model year up-grade (if any)

[kpick]

Hello all, I'm in need of a little advice in the counter sprocket area. I can't get the dam thing off. I don't have a size 28mm socket. Any other ideals? Thanks a ton. Kevin

[bigfatgreenbike]

kpick01@... wrote:

>Hello all, >I'm in need of a little advice in the counter sprocket area. >I can't get the dam thing off. >I don't have a size 28mm socket. Any other ideals? >Thanks a ton. >Kevin > >

Go buy one. Or, there's a fractional socket that will also fit. I want to guess 1 1/4" but don't remember for sure. Get a piece of pipe to put over the handle of your ratchet so you have a 3' lever arm. Get the heaviest person you can find to sit on the bike and stomp on the rear brake. -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

[wannabsmooth1]

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

> Hello all, > I'm in need of a little advice in the counter sprocket area. > I can't get the dam thing off. > I don't have a size 28mm socket. Any other ideals? > Thanks a ton. > Kevin

Kevin, 1 1/8 is the closest that you can probably find easily. If you can find a 1 3/32 it may fit, may be too small. Try to find a Harbor Freight near you. They have long breaker bars, and I've actually had good luck with the large socket sets they sell. All the best, Mike Eagle Mfg & Eng San Diego, Ca.

[dooden]

Hello Walmart... Stanley Sockets larger Metric 7 piece I think cost me around $10~$15 maybe ? or Just about any Auto Parts store can sell just that size socket. $5~$10 maybe. depending on brand. I figured a few bucks more and I have a set on a plastic retainer strip thingy that keeps them together, and not between a few tool boxes/bags. Just my $ .02 Oh if you have a nice impact removing will be easy, unfortantly my impact is an electric model and did nothing but make the socket and the nut warm up, since I hammered on it a very long time without any luck. When I got the electric impact I did'nt have a air compressor nor the space for one just to use a air impact, of course now I have that problem out of the way, I suppose I will get a air type someday, but the cut off tool was the first thing I "just had to have" then a brad nailer. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kpick" wrote: > Hello all, > I'm in need of a little advice in the counter sprocket area. > I can't get the dam thing off. > I don't have a size 28mm socket. Any other ideals? > Thanks a ton. > Kevin

[hijklr]

Kevin, there may also be a washer that is bent over the nut to lock it in place. you'll have to flatten the bend out to remove the nut. Kevin A17

[Chris]

On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 11:59:02PM -0500, Devon Jarvis wrote:

> kpick01@... wrote: > Go buy one. Or, there's a fractional socket that will also fit. I want > to guess 1 1/4" but don't remember for sure. > > Get a piece of pipe to put over the handle of your ratchet so you have a > 3' lever arm. > > Get the heaviest person you can find to sit on the bike and stomp on the > rear brake. > > -- > Devon > Brooklyn, NY

I just laid over the seat and used my 1/2" ratchet and it came off, Then again I could really use the Atkins plan for a year or two . -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/

[bigfatgreenbike]

kingsqueak@... wrote:

>On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 11:59:02PM -0500, Devon Jarvis wrote: > > >> >>Get the heaviest person you can find to sit on the bike and stomp on the >>rear brake. >> >>-- >>Devon >>Brooklyn, NY >> >> > >I just laid over the seat and used my 1/2" ratchet and it came off, >Then again I could really use the Atkins plan for a year or two . > > >

Actually, now that Tumu moved away, you're the heaviest person I could find. See how well it works? -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

[Chris]

Point your friend at the link below. Anything post '96 is the same bike and it covers a lot more ground than just that. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html

On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 01:07:55PM -0000, vaklr wrote: > A fellow COG member is considering a KLR (new or used) and was > wondering if there > was any year(s) to avoid in the line up. He also wanted to know if > there was any > year that the bike went through an up-grade. The Concours, for > example, had a 'major' > up-grade in '94 when they re-did the front end, changing the wheel, > brakes, forks, > and dash/instrument cluster. > > -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.kingsqueak.org/klr650/