installed my first torsion spring

[Luc Legrain]

Hey Guys, Where can I find a diagram or cut out of the stock exhaust on the 650 ? I want to know what's inside before I tinker with it .. Thanks

[Ed Dobson]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Luc Legrain wrote:

> > Hey Guys, > Where can I find a diagram or cut out of the stock exhaust on the 650 ? > I want to know what's inside before I tinker with it .. > Thanks

I googled "KLR650 muffler cutaway" and found this at advrider: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176286 http://www.ravenshadow.com/KLR650/mods/index.html http://web.archive.org/web/20031025062037/http://www.ravenshadow.com/KLR650/mods/exhaust/exhaust.html I also googled "KLR650 muffler cross-section" and didn't find anything. More exhaustive searching using other terms may turn up something else. ED

[Harry Seifert]

That's an Eagle spring.

> [Original Message] > From: boulder_adv_rider > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 9/20/2008 10:22:48 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Installed my first torsion spring > > Jeff - I think part of the confusion is I'm talking about two KLRs. > Mine and another guy's I'm servicing. I did the torsion on his 3k > smiles. Mine I did a few years ago around the 3k mark as well. If > you remember, I did it right before a trip to Baja with my brother > who unfortunately chose not to doo his and a small dirt nap destroyed > his top end. This in fact is the only (first hand!) case I'm aware > of that caused catastrophic failure. Under warranty and 3-months > later it was returned...with the upgraded doo. > > Many places you can't legally take a motocross bike, so the KLR > becomes the de facto weapon of choice. Plus I'm not going to trailer > a non-street legal moto all over the place (Baja, Death Valley, etc.) > with limit places to ride when I can enjoy adventure riding all along > the way. So yeah, mine has seen severe action. I don't anticipate > it lasting as long like the commuter guys. But it would I'm sure if > I wasn't so hard on it. Even with good maintenance and care, many > pro racers tear-down their machines after each race. I just did an > ultra 4k+ mile ride in 9-days including (CO mountains and Mojave and > Death Valley) and other than the valve clearance issues I'm not > tearing it down. Of course, there are minor repairs mostly from > severe vibration but most of these components are over 2 years old > (GPS bracket, progressive rear shock/spring). > > Well, it's good to know you have confidence in the torsion spring > holding insitu. I realize the bolt holds the doo but I'm concerned > about the process of tightening and loosening it which might allow > the spring to somehow reposition out (towards the left of bike) > causing it to strike the starter. It's an unfounded concern at this > point, so I'd just have to monitor it. Vibration isn't a big > concern, but then again I never thought a "secured" the OEM doo could > be so bad! So I guess nothing surprises me. I will say I don't > expect ever to have a problem with Eagle Mike's doo. All of the doos > I've done were sans the torsion option which is why I'm trying to > understand any/all issues...which seem in my head so far. > > I'm very curious about the sprockets myself. Just called > dealer...nothing. Still waiting on the cylinder head bolt that > installs upside down and this sprocket. I hope this gives me a bit > more case clearance. Boy it's tight. The other guy's machine has > comfortable clearance, so all that's left would be the chain. The > front sprocket was the worst worn, so I was expecting a bigger > miracle. Oh well. > > I adjust my doo at every oil change. Funny with a worn out balancer > drive line, most likely I've been dooing it for nothing. A better > design might simply be fixing the doo on an eccetric with needle > bearings and make it adjustable from the outside with no spring > necessary (similar to a fan belt system just tighten a bolt a desired > tension. Complete redesign but then again this jingas system needs > it. Imagine if EM didn't make a stout doo? You be inspecting and > replacing more than riding. > > The TPI torsion came in a sealed bag. It included a sticker on the > package referencing leftcoastkls.com for install instructions. It > came with the drill bit. > > Brian > > > ------------------------------------ > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >