pic of my ammo cans fully loaded.

[Thomas Kallhoff]

i bought my 2005 klr650 new, i didnt want a street bike, but wanted to be able to have passenger, and go on hiway, i ride on street 98% of the time, and not much of that as i've only accumulated 1500 mls, and last winter i was really mean to it and left old fuel sit in tank with no stabil, now it wont idle, and it takes forever before i can shut off choke, and then only stays running if i give it throttle exactly when shut off choke, i've changed fuel, added stabil, still same, i took off fuel on off lever, blew through it, with a little effort i was able to blow through it, and thought i seen something come out when it freed up, now it starts a little easier, but still same problem, what next any help would be greatly apreciated [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

Thomas, The pilot jet is clogged. It takes about an hour to clean it. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT . . ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

[Thomas Landmann]

Wouldn't an off-road-ish trailer be better than placing that much stuff on the bike, especially two-up? It seems that you have limited the KLR's abilities due to loading, and you would lose less with a trailer. Don't get me wrong- whatever works for you! But it seems that some are almost mocking when discussion of trailers comes up, and if I was considering a trip that *required* that much gear I would be thinking I needed a trailer, even without the SO on the back as well. Of course, I am talking via my sphincter, because I have *zero* adventure touring experience, and also *zero* experience with with motorcycle trailers. Tom in SW Wisconsin

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:53 PM, David Bowden wrote: > In case anyone wants to see fully loaded ammo cans and packrat rack. The > bike is loaded with camping gear, food, and tools, for two people for two > weeks. > http://clickrebel.blogspot.com/2011/06/bike-is-loaded.html > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Jud wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > Depends on the hard bags, I guess. On a couple of occasions, I thought I > > had cracked my Givi E21's. They deformed so far the lids popped pen, and > > looked like they must be broken. In every instance, they sprung back to > > shape, and still work like new, even if they don't look it. A bike with > hard > > bags will be easier to get back up on two wheels, too. > > > > (A downside the the E21's is that they are prone to jump off the racks on > a > > rough track. But anybody who has ever toured a BMW with Krauser bags > knows > > about the wisdom of using retention straps.) > > > > In general, though, I agree that soft bags are preferable. And I would > > never put big expedition cases, or anything bigger than the E21's, on a > dual > > sport bike. They just encourage you to carry more crap than you need. > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote: > > > > > > I say soft bags are better, based on my many crashes, hard bags crack. > > > > > > Your thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert P. Wichert, PEng. > > > +1 916 966 9060 > > > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com > Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map > Group Apps: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

Sounds like a blocked pilot jet to me, too. The sure method is to strip the carb and clean it, but if you are not eager to jump into that, you can first try some Seafoam, and if that doesn't work, some Yamaha carb cleaner in the float bowl overnight.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Kallhoff wrote: > > i bought my 2005 klr650 new, i didnt want a street bike, but wanted to be able to have passenger, and go on hiway, i ride on street 98% of the time, and not much of that as i've only accumulated 1500 mls, and last winter i was really mean to it and left old fuel sit in tank with no stabil, now it wont idle, and it takes forever before i can shut off choke, and then only stays running if i give it throttle exactly when shut off choke, i've changed fuel, added stabil, still same, i took off fuel on off lever, blew through it, with a little effort i was able to blow through it, and thought i seen something come out when it freed up, now it starts a little easier, but still same problem, what next any help would be greatly apreciated > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >