top speed

[Scott]

Hello to all! 06 650 6600 miles Never checked the valves Haven't replace the Dohickey I started it today and I'm getting sqeaky noises from the exhaust. My buddy put a torn paper towel near the exhaust and sometimes it tries to suck it in... Time to check and adj the valves? I'd say so What about the Dohickey -- any changes to them etc. What's the preferred on these days etc. I'm on Lake Conroe Texas -- I need to find a tech day somewhere... Any help is grateful! Scott

[Thomas Komjathy]

It is very common for birds to build nest inside the KLR exhaust, apparently it is ideal for them. If the exhaust is sucking back in, it is likely they have nested inside the spark-arrester area. Put some bird seed at the tail end of the exhaust to get them to come out and leave a trail away from the exhaust. You will have to watch for this and once they are out, quickly seal the exhaust so they can't run back in and find them a new home. Like I said, this is common and most of us call it the tweety affect. Let us know how it all works out. Oh, before you start it again, look inside the exhaust to see if you can see them. TK [b]From:[/b] Scott [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Thu, April 1, 2010 9:04:02 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Sqeaky Noise From Exhaust!   Hello to all! 06 650 6600 miles Never checked the valves Haven't replace the Dohickey I started it today and I'm getting sqeaky noises from the exhaust. My buddy put a torn paper towel near the exhaust and sometimes it tries to suck it in... Time to check and adj the valves? I'd say so What about the Dohickey -- any changes to them etc. What's the preferred on these days etc. I'm on Lake Conroe Texas -- I need to find a tech day somewhere... Any help is grateful! Scott

[Roger Dill]

Could your bike have been parked outside for a while or in a barn? I once had mice build a nest in my exhaust.

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Komjathy wrote:

> > It is very common for birds to build nest inside the KLR exhaust, apparently it is ideal for them. If the exhaust is sucking back in, it is likely they have nested inside the spark-arrester area. Put some bird seed at the tail end of the exhaust to get them to come out and leave a trail away from the exhaust. You will have to watch for this and once they are out, quickly seal the exhaust so they can't run back in and find them a new home. Like I said, this is common and most of us call it the tweety affect. Let us know how it all works out. Oh, before you start it again, look inside the exhaust to see if you can see them. > > TK >

This is just plain wrong. I couldn't sleep, and now, I have tears running down my face from laughing so hard. revmaaatin.

[Thomas Komjathy]

Dats wa I'm talkin bout...... [b]From:[/b] revmaaatin [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Fri, April 2, 2010 1:39:29 AM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Re: Sqeaky Noise From Exhaust!  

--- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, Thomas Komjathy wrote: > > It is very common for birds to build nest inside the KLR exhaust, apparently it is ideal for them. If the exhaust is sucking back in, it is likely they have nested inside the spark-arrester area. Put some bird seed at the tail end of the exhaust to get them to come out and leave a trail away from the exhaust. You will have to watch for this and once they are out, quickly seal the exhaust so they can't run back in and find them a new home. Like I said, this is common and most of us call it the tweety affect. Let us know how it all works out. Oh, before you start it again, look inside the exhaust to see if you can see them. > > TK > This is just plain wrong. I couldn't sleep, and now, I have tears running down my face from laughing so hard. revmaaatin.

[Roger Dill]

LOL!!! Well, at least when I made my mouse comments, it was on April Fool's Day (Sorry I didn't give more detailed instructions on how to get rid of the mice) Have a great day, guys... it's starting off good!! -- Roger Dill Innovative Financial Solutions 210-681-1848 T 866-831-4661 F www.ifsdebtpros.com

[mark ward]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, mark ward wrote:

> > Are you sure It's not the chirp, chirp, chirp, (like a dripping faucet) keeping you awake? >

No. It was the first spring thunderstorm, 'breaking' over my house. Lightning and wind, thunder like sea billows roll. What a show. revmaaatin.

[Ron Magen]

I've been following this 'Top Speed' thread with some interest. Although getting back to riding after about a 30-year lay-off may qualify me as a 'newbie' - my past experience, coupled with my present KLR ownership may give me some 'qualifications' to point out something. First - I REALLY 'learned to ride' in SEA with some 'additional study' in Northern California. The biggest bike I owned was a 400cc Norton -a 'sissy' model, with 'skirts'. {when I returned East I owned a 450 BSA 'Victor' for about a year - before I was forced to sell it . . but that's another story !!} Anyhow, when I was 'over there' all the enlisted types could afford were 'cycles. Usually not new but 'bequeathed, at an agreed upon price, when the previous owner rotated out. I was probably the 5th owner of a Honda 350. We kept them in GOOD condition - both for re-sale and because the Air Police would nail you for any infractions. And probably most importantly because any incapacitating break-down off-base could leave to the loss of the bike . . . or your life !! As is usual - most of us were 'young, stupid, and immortal'. There were no 'traffic rules' as such -in the entire country- it was a case of 'who gets there first'. All the short bridges were SINGLE lane -emphasis on the SINGLE. The transit {'Rabbit'} busses were driven {it was said} by ex-Kawasaki pilots . . . In towns all the drivers {of the highly decorated 'taxies'} turned off their lights and drove by the light of the 'BAR' signs and from open doors & windows. Did I mention the DEEP drainage ditches on each side of the road ? Just beside the foot-wide pathways for people? I remember one night taking a really 'shit-faced' [but NOT passed out and tied on} buddy back to base on that narrow strip . . . maybe I was a little loaded too!!. The point of all this . . . NO ONE and I do mean NO ONE was ever killed on a bike. NO ONE bragged about 'How Fast' they could go. I'm sure a few of us 'cranked it up' - I know I did - but it was on a clear {yet VERY bumpy} stretch. The type of daily 'normal' riding we had was adrenaline-filled enough. The same sort of attitude followed us {or at least me} back to the states. I wound up riding on the California Freeways . . . on a relatively small bike. Helmet and boots{'Issue'} but no 'leathers'. I got the 650 because a co-worker and female friend of my wife said, 'You need something bigger then a 400 to lug your fat ass . . .' She is 5-something, maybe 130, family owned maybe 7 bikes, and she settled on a H-D. Figured her advice was good - plus I liked 'ground clearance' and an upright position. Found one in 'pristine' condition at a dammed good price - and done! This is the 'biggest' bike I've owned. It's got an 'aftermarket' muffler, 2in 'lowering links', and the 'doohicky' done. All else is stock. Haven't 'wound it out' yet, but I've been on the local Highways with it . . . and it's FAST ENOUGH to SCARE the HELL out of me !! As I've indicated . . . I've got nothing to prove {'Been there, Done that, Have the DD214 to prove it'}. Besides, with a KLR650 . . what's the point?? Talking about 'How fast will it go?' seems to be an oxymoron with all the comments & 'history' with this bike . . . 'slow & heavy yet able to go anywhere', 'to heavy for off-road racing but will go to the end of the earth', 'Doesn't do anything really well, but DOES EVERYTHING, 'the Ultimate ADVENTURE bike'. There in an old English expression; 'Horses for Courses' . 'GO FAST' is a specific and requires a 'single purpose built' machine. The KLR is a 'MULTI-purpose machine, a 'generalist' if you will. From all I've read it fits it's purpose QUITE WELL. Regards & Thanks, Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop KLR650 - 2003 {New-to-me} _______________________________________ No infection found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo System Shield http://www.iolo.com