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knock
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:06 pm
by klr650
Curious if anyone else's KLR 'knocks' - mine has a quite noticable knock
during take-off - most notable under 3k RPM in first or second gear,
or if I lug it at low RPM's. It doesn't knock in neutral while revving
it - has to be in gear and moving.
Done the doohickey, and the bike runs strong, doesn't burn oil, etc so
I'm not worried too much, just wondering what it could be.
I've been thinking of tearing into the doohickey again to check the
spring, at the time I did mine the shorter springs weren't available.
--
Jim - Riding the backroads of central NC
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KLR650 - A12 - "Gonzo"
knock
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:52 pm
by Jim
Have long ago did you adjusted your valves? Sounds like the symptoms
I had that went away after adjusting the valves. My intake clearances
were tight.
--Jim
A-15
> Curious if anyone else's KLR 'knocks' - mine has a quite noticable
knock
> during take-off - most notable under 3k RPM in first or second gear,
> or if I lug it at low RPM's. It doesn't knock in neutral while revving
> it - has to be in gear and moving.
>
> Done the doohickey, and the bike runs strong, doesn't burn oil, etc so
> I'm not worried too much, just wondering what it could be.
>
> I've been thinking of tearing into the doohickey again to check the
> spring, at the time I did mine the shorter springs weren't available.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jim - Riding the backroads of central NC
> -----------------------------------------
> KLR650 - A12 - "Gonzo"
knock
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:58 pm
by kusst
My guess is you are hearing the decompression mechanism at work.
This mechanism gives you a noisy sound at low rpm when you lug the
enginer, and as RPM goes up a little the noise goes away. The
mechanism allows for easy turning over of the engine at starting,
remember in 95 and earlier you could get a kick starter kit. At that
time this feature was pretty important.
Todd
Chaska MN
A16
03 700 F7
nklr - sanfran this weekend...
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:06 pm
by rm@richardmay.net
Heading up PCH. Making it a 4-day weekend.
Taking my NKLR, not my KLR. Wanna ride?
RM