Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "transalp 1" wrote: > > After reading about it here & seeing one in my local Walmart, I bought a Stearns ATV seat cover last night and installed it this morning. > I shortened the straps and used really short sheet metal screws to attach them to the underside of the seat pan. If I need to, > I can unbuckl the cover and remove it without the straps getting misplaced. > > Impressions: > * It makes an already tall bike taller. Short folks like me, be warned. =) > * I can already tell a positive difference in comfort just riding around town. I like it! > * For under $20, it's a tough-to-beat value. It's worth a try. If you don't like it, > an ATV owning neighbor would probably enjoy it. Trade 'em for some venison, etc...! > > For those interested in how it looks, > I've uploaded some photos in a folder called "Poor man's Seat Cover" on the Yahoo group site. > Personally, I think it almost looks like it was made for a KLR! The width & length are pretty close to the stock seat. > If you have Avon Gripsters, it may appear as you've found a seat cover to match your tread pattern. > > > eddie > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:39 AM, klr6502k wrote: > > > only one thing happened this spring that may have caused a problem. > bike fell over not too hard on its side at the start of the season. > > the problem > the bike will start and idle fine from dead cold after 2 mins of riding > bike will stall under 2000-2500 rpm and will not idle. runs VERY rough if > you feather the throttle to try and run it under 2500 rpm or when you are > trying to get it to spin up over 2500 just after a start. > after it stalls out you can start it again at about 1/4 throttle feels like > it is flooded. been told from people following me that the bike smells like > it is running rich. > the biggest problem. > the bike only does it ever 3rd of 4th trip. in warm or cold weather. runs > fine for 4 hours in traffic or on back roads for a few days then will start > stalling with no notice. then runs fine again. > > things tired so far. > bad gas?- drained the gas tank, fresh gas in twice. > carb?- removed and cleaned twice, then just replaced with a loaner > vaccum line to peacock?-replaced with HD lines and 90's so it cannot kink. > peacock?-removed checked for proper operation and fuel flow. seems ok > > the worst issue is that my friends 2008 klr is now acting the same as > mine,we were on a bike trip in june and his ran fine the entire time we were > there while mine started having problems on the trip.(just after it fell > over or so it seemed at the time) > he has not ridden his bike since the trip. > > that makes me think gas.. but i have gone 2000 kms since the trip he has > gone nowhere until last weekend when he found his bike to have a problem? > > should we be looking at sabotage and if so how? > > i am at my wits end. this season has been nothing but problems with the > bike. > > klr6502k > > > -- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]