klr fastners

[Luc Legrain]

Of course I tried the easy way out to straighten the bar ( pipe, pull ) it cracked at the cross bar weld . How complicated is the process of replacing handle bar, specially the throttle side ? Is it just a matter of " take it off, put it back on " or is it more complicated ? Thanks

[Jeff Saline]

On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:16:16 -0700 (PDT) Luc Legrain writes:

> Of course I tried the easy way out to straighten the bar ( pipe, > pull ) > it cracked at the cross bar weld . > How complicated is the process of replacing handle bar, specially > the throttle side ? Is it just a matter of " take it off, put it > back on " or is it more complicated ? > Thanks

<><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Luc, It's pretty much a take it off, put it back on situation. May I suggest you replace your grips since the old ones may be glued on extremely well and get damaged when removing the clutch side. You may find it easiest to keep the bars loose so you can move them from side to side when sliding the throttle housing off the old and onto the new. Nothing needs to get torqued so tight that you have to grunt and groan in this swap. I like using RTV as a grip glue since it acts like a lube when sliding the grip on and then drys like a glue. And it's easy to remove at a later date. Some folks will suggest hair spray or soap for this and I suppose both will work too. Make sure when you install the throttle you don't slide it so far inboard on the bar that the end of the tube sticks on the end of the bar. That can give you a sticky throttle. 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 ____________________________________________________________ Get everything you need to hook up your own wireless network by clicking now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3npyAHwnpkKLSlbPELIycYOLkssBZLwTZzf0R8tfVO3NWly0/

[Kevin Powers]

The hardest part will be choosing a new bar and grips. If I remember right you have to file off a locater tab on the clutch side. Pay attention to the location of all the cable and hose routing before you remove the existing bar - digital photos help with that. -- Kevin Powers White Bear Lake, MN

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Luc Legrain wrote: > Of course I tried the easy way out to straighten the bar ( pipe, pull ) > it cracked at the cross bar weld . > How complicated is the process of replacing handle bar, specially the > throttle side ? Is it just a matter of " take it off, put it back on " or is > it more complicated ? > Thanks > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:04:27 -0500 "Kevin Powers" writes:

> The hardest part will be choosing a new bar and grips. If I remember > right > you have to file off a locater tab on the clutch side. Pay > attention to the > location of all the cable and hose routing before you remove the > existing > bar - digital photos help with that. > -- > Kevin Powers > White Bear Lake, MN

<><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Kevin, You are so right with the nub needing to be removed. I did this with a guy about 2 months ago and forgot all about that nub. We used a dremel tool with a drum sander on it but a file would work well too. 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 ____________________________________________________________ Free information - Learn about Criminal Lawyers. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oGdfweCWdOHsgZcRrVvmXDPWg2lCM9S5SYYwMQRFiyUoIRm/

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote:

> > On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:04:27 -0500 "Kevin Powers" > writes: > > The hardest part will be choosing a new bar and grips. If I remember > > right > > you have to file off a locater tab on the clutch side. Pay > > attention to the > > location of all the cable and hose routing before you remove the > > existing > > bar - digital photos help with that. > > -- > > Kevin Powers > > White Bear Lake, MN > <><><><><><><> > <><><><><><><> > > Kevin, > > You are so right with the nub needing to be removed. I did this with a > guy about 2 months ago and forgot all about that nub. We used a dremel > tool with a drum sander on it but a file would work well too. >

As I recall, I just snapped it off with a plier, then scraped it smooth with a bench knife.

[maudibbb]

Hello Folks! I was wondering if anyone has compiled a list of all fasteners on the "classic" KLR? This would include type & size of all fasteners such as bolt, screw, pan-head, flat head, hex-head, Phillips, slot-head, Allen hex, thread, length, diameter etc. Also such information such as correct size of tool for each fastener.