foot peg bolts

[maudibbb]

Hello Folks! When I bought my 2001 650 in 2002, it came with an Odyssey battery. It's provided great service for 7 years. This weekend the "Beast" stopped starting. It started gradually, and each time the KLR was shut off and restarted, cranking was slower and slower until finally there was no cranking at all. Due to circumstances, this battery has never been charged other then by the KLR itself. It's been in 12 to 118 degree temps with periods of up to 2 months of not being started when I was hospitalized. Never failed to start till now. Do I get the battery charged and hope for the best? Do I somehow test if the charging system is working properly, or just buy a new battery? Also since the Odyssey is mounted on it's side rather then it's bottom, should an OEM battery fit properly without modification? Thanks!!

[David Bell]

The metal on the little mount box is too soft. Mine stripped out and I had to do a helicoil which worked out very well. I use the red locktite. If I have to apply a little heat to get them off when needed, it's worth it to not have them get loose. There is a lot of stress on those bolts. ________________________________ From: Spike55 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 2, 2009 4:40:27 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Foot Peg Bolts Take 5 mins and check your foot peg bolts. If lose, add blue Loctite / Permatex and tighten to 13 ft-lbs. I tried to keep them tight, one side with and one side without the treadlocker. The side without eventually loosens for some reason. Don R100, A6F [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]