09s are out

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

Just think stealth on previous KLR's. Criswell

On Sep 22, 2008, at 3:11 PM, Arden Kysely wrote: > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "boulder_adv_rider" > wrote: > > > > snipp... I'm yet to see any evidence it's brighter (more > > lumens) or a more efficient beam pattern. > > It's obvious if you see them side by side. I've ridden both vintages > of KLR at night and the 2008 headlights make the previous square beams > seem like 60's vintage Boy Scout flashlights. You'd have to be blind > not to notice the difference. > > __Arden > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Luc Legrain]

First I have to say that my 15W block heater does not meet my expectations. I'm gonna take it down and try the JC Witney heater,I kind of hate to fork out the $58.00 or so dollars asked, I used to like winter when I was young,rich, and good looking............. Warmer days here down South, went for an asphalt ride yesterday, about 140 miles round trip( needed to digest the turkey and others..),on several occasions ( 5-6)reaching a point where I had to let go of the gas ( stop sign,red light,cager)it felt like the throttle was stuck,I had to make a point of twisting the wrist forward to make sure it was not . It was not. It sure took the engine a while to rev down,long delay between " no gas' on the handle and feeling the engine slowing down. Ideas??

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Luc Legrain wrote:

> > First I have to say that my 15W block heater does not meet my expectations. I'm gonna

take it down and try the JC Witney heater,I kind of hate to fork out the $58.00 or so dollars asked, I used to like winter when I was young,rich, and good looking.............

> > Warmer days here down South, went for an asphalt ride yesterday, about 140 miles round

trip( needed to digest the turkey and others..),on several occasions ( 5-6)reaching a point where I had to let go of the gas ( stop sign,red light,cager)it felt like the throttle was stuck,I had to make a point of twisting the wrist forward to make sure it was not . It was not. It sure took the engine a while to rev down,long delay between " no gas' on the handle and feeling the engine slowing down.

> Ideas?? >

Have you dropped he bike on its right side lately, or had the throttle grip off for any reason? A likely cause is that the handlebar is jammed against the end of the grip, or the throttle tube if you have the type with an enclosed end.If so, the cure is simply to slide the throttle assembly outward on the handlebar just far enough to relieve the interference.

[Lou]

At 06:23 PM 11/28/2008, Jud Jones wrote:

>Have you dropped he bike on its right side lately, or had the >throttle grip off for any reason? >A likely cause is that the handlebar is jammed against the end of >the grip, or the throttle tube >if you have the type with an enclosed end.If so, the cure is simply >to slide the throttle >assembly outward on the handlebar just far enough to relieve the interference.

I've done that three times since May on my '08, which has the bar-end weight arranged so that a right-side impact can easily jam it against the end of the throttle tube. For a while I left it alone and called it Cruise Control ... but eventually pried the bar-end weight back to where it should have been, because having it rev up by some unknown amount when I slip the clutch makes me nervous. With due respect to the Highly Qualified Engineers who designed that assembly, I think it should have been designed with a positive stop (e.g., a shoulder?) so that it would be very difficult to jam the end of the throttle tube by simply tipping the bike over on its side at a stop sign. But I haven't taken the time to re-design and re-engineer it, because I'm lazy and because I had no problem prying it back into place ... maybe some time this winter. And maybe Kawi will recognize that this is potentially a safety issue, and will figure it out for themselves? I can dream, yes? Meanwhile I'm working on not tipping it over at stop signs ... in my case, this has less to do with having my feet flat on the ground and more to do with (um) PLANNING where my toes are gonna be ... and I haven't actually dropped it at a stop sign since July. When I get old, I'm gonna be able to stop at stoplights without putting my feet down at all.... Lou, Maine, newbie, '08 KLR