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> > Have been studying my 09's owners' manual since I got the bike and there's an item that keeps getting my interest. > In the maint. chart, the 600 mile service no longer lists Valve clearance inspection. In fact, by the manual, the 1st inspection > isn't due until a whopping 15,000 miles! (24,000km). > > I am a firm believer that sometimes things do change for the better. > But, I am seriously doubting the recommended interval jumped so greatly without some cause for concern. > I'm tempted to check the valves around 1,000 miles and again at say...7,500 miles??... and see how things are progressing. > If they go out of spec sooner than 15k, I would make the necessary adjustments, of course. Still.... Fifteen Thousand Miles. > Geez. > Thoughts? >

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "transalp 1" wrote: > > Have been studying my 09's owners' manual since I got the bike and there's an item that keeps getting my interest. > In the maint. chart, the 600 mile service no longer lists Valve clearance inspection. In fact, by the manual, the 1st inspection > isn't due until a whopping 15,000 miles! (24,000km). > > I am a firm believer that sometimes things do change for the better. > But, I am seriously doubting the recommended interval jumped so greatly without some cause for concern. > I'm tempted to check the valves around 1,000 miles and again at say...7,500 miles??... and see how things are progressing. > If they go out of spec sooner than 15k, I would make the necessary adjustments, of course. Still.... Fifteen Thousand Miles. > Geez. > Thoughts? > > eddie > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

--- On Tue, 6/9/09, Bill Watson wrote: From: Bill Watson Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: valve lash inspection intervals To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 5:03 PM Eddie, I like your 1K / 7.5K check plan. The KLR valves seem to make the big changes at the start but then settle in. I did mine at 1K, 6K, then waited 10,000 miles to check them at 16K. The next check was last night at 44K, and they hadn't changed at all! Next check for me: 75K. Bill Watson www.xanga.com/ watt_man [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- On Wed, 6/10/09, The Reverend wrote: From: The Reverend Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Re: valve lash inspection intervals To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 11:31 AM I'd be curious to see your oil consumption. -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of Rick McCauley I admit that have always babied my bike. Seldom over 5,000 rpm's, and the bike has never seen redline. Did blast it up to 7,000 one time though. Didn't see any sense in it after that. It isn't a fast bike, so why bother. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> > My valves were inspected at 600 mi. All was well. > Next inspection was at 7,000 mi. All was still well. > Inspected again at about 15,000 mi. Still within tolerance, > but the exhaust valves were just close enough for the next smaller shim size. > I like valve gaps as close to max as possible, so they were changed. > Intakes are still as they were from the factory. Now have 19,000 on it. > I admit that have always babied my bike. Seldom over 5,000 rpm's, and the > bike has never seen redline. Did blast it up to 7,000 one time though. Didn't > see any sense in it after that. It isn't a fast bike, so why bother. >

> Seldom over 5,000 rpm's, and the > > bike has never seen redline. Did blast it up to 7,000 one time though. Didn't see any sense in it after that. It isn't a fast bike, so why bother. > > > > Some would say the fact it isn't fast is all the more reason to rev the snot out of it. >

> Some would say the fact it isn't fast is all the more reason to rev the snot out of it. >