Hand is getting stronger and even been riding the CRF on
easy rides including a little mud. Time is flying by and everyone is trying to
get geared up for the Mar 2016 launch. That being said we’ve had our first desertion
from the heavy bike KLR group; Steve.
This past weekend Steve went riding at Ott Park with another
work friend named M&M. M&M used Dales KTM 530 and Steve was on his KLR
650. Ott Park is on the shore of the AR River so gets pretty wet with any rain which
had happen recently. Steve had a very bad day from what he told the rest of the
TAT team; Lots of water and mud. Steve evidently got the KLR buried down to the
axle on several occasions and it took both him and M&M to get the bike out.
Of course Woodrow and I gave him lots of grief about hauling that heavy bike on
the TAT but then we forgot about it.
Well today Steve took the day off so I expected I would not
see him until after Christmas holidays. On my way home after work I get a call
from Steve asking if I could do him a favor. I asked what did he need and he
said he needed a ride to Searcy to pick up his car. This was unusual so I asked
more questions like why and what was he doing in Searcy. He finally came clean
and admitted he had just bought another dual-sport bike (Yamaha WR250R) and was
riding it home but needed a ride back to Searcy to get his car. I couldn’t
believe my ears. He was deserting the heavy bike KLR team and jumping to the
light 250 team. While on the ride to Searcy he said the Ott Park mud experience
convinced him that using a heavy bike for this trip was not a good idea. He had
been watching for sale adds and had found this 2009 WR250R which already had
all the gear he needed for the TAT ride.
As soon as I got a couple of pics of his new ride I had to
send them to the other team members and they were both blown away, especially
Terry the only remaining KLR pilot. Pics are below.
As for the CRF, I continue to make modifications. Today I
installed Zeta Armor Hand Guards that I received from SoloRacer. Installation
went quickly and they fit the CRF perfectly.
I also received a plug and play circuit that corrects the
speedometer error; SpeedoDRD. After changing the gear ratio with the new 13
tooth front sprocket, my speedometer was now 5 to 6 mph off. This circuit is
tunable with any change in gearing or tire size to compensate for indication
errors. Before I install the circuit I need to baseline the speedometer error
against my GPS by riding 50-60 miles. This will have to wait a few weeks.
That’s all for now, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
See you next year.
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