WANTED: Front rim KLR-650

[Canadian FJR]

I thought it might be worth a try. I need a front rim for my 2001 KLR-650.

(Does anyone know if a DR-650 front rim has the same hub?)

Canadian FJR

 

[HotRodZilla]

I would start trolling eBay. There's KLR stuff all over there.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Try these sites:

https://www.klr650.net/forums/

https://www.advrider.com/forums/

Lots of trading and selling of parts, bikes, etc.

 

[beemerdons]

https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=549301 Bogstomper Scott, put your "Front Rim KLR-650" ad up here. This is strictly for Canuckistanis trading and selling to other Frostbacks. They even speak your own Canuckian language: Tyres, kilometers, donuts, two-fours and they say "eh" about every fourth word! Take off, Eh Hoser!

 

[dcarver]

I want to hear the story of why a new rim is needed! :lol:

 

[beemerdons]

I want to hear the story of why a new rim is needed! :lol:

+1, Gunny; sounds like a ShinyPartsUp story, though even way better than an SPU story!

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

I want to hear the story of why a new rim is needed! :lol:

+1, Gunny; sounds like a ShinyPartsUp story, though even way better than an SPU story!

Hey! Those spokes look good but don't hold up well to a real (fat) man hitting a pothole at high speed -- say 10mph.

 

[beemerdons]

I want to hear the story of why a new rim is needed! :lol:

+1, Gunny; sounds like a ShinyPartsUp story, though even way better than an SPU story!

Hey! Those spokes look good but don't hold up well to a real (fat) man hitting a pothole, curb, goat, shopping cart, tree, lightpost, stop sign, school bus, patrol car, little old lady, bicycle, boat trailer and lawn mower at high speed -- say 10mph.

I fixed it for you Michael, you are welcome!

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

I want to hear the story of why a new rim is needed! :lol:

+1, Gunny; sounds like a ShinyPartsUp story, though even way better than an SPU story!

Hey! Those spokes look good but don't hold up well to a real (fat) man hitting a pothole, curb, goat, shopping cart, tree, lightpost, stop sign, school bus, patrol car, little old lady, bicycle, boat trailer and lawn mower at high speed -- say 10mph.

I fixed it for you Michael, you are welcome!

It sucks when people know me so well.

:****:

 

[Canadian FJR]

Thanks for the replies, I'll post on those sites. Not a very exciting story. I had a new front tire installed and they found the crack. I can't understand why, I baby it...............

Canadian FJR

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Thanks for the replies, I'll post on those sites. Not a very exciting story. I had a new front tire installed and they found the crack. I can't understand why, I baby it...............

Canadian FJR

I don't know either. It might help to be sure your spokes are tight. I run 32 PSI in the front tire when on pavement and 36 in the rear. I got those numbers off an old KLR rider on one of the KLR sites, and has served me well. Could have just been a front rim with a weak spot out of the factory.

 

[beemerdons]

Thanks for the replies, I'll post on those sites. Not a very exciting story. I had a new front tire installed and they found the crack. I can't understand why, I baby it...............

Canadian FJR

I don't know either. It might help to be sure your spokes are tight. I run 32 PSI in the front tire when on pavement and 36 in the rear. I got those numbers off an old KLR rider on one of the KLR sites, and has served me well. Could have just been a front rim with a weak spot out of the factory.

I know I'm showing my age here, why not, I'm fecking old; but you two young whippersnappers do know how to tighten KLR spokes don't you! Loose spokes crack rims!

If one has been negligent in keeping their spokes tightened on a moto, this can lead to a rim cracking. Starting in 1963 with three British bikes in a row, I became a fanatic about keeping those Limey rim spokes constantly inspected. On a KLR being used heavily off road, you should "ting" those spokes every two thousand miles!

If you just want to check your spokes. Take a screwdriver and drag them around both sides of the wheel hitting every spoke. If every spoke is tight there is no need to mess with them. Tight spokes "ting" and loose ones sound flat.

 

It's not to hard to straighten a wheel and with a little practice it all makes sense. With the wheel elevated so you can spin it and the air out, spin the wheel while looking from the front to make sure it's off or true. Take a screwdriver and slowly move the spokes past it so the screwdriver hits every spoke on one side. They should all make a nice tight "ting". A dull note will indicate a loose spoke. Mark it. Check the other side using the same method. If a wheel is off, you will have a spoke loose on one side and tight on the other. You will need to loosen the tight spoke and spin the wheel to see how much it comes back to true. If the wheel is straight and with a loose spoke I would just snug it up enough so that it "tings" when the screwdriver hits it, otherwise you will pull it off true.

 

This works on bicycles and motorcycles and with a little practice you can true a wheel. It's easy to get too aggressive. Back off a little and remember that the other side is also pulling the wheel. I'm sure others will chime in on their technique but truing a wheel is really easy unless it's taken a hard hit and the wheel is out of round (as in having a vertical dip or bulge).

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

<snip> I had a new front tire installed and they found the crack. I can't understand why, I baby it.

It might help to be sure your spokes are tight. <snip> I assume you know how to check spokes for tightness, but I'm sure some old fart around here will want to school us and call us names like young'uns or whippersnappers or something.

I know I'm showing my age here, why not, I'm fecking old; but you two young whippersnappers do know how to tighten KLR spokes don't you! <snip> Yadda Yadda... <snip> back in the day... <snip> don't check them and your balls will fall off! <snip> blather blather...

Fixed!

 

[beemerdons]

<snip> I had a new front tire installed and they found the crack. I can't understand why, I baby it.

It might help to be sure your spokes are tight. <snip> I assume you know how to check spokes for tightness, but I'm sure some old fart around here will want to school us and call us names like young'uns or whippersnappers or something.

I know I'm showing my age here, why not, I'm fecking old; but you two young whippersnappers do know how to tighten KLR spokes don't you! <snip> Yadda Yadda... <snip> back in the day... <snip> don't check them and your balls will fall off! <snip> blather blather...

Fixed!

Thanks, SPU!

 

[dcarver]

Spokeology is a true yet dying science..

 

[beemerdons]

Spokeology is a true yet dying science..

+1, Gunny!

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Spokeology is a true yet dying science..

Yup, that and opening old-style beer bottle caps without an opener.

 

[Bugnatr]

Thanks for the replies, I'll post on those sites. Not a very exciting story. I had a new front tire installed and they found the crack. I can't understand why, I baby it...............

Canadian FJR

I don't know either. It might help to be sure your spokes are tight. I run 32 PSI in the front tire when on pavement and 36 in the rear. I got those numbers off an old KLR rider on one of the KLR sites, and has served me well. Could have just been a front rim with a weak spot out of the factory.

I know I'm showing my age here, why not, I'm fecking old; but you two young whippersnappers do know how to tighten KLR spokes don't you! Loose spokes crack rims!

If one has been negligent in keeping their spokes tightened on a moto, this can lead to a rim cracking. Starting in 1963 with three British bikes in a row, I became a fanatic about keeping those Limey rim spokes constantly inspected. On a KLR being used heavily off road, you should "ting" those spokes every two thousand miles!

If you just want to check your spokes. Take a screwdriver and drag them around both sides of the wheel hitting every spoke. If every spoke is tight there is no need to mess with them. Tight spokes "ting" and loose ones sound flat.

 

It's not to hard to straighten a wheel and with a little practice it all makes sense. With the wheel elevated so you can spin it and the air out, spin the wheel while looking from the front to make sure it's off or true. Take a screwdriver and slowly move the spokes past it so the screwdriver hits every spoke on one side. They should all make a nice tight "ting". A dull note will indicate a loose spoke. Mark it. Check the other side using the same method. If a wheel is off, you will have a spoke loose on one side and tight on the other. You will need to loosen the tight spoke and spin the wheel to see how much it comes back to true. If the wheel is straight and with a loose spoke I would just snug it up enough so that it "tings" when the screwdriver hits it, otherwise you will pull it off true.

 

This works on bicycles and motorcycles and with a little practice you can true a wheel. It's easy to get too aggressive. Back off a little and remember that the other side is also pulling the wheel. I'm sure others will chime in on their technique but truing a wheel is really easy unless it's taken a hard hit and the wheel is out of round (as in having a vertical dip or bulge).

Thanks Don! Being the youngster I am this is news to me. No wonder my KLR front rim had a bunch of cracks (couldn't have been the wheelie kick I was on ). I will use you advise to check both of my DS bikes in prep for a up coming DV ride.

 

[beemerdons]

Thanks for the replies, I'll post on those sites. Not a very exciting story. I had a new front tire installed and they found the crack. I can't understand why, I baby it...............

Canadian FJR

I don't know either. It might help to be sure your spokes are tight. I run 32 PSI in the front tire when on pavement and 36 in the rear. I got those numbers off an old KLR rider on one of the KLR sites, and has served me well. Could have just been a front rim with a weak spot out of the factory.

I know I'm showing my age here, why not, I'm fecking old; but you two young whippersnappers do know how to tighten KLR spokes don't you! Loose spokes crack rims!

If one has been negligent in keeping their spokes tightened on a moto, this can lead to a rim cracking. Starting in 1963 with three British bikes in a row, I became a fanatic about keeping those Limey rim spokes constantly inspected. On a KLR being used heavily off road, you should "ting" those spokes every two thousand miles!

If you just want to check your spokes. Take a screwdriver and drag them around both sides of the wheel hitting every spoke. If every spoke is tight there is no need to mess with them. Tight spokes "ting" and loose ones sound flat.

 

It's not to hard to straighten a wheel and with a little practice it all makes sense. With the wheel elevated so you can spin it and the air out, spin the wheel while looking from the front to make sure it's off or true. Take a screwdriver and slowly move the spokes past it so the screwdriver hits every spoke on one side. They should all make a nice tight "ting". A dull note will indicate a loose spoke. Mark it. Check the other side using the same method. If a wheel is off, you will have a spoke loose on one side and tight on the other. You will need to loosen the tight spoke and spin the wheel to see how much it comes back to true. If the wheel is straight and with a loose spoke I would just snug it up enough so that it "tings" when the screwdriver hits it, otherwise you will pull it off true.

 

This works on bicycles and motorcycles and with a little practice you can true a wheel. It's easy to get too aggressive. Back off a little and remember that the other side is also pulling the wheel. I'm sure others will chime in on their technique but truing a wheel is really easy unless it's taken a hard hit and the wheel is out of round (as in having a vertical dip or bulge).

Thanks Don! Being the youngster I am this is news to me. No wonder my KLR front rim had a bunch of cracks (couldn't have been the wheelie kick I was on ). I will use you advise to check both of my DS bikes in prep for a up coming DV ride.

Actually Doug, I have to thank Niehart for everything I know about checking wheel spokes. Dave B. came out West to Seattle with his family in a Conestoga wagon, it was Niehart's job to check out the spokes on their "Prairie Schooner" each night around the campfire. "Pops" (and his monkey!) taught me how to true motorcycle spoked wheel rims!