KLR riders out there

[Woodman]

Intersting but WTF is the attraction to the oil cap? Fking Seppos or what?

Yep the ouil cap had me baffled too.

[NordieBoy]

Have a look at Watt-mans site - he has the figures to back up the theory (of thermal cycling, overcooling, etc). The bypass hose concept has solid engineering behind it and the majority of automotive engines use this same idea (bit hard to call it technology, it's way more basic than that)
Check out http://members.cox.net/watt-man/TB%20Testing1.htm

Good read.

[veny]

It is.

I've seen some wild temp swings here when playing out on the riverbed.
But behaves Ok on shingle roads.

It looks easy enough to install.
http://www.klrworld.com/index.php?op...193&Itemid=286

Where do we get one?

[pete376403]

Order directly from the maker - Bill Watt - watt-man@cox.net . My one cost $US133, including shipping, with a spare thermostat.

[pete376403]

Thermobob arrived today. Kit is totally complete, right down to a cable tie. No decal, though - that might put some people off. Machining on the thermostat housing is superb - apparently done by Eagle Mike. Will put it on as soon as I get a chance.

[veny]

Thermobob arrived today. Kit is totally complete, right down to a cable tie. No decal, though - that might put some people off. Machining on the thermostat housing is superb - apparently done by Eagle Mike. Will put it on as soon as I get a chance.

No reply to my email from ThermoBob. You must be special
Let us know how it performs.

[pete376403]

In an e-mail he sent just before sending the parts he mentioned he was going away for a vacation, don't know how long.
Hope to put the thermobob on tomorrow

[Padmei]

I don't know about that tbob thing.My engine doesn'tlook anything like those diagrams.Do you think he painted his engine those colours or it was a factory custom

[pete376403]

Installed this afternoon. Quite straight forward, took longer to get all the plastic, fuel tank, and expansion tank bracket off than it did to fit the t'bob. There are very detailed instructions on Watt-mans web site (note included with the kit gives URLs). Not a lot of room up around the top of the fan so it would pay to follow the instructions. Will put all the bodywork back on tomorrow and see how it works.
The cable tie is to stop it touching the fan when things are bouncing around. Could make a metal bracket but cable ties are lighter.
Also took out the smog valve and hoses while in there.

[Padmei]

Looks like a nice piece of equipment. What did it cost landed? Forget that just read the above post.

Also what's the cheapest place to but front pads locally? 08's are diff from earlier ones.

Damn that rekluse clutch looks good too

[pete376403]

Got a set of pads from Supercheap - $45 IIRC - they are Yamaha XV or summat. Take the old pads to the shop to compare. The Yamaha has left and right calipers so you need to get the correct side. (which is why you can't fit the KLR rear pads to the front caliper in an emergency - the front is a lefty, the rear is right)

[pete376403]

Thermobob tested - works perfectly. Starting from cold and without any sort of warm up, temperature guage needle was just under halfway after 4km at 50 km/hr this afternoon. The motor has never warmed up like that before. Needle never budged from that position even after a 5k run at 100 - 110 km/hr. I was running without the side covers so easy to lean down and touch the radiator, at 100 the top tank is too hot to touch yet the bottom of the rad is cold, demonstrating how well this radiator cools water. Without the t'bob that cold water would be going straight into the the bottom of the water jacket - that difference in temps can't be good for the engine.

WIll be checking out if this has any effect on the oil usage at exended fast-ish (5k +rpms) runs

[veny]

In an e-mail he sent just before sending the parts he mentioned he was going away for a vacation, don't know how long.

Riding bikes in Death Valley, apparently.
But family still sending kits out.

Ordered

[dino3310]

something that maybe of interest http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129724126

[veny]

something that maybe of interest http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129724126

Hey, thanks for the link
The plastic fantastic flexed ok when it went down before the crashbars, (wish I could say the same for myself). But if they do break, then I would certainly be interested in restoring the aerodynamics of the bike.
Prob just get some cheap after market replacements tho.