rotor bolt info

[dooden]

Oooooooooooooh man your in for a surprise... I think the KLR really snorts at about 5500~6000. Also concur a 6th gear would be nice. Dooden --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "cdn_flyboy2003" wrote:

> Thanks Cosmo, > > I've set my Idle to about 1300 RPM. The engine still has the chain > noise that I'm talking about. Maybe that's just the nature of the > beast? With all the talk about the doohichey, I'm a little leary > about the noise. > > So far I like the bike. The only thing that would be nice is a 6th > gear, but I'm in the "below 4000" period so we'll have to see what > she's like at Higher revs. > > Rob

[Rob -]

Dooden, Thanks for your input. When the bike isn't running the level is in between the two lines in the viewing glass. When the bike is running the oil disappears from the glass. The way I read the owners manual this should be happening. This is right isn't it? Thanks, Rob Yellowknife, NT

>> > Might also add to can_flyboy2003 is your oil level low ? Bike on > level ground standing up straight the oil should be inbetween the > lines on the inspection window on the right side of the engine, I like > my oil level towards to top of the glass.

[Devon Jarvis]

Rob - wrote:

> > Dooden, > > Thanks for your input. When the bike isn't running the level is in between > the two lines in the viewing glass. When the bike is running the oil > disappears from the glass. The way I read the owners manual this should be > happening. This is right isn't it? > > Thanks, > > Rob >

Rob, You are describing the correct oil level. However, you can run significantly more oil than that without blowing seals or blowing oil into the airbox, and it will quiet down the chain noise a bit. Get the bike level, and add oil until you reach the top mark on the sight glass. Then, add another 300cc of oil. See if the balancer chain is a bit quieter. It really does sound like you are describing the normal racket that the balancer assembly makes. I usually add a bit of oil when it gets noisy, this seems to correspond to the middle of the sight glass. Devon -- "It's a troublesome world, all the people who are in it, are troubled with troubles almost every minute" Dr. Seuss

[dooden]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "wannabsmooth1" wrote:

> Today I turned the head off a used rotor bolt, so I had a straight > diameter to hardness test. >It's a very decent bolt, 39c Rockwell,> grade 8 sae, 12.9 metric.

>

> Mike > Eagle Mfg & Eng > San Diego, Ca.

This is a result from testing ? or is that what you got from the bolt head/KHI specs ? Is not a 12.9 metric like near the top of the food chain in bolt grading ? Just curious since you appear to have gone through alot of trouble to check something, that you replace anyway. Dooden A15 Green Ape