do we really need to keep our tires inflated?

[OJ Salinas]

I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a Swiss watch. I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting mine any time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need to do it at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL-CARED for pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am not really convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all. peace OJ 2001 2.5 months old 6000+ miles _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com

[Kurt Simpson (Editor Dual Sport News)]

> I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a Swiss watch. > I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting mine any > time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need to do it > at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL-CARED for > pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am not really > convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all.

I'm pretty much of a mind to say suit yourself...but your reasoning is flawed...the archives have hundreds of records of people whose valves had tightened way beyond specs at 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 miles...so the evidence is overwhelmingly present. No need to respond...ignorance is bliss... Kurt

[Backroad Bill]

> I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting

mine any

> time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need

to do it

> at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL-

CARED for

> pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am

not really

> convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all.

Hey, OJ, give us a post when you want to know how to pull off the head.................it's a piece of cake, no need to fool with the valves now.....much easier later. In fact it will probably be easier to just get a complete head and put it on, you won't have to unmelt those valves either.

[Tumu Rock]

On Thu, 5 Oct 2000 21:33:04 -0600, Kurt Simpson (Editor Dual Sport News) wrote:

> I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a Swiss

watch. I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting mine any time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need to do it at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL-CARED for pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am not really convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all.>>>>>>>>> OJ, just for the record, I put mine off until 5500 miles and found one of the exhasut valves at .0015 when it should've been between .006 and .010....Do what you will but engine failure due to negligence is a sure-fire way to ruin a good day. The bike will also run a lot better if everything is in spec. Mine improved dramatically on the low end. dat brooklyn bum _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html

[Van]

Well then I guess your WELL-CARED pup is not well-cared. It might be running fine now but it is SOOOOO easy to just check it to make sure. If it is out of whack and you don't do something now. You will be paying a very steep bill for neglect and Kawa probably won't pay for it since you failed to follow warrenty recomendations. Just food for thought. Van A7

> I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a Swiss

watch.

> I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting mine

any

> time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need to do

it

> at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL-CARED for > pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am not

really

> convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all.

[k650dsn@aol.com]

Hmmmm.... I've heard of more down time on bikes because owners have dropped parts into their engines, stripped cover bolts and other fiasco's during valve adjustment attempts than KLR's being down because of fried valves. Gino --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Kurt Simpson \(Editor Dual Sport News\)" wrote:

> > I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a

Swiss watch.

> > I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on

adjusting mine any

> > time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the

need to do it

> > at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my

WELL-CARED for

> > pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am

not really

> > convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all. > > I'm pretty much of a mind to say suit yourself...but your reasoning

is flawed...the

> archives have hundreds of records of people whose valves had

tightened way beyond

> specs at 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 miles...so the evidence is

overwhelmingly present. No

> need to respond...ignorance is bliss... > > Kurt

[rkaub@binghamton.edu]

At 09:33 PM 10/5/00 -0600, you wrote:

> > I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a Swiss watch. > > I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting > mine any > > time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need to do it > > at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL-CARED for > > pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am not really > > convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all. > >I'm pretty much of a mind to say suit yourself...but your reasoning is >flawed...the >archives have hundreds of records of people whose valves had tightened way >beyond >specs at 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 miles...so the evidence is overwhelmingly >present. No >need to respond...ignorance is bliss... > >Kurt:

You gotta know this is Gino stirring the pot again. Thanks. Bob Kaub

[mtnbikerfred@yahoo.com]

I'm kinda with you here. My '01 is 5 weeks old w/ 3400 mi. I was a little concerned with what the wrench head a the dealership said; "just ride it, change the oil every once in a while, it'll be fine". Obviously, I'm concerened with regular maintainence, but this guy IS a factory trained Kawi tech, and he says the things are meant to hold up to all kinds of abuse/neglect. I'll check the valves if they get noisy, and the balancer chain tension, if It vibrates too much. other than, I'm not going to "look" for any problems.

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "OJ Salinas" wrote: > I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a Swiss watch. > I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting mine any > time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need to do it > at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL- CARED for > pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am not really > convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all. > > peace > OJ > 2001 > 2.5 months old > 6000+ miles > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ___ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com

[Weaver, Mark]

you might be fine, you might not. for me, the bottom line is that working on your bike is good for you. i have a lot of confidence that my bike won't crap out in the middle of nowhere, and if it gives me trouble, i'll be able to figure out how to fix it. that peace of mind is worth alot to me since i get off the beaten path a bit, and i don't feel like wallking back. i learned this in a 15 year career of racing bicycles, mostly off-road. i've only once had to drop out of a race once due to mechanical failure. mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: mtnbikerfred@... [mailto:mtnbikerfred@...] > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 11:22 AM > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Do We really need a valve adjustment? > > > > I'm kinda with you here. My '01 is 5 weeks old w/ 3400 mi. I was a > little concerned with what the wrench head a the dealership > said; "just ride it, change the oil every once in a while, it'll be > fine". Obviously, I'm concerened with regular maintainence, but this > guy IS a factory trained Kawi tech, and he says the things are meant > to hold up to all kinds of abuse/neglect. > > I'll check the valves if they get noisy, and the balancer chain > tension, if It vibrates too much. other than, I'm not going to "look" > for any problems. > > > --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "OJ Salinas" wrote: > > I got 6000+ miles on my 2001 in about 3 months. It runs like a > Swiss watch. > > I have read mucho about valve adjustments. I dont plan on adjusting > mine any > > time soon and question the validity of the claims stating the need > to do it > > at all on the mighty KLR. I guess I will CONTINUE to run my WELL- > CARED for > > pup without valve adjustments and keep you all notified.... I am > not really > > convinced that ANY valve adjustment is needed at all. > > > > peace > > OJ > > 2001 > > 2.5 months old > > 6000+ miles > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

[bill e goat]

> I'll check the valves if they get noisy, and the balancer chain > tension, if It vibrates too much. other than, I'm not going

to "look"

> for any problems.

It's when they get too quiet that you're going to realize you should have checked 'em and Mark Weaver put it correctly about knowing your machine. Where is the real benefit to being lazy? Inquiring minds want to know.