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Die like in switch killed, die as in slow death, or dies like popping the clutch and stalling it? If the former, I would suspect a wiring issue like a change in the wires between the years, or a change in the functionality of switches between the years. Suspects, clutch switch, neutral switch, kickstand switch, and for good measures the regular kill switch and the ignition switch. I would start with bypassing the switches to see if the bike still dies. My bike has the clutch switch issue where you can ONLY start in neutral and you CAN NOT use the clutch. Being easy-going, (ok, lazy) I am probably not going to mess with it until it fails to start at all... IF the second, I would look for possible air flow or gas flow issues caused by swapping across the years. Something in the plumbing is not hooked up right etc. Did you swap the carb with the motor, or are you using the old carb? The third, possible bound-up tranny or something got left out (or in the wrong spot) inside the gearbox. OH, and did you do the hicky? Did you do the hokey-pokey? And turn yourself about? Bleh, mental run-away... Well, good luck. Tam ________________________________ From: Patrick To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 8:40 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] 2005 KLR Issue. I recently did an 08 engine swap in a 05 bike. Did the rotor and magneto swap as well. Bike starts up easily and idles fine. The problem is when I pull the clutch in and put it into gear the engine just dies. I have tried to adjust the cable every different way (up at the lever and down on the engine) and it still just dies. Any suggestion as to what I may be doing wrong or what I should be doing differently? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:40:20 -0000 "Patrick" writes:

> I recently did an 08 engine swap in a 05 bike. Did the rotor and > magneto swap as well. Bike starts up easily and idles fine. The > problem is when I pull the clutch in and put it into gear the engine > just dies. I have tried to adjust the cable every different way (up > at the lever and down on the engine) and it still just dies. Any > suggestion as to what I may be doing wrong or what I should be doing > differently?

<><><><><> <><><><><> Patrick, Maybe put the side stand up and see if the dying continues. If it the dying stops then it sounds like the clutch switch is out of adjustment. It's located on the bottom of the clutch lever perch and is about 3/4" long and maybe 1/4" or so wide. It has a screw at each end. Try loosening the screws enough to allow the switch to be slid a tad either way. If the way you slide the switch doesn't change the issue try sliding it the other way a tad. It doesn't usually take much movement to fix the issue. 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 . . ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/508607e1cac0d7e130ffst01vuc

Sorry about that last email, don t quite got the hang of the Ipad yet for copy and past and removal.... then if your hand drags across the screen it sends before your done. From: James Bolton Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 7:19 AM To: revmaaatin Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Looking for a muffler side cover Curious if anyone might have a extra side cover around? Thanks Jim Sent from my iPad [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]