Yamaha WR250R Mega Thread - Page 2264

shep546 · 03-20-2013, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjbiker

Must be nice.

I know... Just when I thought winter was over I woke up to about a foot of snow and me spinning the tires on my nissan altima all the way to work

MeefZah · 03-20-2013, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viper770

... down by the river

Did you encounter this guy?

shep546 · 03-20-2013, 06:11 AM

Livin' in a van

jon_l · 03-20-2013, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjbiker

Must be nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shep546

I know... Just when I thought winter was over I woke up to about a foot of snow and me spinning the tires on my nissan altima all the way to work

I know, right? And the guy is from KS which I think is just as cold as Southern Ontario in the winter! Obviously tougher than I am.

dnsjo · 03-20-2013, 07:13 AM

Lowering question again. If I lower the back end 1.75" with the Moose knuckle, is there a chance I will need to drop the forks more than the 18mm available? If so, would it make sense to get a bar riser/spacer to raise the handlebar so the forks could be dropped even more? Thanks for any input!

Daamud · 03-20-2013, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UtahFox

It's not actually attached to the fender, straight to the sub-frame 'through' the fender. Not sure if I will or not, if I crash it may actually protect my bike. If I'm touring, it'll definitely be on the bike.

Half of the twist is in the cross-plate most bolt their "fender plate'' to, the other half of the twist is the sub-frame itself.

It did protect the blinkers....

cjbiker · 03-20-2013, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon_l

I know, right? And the guy is from KS which I think is just as cold as Southern Ontario in the winter! Obviously tougher than I am.

KansasBob · 03-20-2013, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viper770

got bored yesterday and went stealth camping down by the river i really need to spray paint that tent bad color dont blend in at all

Now see what you've done.
You've exploded the myth that all Kansans live in the middle of a patchwork quilt of flat farm fields devoid of Trees.

We rode the West bank of the Mo River a couple days ago. It was a great day!

TwilightZone · 03-20-2013, 09:02 AM

>"If so, would it make sense to get a bar riser/spacer to raise the handlebar so the forks could be dropped even more? "

Drop the front end more than say... 3/4 inch ?
You may contact the fender when the forks are compressed all the way.

jon_l · 03-20-2013, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KansasBob

Now see what you've done.
You've exploded the myth that all Kansans live in the middle of a patchwork quilt of flat farm fields devoid of Trees.

We rode the West bank of the Mo River a couple days ago. It was a great day!

Yes, there is a lot of that sort of mis-impression about the mid-west. This is Saskatchewan:

Qu´Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Credit: Wayne Barrett & Anne / All Canada Photos /

Sand dunes too:

Credit: Branimir Gjetvaj

ArmyJoe · 03-20-2013, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon_l

Yes, there is a lot of that sort of mis-impression about the mid-west.

And some of it is accurate.

viper770 · 03-20-2013, 10:47 AM

bad news guys i got off work today and i was thinking to my self im going to ride the hell out of my wr today and as i walk over to my bike my tire looked kinda low i guess i ran over a nail on my way to work this morning so i took the bike to elys kawasaki to fix my flat guess i wont get it back till late some time tomorow so guess ill have to ride the hell out of my klr650 today

viper770 · 03-20-2013, 10:54 AM

its sucks i wish i could get more people to ride with me most of them will ride down to the doughnut shop and hang out first thing in the morning and im there as well but i am probley the only one that takes off and goes riding the rest of the guys make up excuses im always looking for new places to explore

z@ch · 03-20-2013, 10:58 AM

Probably should learn how to change a tube before you explore too far...

viper770 · 03-20-2013, 11:00 AM

oh i know how to change it its just im lazy some times lol and they have new tires that i had ordered that need to be put on any ways

03-20-2013, 09:02 AM	#33954
TwilightZone Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Oddometer: 1,951	>"If so, would it make sense to get a bar riser/spacer to raise the handlebar so the forks could be dropped even more? " Drop the front end more than say... 3/4 inch ? You may contact the fender when the forks are compressed all the way. __________________ Whales were everywhere. On the beach, on the hillsides. One crossed the road in front of us… it was a big beluga!

03-20-2013, 10:47 AM	#33957
viper770 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Hutchinson, Ks USA Oddometer: 242	bad news guys i got off work today and i was thinking to my self im going to ride the hell out of my wr today and as i walk over to my bike my tire looked kinda low i guess i ran over a nail on my way to work this morning so i took the bike to elys kawasaki to fix my flat guess i wont get it back till late some time tomorow so guess ill have to ride the hell out of my klr650 today __________________ 2012 YAMAHA WR250R 2013 KAWASAKI KLR650 "Take the long way home" YOU GOT TO WATCH ---->http://vimeo.com/53311329 viper770 screwed with this post 03-20-2013 at 10:56 AM

03-20-2013, 10:54 AM	#33958
viper770 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Hutchinson, Ks USA Oddometer: 242	its sucks i wish i could get more people to ride with me most of them will ride down to the doughnut shop and hang out first thing in the morning and im there as well but i am probley the only one that takes off and goes riding the rest of the guys make up excuses im always looking for new places to explore __________________ 2012 YAMAHA WR250R 2013 KAWASAKI KLR650 "Take the long way home" YOU GOT TO WATCH ---->http://vimeo.com/53311329

03-20-2013, 11:00 AM	#33960
viper770 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Hutchinson, Ks USA Oddometer: 242	oh i know how to change it its just im lazy some times lol and they have new tires that i had ordered that need to be put on any ways __________________ 2012 YAMAHA WR250R 2013 KAWASAKI KLR650 "Take the long way home" YOU GOT TO WATCH ---->http://vimeo.com/53311329

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: .
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

03-20-2013, 06:11 AM	#33948
shep546 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2012 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Oddometer: 194	Livin' in a van

03-20-2013, 07:13 AM	#33950
dnsjo Adventurer Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Vinton, VA Oddometer: 11	Lowering question again. If I lower the back end 1.75" with the Moose knuckle, is there a chance I will need to drop the forks more than the 18mm available? If so, would it make sense to get a bar riser/spacer to raise the handlebar so the forks could be dropped even more? Thanks for any input!

03-20-2013, 10:58 AM	#33959
z@ch Turn it up to eleven Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Tejas Norte Oddometer: 4,513	Probably should learn how to change a tube before you explore too far...