steel shavings in screen @32k mi!!

[mark ward]

I have an 07 last of the "REAL"/oldstyle (lol) KLR650s. Beside style differance I haven't heard a whole lot, But I'm SURE you got a new thread started....... HERE WE GO, HANG ON! (fred deals with them all, I think He would KNOW any Big differances.) Travel Safe! Travel Well!

--- On Tue, 3/15/11, Don Bittle wrote: From: Don Bittle Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Stebel Horn? To: "KLR List" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 2:26 PM > > What is the downside of buying a new 2009 klr650. Any changes in later > models that would justify the extra money? > don 17 > . > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Fred Hink]

Besides the new body work, better performance, better lights, better charging system, better brakes and better suspension.... not much difference. Fred www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mark ward Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:35 AM To: KLR List; Don Bittle Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re:09 klr ??? I have an 07 last of the "REAL"/oldstyle (lol) KLR650s. Beside style differance I haven't heard a whole lot, But I'm SURE you got a new thread started....... HERE WE GO, HANG ON! (fred deals with them all, I think He would KNOW any Big differances.) Travel Safe! Travel Well!

--- On Tue, 3/15/11, Don Bittle > wrote: From: Don Bittle > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Stebel Horn? To: "KLR List" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 2:26 PM > > What is the downside of buying a new 2009 klr650. Any changes in later > models that would justify the extra money? > don 17 > . > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[skypilot110]

You forgot the way better seat

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hink" wrote: > > Besides the new body work, better performance, better lights, better charging system, better brakes and better suspension.... not much difference. > > Fred

[spike55_bmw]

I too had my engine apart (two-halves) but at 22K miles for a transmission issue and after assembly, upon restart, many small aluminum flakes appeared on the filter and when draining the pan. I use a black plastic pan to catch the oil and after sitting a while, I was pouring it into my recycle container (local garage has a waste oil heater), I noticed the small aluminum flakes tumbling downhill along the bottom. I changed the filter & oil three times and saw less flakes each time but I needed to know more. I took apart the right side first to look at the oil pump & clutch basket & plates (never ran clutch discs through the partswasher and the way they are lubed through the hub, they act as a macro-filter and could have held the flakes along the inner surfaces of the friction material discs) - nothing. I pulled apart the left side to look at the cam & counter-balance system chains - nothing. I pulled the valve cover - nothing. Then the head - nothing. Then the cylinder to look at the piston - nothing. At that point it's "What the Hell". I pulled the motor out and disasembled back done into the two-halves to look at the transmission - nothing. Ran everything through the partswasher and reassembled. After the second re-assembly and a 3-minute run to move oil around and get the bubles out of the cooling system, I pulled the filter and changed the oil. I still noticed a small amount of flakes but much much less than that very first time on the first reassembly. At this point, I have convinced myself that maybe my first disassembly dislodged some hidden deposit in the oil gallery system, bearings, bearing "cups" in the alluminum cases. Since then, I've put another 8,000 miles on the bike without any problems, noises, and no aluminum flakes in the oil / filter. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "gjbellinger" wrote: > > GOT MY '05 TORN DOWN TO JUST THE TWO CRANK CASE HALVES AND STILL HAVE NOT FOUND WHERE SOME STAINLESS STEEL SHAVINGS HAVE COME FROM. AND IDEAS? GOING TO TEAR TWO HALVES APART TONIGHT, WILL RE POST!!! ALSO ANY ONE HAVE REBUILT? IS THE KAWASAKI CRANKSHAFT INSTALLATION JIG P/N 57001-1174 REALLY NECCISSARY?? >

[mark ward]

Seats? So if you were going to upgrade, How would you compre the new seat to corbin etc.?? WILL THE NEW STYLE SEAT FIT 07 & OLDER??

--- On Wed, 3/16/11, skypilot110 wrote: From: skypilot110 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re:09 klr ??? To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 1:11 AM You forgot the way better seat --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hink" wrote: > > Besides the new body work, better performance, better lights, better charging system, better brakes and better suspension.... not much difference. > > Fred [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]