Posted by RickyBobby on January 15, 2008, 6:36 pm
I just ordered me a Kawasaki KLR650 which is a "dual-purpose" bike with all
the lights like a street bike and a lot of suspension travel and knobby
tires like an off-road bike. I was just wondering if a person could "get
some air" and jump the bike with both wheels off of the ground or if the
landing would cause all of the light filaments to break and need to be
replaced. I understand that if a rider does get both of the wheels off of
the ground at the same time it is very important to land first on the rear
wheel. I can do that if it comes to that.
My understanding is that the KLR650 weighs about 380 pounds which is a
little hefty for a dirt bike but I am still wondering if it was designed to
get both wheels up at the same time.
Thank you in advance for any replies.
Posted by .p.jm on January 15, 2008, 6:50 pm
wrote:
>I just ordered me a Kawasaki KLR650 which is a "dual-purpose" bike with all
>the lights like a street bike and a lot of suspension travel and knobby
>tires like an off-road bike. I was just wondering if a person could "get
>some air" and jump the bike with both wheels off of the ground or if the
>landing would cause all of the light filaments to break and need to be
>replaced. I understand that if a rider does get both of the wheels off of
>the ground at the same time it is very important to land first on the rear
>wheel. I can do that if it comes to that.
>My understanding is that the KLR650 weighs about 380 pounds which is a
>little hefty for a dirt bike but I am still wondering if it was designed to
>get both wheels up at the same time.
>Thank you in advance for any replies.
Ummm.... you have to ask ?????
FWIW, ANY bike can 'get both wheels off the ground' if you
tell it to, and have the right road / ramp conditions.
How well it puts them both back on the ground is up to you.
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Posted by RickyBobby on January 15, 2008, 6:55 pm
> wrote:
>>I just ordered me a Kawasaki KLR650 which is a "dual-purpose" bike with
>>all
>>the lights like a street bike and a lot of suspension travel and knobby
>>tires like an off-road bike. I was just wondering if a person could "get
>>some air" and jump the bike with both wheels off of the ground or if the
>>landing would cause all of the light filaments to break and need to be
>>replaced. I understand that if a rider does get both of the wheels off of
>>the ground at the same time it is very important to land first on the rear
>>wheel. I can do that if it comes to that.
>>
>>My understanding is that the KLR650 weighs about 380 pounds which is a
>>little hefty for a dirt bike but I am still wondering if it was designed
>>to
>>get both wheels up at the same time.
>>
>>Thank you in advance for any replies.
> Ummm.... you have to ask ?????
> FWIW, ANY bike can 'get both wheels off the ground' if you
> tell it to, and have the right road / ramp conditions.
> How well it puts them both back on the ground is up to you.
I have gotten both of the tires off of the ground on my previous motorcycles
and it was not always on purpose. The only way to get them back down is to
put the rear one down first or else you are looking at a trip to the
emergency room.
I was just wondering if a street bike is designed to withstand that sort of
stress or not.
Posted by Dave S on January 15, 2008, 9:35 pm
RickyBobby wrote:
> I just ordered me a Kawasaki KLR650 which is a "dual-purpose" bike with
> all the lights like a street bike and a lot of suspension travel and
> knobby tires like an off-road bike. I was just wondering if a person
> could "get some air" and jump the bike with both wheels off of the
> ground or if the landing would cause all of the light filaments to break
> and need to be replaced. I understand that if a rider does get both of
> the wheels off of the ground at the same time it is very important to
> land first on the rear wheel. I can do that if it comes to that.
>
> My understanding is that the KLR650 weighs about 380 pounds which is a
> little hefty for a dirt bike but I am still wondering if it was designed
> to get both wheels up at the same time.
>
> Thank you in advance for any replies.
Replace the lamps with LED's and the headlight with HID.. and your shock
problem is a non-issue.
Posted by RickyBobby on January 15, 2008, 9:55 pm
> RickyBobby wrote:
>> I just ordered me a Kawasaki KLR650 which is a "dual-purpose" bike with
>> all the lights like a street bike and a lot of suspension travel and
>> knobby tires like an off-road bike. I was just wondering if a person
>> could "get some air" and jump the bike with both wheels off of the ground
>> or if the landing would cause all of the light filaments to break and
>> need to be replaced. I understand that if a rider does get both of the
>> wheels off of the ground at the same time it is very important to land
>> first on the rear wheel. I can do that if it comes to that.
>>
>> My understanding is that the KLR650 weighs about 380 pounds which is a
>> little hefty for a dirt bike but I am still wondering if it was designed
>> to get both wheels up at the same time.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any replies.
> Replace the lamps with LED's and the headlight with HID.. and your shock
> problem is a non-issue.
That would altogether defeat my dead stock routine. I am all about dead
showroom stock.
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>the lights like a street bike and a lot of suspension travel and knobby
>tires like an off-road bike. I was just wondering if a person could "get
>some air" and jump the bike with both wheels off of the ground or if the
>landing would cause all of the light filaments to break and need to be
>replaced. I understand that if a rider does get both of the wheels off of
>the ground at the same time it is very important to land first on the rear
>wheel. I can do that if it comes to that.
>My understanding is that the KLR650 weighs about 380 pounds which is a
>little hefty for a dirt bike but I am still wondering if it was designed to
>get both wheels up at the same time.
>Thank you in advance for any replies.