hoodoo, voodoo and wierdness... 2006 klr650 electrical

[Jeff Saline]

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:30:55 -0000 "elkrokko" writes: SNIP

> For the rest of the group, the KLR's propensity to lose the clutch > switch adjustment parallels a book I'm reading, called "Shop Class > as Soulcraft" by Matthew Crawford. It's basically an examination of > how the skilled trades came to be viewed as low-end, mindless labor, > when quite the opposite is true. (Crawford earned a Ph.D. in > philosophy, and went to work for a DC policy think tank. He > realized he was doing nothing of real value, so he opened up a > motorcycle repair shop.)

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> Krokko

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> Krokko, Thanks for the post about Matthew Crawford's book "Shop Class as Soulcraft". I did a quick google search last night and read some very interesting reviews. Found it on amazon and ordered a copy. To get free shipping I added "The Vincent in the Barn: Great Stories of Motorcycle Archaeology" by Tom Cotter. I'm looking forward to some good winter storms in the next few months and a chance to relax with these books in front of my new wood stove. 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 . ____________________________________________________________ Senior Living Locator Free assistance finding the right senior housing anywhere in the US! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=0RLG0zwX7W0gkrBubXBWSAAAJ1DWfJIDP-R0_NC3mMpGFS0kAAQAAAAFAAAAAM0JxT0AAANSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAkCIgAAAAA=

[mechanizeinc]

It's that time again boys and gouls... I've been riding the lime green Donkey hard for a few months now since I rebuilt the engine and got it back on the road. I was as happy as a pig in $#!+ Then it wouldn't start Monday. Testing has reveiled a toasty CDI/igniter. Everything else in the ignition system tests good. I'm going to go back through all the wiring and verify solid insulation without shorts and good ground connections. Today I'll start with the voltage regulator and then check other sparky bits in the charging system. Most of you probably already know this... even those of you, like me, who have known this for years but choose to irrationally beleive that a Radio Shack multimeter will serve my needs. Cheap tools are crap. I now have several hours diagnosing the various electrical components. First with a $4 Harbor Freight multimeter. Then I bought new batteries for my old $19 Radio Shack auto ranging multimeter. I never got readings anywhere near what the manual stated until I borrowed my buddy's Fluke. If you have a spare CDI I'd like to buy it. Mech