nuts gone

[Jeff Khoury]

I have an '09, and I've found that the only time it uses oil is when I'm flogging the hell out of it on the freeway. When I'm just commuting on it (splitting lanes @60MPH or less and surface streets) it really doesn't use any at all. If I jump on the freeway and flog it at 75-80MPH down to San Diego or something, it drinks oil like a sailor on shore leave. I'm learning to be more... umm... relaxed on the freeway on the KLR. I think that -I- am the source of the oil consumption problem, at least with my particular specimen. I'm also starting to ride the DL1000 on those longer trips when I know that I want to operate in the supralegal speed range, it's more suited to the task. The only problem is that it doesn't drink oil, it drinks gas.

[E Hines]

Stock they come with two nuts. I lost one after the first tire change. Went with fuji's and have not lost one since. 2003 KLR. ________________________________ From: Jeffrey To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, December 5, 2011 12:54:45 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Nuts Gone One of my rear axle adjusters came off. The nuts and the end cap/stopper. I asked about fuji locks/nylocks but never did anything about it. Had to order axle adjusters on ebay. The dealers take a few days to get them and it is 1 new part vs 6 new parts. $15 incl shipping vs $20 incl shipping. Was it a danger? Kind of...the rear axle moved about 1/8 of an inch. Dumping the clutch could have caused a problem--the axle to move more. The axle nut had been tightened with a torque wrench. J#3 S [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]