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stupid parking lights
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2001 5:16 pm
by Jim Keal
Yes, I left my parking lights on this morning. Fortuantly one of my
co-workers noticed and saved my battery. I guess there really is an
advantage to being the only rider at work.
Is there any reason to keep this system operable and is there an easy way to
defeat it?
-Jim
Going for a long ride tonight to charge things up
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stupid parking lights
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2001 9:52 pm
by wingrj@aol.com
In a message dated 8/16/01 15:18:02, jimkeal@... writes:
<< Yes, I left my parking lights on this morning. >>
Kick starter would have come in handy - huh?
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2001 10:35 pm
by Devon Jarvis
How hard is it to bump start a KLR? I was thinking with the auto
decompressor it should be easier than say, my SR500 (which has to be put in
2nd and backed up against compresison first).
Has anyone done this, what gear did you use, etc...
Devon
wingrj@... wrote:
stupid parking lights
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2001 11:07 pm
by Peter Dahlheimer, MD
2nd gear, friend (female) pushing from behind a bit, stand on pegs, drop
butt hard on seat and let out clutch at same time.
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stupid parking lights
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2001 4:04 am
by Kurt Simpson
2nd gear, friend (female) pushing from behind a bit, stand on pegs, drop
butt hard on seat and let out clutch at same time.
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don't forget to choke...no throttle...frankly, it is a beast...
Kurt
stupid parking lights
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2001 7:04 am
by Jim Keal
>From: wingrj@...
>Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 22:51:57 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 8/16/01 15:18:02, jimkeal@... writes:
>
>>
>
>Kick starter would have come in handy - huh?
>
No, I only left the lights on for an hour(Thanks to Mary for noticing).
Fired right up.
-Jim
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stupid parking lights
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2001 8:33 am
by Arden Kysely
2nd gear, friend (female) pushing from behind a bit, stand on pegs,
drop
butt hard on seat and let out clutch at same time.
____________
don't forget to choke...no throttle...frankly, it is a beast...
Kurt
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What they said, except you can do it yourself with the help of
gravity if you're on a little incline. Push like crazy downhill, jump
on and release the clutch when your butt hits the seat. Don't do this
if you can't jump onto the seat safely. And don't jump on sidesaddle
unless you've got good medical insurance and high pain tolerance.
Arden Kysely
A11 "Mr. K"
stupid parking lights
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2001 5:42 pm
by IronJungle@Hotmail.com
My KLR push starts pretty easy. I have done it many times when I
could take advantage of a hill that just happened to be were I
stopped. I use 2nd gear. Mine seems to start real easy from a slow
roll.
Pat
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Arden Kysely" wrote:
>
> 2nd gear, friend (female) pushing from behind a bit, stand on pegs,
> drop
> butt hard on seat and let out clutch at same time.
> ____________
>
> don't forget to choke...no throttle...frankly, it is a beast...
>
> Kurt
> ----------------
>
> What they said, except you can do it yourself with the help of
> gravity if you're on a little incline. Push like crazy downhill,
jump
> on and release the clutch when your butt hits the seat. Don't do
this
> if you can't jump onto the seat safely. And don't jump on
sidesaddle
> unless you've got good medical insurance and high pain tolerance.
>
> Arden Kysely
>
> A11 "Mr. K"
stupid parking lights
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2001 6:35 am
by Murray Dochstader
I haven't spent any time on it, but one should be able to disassemble the ignition switch and remove the contact responsible for the damned parking light being left on.
Anyone know if I am right or wrong?
Murray Dochstader B.C. Canada.
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stupid parking lights
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2001 7:36 am
by Jim Keal
Looking at the wiring diagram it doesn't look that easy. Everything is tied
together. I still havn't heard a solution. Somebody suggested installing a
switch to bypass park mode; looking at the diagram is not helping me find a
place to put it. I may just hvae to get smarter than the bike.
-Jim
>From: "Murray Dochstader"
>To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [DSN_klr650] Stupid Parking Lights
>Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 04:40:45 -0700
>
>I haven't spent any time on it, but one should be able to disassemble the
>ignition switch and remove the contact responsible for the damned parking
>light being left on.
>
>Anyone know if I am right or wrong?
>
>Murray Dochstader B.C. Canada.
>
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