klr650 noises

[Eddie]

Barry, A used 07' with only 3k miles? It's barely broken-in! There are list members with tens of thousands (30k-40k+)of miles on their bikes. List: Who thinks they might have the highest mileage KLR here? =) eddie 09' with 13,600(s)miles.

> [Original Message] > From: Barry > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 8/16/2011 1:54:52 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] mileage on klr > > what mileage can rider expect to get out of 2007.......bike I am looking at has under 3000 miles and appears to been taken care of.....with general maintenance how many miles to expect out klr??? > > With 70percent road and 30 percent fire road???? > > Thanks for your input....shoutscout >

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[Jeff Khoury]

Oh, oops. I thought he meant MPG. I have 26,000 and change on my 2009 and it shows no sign of getting "tired". I do my maintenance regularly and use high-quality full synth oil. I read somewhere that a particular KLR started to develop piston slap at about 90,000 miles. At that point you can put in a 685 kit and you'd be good for 90,000 more. The 685 kit costs about 350 bucks and machining is ??? but I can't imagine it would be too terribly much. Other than maybe the SV650, the KLR is about the best "bang for the buck" that you can get.

----- Original Message ----- From: "eddie" To: "KLR650 list" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 11:25:36 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: mileage on a KLR Barry, A used 07' with only 3k miles? It's barely broken-in! There are list members with tens of thousands (30k-40k+)of miles on their bikes. List: Who thinks they might have the highest mileage KLR here? =) eddie 09' with 13,600(s)miles. > [Original Message] > From: Barry < shoutscout@... > > To: < DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Date: 8/16/2011 1:54:52 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] mileage on klr > > what mileage can rider expect to get out of 2007.......bike I am looking at has under 3000 miles and appears to been taken care of.....with general maintenance how many miles to expect out klr??? > > With 70percent road and 30 percent fire road???? > > Thanks for your input....shoutscout > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Robert]

I have right at 20K, it uses no oil and is as strong as the day I bought it. I wouldn't think of selling due to it getting near warn out. I'll probably wear out before it does. Huntsville, AR [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

I have 54,000 on mine and it is running great but a friend had 83,000 on his. He babied his never really winding it up. I don't baby mine but with 3 bikes I haven't been riding it much. I use Shell Rotella 15 / 40 w Dino. My buddy with 83, 000 was going to overhaul his as it started using oil pretty bad. He added up the cost of new parts and what he could buy a used one for and decided to sell. He got $800 for his and bought a low milage one for 3 grand. His old one was the teal green one. He never washed it and I asked why? Ugly he said but he might wash the new red and silver one. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Aug 16, 2011, at 1:25 AM, "eddie" wrote: > Barry, > > A used 07' with only 3k miles? It's barely broken-in! > There are list members with tens of thousands (30k-40k+)of miles on their bikes. > > List: Who thinks they might have the highest mileage KLR here? > > =) > eddie > 09' with 13,600(s)miles. > > > [Original Message] > > From: Barry > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > > Date: 8/16/2011 1:54:52 AM > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] mileage on klr > > > > what mileage can rider expect to get out of 2007.......bike I am looking at has under 3000 miles and appears to been taken care of.....with general maintenance how many miles to expect out klr??? > > > > With 70percent road and 30 percent fire road???? > > > > Thanks for your input....shoutscout > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[D Critchley]

My A13 was sold with 82000 km, about 50K miles, and the 08 has a bit over 38000 on it, so far, (going up by 2000 next week end). Not a record, but a pretty good mileage, I think. DC DC

On 16/08/2011 00:25, eddie wrote: > Barry, > > A used 07' with only 3k miles? It's barely broken-in! > There are list members with tens of thousands (30k-40k+)of miles on their bikes. > > List: Who thinks they might have the highest mileage KLR here? > > =) > eddie > 09' with 13,600(s)miles. > >

[judjonzz]

My A12 shows 47,000 miles on the clock, but I ran it for half a season qith the sreedo out of order, so the true mileage is probably in the neighborhood of 50K.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, D Critchley wrote: > > My A13 was sold with 82000 km, about 50K miles, and the 08 has a bit > over 38000 on it, so far, (going up by 2000 next week end). Not a > record, but a pretty good mileage, I think. > DC > > DC > > > On 16/08/2011 00:25, eddie wrote: > > Barry, > > > > A used 07' with only 3k miles? It's barely broken-in! > > There are list members with tens of thousands (30k-40k+)of miles on their bikes. > > > > List: Who thinks they might have the highest mileage KLR here? > > > > =) > > eddie > > 09' with 13,600(s)miles. > > > > >

[spike55_bmw]

The oil-burning "litmus test" with the stock muffler was at the rear fender. I would gauge engine health by looking there. Would use some brake cleaner on a rag to clean that area / start over again with another test period. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote: > > The only noise I ever notice is whether it is running or not. With a metal skid plate echoing and amplifying the normal racket of a thumper, who the hell can tell much by listening? I just maintain my KLR. Though some people apply truck be liner to metal skid plate which might allow you to catch some foreign noise. > > Now that I added a Jardine exhaust and wear earplugs; can't hear much at all except the smooth powerful bass tone. > > It is starting to use some oil but rarely see any smoke come out the exhaust. 34K > > J#3 >