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cable lube & other notes
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 6:58 am
by Brad Davis
Hi All,
I got my cable lube kit from Fred yesterday. What I
plan to do is flush the clutch cable with wd40, let it
drip dry, then lube it with the cable lube that came
with the kit. Do I need to lube the throttle cables
too? They don't seem to be stressed like the clutch
cable is.
On another note, I had to go to reserve yesterday at
300 miles. When I filled up my mpg came out to be 62+.
I was using a mid-grade gasoline. I'm pretty happy
with that! The 16t sprocket I just installed could be
helping to increase the mpg maybe. I usually got 58mpg
with the 15t one. I would think it would be possible
to get 70mpg if you help your rev's to 3000 or so
which is almost 50mph indicated.
Lastly, my Kings k967 will probably need to be
replaced at 4000 miles. I was hoping to get 5000 or
more out of it. Mostly I drive on asphalt with a
gravel road now and then. I'm thinking about trying
the Kenda Sport Challenger 130/90 since most of my
riding is on the road.
Later,
Brad
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cable lube & other notes
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 8:07 am
by Fred Hink
The lube that comes with the Cable Care Kit does a good job of flushing out your cables. Remove any rubber end seals that might keep the lube from working on the entire cable. Give your cable a couple of quick shots with the luber and you should start to see it bubble out the end. This luber really works nice to speed up the lubing process and not wasting lube. I wouldn't lube your throttle cable. They will work better if they are dry. If the cable is hanging up, I would replace the cable.
Fred
www.arrowheadmotorsports.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Davis
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Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 4:58 AM
Subject: [DSN_klr650] Cable lube & other notes
Hi All,
I got my cable lube kit from Fred yesterday. What I
plan to do is flush the clutch cable with wd40, let it
drip dry, then lube it with the cable lube that came
with the kit. Do I need to lube the throttle cables
too? They don't seem to be stressed like the clutch
cable is.
On another note, I had to go to reserve yesterday at
300 miles. When I filled up my mpg came out to be 62+.
I was using a mid-grade gasoline. I'm pretty happy
with that! The 16t sprocket I just installed could be
helping to increase the mpg maybe. I usually got 58mpg
with the 15t one. I would think it would be possible
to get 70mpg if you help your rev's to 3000 or so
which is almost 50mph indicated.
Lastly, my Kings k967 will probably need to be
replaced at 4000 miles. I was hoping to get 5000 or
more out of it. Mostly I drive on asphalt with a
gravel road now and then. I'm thinking about trying
the Kenda Sport Challenger 130/90 since most of my
riding is on the road.
Later,
Brad
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champion battery
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 12:57 pm
by les123@home.com
Don't feel bad. I made the same discovery with a $60 Westco.
Dave
A14
Richmond
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Robert J. Kaub" wrote:
> Last year I bought a Champion 14LA2 battery at Sam's Club for
around 25 US$,
> just to have around for a spare.
> Last Saturday I went to get the bike out of the shed and discovered
that the
> boy had parked the bike and turned the key all the way to the left
to the
> position that leaves the tail light on. Well, the battery was
completely
> dead. Rather than mess with a three year old battery, I prepped the
> Champion battery and tried to install it.
> While it is clearly marked as a 14LA2, the Champion (made in
Taiwan) is
> actually a little taller than the OEM battery and is a very tight
fit in the
> battery box. The plastic top cover that normally slides right in
had to be
> forced in enough to screw on the metal retainer that mounts on the
side of
> the bike. The whole deal was just shitty as hell but I wanted to
go for a
> ride so I pushed hard and got everything together. I hate it when
shit that
> is supposed to fit doesn't.
> Thanks.
> Bob Kaub