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klr650 "not that kind of bike"

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:47 am
by Tumu Rock
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "notanymoore" wrote: > I never understood the fascination with > KLR off-road performance. It's just not that kind of bike. > > If you want to ride 25 miles to the nearest logging trail and jump > some logs and ford rivers, get a DR. It's easier to handle, has less > to break. The fascination for me is, sometimes I wanna ride 2500 miles AND hit some single track, double track, Jeep roads, forest roads, etc. I'm also an eighth of a ton of KLR handling muscle... da Vermonster who firmly believes the KLR is whatever kind of bike you think it is -- today it's going to be a 'busa.

klr650 "not that kind of bike"

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:36 am
by Jeff Saline
On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:47:26 -0000 "Tumu Rock" writes: SNIP
> da Vermonster > > who firmly believes the KLR is whatever kind of bike you think it is > -- > today it's going to be a 'busa.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><><><> Tumu, Man, that is well said! I once heard about a guy going into a town and asking a local what kind of folks lived there. The local asked him what kind of folks were where he came from. The guy responded how they were rude, obnoxious and ignorant. The local told him that's pretty much what he'd find in this town too. A day or two later another guy came into the town and asked the same local about the folks that lived there. Again the local asked what kind of folks were where he came from. The guy responded that they were great people, welcoming, open minded, generous and caring. The local then told him that's pretty much what he'd find the this town too. I suppose this idea might be appropriate over a large spectrum of attitudes and situations. Thanks for making my day with your KLR comment. 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 ____________________________________________________________ Orlando Vacations - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nK7uVq3ICE0m6z08StJEIvLuLUMgwAPll0VtFe7tmdsLRx6/

klr650 "not that kind of bike"

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:13 pm
by Tengai Mark Van Horn
At 3:47 PM +0000 7/7/08, Tumu Rock wrote:...
>da Vermonster > >who firmly believes the KLR is whatever kind of bike you think it is -- >today it's going to be a 'busa.
But when you're 60, you'll think it's a Gold Wing! Mark

electrical woes

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:25 am
by Richard Bessey
Since you have two KLR's, swap the CDI. Also, get a DVM out and start testing/comparing the working bike to the broken one, and see what isn't working. Regards, Richard Bessey System Administrator Vivio Technologies Tumu Rock wrote:
> > Did you swap your spark plug into his bike or vice versa just to make > sure his spark plug IS ok? Gap clearance? > > da Vermonster > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > , "bradster62" > wrote: > > > > My buddy's 2005 KLR losts it's spark a couple of months ago while > he > > was on a spring ride. We isolated a fault in clutch interlock which > we > > bypassed. The sidestand interlock is ok. Despite this, there is > still > > no spark. We checked the coil primary and secondary - they seem > within > > spec. We swapped his coil with the coil from my working KLR and his > > coil operates fine in my machine. Spark plug checks out ok. > > > > At this point, where do we look? Does the coil run off a constant > 12vdc > > feed or this this regulated by the CDI? Any suggestions for > additional > > tests before we take this to the dealer? > > > > Regards, > > Bradster > > > >