I put the DJ kit in my A11 to cure a surge at 4000 rpm. It worked
great. Pretty sure I left the main jet the same, you might check to
see if yours is larger than stock (sorry, don't remember the numbers
or which slot my needle clip is in). I installed the DJ needle and
drilled the slide, also backed out the pilot needle. Bike runs great,
gets 50 mpg for commute/town riding.
__Arden
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Eric & Amy Sundheim
wrote:
> Hi All, Got an update here...
> I got to the bottom of my low fuel mileage. Finally opened up the
carb this
> week-- Eureka!-- the previous owner installed a DJ kit. (sigh)
>
> The bike runs clean and dandy w/ the DJ kit, but 20% mpg loss for
the modest
> power gain isn't worth it to me. (it does actually increase power,
right??)
> So what's the prescribed fix? I tried leaning it a bit by dropping
the
> needle one notch and turning the idle mix screw in 1/2 turn (was
out 4
> turns!), but now I've got surging and general icky carburation.
> I'll keep the DJ kit in if I can restore smooth carburation and
50+mpg, but
> if I have to I'll (grudgingly) spend the $ and return it to stock.
>
> Help, anybody?
>
> -Eric S.
> Kodiak, AK
>
> ORIGINAL POST:
> -----------------------------------------
> I keep hearing KLR-listers citing 50+mpg and so far the best I've
been able
> to coax outta mine is 42mpg.
> And I'm doing everything right:
> - 5w-40 Mobil1 oil
> - clean air filter
> - tires at 28psi
> - smooth & easy combo of city/hwy riding
> - rarely ride faster than 55mph, never exceeding 70mph
> - clean NGK Iridium plug
> - chain is clean & lubed
> - decent quality fuel and periodic Techron treatments
> - I weigh 185lbs, bike is usually only lightly loaded
> - typical riding temps 45-65*F, sea level
> - save for the BigGun head pipe(only), the engine is stock.
>
> So what the heck am I doing wrong? I've been trying so hard to
maximize my
> mileage I should be a SierraClub poster child, instead I get
relatively poor
> MPG. The bike makes good power and nothing about how it runs
suggests
> anything's out of tune. Interestingly, this summer, touring 2-up w/
50lbs
> of gear, the bike was making 40mpg, no matter how hard I rode.
> Am I missing something?
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