After 5 long cold months, I finally got the klx back on the road today.

Mods I completed over the winter :
- MCM
- Air injection block off plate
- FMF Q4 exhaust
- Manual cam chain tensioner
- Rear turn signal relocation (due to exhaust)
- renthal 7/8 cr high
- new grips (too short, will have to do this again)
-rad guard
- Jet kit (dynojet 132 needle, 4th clip at 1000'ASL)
- led headlamp (by far, my most worthwhile mod)

And on my to do list :
- tire bead locks
- barkbusters
- larger fuel tank
- suspension tune for my heafty 205 lbs
- Rear rack
- hardwire GPS Power (etrex 30)

 

Reserved for detailed mod report and pick.

 

Instead of hardwiring your GPS why not just hook up a 12V cigarette lighter-type power port and plug into it with the power cord supplied with the GPS? A power port directly from the battery can be used to power or charge anything you care to plug in (cell phone, camera, etc.) as well as a plug-in point for a battery tender or other charger so you don't have to remove the seat to access the battery terminals.

 

Don't power your GPS via the USB port on the motorcycle. Get a good set of NiMH rechargeables; Powerex 2700mAh will go for a couple of days. The USB port will fail, possibly taking the whole unit out.

 

???? Uhhh, OK, but maybe a lightning bolt will strike the bike before that happens and fry both me and the GPS. Or maybe I'll get trampled by a herd of stampeding elephants just escaped from the circus.

Geez, the universe of things to worry about is unlimited, isn't it? Now where did I leave that Zoloft?

BTW, did you hear the NiMH batteries can overheat and cause a device meltdown or worse? I don't mean to worry you, but.....