pmr rear panel protectors

[denvowell@aol.com]

I posted a while back about a problem with my battery going dead when sitting for a few days. I put in a new battery and thought it was solved.Problem is back. I pulled the seat tank and cowling and could find no bad wires. Jeff S mentioned something about the 20 amp fuse.Now when I hit the start button the fuse blows. The one on the white wire.Any one have any ideas.I rode on a 700 mile trip after new battery with no problems.Then let bike sit and battery went dead.Checked wires and now blows fuse. Help Dennis A18 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Khoury]

You most likely have chafing in the starter circuit that is causing that line to ground. The problem will be "after" the switch. Follow the wire from the starter switch down the handlebars (a common source of chafing) through the harness and to the starter. Make sure the insulation is intact the whole way. The other option is that your starter is bad, but chafed wiring is more common. -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: denvowell@... To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:27:55 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Electical problem I posted a while back about a problem with my battery going dead when sitting for a few days. I put in a new battery and thought it was solved.Problem is back. I pulled the seat tank and cowling and could find no bad wires. Jeff S mentioned something about the 20 amp fuse.Now when I hit the start button the fuse blows. The one on the white wire.Any one have any ideas.I rode on a 700 mile trip after new battery with no problems.Then let bike sit and battery went dead.Checked wires and now blows fuse. Help Dennis A18 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:27:55 EDT denvowell@... writes:

> I posted a while back about a problem with my battery going dead when > > sitting for a few days. I put in a new battery and thought it was > solved.Problem is back. > I pulled the seat tank and cowling and could find no bad wires. > Jeff S mentioned something about the 20 amp fuse.Now when I hit the > start > button the fuse blows. The one on the white wire.Any one have any > ideas.I > rode on a 700 mile trip after new battery with no problems.Then let > bike sit > and battery went dead.Checked wires and now blows fuse. > Help > Dennis A18

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> Dennis, I don't remember the post or the problem can you refresh our memories here? I think your A18 in the signature means it's a 2004??? Does it have any of the safeties by-passed? Any electrical modifications or accessories? What was the original issue? What did you do? What's happening now? Push the starter button and the 20 amp fuse blows? Just as something to do... maybe disconnect the small plug from the starter relay and see if it blows the fuse again. If so the problem will be in the wiring between the ignition switch and the starter relay. I think you could also disconnect the regulator/rectifier and eliminate a possible issue but that was only after a quick glance at a wiring diagram. Rereading your post just before sending... maybe take another look at the 20 amp fuse and white wire to make sure it's not causing the issue. And that you really are using a 20 amp fuse. : ) 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 . ____________________________________________________________ Radiant Heating Walk on the well placed warmth of radiant heating. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=lBWKlJKBM3Q42X6TK8zx-wAAJ1DWfJIDP-R0_NC3mMpGFS0kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFVwAAAAA=

[transalp1@mindspring.com]

I'll never have a passenger on my 09'. (LOL, that's what the 08' GL1800 is for.) And yes, as soon as I silently questioned side panel removal with the racks in place, I grabbed a 8mm t-handle wrench and checked it. Yes, They slide out with barely enough room. But, they can come off easily - racks still in place. - eddie -----Original Message-----

>From: hershonm >Sent: Sep 24, 2009 12:55 PM >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: PMR rear panel protectors > >I bought those racks for my '08 last year. They are fine if you take them off between trips. You can't tell from the photos but the lower mounts interfere with your passenger's ankles - I don't believe you can carry a passenger with them installed. And I have never tried to remove the side covers with the racks on, but it seems doubtful that you can. Has anyone actually done it? > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "edgyver31906" wrote: >> >> Ordered a pair of rear panel protector racks for my 09' 650 over the weekend and received them today. (eBay / search KLR650 PMR racks )The fit & finish is top notch and despite a close-in fit, the plastic side panels can still be removed without taking the racks back off. A plus if you haven't switched to a maint. free battery! I have a SW Motech centerstand that came with the grab handle to assist lifting the bike. The left PMR rack has a stand-off spacer built in that bolts to the upper left passenger footpeg mount. I had to shorten the spacer by the thickness of the SW Motech handle and it's spacer (about 3/4 in.). One of the four bolts in the rack kit was way too long to be of use anywhere. I had to modify a 8x1.25hex bolt I already had to make things right. Other than that, the racks should serve well to both protect the side panels a little and more importantly to me, make throwover saddlebags a lot less of a hassle. If anyone would like photos, conatct me offline and I'll take some later. -eddie >> > > > > >------------------------------------ > >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 > > >