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boiling+gas+tank
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:49 am
by Don Hall
No emissions equitment. It is boiling even whwn the cap is open.The heat guage says normal. Out side air temp was in the 90s that day. I don't know if it's dual or single vent. It's stock 88 klr.The hissing starts as soon as the cap is replaced.I blew out the tank vent line seems o k. Do you think that dam ethanol gas has any thing to do with this? Thanks, Don hall, Chloe, WV
what's a good bike for my son?
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:06 am
by skypilot110
Good call. There was a 1000 V-Strom that made us earn our keep for most of the 09 Pinebarrens300, until a crash caused his bike not to start again. he even kept up with us in the looptidoos which was freaky for the KLRs, never mind a Vstrom1000
He had done the springs in it and put on some more off road handlebars. We were calling it the sand missle because everytime we, a bunch of KLR riders, got in a more open space he went past us like a missle.
The V has a great support group and there are loads of them out there so the price and parts availability should be solid.
If the big V is tall enough for your son then that would be a good option. He gets to do some of the dirt roads with you and can do his highway rides all day long!
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "transalp 1" wrote:
>
>
> I had a DL1000 from 2002 to 2008. It was a tall beastie with more than
> enough power to haul your son around.
> I belonged to that Yahoo! list and accidentally hosted the 1st V-Strom
> rally in N. Ga. (Invited list members to a Transalp rally. 7 confirmed on
> Wednesday. But, by Saturday, we had 21 show up - more than the Transalps!.)
> Anyhow, there was a list member quickly headed to 100,000 miles on his DL
> with most of those miles two-up with his wife. IIRC, he replaced the clutch
> and maybe a water pump. That was it.
>
> A few months ago, I saw a barely used DL1K for sale at a Honda/Suzuki
> dealership in Opelika, AL. The bike had That was a heck of a deal for a clean bike. I'm sure there are others like
> it.
>
> eddie
>
boiling+gas+tank
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:18 am
by Michael Martin
You may still be getting "winter blend" gasoline in your area.
Mike Martin,
Louisville, KY
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[b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] boiling+gas+tank
No emissions equitment. It is boiling even whwn the cap is open.The heat guage says normal. Out side air temp was in the 90s that day. I don't know if it's dual or single vent. It's stock 88 klr.The hissing starts as soon as the cap is replaced.I blew out the tank vent line seems o k. Do you think that dam ethanol gas has any thing to do with this? Thanks, Don hall, Chloe, WV