doo-hickey s real name ?

[Jim & Roxann]

After two spills and replacement of the rear brake bracket, I noticed the handlebars are out of alignment with the front wheel. Didn't notice on the way home after the second fall, I just knew the brake bracket had broken and was hoping I wasn't. Upon further inspection, it seems the handlebars are not bent, but it along with the instrument cluster, and front fender are all a bit tweeked. Is there a procedure for re- aligning the "frontend"?

[gmay131313]

Hi JIm, usually a piece of cake, in my experience it usually is a simple matter of loosening the top triple clamp pinch bolts, braceing the front wheel against something, my prefered way is to straddle the front wheel facing the bike and with the wheel braced against the inside of your leg push/pull on the handlebars to bring everything back into alignment which will probably take a couple of tries and then simply retorque the pinch bolts, not sure how well this way would work on the KLR because of the plastic hand guards. Another way is to loosen the bolts place the side of the wheel against a suitable tree and push on the handlebars to tweak all back into alignment, either way if there are no bent parts a very simple process. You don;t need to loosen the pinch bolts very much and don't loosen the top and bottom triple clamp pinch bolts at the same time unless the bikes weight is supported as the fork tubes will slide up through the triple clamps which on a bike as heavy as a KLR would be less then fun. Remember to properly torque all of the torque bolts, not just the one's you loosened, just to be on the safe side....Have a great weekend....Greg --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jim & Roxann" wrote:

> > After two spills and replacement of the rear brake bracket, I noticed > the handlebars are out of alignment with the front wheel. Didn't

notice

> on the way home after the second fall, I just knew the brake bracket > had broken and was hoping I wasn't. Upon further inspection, it

seems

> the handlebars are not bent, but it along with the instrument

cluster,

> and front fender are all a bit tweeked. Is there a procedure for re- > aligning the "frontend"? >

[albatrossklr]

I go to the local school and use the bicycle rack and a couple of wood wedges to hold the wheel in alignment... albatross

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "gmay131313" wrote: > > Hi JIm, usually a piece of cake, in my experience it usually is a > simple matter of loosening the top triple clamp pinch bolts, braceing > the front wheel against something, my prefered way is to straddle the > front wheel facing the bike and with the wheel braced against the > inside of your leg push/pull on the handlebars to bring everything back > into alignment which will probably take a couple of tries and then > simply retorque the pinch bolts, not sure how well this way would work > on the KLR because of the plastic hand guards. Another way is to loosen > the bolts place the side of the wheel against a suitable tree and push > on the handlebars to tweak all back into alignment, either way if there > are no bent parts a very simple process. You don;t need to loosen the > pinch bolts very much and don't loosen the top and bottom triple clamp > pinch bolts at the same time unless the bikes weight is supported as > the fork tubes will slide up through the triple clamps which on a bike > as heavy as a KLR would be less then fun. Remember to properly torque > all of the torque bolts, not just the one's you loosened, just to be on > the safe side....Have a great weekend....Greg > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jim & Roxann" > wrote: > > > > After two spills and replacement of the rear brake bracket, I noticed > > the handlebars are out of alignment with the front wheel. Didn't > notice > > on the way home after the second fall, I just knew the brake bracket > > had broken and was hoping I wasn't. Upon further inspection, it > seems > > the handlebars are not bent, but it along with the instrument > cluster, > > and front fender are all a bit tweeked. Is there a procedure for re- > > aligning the "frontend"? > > >

[Arden Kysely]

Lever, Idler Shaft. PN 13168-1436 for my A11. From memory, the books says adjust it every 2000 miles. __Arden --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddiebmauri" wrote:

> > What is the actual part name of the doo-hickey? > > I know that the doo is some sort of tensioner spring, but, what is

the

> correct part name? I want to research it in the repair manual. > > About all that I know is that the doo-hickey in my KLR was

replaced

> by the previous owner (not sure if that is considered neutered,

spade

> or doo-hickey implant). > > And, how often does the doo have to be re-adjusted? > > My KLR is going to the shop for a 10K tune up, and I might as well > have them look at the doo while it is in the shop. > > Eddie (03' KLR "la poderosa") >