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Picked up a KLX300SM back in June. Have posted a picture or two in a CB1000R thread I started a while back. So now there is a thread for the KXL300SM. Anyone else riding a KLX-SM?

The loop along US-441 between Gatlinburg, TN and Cherokee, NC.

A pass through the Dragon a couple of hours later.

 

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Part of the plan with the KLX was to leave the utility trailer at the house. This is a new arrangement and utilized this past weekend getting to eastern Tennessee.

 

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The 300SM doesn't mind dirt and rock.

Red Canyon Park in Colorado.

 

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Mountain roads? No problem.

US-50 in Fremont County, CO.

 

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Little Switzerland tunnel along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

 

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Table Rock Mountain Overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

 

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Bear Den Overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

 

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US-178 from Rosman, NC into SC. What a rippin' ride!

Looking back into NC.

Got away from the hotel without the bags!

 

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Some fall color in the south central Kentucky area. Going quickly from green to yellow, and to brown.

 

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Your thread got 7000 views, but I'm the first to like or comment. Makes me wonder if you have to be logged in to see these threads.

 

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Your thread got 7000 views, but I'm the first to like or comment. Makes me wonder if you have to be logged in to see these threads.

That does seem like a lot. Maybe it counts if it simply shows up in search results.

 

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Yesterday was probably the last day for the year with temps in the 70's. Time to take out the KLX for a while. There are two ferries crossing the Green River about 45-50 miles north of the house.

Rochester Ferry

Reed's Ferry

Some soybeans ready to be harvested.

 

[Ozninjaguy]

Your thread got 7000 views, but I'm the first to like or comment. Makes me wonder if you have to be logged in to see these threads.

Anyone can see the threads, but only registered members can comment and post 'likes' and so on. There are a lot of lurkers on every forum.

BTW - good to see you swing by.

 

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My second rear wheel assembly was delivered about a week ago after about six weeks of being on back order.

After a check of spoke tension, I started the process of converting to a tubeless rim. In the past, I found that where some spokes do not completely fill the spoke nipple, an air pockets exists when the sealant is applied. During the curing time, the sealant sinks into the spoke nipple incompletely and results in an air leak.

This time, I filled the spoke nipples with GOOP and letting that cure before proceeding to cover the the rest. In the picture, the GOOP is visible in the middle of the spoke nipple. Not so much in the second photo; but, the second photo shows the bead lip to secure the tire--a detail needed for a tubeless conversion.

Feeling confident this will be good. Keep ya posted.

 

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After receiving the back-ordered rear wheel assembly and having been assembling things, today I installed the new wheels and tires on KLiX.

 

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Got the 300SM out for an initial ride with the "dirt" wheels. The 19/17 inch set up works pretty good. A +2 teeth sprocket was added in the back to compensate for the increased aspect ratio for the back tire--70 to 80. Since the bike accelerates with a little less effort, it would be fair to say the +2 tooth sprocket is over-compensating. No problem. I like how it runs. Might have to get a 40t sprocket to go with the street wheels.