all muffled up? lol

[Devon Jarvis]

besides 01 KLR650- 1978 SR500 Yamaha, with alloy superbike bars, Mikuni 36mm carb kit, supertrapp, and Wiseco 10:1 piston 1981 SR500 Yamaha, cafe racer conversion, clip-ons, rearsets solo seat. No car.

[millerized_2000]

1982 GS300LZ looking for parts for what seems to be 1 of 2 produced 2001 KLR650, looking for REAR RIM!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!! Lots of wood working tools that are getting very lonesome. Did I mention I need a rear rim? http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/m/j/mjv2/springride502/1.html Just a shot of what I'm up against. millerized

[Ted Palmer]

jerzdevel wrote:

> I just bought a 2002 KLR650 and only have 120 miles on it.... Is it > just me or do these things seem to run like someone is holding their > foot over the exhaust?

Your motor is still tight, and will be for a while. OTOH, the KLR is an old design and no powerhouse. You can get some more HP with jetting and exhaust mods, but not the expected big jump in output.

> It kinda seems as though there is more > horsepower in there, but cant escape!

There never was a lot to begin with. No doubt there would have been some decrease do to tightening noise and exhaust emission concerns, but even back in 1987 the KLR was not a stormer. [...]

> It is so quiet, the only > noises I hear at road speed are the vibrations of the mini fairing. > At slow speeds I can hear the front brake dragging over the exhaust > note, hahaha Please tell me that things will get better!

Yeah, when my KLR600 was young, I could pick the difference in the whine of the tranny gears. Mister_T Melbourne Australia