zebulon run

[Horton Oliphant]

I believe that if you remove the hockey pucks that mount the gas tank that it is a lot easier. You only have to remove one side but I don't remember which. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa Randall Marbach wrote:

> I remember at a few Julian tech sessions ago that Eagle Mike had to > cut the nub off to get the valve cover off. > > HTH > > Randy from Burbank

[Harry Seifert]

Even after the tank rubbers where removed, we still had to cut the little nub off. If you dropped the motor out of all three of the mounting plates you could gain an inch or so to pull the valve cover off, I suppose............... Buddy bseifert71@...

> [Original Message] > From: Horton Oliphant > To: klr DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 12/7/2008 11:45:31 AM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: @#*$%! Valve Cover > > I believe that if you remove the hockey pucks that mount the gas tank > that it is a lot easier. You only have to remove one side but I don't > remember which. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa > > Randall Marbach wrote: > > I remember at a few Julian tech sessions ago that Eagle Mike had to > > cut the nub off to get the valve cover off. > > > > HTH > > > > Randy from Burbank > > ------------------------------------ > > 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/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

[klr6501995]

Could somebody post pictures of the pre 08 and 08's valve covers ? Would be very interesting. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Seifert" wrote:

> > Even after the tank rubbers where removed, we still had to cut the

little

> nub off. If you dropped the motor out of all three of the mounting

plates

> you could gain an inch or so to pull the valve cover off, I > suppose............... > > Buddy > bseifert71@... > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Horton Oliphant > > To: klr DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > > Date: 12/7/2008 11:45:31 AM > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: @#*$%! Valve Cover > > > > I believe that if you remove the hockey pucks that mount the gas

tank

> > that it is a lot easier. You only have to remove one side but I

don't

> > remember which. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa > > > > Randall Marbach wrote: > > > I remember at a few Julian tech sessions ago that Eagle Mike

had to

> > > cut the nub off to get the valve cover off. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Randy from Burbank > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[Tumu Rock]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:

> > At 1:14 AM +0000 12/7/08, Dooden wrote: > >I remember taking fan and maybe the coil off.. > > I just cut the frame and re-weld the piece back in. It's not too big > of a pain since the valves only need checking every 30,000 miles or > so. > > Mark >

Probably stronger than stock too! da Vermonster - grenaded one engine because the frame was bent *just* enough to prevent the valve cover from ever being removed. Didn't have a welder friend close by though...

[Ed Chait]

It's a whole lot easier if you wiggle the rubber gasket out before trying to remove it. ed A17

[Tweek]

The Zebulon NC Christmas Parade has come and gone, and was a boatload of fun. There were 42 bikes in the group, and we were entry #30 of 92+. Folks were diggin' it... There were people running out into the street to take pics, Bridgette the poodle got loads of pics taken of her, kids were constantly laughing and clapping for the bikes. Piles of candy was tossed from the group to the kids, I saw a big bagger pull a wheelie a couple of times, we saw the West Virginia tractor gang roll into town, and heard lots of RPM's revv'd and horns blown for everyone. Debbie & Joyce from Scootworks had hot drinks and snacks for everyone before and after the run in the store. Was a good day for sure. I've uploaded a little .avi movie to the NCV server taken by Jacquie Lewis of part of the Zebulon Parade. You might need to save it to your hard drive, then play it from there, depending on your connection. Anyway, go to www.ncvulcan.org , click on [Movies] in the LH menu, then select the first item (labeled "dscn0791.avi Zebulon Christmas Parade '08"). There's also a growing slideshow online. I'm adding pics as folks send them in to me. Go to www.ncvulcan.org , click on [Ride Pictures] in the LH menu, then select "Zeb Xmas, 12/7". Tweek