klr50 2005 ~ need a new muffler .. question

[transalp 1]

Yesterday afternoon, I stopped by the m/c shop on the way to my paying job as a computer geek and picked up some carb washers to shim the needle in my bike. As previously reported, I'd backed out the idle mixture screw 1.75 turns before stopping mid-$0.22 mod. The bike ran fine on the way to work, thankfully. Home this morning, it took no time to remove the side panels, seat & fuel tank to get at the carb. I disconnected the throttle cables and was really careful to keep slack in the choke cable so as not to break the plastic end off. So prepared, I loosened the carb clamps and rotated it slightly to the right (as viewed from above from the riding position). That allowed easy access to the slide cover screws. No trouble there, I removed the slide, shimmed the needle with one washer and drilled out the slide hole with the mythical 7/64 drill bit. back together again, I cautiously rotated the carb slightly to the left of straight up and down. again, the choke cable got lots of attention. I retightened one carb clamp to hold it in place & then rechecked the idle mixture screw. I set it somewhere between 1.75 and 2.00 as a base. All back together, I started it up and the bike ran just fine. Too tired from being up since 2:30pm Thursday, I'm headed to sleep. Will give my grin-o-meter report tomorrow. A hearty thanks to everyone that responded to my distress call! eddie 08' GL1800 09' KLR650 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[The Reverend]

A little overkill. No need to remove tank or panels for carb access. I only remove the little cover that used to cover the clutch kill switch. I can reach in and loosen the carb and turn it and adjust the carb in minutes, a little practice and you'll be a champ too. The only disadvantage I've found is that my choke is now moving so easily that it won't stay on. -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of transalp 1 Home this morning, it took no time to remove the side panels, seat & fuel tank to get at the carb. I disconnected the throttle cables and was really careful to keep slack in the choke cable so as not to

[Mike Hilton]

Dan, you can take a look at it here: http://picasaweb.google.com/fmh3469/08KLR650E8F#5270491305271514258 Used the 1 3/4" hole saw and removed the spark arrestor from the muffler then installed the cap... Sounds mellow. I did not want to go to the trouble of carb modification or such so I went back stock. Sale price, complete muffler with tip, $40 plus shipping. Mike Hilton Louisiana

----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Hupy To: Mike Hilton Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR50 2005 ~ Need a new muffler .. question I might be interested in just the tip, if its flanged and has a turn down. Spark Arrestor has been removed ? I thought the Spark Arrestor was deep inside the pipe. Tweety from the knowledge on the list happens when the preforated tube in the exhaust tip gets to a point of carbon/rust/whoknows build up, what some of us have done is to take a long screwdriver and a hammer and split that preforated tube seem on the bottom and spread it open with the screwdriver, packing will fly out first time you start the bike so make sure the exhaust is pointed out your garage door when you rev it. I had a small cloud. Unless of course you just want a different muffler, then you have choices. Loud, Louder and WTF is that thing doing on a bike, or check eBay for a take off, or post on the list your looking for a takeoff, alot take them off when they buy aftermarket pipes. Try looking at www.ronayers.com for a OEM replacement, they used to have prices, just quick looked while at work and did not see prices listed. Fred @ http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com/ Is a dependable source and always helping somebody, btw he is also our moderator now on the list, but it seems whenever he tells somebody online that is looking for something that he carries it somebody will whine about the moderator offering up goods he sells, so he tries not to say too much online. Good Luck Dan aka Dooden --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Mike Hilton wrote: From: Mike Hilton Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR50 2005 ~ Need a new muffler .. question To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 9:37 AM Tweety, I have an OEM that has the spark arrestor is removed and a 2" tip is mounted. If you are interested, ping me off list and I'll give you a price. Mike Hilton ----- Original Message ----- From: Dooden To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 7:00 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR50 2005 ~ Need a new muffler .. question Whats wrong with your Muffler ? Tweety ? There are fixes for that. Dooden A15 Green Ape --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, "gemjenf" wrote: > > Seems they are very expensive. Anyone know of a good reputable place to get one at a decent price (not 350 bucks lol) ... lemme know, appreciate it ... > J > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]