motorcycle towing

[Richard Knipe]

I'm pretty new to the KLR scene. My bike was running just fine today when all the sudden it won't idle without dying. The only way I can start it is to hold the trottle wide open. Any thoughts? It has been running good all spring until today. Thanks, Richard

[kcuf_oohay_666]

its an LPS (Little Piece of Sh!t) in the carb holding your needle open. close the petcock and start the bike try keeping it running after a minute see if it will idle. then open up the petcok and see if it dies. if it does its LPS in the bowl. --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Knipe" wrote:

> I'm pretty new to the KLR scene. My bike was running just fine

today

> when all the sudden it won't idle without dying. The only way I can > start it is to hold the trottle wide open. > > Any thoughts? It has been running good all spring until today. > > Thanks, > Richard

[Ted Palmer]

Richard Knipe wrote:

> > I'm pretty new to the KLR scene. My bike was running just fine today > when all the sudden it won't idle without dying. The only way I can > start it is to hold the trottle wide open.

Sounds to me like a ripped carby CV piston diaphragm. This has happened to me in the past but the failure was more gradual. Once a small tear starts and the carby misbehaves enough to cause the occasional backfire through the intake, I suspect that the additional backfires damage the rubber diaphragm more. Mister_T Melbourne Australia

[sprintst00@aol.com]

This is my first post, so I hope this works right. My wife works for AAA so I just asked her what the deal was. She says that you have to have AAA Plus RV in order to have motorcycle towing. Seems a little much to me. I have it through her but have never used it. Troy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]