question about lowering links

[Ron Magen]

Posted by: "Tim Pruitt" tenntimtwo@... tenntimtwo Date: Sun Nov 1, 2009 1:31 pm ((PST)) Anyway, the '06 bikes seemed to sit lower than the '07 and we finally noticed the front forks were lowered about an inch. . . . Tim, I have an '03 that I got at the beginning of the year. While I am the 3rd owner . . . it is really IMMACULATE and I have the 'paper trail' history to prove it . . . and the price was RIGHT !! Just getting back into riding after about a 30-year lay-off, my knowledge base was a little out-of-date. Other then my due diligence in researching a 'good' used bike I hadn't yet found the 'Forums'. A couple of months ago, while I was fueling up, another biker started up a conversation about the KLR. One of the things he mentioned/pointed out was that the top of the forks extended about an inch ABOVE the 'clamps'. He said that was the 'shipping position'. Anyhow, I looked at my Clymer manual, and while it didn't say anything about 'shipping position' it did illustrate the spacing {a few millimeters} and adjustment. A few WEEKS ago I noted in one of the Forums that this spacing could be 'adjusted' to help with lowering SEAT HEIGHT. No great change in ROAD handling, but a subtle change in REAL dirt riding. Anyway, I got THIS bike because I could 'flat-foot' on it. It's close - I have to be wearing heavy soled boots to really feel comfortable. It has '2 inch' links . . . I can measure the c-c dimension if you would like. Regards, Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.8.3 http://www.iolo.com

[spike55_bmw]

Has anyone actually done this? My quick read of Clymers doesn't seem to indicate a need for a 'window' plug to be placed in the port over the rotor's timing marks to be able to observe while the engine is running. My one and only attempt at running the engine without that plug in, indicates to me that one would get a 10W-40 facial. There is a lot of oil that sprays out of mine. Just wondering if others have the spray and used a plastic window to be able to look in and see the marks on the rotor while using the timing light? Don R100, A6F

[Jeff Khoury]

I accidentally started mine without screwing in the oil plug, and oil shot out of there in a most spectacular fashion. -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "spike55_bmw" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 2, 2009 4:26:44 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Checking Engine Timing Has anyone actually done this? My quick read of Clymers doesn't seem to indicate a need for a 'window' plug to be placed in the port over the rotor's timing marks to be able to observe while the engine is running. My one and only attempt at running the engine without that plug in, indicates to me that one would get a 10W-40 facial. There is a lot of oil that sprays out of mine. Just wondering if others have the spray and used a plastic window to be able to look in and see the marks on the rotor while using the timing light? Don R100, A6F [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "spike55_bmw" wrote:

> > Has anyone actually done this? My quick read of Clymers doesn't seem to indicate a need for a 'window' plug to be placed in the port over the rotor's timing marks to be able to observe while the engine is running. My one and only attempt at running the engine without that plug in, indicates to me that one would get a 10W-40 facial. There is a lot of oil that sprays out of mine. > > Just wondering if others have the spray and used a plastic window to be able to look in and see the marks on the rotor while using the timing light? > > Don R100, A6F >

Static ignition timing is not an adjustment item on the KLR; if it is adjustable, the means is not obvious. Ignition advance is electronic. The factory manual says that "inspection of the timing is not necessary". The timing marks are to position the crankshaft for timing the cams and adjusting the valves.