carb jetting

[Rick McCauley]

the itnretsnig tihng aobut the humuan bairn is taht as lnog as the frist and lsat letetr are in the corerct plcae, we can raed amlsot aythnig, no matetr how bad it is msispleled Rcik

--- On Sun, 3/8/09, oldwing@... wrote: From: oldwing@... Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Clutch switch or neutral switch bad? To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jud Jones" Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 7:03 AM Wow, an automatic spell checker on this list. What will they think of next. )) Thanks for the correction. My spelling is so bad that my boss has been looking for a pen with builtin spell check. Bill ---- Jud Jones wrote: > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, wrote: > > > > > > A friend called this afternoon to be rescued. While out for a ride on his 1992 650 the bike lost power and died. He said that when he would start it it would be fine and then die when he applied power. When I got there we jumped it (battery dead) and it started just fine. Rev it up and seemed fine. Put it in gear and eased out on the clutch. Tach needle shot to zero and motor died. The bike would start in nuetral with the clutch out or in gear with the clutch squeezed. With the trans in nuetral the clutch lever could be in or out and all was fine. As soon as it was put in gear and the clutch eased out the tach needle would go to zero and motor would cut off. We took the clutch switch apart and cleaned the contacts but it did nnot make a difference. Not sure where the nuetral switch is. There does not appear to be a sidestand switch. Any and all advice appreciated. Shame of all shame we had to (glup) trailer the bike back to his house. > > -- > > Just wanted to get "neutral" spelled right. It was driving me crazy. > -- Bill Lewis Roanoke, Virginia Professor of Motorcycleology 2004 R1150RT 1990 R100RT 2002 KLR 1978 Oldwing w/Friendship 1 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[John Biccum]

The KLX needle is part number 16009-1794 (Jet, Needle N1TB). You will likely need to go DOWN a main jet or two with this needle since the KLX needle is very rich, especially at the top end. I would not suggest using the KLX needle with the mods you have done. I'd just shim the stock needle .020 and not bother with having to swap main jets. Jesse has been doing this exhaust mod for years on the Suzuki DR series. I suggested that he modify the KLR exhaust and sent him one to experiment with. I have been happy with it. It does sound deeper, not louder. I don't know if it really flows better but it does cure the tweet.. From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ross Lindberg Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 06:43 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; TC_Dualsport@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Carb Jetting I'm getting ready for spring riding and have some questions about carb jetting, as that is a subject I know very little about. I have removed the airbox snorkel, switched to a Twin-Air filter that seems to flow more than stock judging by my highly calibrated seat of the pants feel , and now the exhaust will be a bit more free flowing due to the KienTech exhaust mod. What Jesse will be doing is curing the Tweety once and for all and opening up the outlet of the stock muffler while putting an extension with a down-turn to keep rain out while parked. He tells me that the muffler will be as quiet as a stock unit, but the tone will be a bit deeper and it should flow better. He and I talked about rejetting, and he thought that I may have to go up one jet size, or shim the needle with 1 washer. It has been suggested to me that I switch to a KLX needle. Does anyone have a part number on the needle? Also, since I'm going to be in the carb for a thorough cleaning, is there a kit with all the o-rings and other consumables, or is that really not needed yet. The bike has 11,640 miles on it. Ross Lindberg Fertile, MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]