KLR riders out there

[pete376403]

Standard muffler is reportedly 5 - 6 kilos. I've read of a modification where the lower portion was opened up, the maze of baffling replaced by a straight pipe and then the original cover fitted back over. Necessary in places where keeping a stock (looking) exhaust is mandatory. Cutting out the end plate with its tiny little exit hole and putting an end cap with bigger hole is supposed to help as well

[GPS MAN]

looks like I have a problem with a 'deep hole' (you confused me by talking about shocks in the same thread)
I'm in the affected range (16112) so I spose I'd better have a look

Hey Mark....I had a look at mine today...YepI got the deep hole issue..found an old spacer in my GPS gear that work beautifully

Good Luck

[pete376403]

Watt-man (of thermobob fame) on klr650.net is collating VIN numbers. If you are a member of KLR650.net, PM watt-man with the VIN number. Or you could let me know the VIN and I'll forward it. He is collecting the info with a view to getting Kawasaki to do something.
I've e-mailed Lyntec about it and got this-
"I can honestly say we have never heard of any problems in this area and there has been definitely no recalls or even service information bulletins.
Reading these postings it appears there have been no actual failures so I wonder if it is a case of people over analysing the situation.
It appears from one of the posts that KHI have changed the depth of the hole on the later part.
There is no side thrust so there would be no reason to expect wear that would lead to major damage.
Normally in a case where KHI is aware of the possibility of a future problem they would issue a FAR, Factory Authorised Repair, which would allow a warranty repair on an occurrence basis even if outside the warranty period.
I will do some checking with my counterparts in USA and Australia and see what they know of this issue and will send the link to KHI and ask for their position on this."

[Padmei]

After the whole oil burner thing I don't think anyone expects KHI to front up with anything. I told my salesman at the local Kawasaki dealer the other day - his personal bike is a KLR. He was unaware of the problem & hadn't heard anything from Kawa NZ about it - he usually gets all the bad news about KLRs from what I've read on the net.

I have to add after reading all the posts on the thread there has been only a handful of cases of actual damage & agree with Lyntec that there is no side thrust (God knows how many times gonzo has been placed rapidly on the ground on that side) so tend to think it isn't as bad as it is being made out to be. An easy fix really.

Disappointing - yes, serious- unsure

[GPS MAN]

Hey Pete, I am on KLR.net...So, I'll pass the VIN along ot WATT MAN ..

Thanks for the info....

[GPS MAN]

I'll pass it along to Watt MAN ..

Thanks..Pete

[pete376403]

Watt-man repllied to my post on KLR650.net about numbers, dates, etc. His VIN tracking and the Kawasaki date of October 08 tally, so he's still calling about 20,000 bikes affected - thats about 1000 KLRs per MONTH*, which goes to show how popular these things are world-wide. Would be interesting to compare the numbers of similar bikes of other brands, eg Tenere, DR650, etc.

*Again, from VINs, the monthly production rate is rising. Thats gotta put a chill into the Dog Rooter riders..

[Woodman]

pretty sure that KLRs are kawasakis single biggest selling unit. Read it somewhere.

[dino3310]

Watt-man repllied to my post on KLR650.net about numbers, dates, etc. His VIN tracking and the Kawasaki date of October 08 tally, so he's still calling about 20,000 bikes affected - thats about 1000 KLRs per MONTH*, which goes to show how popular these things are world-wide. Would be interesting to compare the numbers of similar bikes of other brands, eg Tenere, DR650, etc.

*Again, from VINs, the monthly production rate is rising. Thats gotta put a chill into the Dog Rooter riders..

pretty sure that KLRs are kawasakis single biggest selling unit. Read it somewhere.

well it is the KLR thread so i'l

but on a brighter note it is good to see bike sales up, will be interesting to see all the other marquee figures

[dino3310]

saw this and thought with the electronic gismos aswell for 7.5k = bloody good deal, or maybe buy the gizmos for yours
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-301294434.htm

[NordieBoy]

Wow.
A blue KLR in Filco today had a sticker saying $11,495.

This one is a better deal though...
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-280301577.htm

[Padmei]

Wow.
A blue KLR in Filco today had a sticker saying $11,495.

This one is a better deal though...
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-280301577.htm

Had a look at that the other day. Someone has spent a lot of money on doing it up. Braided rear bake lines & metal master cylinder cover. Not sure about front lines. very nice seat, Look like Givi crash bars - I haven't seen them before but have a brace thru from one side to other to stop them bending. hot grips etc.
Initially I thought they were dreaming with the price but there's a couple grand of gear on there.

$11495 for the blue one is abit optimistic since they have that lovely blue Tenere there hiding in the corner for not a great deal more. Nearly fainted tho when I saw the price of accessories

[Woodman]

To be honest I think $11495 is top dollar fo a klr. Great bike and all but part of the appeal is its price imho.

[Padmei]

Remember me bragging about the R1 pipes I bought for $175


Took them to my exhaust guy who cut them & made up stainless adaptor to fit onto header. Well turns out they were bloody titanium and you can't MIG or TIG Ti. After trying around Nelson to find someone able to weld it he drew a blank.
Great!! I thought & went away thinking I'd have to pop rivet a bandage type arrangement KLR style to make it work. But called into Cooz' engineering shopon the way home.
Cooz knows a lot of clever people around & put me onto a dude that works from home welding aircraft exhausts. A good sort of character who agreed to weld it in exchange for a date with Angelina Jolie & some expired stock peanut slabs.
There's so much involved with welding Ti - purging & keeping it oxygen freeetc & the cost of rods. Another lesson for this week.

[pete376403]

There were a pair of these on trademe recently for $150 reserve. I was about to bid for them when I thought I'd wait to see how yours turned out. As it happened they didn't sell.