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slip clutch - or whatever you call it
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:37 am
by Nathan Nichols
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Robert Waters wrote:
> Hellow,
> Has anyone had any experience with the additional clutch that trail riders
> are using.
> A friend told he has one on a bike of his and it makes it much easier to
> handly in rough tereign. He also said they have come out with one for the
> KLR650. It is about $700.00.
>
> rw
There's a YouTube video review on the Recluse clutch by Patman (klrworld.com)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uhoU2dquVg
carburator?
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:34 am
by barocky
In the last month my bike (96Klr) would kind of "surge" or cut out at times. Yesterday when I
accelerated it would start to die. It was getting fuel. Rode home doing 45 with choke
engaged. Changed plug cleaned filter now what? Thanks for any help. Also my shop
manuals are at home and I am away.
carburator?
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:03 pm
by Jim Bolton
mine did the same thing and then it cleared itself out... bike would idle just fine but would not accelerate without the chock on... not sure what caused it but its the second time its happened....I would love to know...
barocky
wrote: In the last month my bike (96Klr) would kind of "surge" or cut out at times. Yesterday when I
accelerated it would start to die. It was getting fuel. Rode home doing 45 with choke
engaged. Changed plug cleaned filter now what? Thanks for any help. Also my shop
manuals are at home and I am away.
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carburator?
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:13 pm
by Jeff Saline
On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 10:03:50 -0700 (PDT) Jim Bolton
writes:
> mine did the same thing and then it cleared itself out... bike would
> idle just fine but would not accelerate without the chock on... not
> sure what caused it but its the second time its happened....I would
> love to know...
>
> barocky
wrote:
> In the last month my bike (96Klr) would kind of "surge" or cut
> out at times. Yesterday when I
> accelerated it would start to die. It was getting fuel. Rode home
> doing 45 with choke
> engaged. Changed plug cleaned filter now what? Thanks for any
> help. Also my shop
> manuals are at home and I am away.
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Jim, Brian,
It sounds to me like both carbs had carb jets partially clogged. If the
bike was stored for a while, maybe 2-6 months and the carb wasn't drained
it's probably fuel gunk. My suggestion would be first to try running
some Seafoam through the fuel system.
You both say you ran with the choke on. That is a different circuit than
the idle, mid range (needle) or main jet. So by engaging the choke
(enricher) you were adding fuel to the air/fuel mix.
You can get Seafoam at most auto parts stores and also many farm supply
shops or Walmart. Add 1 oz to each gallon. More won't do more good than
the 1 oz to 1 gal ratio. It also won't hurt. If you want you could add
the Seafoam and then run the bike for a few minutes to make sure you've
got it in the carb bowl. Let it sit overnight or longer so start
dissolving deposits of gunk. Then give the bike a ride and see if it
improves.
If it doesn't improve you may need to clean the jets and circuits. I
would suggest you do not turn the idle mixture screw or otherwise mess
with the carb trying to fix this issue. If your bike was running well
and then this started acting up without you making adjustments making
them now probably won't help.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club
www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT