klr650: cranking

[Darren Clark]

How do you bring home a cart full of groceries when riding a motorcycle? See below. http://failblog.org/2008/07/25/grocery-fail/ Darren Clark 2004 KLR-650 (Waiting on the insurance appraiser) Fowlerville, MI

[Luc Legrain]

Gentlemen, As always, clear,specfic,down to earth answers from people who know what they are talking about .Thanks

--- On Fri, 7/25/08, Jeff Saline wrote: From: Jeff Saline Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] klr650: cranking To: zrislois2klr@... Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 5:27 PM On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:09:38 -0700 (PDT) Luc Legrain writes: > early morning temps in the low 70's ,crank without choke,runs real > weak for a few seconds...dies. .try again.. sorry ain't awake yet.. > choke half way,starts slow, then revs up,1000 rpm, 1-2 seconds later > cut choke off runs normal. Mid afternoon ( after work ) temps in the > high 80's ,no choke,one push, cranks right up ..1-1500 rpm. I always > thought choke was for COLD weather start.When I bought the RedAss it > used to start right up,no choke ?? WTF ??? > Help?? Or Shut the F@#$K up ? <><><><><><> <><><><>< > <><><><><><> <><><><>< > Luc, Sounds like you've been lucky enough to figure out how to start your bike in varying conditions. I've known guys that struggled for 2 years to crack the starting code for a fickle bike. Your's sounds pretty normal to me. I suppose you could adjust the valves to max clearance, clean the air filter and make sure your battery is in top shape and then see if your starting routine changes. I suppose you could also mess around and clean your carb and fuel system or run some Seafoam through to help keep it in top shape. Using the choke (really an enricher which is a simple carb inside the carb) to get started is just adjusting the fuel delivery volume when the combustion chamber is cold. As soon as it's warmed enough the extra fuel isn't needed. In warmer weather it gets warmer quicker than it does in cold weather. Running with the choke engaged in a warm engine floods the engine with too much fuel and causes the engine to die when the throttle is at idle position. I think you've got it figured out and should consider just enjoying the simple routine which works for your bike. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads. org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Click here for huge discounts on tradeshow supplies. http://thirdpartyof fers.juno. com/TGL2141/ fc/Ioyw6i3m7g5bQ uHj9dj0H2XuajUqE z9yEUC7jXmEqy74M IYKFsdVdS/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[albatrossklr]

Large backpack, tank bag & a medium size JC Whitney trunk (or a basket held by multiple bungees)... Have lived many years where the motorbike was my only transport and that is my tried & true method. You can always try the hanging all the plastic bags from your handlebars method, but I found that a bit difficult. albatross who used the KLR for the farmers market run this morning

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Darren Clark wrote: > > How do you bring home a cart full of groceries when riding a motorcycle? > > See below. > > http://failblog.org/2008/07/25/grocery-fail/ > > Darren Clark > 2004 KLR-650 (Waiting on the insurance appraiser) > Fowlerville, MI >