tip over gas leak

[Eddie]

OK, so you think you know your Farkle Facts? I will give bragging rights to the Farkle-ista among you who can please help me find a Farkle item that I saw on the internet and did not bookmark, and I can not relocate it! So, the Double Jeopardy Farkle Question is, "On some web site, I saw a set of replacement screws for the KLR's Brake Fluid Reservoir. The screws came with an allen wrench, and instead of a phillips head, the screws had a hex, which reduces the chance of stripping the screws when removing the Brake Fluid Reservoir cover" Who sells that? EddieM

[Fred Hink]

Those are 4x12 counter sunk screws that you can pickup at most hardware stores. http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/bolt.html Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: eddie Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:14 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Farkle Pop Quiz - Name That Farkle............ OK, so you think you know your Farkle Facts? I will give bragging rights to the Farkle-ista among you who can please help me find a Farkle item that I saw on the internet and did not bookmark, and I can not relocate it! So, the Double Jeopardy Farkle Question is, "On some web site, I saw a set of replacement screws for the KLR's Brake Fluid Reservoir. The screws came with an allen wrench, and instead of a phillips head, the screws had a hex, which reduces the chance of stripping the screws when removing the Brake Fluid Reservoir cover" Who sells that? EddieM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:14:35 -0000 "eddie" writes:

> OK, so you think you know your Farkle Facts? I will give bragging > rights to the Farkle-ista among you who can please help me find a > Farkle item that I saw on the internet and did not bookmark, and I > can not relocate it! > > So, the Double Jeopardy Farkle Question is, > > "On some web site, I saw a set of replacement screws for the KLR's > Brake Fluid Reservoir. The screws came with an allen wrench, and > instead of a phillips head, the screws had a hex, which reduces the > chance of stripping the screws when removing the Brake Fluid > Reservoir cover" > > Who sells that? > > EddieM

<><><><><><> <><><><><><> EddieM, I think EagleMike sells that and I bet Fred does too. I think you could also get the same parts locally at a decent hardware store. Just remove one screw from the cover and take it along as a sample for thread size and length. They should also have allen wrenches available individually for a reasonable cost. 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 . . ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4edeb8b974cbb1f213e0st01vuc

[mark ward]

AND Most hardwares now have Crome accessieres, in the collection are caps (Lg & smal) to fit into the allen head hole, even differant styles, Smooth, ridges, EAGLE's etc., They just snap in, then catch the edge to pop back out as needed. A little fancy for a KLR, so just an FYI.

--- On Wed, 12/7/11, Fred Hink wrote: From: Fred Hink Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Farkle Pop Quiz - Name That Farkle............ To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddie" Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 12:51 AM Those are 4x12 counter sunk screws that you can pickup at most hardware stores. http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/bolt.html Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: eddie Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:14 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Farkle Pop Quiz - Name That Farkle............ OK, so you think you know your Farkle Facts? I will give bragging rights to the Farkle-ista among you who can please help me find a Farkle item that I saw on the internet and did not bookmark, and I can not relocate it! So, the Double Jeopardy Farkle Question is, "On some web site, I saw a set of replacement screws for the KLR's Brake Fluid Reservoir. The screws came with an allen wrench, and instead of a phillips head, the screws had a hex, which reduces the chance of stripping the screws when removing the Brake Fluid Reservoir cover" Who sells that? EddieM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Rick Brown]

Thanks Fred, I've seen them on EBAY where they advertise a whole 150+ piece set too. I've been doing just the piece at a time thing from the harware store for my 2003/26,450mi and at a few bucks at a time It's pretty inexpensive. By the way my doohickey w/ just the two regular springs worked just fine (many Thanks). I bought the wrenches from you and still saved a enough bucks to feel like I got ahead of the game and learned/got enough confidence to go onto a valve job. It worked too, I didn't bother ordering the gaskets, but then I don't ride the bike to work so I could've waited for parts if needed. I did Colorado Springs to Mesa Verde this year, met a guy from ADV Rider at the Dunes...maybe make it to Moab someday to say "hey". Just a beginner, Rick ________________________________ From: Fred Hink To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; eddie Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Farkle Pop Quiz - Name That Farkle............ Those are 4x12 counter sunk screws that you can pickup at most hardware stores. http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/bolt.html Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: eddie Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:14 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Farkle Pop Quiz - Name That Farkle............ OK, so you think you know your Farkle Facts? I will give bragging rights to the Farkle-ista among you who can please help me find a Farkle item that I saw on the internet and did not bookmark, and I can not relocate it! So, the Double Jeopardy Farkle Question is, "On some web site, I saw a set of replacement screws for the KLR's Brake Fluid Reservoir. The screws came with an allen wrench, and instead of a phillips head, the screws had a hex, which reduces the chance of stripping the screws when removing the Brake Fluid Reservoir cover" Who sells that? EddieM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RobertWichert]

I have dropped mine a LOT (no comments about riding skill, OK?). Once I dropped it on a one-lane road when an oncoming car scared me into the ditch. Broke my ankle. But before I got my s**t together and picked up the bike, gas leaked out of the canister on the back left side (carbon canister?). Anyway, it wasn't much and it stopped after I picked it up. NO leakage from the gas cap at all. Ever. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 12/6/2011 6:43 PM, Jeff Saline wrote: > > On Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:50:32 -0000 "jgormley123" > > writes: > > > > I tipped over my 08 klr on the left side and there seemed to be a > > lot of gas leaking out... and it seemed the chance of fire was > > pretty good. > > > > Is this normal? > > > > Should you go for the fuel shutoff value right after a tip over or > > does this indicate I may have a disconnect hose or something? > > > > The kill switch had nothing to due with fuel flow..right? > <><><><><> > <><><><><> > > Best thing I think you can do is immediately pick the bike up. That will > stop a fuel leak out of the cap area. If fuel was leaking from somewhere > else the only place I can think of is the carb overflow. > > The stock KLR petcock is vacuum controlled. The engine must be running > to allow fuel to flow. Well, the petcock also must be in the on or > reserve position too. > > In a tip over maybe immediately flip the kill switch to an off position. > Then pick up the bike. : ) > > About two months ago RevMaaatin and I were riding Bulldog Canyon. I > dropped my KLR on a rocky uphill section when both wheels washed out at > the same time. My right foot was still on the peg and pinned under the > bike. I flipped off the bike and then fuel started to run out the cap > onto me. Right before I pulled out a chain saw and cut my leg off I was > finally able to wiggle my foot from under the bike. Martin got to me a > few seconds later and we picked up my bike and I was able to ride off. > The fuel leak seemed normal to me. My ankle is still a little sore. We > had a nice day. > > 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 > > . > . > __________________________________________________________ > 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 > The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4eded33d35d558554b7st05vuc > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]