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[pecos1046]

According to my A19 manual, the valves need to be checked every 3000 miles. This leaves me and others that are mechanically challenged with some rather ugly options. I can either try it myself and ruin the bike, or I can take it to the dealer and let them muck it up at a high labor rate. I realize there is no substiture for having an experienced mechanic doing a valve check, but are there some symptoms that would give you a reasonable indication that your valves are healthy and can save you a trip to the dealer? This assumes that you are no longer held hostage by a warranty agreement. I think the health check symptoms would include: - No back firing - There are no weird noises - Starts right up at first click - Excelent gas mileage - Does not burn oil - Regular oil changes with a high quality oil Thanks, Peter

[Doug Herr]

On Mon, 29 May 2006, pecos1046 wrote:

> According to my A19 manual, the valves need to be checked every 3000 miles.

You sure about that? My A16 owners manual calls for valve check every 6000 miles after the initial 500 mile check. -- Doug Herr doug@...

[West Hovland]

Just my $0.02 on the topic and my experience. At 600 miles I checked my valves. After the initial break-in and the fact that I think Kawasaki sets them tight from the factory for noise management, I had to adjust 3 of the 4 (they were still in spec, but just on the tight side). I set them toward the loose end of the specification. At 6000 miles I checked again and noticed little if any change. At 12000 miles still little change. At 20000 miles one exhaust valve had tighten up to the tighter half of spec... but still within specification. I exchanged that one with the next size smaller. I will check again sometime before 28,000 but my guess is they will still be within spec. So with my experience I would definitely have the valves set within the first 1000-2000 miles, then if yours is anything like mine, it should be fine for the next 20K. YMMV West

----- Original Message ----- From: pecos1046 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.comDSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:17 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Healty valves According to my A19 manual, the valves need to be checked every 3000 miles. This leaves me and others that are mechanically challenged with some rather ugly options. I can either try it myself and ruin the bike, or I can take it to the dealer and let them muck it up at a high labor rate. I realize there is no substiture for having an experienced mechanic doing a valve check, but are there some symptoms that would give you a reasonable indication that your valves are healthy and can save you a trip to the dealer? This assumes that you are no longer held hostage by a warranty agreement. I think the health check symptoms would include: - No back firing - There are no weird noises - Starts right up at first click - Excelent gas mileage - Does not burn oil - Regular oil changes with a high quality oil Thanks, Peter Archive Quicksearch at: [url=http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.htmlhttp://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html> List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.comhttp://www.dualsportnews.com/> List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.htmlhttp://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html> Member Map at: [url=http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650> Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mike Peplinski]

The A15 manual states 6000 miles. I did mine at 8500. They were within spec, but on the low end. Resetting didn't really change anything. It still burns a little oil, starts maybe a little easier but thats about it. I reset them to the high side and will not recheck til about 9000miles goes by.

>From: "pecos1046" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Healty valves >Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 02:17:33 -0000 > >According to my A19 manual, the valves need to be checked every 3000 miles. >This leaves >me and others that are mechanically challenged with some rather ugly >options. I can either >try it myself and ruin the bike, or I can take it to the dealer and let >them muck it up at a high >labor rate. > >I realize there is no substiture for having an experienced mechanic doing a >valve check, but >are there some symptoms that would give you a reasonable indication that >your valves are >healthy and can save you a trip to the dealer? This assumes that you are >no longer held >hostage by a warranty agreement. I think the health check symptoms would >include: > >- No back firing >- There are no weird noises >- Starts right up at first click >- Excelent gas mileage >- Does not burn oil >- Regular oil changes with a high quality oil > > >Thanks, > >Peter > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[Blake Sobiloff]

On May 28, 2006, at 7:17 PM, pecos1046 wrote:

> I realize there is no substiture for having an experienced mechanic > doing a valve check, but > are there some symptoms that would give you a reasonable indication > that your valves are > healthy and can save you a trip to the dealer?

No. If there were, then you wouldn't have to tear open the motor and regularly check the valves. I realize it's a bit intimidating to tear the bike down to that degree if you've never done anything like that before. I highly recommend finding a local fellow rider who has done it before and have him guide you through the process. You'll not only gain valuable confidence in your mechanical skills and develop greater knowledge of your motorcycle, but you just might find a new riding buddy as well. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/> San Jose, CA (USA)

[Voice Man]

The Kendas feel fairly squirmy on pavement as it is. They're great off road, but I personally won't run them again on pavement, as it feels like you're perched on top of a hairbrush, with bristles pointed down to the road. So while I don't think they're dangerous, either on pavement or on your bridge, it doesn't surprise me it feels unstable. A buddy of mine currently has a complete set of Kendas on his KLR and he complains of the same thing I mentioned at the beginning. Lance Missouri --- Joe Tittiger wrote:

> I rode yesterday in the rain for the first time on > my new Kendas. No > complaints so far. I did not go so far as to see at > what point the > front or rear brake locked up but the wet traction > seemed decent. > > I did have one scary moment on a steel grated draw > bridge. Thank god > it was only about 100 yards in lenght. The feeling > was if the tires > were made of jello. I thought for sure I was going > to go down. I dont > remember that feeling with my worn out stock tire. I > cross that bridge > every week or so and hope that was just an > anomoly > > Joe > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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