KLR riders out there

[stormtrooper]

Got sick of trying to get a new wheel so got a vapor digital speedo thing.

Installed it today, pretty easy really, but tomorrow is set up day. It all seems to work but the speedo seems to be reading real fast during my short trip up and down the street.

What one did you get?, there are different ones for different model bikes, if you can take a pic of it and post it up i would be keen to see how you fixed it in place.
There is a thread on adv ridder with pics and a diagram for the wiring, they used a 95-07 vapour stealth with the extra casing for lights and binkers etc, this was put on an older klr pre 95 and the wiring diagram is so you can connect it up, really good ref if you are having problems.

I am waiting for mine to arrive and will put up some pics of the conversion.


STORMTROOPER

[Woodman]

What one did you get?, there are different ones for different model bikes, if you can take a pic of it and post it up i would be keen to see how you fixed it in place.
There is a thread on adv ridder with pics and a diagram for the wiring, they used a 95-07 vapour stealth with the extra casing for lights and binkers etc, this was put on an older klr pre 95 and the wiring diagram is so you can connect it up, really good ref if you are having problems.

I am waiting for mine to arrive and will put up some pics of the conversion.


STORMTROOPER

I got one that was for klrs, and most other watercooled bikes with normal forks.

The mountings they supply do not work, so I just drilled 2 mounting holes on the original mounting bracket, then refitted the wiring cover. I didn't get the idiot lights, but will soon so the wiring was just a matter of connecting the supplied wiring to the battery and coil and fitting the adaptor in the top hose, and running the speed sensor down to the wheel.
It was very easy and I generally have a wiring phobia. The original wiring just stays where it is.
I saw the adv rider write up and the guy has way over complicated it really.

Setting the speed was easy too, just measured out a rolling circumference and entered that into the unit, then went out in traffic to see how it was and it seems fairly good.
I will post some pics up, but the bike is all back together now but they will give you an idea.

[Woodman]

Can't really see much but may give you some ideas. Did you see the post where the guy mounted his on an electrical box? i even went to Dick Smith and got one, but can't actually see why he bothered. Internet not always got good ideas.

Spose I coulda done a pictorial step by step, maybe the next project.
anyway the pics.....

[stormtrooper]

Cheers for putting up the pics Woodman.
Looks like you have got it sorted, let us know how it runs.

[dino3310]

WOW something finally looks cool on an KLR

kidding aside, its looks awesome Woodman,
when ya gonna ditch the stock bars and chuck on some risers with a pro taper etc

[dino3310]

whats that on the rack against the wall, looks like a project. interesting looking frame

[Woodman]

Cheers for putting up the pics Woodman.
Looks like you have got it sorted, let us know how it runs.

Everything seems to work fine exactly how it should. I am still fcuken amazed how easy it all went. Will give it the acid test possibly next Friday weather permitting.

WOW something finally looks cool on an KLR

kidding aside, its looks awesome Woodman,
when ya gonna ditch the stock bars and chuck on some risers with a pro taper etc

Everytime i think about replacing my bent bars I fall off and straighten them again. Also bar risers on klrs make the bars go closer to the rider and that is the last thing I need.

whats that on the rack against the wall, looks like a project. interesting looking frame

Thats my Benelli 250ss cafe racer project. Have just recently started doing more to it. Sometimes I wish I had neve pulled it apart. Its got a pressed steel frame kinda like a scooter with the motor parallel to the ground like an Aermacchi.

[dino3310]

Thats my Benelli 250ss cafe racer project. Have just recently started doing more to it. Sometimes I wish I had neve pulled it apart. Its got a pressed steel frame kinda like a scooter with the motor parallel to the ground like an Aermacchi.

Very cool

[stormtrooper]

Anyone out there replaced the thermo sensor switch off the bottom of the radiator, it turns the fan off and on. Just priced up a new one at 115.00 sounds abit extreme at that.

Anyone know of a cheaper alternative, i was thinking of a common sensor with the right heat range and if the thread does not work i can thread it down to size

[pete376403]

Go to Pick-A-Part and see what you can find screwed into car motors - bound to be a common automotive fitting. Otherwise put a manual switch on the fan and keep an eye on the temp gauge.

And put a thermobob on it - will maintain far more even temps.

[stormtrooper]

Go to Pick-A-Part and see what you can find screwed into car motors - bound to be a common automotive fitting. Otherwise put a manual switch on the fan and keep an eye on the temp gauge.

And put a thermobob on it - will maintain far more even temps.

Your right there Pete, Ive heard of the thermobob and its all good.

Back to the problem at hand i have noticed after close inspection that one of the wires connecting the fan has come off, might explain why it wouldnt work, i was thinking the sensor was at fault after looking at that but maybe not, i will test it in some boiling water hooked up to the fan and see what happens, looks like its going to be a easy fix

[pete376403]

I've put the t'bob on my bike - easy to fit, the temp gauge sits just below halfway now, gets there within a few kms from starting out.
When test riding I had the fairing shrouds off - I reached down and touched the radiator top tank, too hot to keep my fingers on. The bottom of the rad was stone cold. Must be quite an efficient rad, could probably be a lot smaller. No doubt designed for Southern California summertime traffic jam conditions

[Woodman]

I've put the t'bob on my bike - easy to fit, the temp gauge sits just below halfway now, gets there within a few kms from starting out.
When test riding I had the fairing shrouds off - I reached down and touched the radiator top tank, too hot to keep my fingers on. The bottom of the rad was stone cold. Must be quite an efficient rad, could probably be a lot smaller. No doubt designed for Southern California summertime traffic jam conditions

FYI
According to my new vapor the fan comes on at exactly 110 degrees c.
Might try a t bob cos my fan is on a lot.

[pete376403]

What sort of riding are you doing when the fan comes on? For me, normal road riding the fan only comes on if I'm in a traffic hold up of some sort. Even on the CCA ride I don't recall the fan coming on apart from when stuck in bog holes. My KLR is an '08, the radiator is different to the earlier ones.

Also the t'bob won't help over temp conditions, it's sole purpose is to provide better control over the water flowl to make the engine come up to operating temp and remain there.

[Woodman]

What sort of riding are you doing when the fan comes on? For me, normal road riding the fan only comes on if I'm in a traffic hold up of some sort. Even on the CCA ride I don't recall the fan coming on apart from when stuck in bog holes. My KLR is an '08, the radiator is different to the earlier ones.

Open road never comes on

Summer slow traffic it comes on (very rarely ride in these conditions though)

Tight gravel roads it comes on.

Trail riding (maungatap and rougher) its on more often than not.

Very slow gnarly stuff it is on almost constantly.

One day I bent the shroud and the fan jammed and it got really really hot that day.
May be normal for pre 08s I dunno.