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05/272018

Necessary Improvements For Your DR650SE

Necessary Improvements For Your DR650SE

By: Elden In: Technical Insights No Comment

Rod Morris, proprietor of MMP (Multisurface Motorcycle Products) on this website is a very knowledgeable

09/302017

Baja Travails

Baja Travails

By: Todd In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

From the editor (Pat Rose): As I’ve been looking through Elden’s archives on motorcycles

01/012015

Mexiphobia

Mexiphobia

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

My two favorite hangouts happen to be south of the international border, which is located 20 miles from

10/012014

Modern Baja: Different But Still Lots of Fun

Modern Baja: Different But Still Lots of Fun

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

When the best all around dirt rider I ever knew, Alan Dietor, and I began riding in Baja Norte in 1974,

07/012013

Mileage! Smileage!

Mileage! Smileage!

By: Elden In: Technical Insights No Comment

For years I’ve carried in my wallet a small laminated 50 word paragraph from an article written by

03/012013

Running Into and Over “Cuco”

Running Into and Over “Cuco”

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

If you’ve ridden KLR’s for very long or own a copy of Clemente Salvadori’s book, Motorcycle Journeys

02/012013

Rod Morris – Gently Blown A-13 Transmission

Rod Morris – Gently Blown A-13 Transmission

By: Elden In: Technical Insights No Comment

In a previous article we reported a blown 4-dog gear on the main shaft of Rod’s KL-A13. He was about

01/012013

How To Ruin Your Holiday Ride

How To Ruin Your Holiday Ride

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

As usual during the winter I try to take advantage of any good weather days to get out on my KLR and

11/012012

The Doohickey Revisited

The Doohickey Revisited

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Never has such a frivolous word been used to describe such a dangerous motorcycle engine part. Yes, indeed

10/012012

DR650 Gas Filter

DR650 Gas Filter

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

We covered this subject some time ago but it’s time to mention it again.   Elden and I had gone

09/012012

Fresh Engine and Hints

Fresh Engine and Hints

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

We just finished rebuilding the engine in my 1996 KLR650A and I wanted to share some things with other

06/032012

WHICH OIL TO USE

WHICH OIL TO USE

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

The question of which oil to use in a motorcycle has been discussed and cussed for as long as I can remember

05/062012

Doohickey

Doohickey

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Real name: Balancer Chain Lever. The name doohickey was first coined by Jake Jakeman in 1987; the very

03/012012

Choke It – But Don’t Kill It

Choke It – But Don’t Kill It

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I learned about the downside of carbureted motorcycle enrichening systems the hard way. In the first

02/012012

Dangerous EPA Mandate

Dangerous EPA Mandate

By: Elden In: Technical Insights No Comment

In the good old days before the Environmental Protection Agency got going, motorcycling was in some regards

02/012012

Hwy 94 – San Diego County

Hwy 94 – San Diego County

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I’ve have the good fortune to live close to one of the best motorcycle roads in San Diego County;

11/032011

Why Buy a KLR650

Why Buy a KLR650

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Elden Carl and I had been riding together on the black strip for almost 20 years when he started back

09/092011

Happy KLR650 Owner

Happy KLR650 Owner

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

“I got my spring within a few days of sending. Installed it with some rachet straps. I had raising

08/022011

More KLR Shock Stuff

More KLR Shock Stuff

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

We seem to do more articles on the KLR650 shock than any other subject and there’s good reason.

06/012011

Honda NX250 – What?

Honda NX250 – What?

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

On Saturday 3/12/11 the sun was shining and the temperature was in the 60’s and I decided it was

12/012010

Tough in Baja

Tough in Baja

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

On our latest two-dayer in Baja, Rod Morris and I enjoyed challenging conditions in the mountains. After

10/012010

Bad Baja Roads

Bad Baja Roads

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

by Elden Carl Even though I’ve spent the past 20+ years riding, servicing, building and studying

10/012010

Front End Stabilization

Front End Stabilization

By: Elden In: Technical Insights No Comment

I recently did a “Fuel For Thought” article on our website relating to the difficult dirt

05/292010

Passing of a Hero

Passing of a Hero

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

On May 21, 2010, Medal of Honor recipient John W. Finn passed away at a Veteran’s Home in San Diego

04/052010

John W. Finn – American Hero

John W. Finn – American Hero

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

It’s not often in a life time that you encounter a true hero, but I’ve had that privilege

01/052010

Power to the KLR650 and DR650

Power to the KLR650 and DR650

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

There’s always been a long list of negatives attached to the KLR650 that goes all the way back

12/012009

One Wild Motorcycle Weekend

One Wild Motorcycle Weekend

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

by Elden Carl The weekend of 10/3 and 10/4 of 2009 started out normally enough with and early morning

10/032009

History of the “Doohickey” Intro

History of the “Doohickey” Intro

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Air Race Champion, Mexican Rally Car Champion and long time expert multisurface motorcyclist Bruce Redding

09/032009

How It All Started and Who Are We

How It All Started and Who Are We

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

There seems to be some confusion about “who is Top Gun?” “Who is MMP?” and “Who

08/042009

Area 51 1/2

Area 51 1/2

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

by Elden Carl Nestled in the eastern San Diego County mountains on 40 acres of high desert is a two building

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