KLR riders out there

**NordieBoy** · 15th January 2010, 18:23

Originally Posted by warewolf

Would you say it was more stall-prone than the 640??

Dunno. Never stalled either.

Have seen the XR stalled more though.

**NordieBoy** · 15th January 2010, 18:24

Originally Posted by marks

have you helped him do all the 'free mods' yet? (a drill bit, a hole saw and a washer are all you need).

I don't think I've ever ridden anything that feels as strangled and stodgy as a dead stock klr... (stock DR is better IMO - but not by much)

What free mods?

**veny** · 16th January 2010, 19:13

A miserable cold and wet day in CHCH, so watched this:
http://www.youtube.com/user/chochi70#p/u/18/wL6VaEHca5k

Nordie, I watched your vid posts too..., excellent!
Very entertaining

Thanks...

**Woodman** · 19th January 2010, 10:50

Padmei, I didn't wanna say anything after the wee ride i had on yours, but as Nordie says it does seem a bit errr smooth.

Has it been de restricted? If NZ klrs need that, but they are probly aussie spec. not sure.

Valve clearances?

The 22 cent mod is easy, and I have a bag of the correct thickness washers. (7 cents each so couldn't bring myself to buy only one)

I made a conscious effort not to use low gear on the dusty and lugged a lot in second, and it is standard gearing 15,43.

What is your top speed? on private roads of course.

**Woodman** · 20th January 2010, 16:32

Was a bit bored today so decided to do the doohickey. pretty straight forward job, and will be quicker next time now that I have made the tools to do it.
Wasn't even going to do it as i had convinced myself that it would be ok.
I was wrong as the spring was broken and had obviously been caught on something moving as well cos it was all bent outa shape. Not sure how long it had been like that, but is a worry considering I have been pretty regular in loosening off the doohickey bolt and relying on that spring to do the tensioning.

The lever was fine but I replaced it with a eaglemike one anyway along with the eaglemike spring.
So you klr riders out there, my advice is to do the doohickey quick smart.

Shame on kawasaki for leaving a known fault and safety issue in production for 20 plus years, that must be some kind of record.

**Padmei** · 20th January 2010, 16:53

About time Woodman. Shame on you for leaving a known fault & safety issue in your bike for 20months!!

Spose it's like me putting off checking the valve clearances.

I've got lots of straigtening & stuff to do but don't want it to take it off the road for too long. I found the rear tyre chewing away at the chain guard on the weekend so went to the tyre with the breadknife.

NZ got the Canadian model of KLR650 so don't have to be restricted. I have ummed & ared about doing the mods but really don't want to spend more on gas than necessary - as it is I am filling it up every few days - 18000Kms so far in 1 1/2 yrs & really happy about everything except the gear ratios. I'm not sure if I want to do the mods ...

**Woodman** · 20th January 2010, 20:25

What is your kms per litre?? Mine seems to do about 18 kms per litre and the only mod is the 22cent mod, which never affected mileage but does give a wee bit more oomph at lower revs, and anyway we got big tanks.

**GPS MAN** · 26th January 2010, 18:40

Yea, I did the doohicky...made the engine quieter.....I think?? I am going to look into that 22 cent mod next.... Other than that the KLR is going great, 6400 k's and counting!

**Padmei** · 26th January 2010, 18:48

Originally Posted by Woodman

What is your kms per litre?? Mine seems to do about 18 kms per litre and the only mod is the 22cent mod, which never affected mileage but does give a wee bit more oomph at lower revs, and anyway we got big tanks.

18 litres for 330kms. Thats a tankful from tippy top to couple of ks into reserve. 17.78KpL? or 0.06Lper km or $2.50 for 4lbs on special boneless.

**Woodman** · 26th January 2010, 20:08

Originally Posted by Padmei

18 litres for 330kms. Thats a tankful from tippy top to couple of ks into reserve. 17.78KpL? or 0.06Lper km or $2.50 for 4lbs on special boneless.

So the same mileage (kilometerage). do the 22 cent mod then, it does help a wee bit.

Drilled out my airbox a couple of days ago and ordered a k&n filter so it will be good to see what happens. Next time i do a dusty butt i am going to clean my air filter each day cos mine was way too clogged up and my theory is that is what caused the excessive oil use cos the motor may have started to suck it out the breather a bit harder. There are flaws with that theory though, and its more than likely the fact i did so many kms in a short time so just seemed like a lot more oil use, and its always been an oil burner.

**Padmei** · 26th January 2010, 20:42

The only time I use oil is when I'm doing some spirited riding. Uni filters seem to be big in oz. Having some preoiled filter skins in a plastic bag sounds like a great idea for something like the dusty. What size washers were they for 22cent mod?

**Woodman** · 26th January 2010, 20:48

Originally Posted by Padmei

The only time I use oil is when I'm doing some spirited riding. Uni filters seem to be big in oz. Having some preoiled filter skins in a plastic bag sounds like a great idea for something like the dusty. What size washers were they for 22cent mod?

.025" I have a bag of them in the shed if you give up trying to find them in mega.

The funny thing about the oil use was i was deliberately not using first gear as much and was short shifting at 5500-6000rpm whereas I usually take it to 7000. I'll do the pcv thing shortly, and if that don't work will probly get a 685 kit.

**Padmei** · 26th January 2010, 21:07

Originally Posted by Woodman

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The funny thing about the oil use was i was deliberately not using first gear as much and was short shifting at 5500-6000rpm whereas I usually take it to 7000.

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Fcuk & you wonder why you use oil??

Fcuking hell