. I've got a 95 E900 in my stable that I've been having a hard time finding time to ride and have been kicking around the idea of selling to someone who'll appreciate...
Forum: Beasts 09-04-2012, 06:08 PM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Here's the pictures or you. Nice looking...

Here's the pictures or you. Nice looking bike!!!!!

http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q483/popmorris/ce88e77c.jpg

here's another elefant that's out of work. it lives in oz, and is just on...
Forum: Ride reports 09-04-2012, 09:21 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 14,349
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I'll give a little update for Blake. He left my...

I'll give a little update for Blake. He left my house here in Rhome yesterday afternoon headed to Santa Fe NM.
He was looking for a place to pull some preventative maintenance on his KLR, and since...
Forum: Some Assembly Required 08-19-2012, 07:01 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 17,488
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Dammit! Just what I need! Someone to...

Dammit!

Just what I need! Someone to remind me I still ahven't finished my Street Tracker.

It's been sitting a big attic closet waiting for me to find time to finish rebuilding the engine.
...
Forum: Old's Cool 06-03-2012, 08:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,634
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I owned a 74 XL 175. Bought it new in 1974. (...

I owned a 74 XL 175.
Bought it new in 1974. ( I was 23 then and could afford a second car.)
Rode it to work 15 miles one way everyday for 7 years.
About 8 miles of that was highway speeds
It...
Forum: Beasts 02-27-2012, 06:07 AM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
My son and I rode my Bikes to his Church last...

My son and I rode my Bikes to his Church last Friday for a Men's Conference they were having.
I rode my 06 KLR and let my son ride my 95 E 900 Elefant!
...
Forum: Hacks 02-14-2012, 07:05 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,034
Posted By Curtis in Texas
That's what I'm wanting to do.:clap

That's what I'm wanting to do.:clap
Forum: Hacks 02-13-2012, 06:07 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,034
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I've got several 5 point racing harnesses from my...

I've got several 5 point racing harnesses from my Sports Car and Buggy racing days left over.

Her problem is her half wit brother nearly got killed racing his Suzuki GSXR at Holmstead and then my...
Forum: Hacks 02-13-2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,034
Posted By Curtis in Texas
When my Older Brother and I were kids my Dad got...

When my Older Brother and I were kids my Dad got us a Cushman Scooter with a sidecar on it to throw papers off of. But, I working off a 49 year memory.
It had a deep seat and rounded nose. The body...
Forum: Hacks 02-13-2012, 07:19 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,034
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Subrcribing to this one. I've been kicking...

Subrcribing to this one.
I've been kicking around the idea of putting a side car on a KLR for me and the Grandkids to ride around on this summer. I have 4, and the Mother of 3 of them won't let them...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 02-12-2012, 03:41 PM
Replies: 2,910
Views: 393,365
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Foot Bridge in Keller TX and my 95 Intruder. ...

Foot Bridge in Keller TX and my 95 Intruder.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c369/Curtis-J/95%20Suzuki%20Intruder/Intruder008.jpg
Forum: The Garage 01-26-2012, 06:29 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,492
Posted By Curtis in Texas
My son now has a second Mercedes. And the other...

My son now has a second Mercedes. And the other day he was showing me under the hood of the diesel SUV he just bought.
Everything is right there. You can change out any of the normal stuff with...
Forum: The Garage 01-26-2012, 05:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,894
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I've used those interlocking rubber mats in my...

I've used those interlocking rubber mats in my shop where I stand the most.
Sold at Tractor Supply. They've held up real well and will take any fluid I happen to spill. But the fluids will leak...
Forum: Beasts 01-26-2012, 06:55 AM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I'll keep you in mind. Some days I think about...

I'll keep you in mind. Some days I think about thinning the Herd and somedays I want to keep it.
My 36 year old son is a big Ducati Fan and loves to come over and go for rides on it, with me on my...
Forum: Beasts 01-25-2012, 07:46 PM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
There was a guy in Burleson TX that had he'd been...

There was a guy in Burleson TX that had he'd been trying to sell for several years.
Said it was clean and for what he wanted for it, if I'd needed another one, I would have bought it.

Would you...
Forum: Old's Cool 01-23-2012, 08:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,528
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Maybe there's hope for my old Elefant and it's...

Maybe there's hope for my old Elefant and it's parts after all. I have a set of turnsignals I took off it and a whole bunch of stuff my Wife's been nagging me to throw out.

No way now! Someday...
Forum: Old's Cool 12-17-2011, 06:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,578
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I had an XL 90 back in the 80's. The XL's had...

I had an XL 90 back in the 80's.
The XL's had a full tube frame with downtubes ad everything,

Fun bike but seized the engine riding it on the HWY at 65 mph too long.

With I had it back. ...
Forum: Some Assembly Required 12-11-2011, 07:20 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 132,993
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Ugh???? If we sent him that much money he could...

Ugh???? If we sent him that much money he could go buy a new one couldn't he.

Then what fun would that be? :D
Forum: Thumpers 11-12-2011, 07:05 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,334
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Kelly Blue Book on that bike is $3440 in...

Kelly Blue Book on that bike is $3440 in excellent shape.

As for oil burning, if your a mechanical type it's not a big issue, should you get the short straw.
If not, then a KLR may not be the...
Forum: Some Assembly Required 11-07-2011, 03:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,856
Posted By Curtis in Texas
If you are not getting spark at the points when...

If you are not getting spark at the points when they open, (use a wood pop sickle stick to check) but have voltage to them then check your case grounds at the points body.
If there is no voltage to...
Forum: The Garage 11-02-2011, 07:04 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
The KLR guys have seen these but, I thought I'd...

The KLR guys have seen these but, I thought I'd share with the ADV Folks.
I wanted a different set of crash bars than what are available from my 06 KLR.
Especially since no one made any for the IMS...
Forum: The Garage 10-03-2011, 05:02 PM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Did mine the same way some years ago. I mounted...

Did mine the same way some years ago.
I mounted my compressor on the back side of the radiator overflow and the horn out front on my KLR.

Havn't noticed and difference with mine, but my hose is...
Forum: Thumpers 09-26-2011, 01:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,077
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Let's start from the beginning. 12K miles,...

Let's start from the beginning.
12K miles, Check
09 so it's not worn out Check.
Long trip before it died Check
Bike won't crank with almost new new battery Check
Bad thrashing noise when it...
Forum: Equipment 09-12-2011, 02:12 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 14,272
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Both of my current Jackets are High Viz Neon...

Both of my current Jackets are High Viz Neon Yellow. A 3/4 one for winter and a mesh one for summer.
My KLR is white and my Helmet is white.
From a distance I look like a Motor Officer. That means...
Forum: Some Assembly Required 09-08-2011, 03:58 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 57,049
Posted By Curtis in Texas
If there is room behind the saddlebags you might...

If there is room behind the saddlebags you might look at carry your fuel here.

How I do it on my Ducati!
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c369/Curtis-J/KLR%20Motorcycles/DSC01163.jpg

How I...
Forum: Beasts 08-04-2011, 11:03 AM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
I'm in Rhome TX.. It's a little North West of...

I'm in Rhome TX.. It's a little North West of Fort Worth. Kinda fitting for an Italian bike to be riding around the Rhome neighborhoods I think. Oh, and my wife is Italian too! :D

Thanks for...
Forum: Beasts 08-02-2011, 08:34 PM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Thank you for that. I've got a better idea of...

Thank you for that. I've got a better idea of what the bracket looks like and I would appreciate your efforts to post up the helmet lock. I don't have a paper manual on my Elefant. Only what I can...
Forum: Beasts 08-02-2011, 12:20 PM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Thanks Bevelhead! So it's a locked seat lever? ...

Thanks Bevelhead! So it's a locked seat lever?
I'm going to have to study the pictures to get my head around it.
I should be able to duplicate a close copy! Maybe!

Curtis
Forum: Beasts 07-30-2011, 09:30 PM
Replies: 2,131
Views: 416,045
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Well I got my 95 E900 Elefant back on the road,...

Well I got my 95 E900 Elefant back on the road, but it’s still having some minor issues to correct so I come here seeking ya’ll wisdom.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =...
Forum: Beasts 07-21-2011, 08:05 AM
Replies: 4,982
Views: 906,846
Posted By Curtis in Texas
The Wife and I were headed home from...

The Wife and I were headed home from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Pinehurst</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State>...
Forum: The Garage 06-28-2011, 11:52 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Thought I’d share another idea I’ve been using...

Thought I’d share another idea I’ve been using for several years now.
Since I ride a dual sport bikes I've been caught out at night with a flat tire I found I needed a flashlight. Some years back I...
Forum: The Garage 06-28-2011, 11:27 AM
Replies: 388
Views: 168,220
Posted By Curtis in Texas
Since we’re on the subject of driving light...

Since we’re on the subject of driving light switches, I’ll show how I skinned that cat.
I had some thin wall 1” X ¾” tubing and cut it so it had a tab on the right side for the mirror bolt to go...
Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States 05-31-2011, 06:09 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 3,587
Posted By Curtis in Texas
If this story doesn't inspire everyone to think...

If this story doesn't inspire everyone to think about being armed for self defense I don't know what will.
The days of Wine and Roses are over.
Bad guys are everywhere.

Even Little ol Tulsa...
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