KLR riders out there

[NordieBoy]

Yes he did, he hit a couple, the difference is he didn't leave bits of his klr laying around all over the show.

He brushed against trees...


Big difference.

[pete376403]

Any particular pipe?, I see there is one advertised regularly on Trade Me if you seach KLR. Cycleworks I think if anyone has any experience with these would appreciate hearing about it, they are about $600.

cycleworks make good pipes, and pprovide good after sales support. $600 is at the low end of the scale for new aftermarket mufflers.

But I just can't rationalise spending 7 - 8% (at a minimum) of the cost of the whole bike on an aftermarket muffler - it's not like it has a platinum catalytic converter or similar built in.

I like Padmei's idea, adapting an R1 muffler. Or a GSXR750 / 1000, Shaun Harris has some for sal.

or how about this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-311602303.htm

[Padmei]

I bought a couple of R1 stock pipes for $175. If I had thought about it I probably wouldn't have parted with the money however I did a crazy spur of the moment thing & said yes. I couldn't bring myself to spend more than that for a pipe.
I had to get the collar of the pipe cut off & welded back nearer the muffler & got a stainless pipe made up from there to the header. I can go back to stock at any time.I may use the other one
for the beemer at a later stage.
If you buy a Titanium pipe off another bike as I did, make sure you have a local welder that can weld Ti as it is a specialist material.

They are a great improvement over the spluttering stock pieces of crap

[Padmei]

Hi guys, interested in anyone who might have a doo kit in the Wellington region, just reading up, I am on 10K. Sounds like its time to sort it out before the spring breaks. Im in Johnsonville, bike is blk, see a green 08 some monrings on way to work with crash bar,s if you see me wave does this make me a wanker? Im a convert to thumpers over recent years, gone from big fours which I might go back to one day, but cant see getting rid of the KLR any time soon, love it. Had since new, use it every day. Here is something interesting. I bought an 08, green, new. At 700k it blew up, yep blew up. Piece of casting broke off and went through it like a train wreak, got the 09 under warranty. They wanted my engine back at the factory to check it out, god knows what happened after that. Anyway, Im thinking of getting the better spring done at the 12k service, can we get those here? or do I have to get it offshore. Cheers fellas

I've got Woodmans rotor puller if you need it. Not sure if anyone over there has one (apart from the shops of course) Let me know if you need it.

[stormtrooper]

Hi all you klr bikers,
I was on my way to shannon to do some ridding up the back of the dam and turned out to be a really good ride, found a hunting track that just kept going and going, had to turn back in the end, so still alot of track to go on next time.
Anyway i was half way to shannon when the speedo started going around pasted 160km and i knew i wasnt going that fast then it droped back to around 100km so i stoped and checked the cable that was all good so off i went and again the speedo shot up but this time it kept going right around and back to 0 and then again but this time the needle broke off, looks like im in for a new speedo unit.
Anyone out there fitted a Vapour Steath digital unit am looking at puting one on.

[Padmei]

Hi all you klr bikers,
I was on my way to shannon to do some ridding up the back of the dam and turned out to be a really good ride, found a hunting track that just kept going and going, had to turn back in the end, so still alot of track to go on next time.
Anyway i was half way to shannon when the speedo started going around pasted 160km and i knew i wasnt going that fast then it droped back to around 100km so i stoped and checked the cable that was all good so off i went and again the speedo shot up but this time it kept going right around and back to 0 and then again but this time the needle broke off, looks like im in for a new speedo unit.
Anyone out there fitted a Vapour Steath digital unit am looking at puting one on.

Might pay to check your front hub. On the aborted ride to Clarence Woodman had a 'moment' round a corner where the front wheel went silly. After that the speedo died. You may have a broken piece of crap in the front hub that might cause a scary moment if it gets caught in something.

On the other hand it may just be a rooted speedo.

I think a vapour is the cheapest way out.

[pete376403]

an instrument repairer may be able to sort it - if the KLR speedo uses a magnetic cup mechanism to move the needle then at a guess I'd say the return spring is broken OR it might be as simple as grease or oil from the cable has migrated into the speedo head - theres not much clearance between the rotating magnet and the steel cup - if oil fills the gap it will cause the sort of problem you describe.
If you've decided the speedo is a write-off , then theres nothing to loose by pulling it apart - if its full of oil cleaning it up with solvent might fix it.

[stormtrooper]

an instrument repairer may be able to sort it - if the KLR speedo uses a magnetic cup mechanism to move the needle then at a guess I'd say the return spring is broken OR it might be as simple as grease or oil from the cable has migrated into the speedo head - theres not much clearance between the rotating magnet and the steel cup - if oil fills the gap it will cause the sort of problem you describe.
If you've decided the speedo is a write-off , then theres nothing to loose by pulling it apart - if its full of oil cleaning it up with solvent might fix it.

I have pulled it apart and nothing looks amiss but its done over 80,000 and the last 2000 has been over some rocky stuff, the rubber sleeve around the key is very worn, so when ridding it was moving around abit, i have seen some low k ones on ebay but was thinking a digital one is the way to go

[Woodman]

Check the hub anyway, apparently it is quite common for them to disintegrate, although i doubt whether this is the problem with yours going by the symptoms.

BTW I am still after a front wheel for mine, and apparently a kdx has the same hub if anyone has one laying around.

If not will try a vapor, but I do like analog instruments.

[Squiggles]

Check the hub anyway, apparently it is quite common for them to disintegrate, although i doubt whether this is the problem with yours going by the symptoms.

BTW I am still after a front wheel for mine, and apparently a kdx has the same hub if anyone has one laying around.

If not will try a vapor, but I do like analog instruments.

Do the older KLR600's have the same front hub?

[Woodman]

Do the older KLR600's have the same front hub?

I am pretty sure they don't, but don't quote me on that.

Why/ Do you have one?

[Squiggles]

I am pretty sure they don't, but don't quote me on that.

Why/ Do you have one?

I might still

[Woodman]

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.

[pete376403]

KLRs *ARE* real fast...

[Crim]

KLRs *ARE* real fast...

yeah - you will need to check it on another marque (not saying which one)....... cough cough........ DR........ cough cough........ to check the low speeds

hope this doesn't get put in the red zone?