klr woes

[Jim Fortner]

I've ripped a tube while on the road. I don't have my replacement tubes. Murphy loves me. I have a Harley 40502-06 which is a 17 inch center metal valve tube marked for 150-160 70 17 tires. Will this work to get me home 50 plus miles away? Jim Slidell, TX

[Fred Hink]

Jim, That tube should get you home. It will most likely have some folds in it once you air it up and those folds will cause weakness that will eventually fail. I would air up your tire to seat the beads and then let the air out to relax the tube to minimize any folds. Air it up again to proper air pressure and then I d change it out to the right size tube once you get home. Good luck, Fred www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Jim Fortner Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:46 PM To: DSN _KLR650 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Rear tube emergency question I've ripped a tube while on the road. I don't have my replacement tubes. Murphy loves me. I have a Harley 40502-06 which is a 17 inch center metal valve tube marked for 150-160 70 17 tires. Will this work to get me home 50 plus miles away? Jim Slidell, TX [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

Yes. Emergency use only. Best, Jeff On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:46:55 -0500 Jim Fortner writes:

> I've ripped a tube while on the road. I don't have my replacement > tubes. Murphy loves me. I have a Harley 40502-06 which is a 17 inch > center metal valve tube marked for 150-160 70 17 tires. Will this > work to get me home 50 plus miles away? > > Jim > Slidell, TX > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > >

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[Jud]

That will get you home, much as a 21" tube in the rear tire will get you home. As Fred suggests, the tube will fold, and the bottom of those folds will be the weak spots. The tube might actually last a couple thousand miles, but eventually one of those creases will fret through, so you might as well get it out of there early and change it at a time and place of your choosing. Ride easy to avoid heat build-up and increase your chances of getting home.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jim Fortner wrote: > > I've ripped a tube while on the road. I don't have my replacement tubes. Murphy loves me. I have a Harley 40502-06 which is a 17 inch center metal valve tube marked for 150-160 70 17 tires. Will this work to get me home 50 plus miles away? > > Jim > Slidell, TX >

[Jim Fortner]

Thanks everyone. The Harley tube did indeed get the KLR the 65 miles home. The KLR rear heavy duty tube didn't stand much of a chance against a piece of one inch pointed iron shrapnel. It put a one inch slice in the tube after going in Near the base of a Kenda 270 knobby. I had just come off 5 miles of gravel road and pulled onto 455 a paved road when the KLR went wiggly shifting from second to third. That is such a sickening feeling. Luckily I rolled to a stop in the driveway to a farm that also had one of the best private shops I've ever seen. I started checking the tire and didn't see anything. About that time Kathy came by and invite me to use the shop after we ran to town to get patches and some gas for her mower. I rolled the bike about a quarter mile down a gravel road to the shop. Kathy and Steve specialize in Harley repairs and builds. From the looks of the client bikes Steve must be very good. He had about 6 jobs going and more waiting. These were some really nice custom bikes. Steve at his second job but the Kathy opened up the shop for me and allowed me the use of tools and a lift. It took several tries to get the old Kenda bead to break. It also took five times airing the tire up and down with some lube to get the bead to seat. I haven't dis mounted and mounted KLR tires lately and was remembering a particularly difficult Metzler Karoo stiff sidewall bead dis mount problem. I don't think I will be leaving home without spare tubes and tire tools again. That Murphy fella is a real but kicker. Jim Plano, TX

On Apr 11, 2012, at 10:17 PM, "Jud" wrote: > That will get you home, much as a 21" tube in the rear tire will get you home. As Fred suggests, the tube will fold, and the bottom of those folds will be the weak spots. The tube might actually last a couple thousand miles, but eventually one of those creases will fret through, so you might as well get it out of there early and change it at a time and place of your choosing. Ride easy to avoid heat build-up and increase your chances of getting home. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jim Fortner wrote: > > > > I've ripped a tube while on the road. I don't have my replacement tubes. Murphy loves me. I have a Harley 40502-06 which is a 17 inch center metal valve tube marked for 150-160 70 17 tires. Will this work to get me home 50 plus miles away? > > > > Jim > > Slidell, TX > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[achesley43@ymail.com]

Had been having a missing problem with da KLR which sounded like a vacuum leak. So , off came carb for cleaning and inspection of it and all hoses. Cleaned sparking plug also. Put back to gether and it ran worst at steady speeds. So , went to First Turn in Scott, La and bought a new sparking plug. Installed and pulled on plug cap and it came off the plug wire. Sheesh! That was my problem all along and I had over looked it. Cut off about a 1/2 inch for some fresh wire , cleaned cap and screwed on really tight. Put all back together. YeS! The old KLR is back in service and ready for Arkansas the 1st weekend in May. Andy in Jennings.