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[cycletip]

Group, while giving the bike a once over I noticed the vacuum cap over the red exit line of the fuel tank was cracking. With all the bikes in the garage sitting close to a water heater can't take the chance of any fuel leaks. Does anyone have a more permanent fix to close off the metal line exiting back of a CA KLR fuel tank? If I'd forgot to look or it started leaking could have been ugly. This particular line gets fuel into it from top of the tank when fuel sloshes around. The other (blue line) is open and vented to atmosphere. Ideas? BTW - the pipe exiting the tank is metal 1/4" with flare edge. Don't really want to weld it closed and go through all that BS to weld a fuel tank. If any of you CA KLR owners have removed this equipment be sure to check your work. Could save a lot of grief.

[RobertWichert]

I have posted about this before, but the KLR (at least MY KLR) is very sensitive to steering-head bearing pre-load.  Less means front end wobble at higher speeds.  More means not. You done good. Robert P. Wichert P.Eng +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ========================================================

On 11/22/2010 9:45 AM, eddie wrote:   I've owned several more "modern" design bikes, namely two SV650s and a DL1000. All three had aluminum frames. They also had plain old ball bearing steering head bearings. =( I never really gave much thought to the KLR's bearings until about an hour ago when I went to grease them for the first time. Surprise, surprise! Roller bearings! Nice, barely greased from the factor but in perfect condition roller bearings! Cool. A nice slathering of Bel-Ray blue waterproof grease and a careful reassembly with help from Robert, my neighbor (credit where credit is due) and all is good in KLR steering head land. I marked where the top bearing nut/collar was to begin with and returned it to the exact same spot when I put things back. The steering was a bit "light". So, I gave the collar a tap with a punch - taking it a hair past the original mark and gave it a test ride. No odd steering feedback. No tightness. I put it on the centerstand and sat back on the seat - raising the front off the ground. It only takes a tiny nudge before the front wheel slowly falls left or right on it's own. Hardly scientific. But, it works.   The suspension's been greased. The oil changed. It has a new front sprocket and a tank of gas. Hmmmm... Nothing left but to go ride it!!!   eddie