ftp.xmission.com/2014.06.ftp.xmission.com.tar/ftp.xmission.com/pub/lists/klr650/archive/v02.n891

Internet Message Format | 1999-09-14 | 20KB

From: [e-mail] (klr650-digest)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: klr650-digest V2 #891
Reply-To: klr650
Sender: [e-mail]
Errors-To: [e-mail]
Precedence: bulk


klr650-digest      Wednesday, September 15 1999      Volume 02 : Number 891



Re: (klr650) Head Gasket - overheating? NKLR
Re: (klr650) Moab
Re: (klr650) License plate issues
Re: (klr650) MEXICO FOR REAL
(klr650) A something...
Re: (klr650) A something...
(klr650) Lithium grease for Chain
Re: (klr650) Advice on Big Gun ...
Re: (klr650) KLR650 to kick-start
Re: (klr650) KLR mods
Re: (klr650) Removing rear disc
Re: (klr650) Advice on Big Gun ...
(klr650) Muffler mod news
Re: (klr650) Advice on Big Gun ...
Re: re:Re: (klr650) it's time... AAARRRGGGGHHHH
Re: (klr650) Re: klr650-digest V2 #860 NKLR

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:49:08 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) Head Gasket - overheating? NKLR

>boy howdy, what we could do.
>Morgan and Elden


 Lordy. Kurt look what you've started. Oh well, since we're all
 here, maybe this is an opportune time to discuss oil levels. [g]

 Greetings from Redondo

Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 23:00:38 -0600
From: "Skip Faulkner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Moab

>Can anyone tell me about the Moab rally?
>
>When, why and how much, would be the basic questions.
>
>Saludos
>
>Juan



Juan, Stay away, don`t go, it`s for your own safety. You`d never be the same
again. You`ll be put on government extremist lists and watched by the CIA
the rest of your life. You`ll hear things and see things that will ruin you
for life, not to mention the
 " people" you meet, if you can call them people.
     I won`t say any more, but you were warned!

Skip


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 23:03:19 -0600
From: "Skip Faulkner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) License plate issues

>>From my own experience, this is an all around problem.  Not two days after
I
>got my A13 did I chew up the paper plates the dealer put on.  I rigged it
to
>work until I got the real plates.  This was before I started with the list,
>so I didn't make the mod suggested here.  Instead, I heated the plastic
that
>the plate is screwed on to, and that gets caught on the tire, and bent it
>outward.  It looks okay, and I have been riding this way ever since, even
>off road on some good jumps and gullies.  It only takes minutes to do...
>
>Paul
>Dallas, Tx
>A13 Flying Behemoth



Paul, that`s all I did. I bent my plate out to clear the tire and now I can
bottom out with the best of them.

Skip


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 23:53:02 -0600
From: juan carlos ibarra <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) MEXICO FOR REAL

At 19:49 9/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
>  Juan,
>   I would love to go, When the date and meeting place is set i will be able
>to know if i can go about 30 days before the meeting date,
>QUESTION,  Is it real cold around copper cannon around Dec Jan, Whats the
>weather like. I was always told there is no real winter,. Any thing below 60
>degrees F  is cold to me, 60 is winter,,
>
>MIKE
>

>
Man, I wonder who told that we have no real winters. On cold days the upper
side of the canyon might go to 20 centigrades below, which is very Winter
like to me.

However, most of our riding would be done on intermediate to low altitudes,
so it could be really nice weatherwise.

It look like this might happen just after Christmas.

If the trip that's going to happen is the Copper Canyon, and it looks that
way, and you want to come earlier, you maight want to visit me in southern
Mexico.

I live in a beautifull small town two hours from Mexico City. Let me know,
we could ride to Chihuahua together...

Juan

>


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:14:54 -0600
From: juan carlos ibarra <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) A something...

I have noticed that some of you say you have an A10 or other number. What
does that mean?

Saludos

Juan


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 01:56:09 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) A something...

>I have noticed that some of you say you have an A10 or other number.
What
>does that mean?


it refers to the model designation followed by the year...in this case
the "A" series is the US model followed by the year of manufacture
begining with the first year being 1987 so 1988 would be "2". The
Canadian series is "Eh2"...the Mexican series is "El dos"...etc....(g)

Kurt


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:05:34 +0530
From: "George Varughese" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Lithium grease for Chain

Dear listers,
Has anyone used Lithium grease (from a can) on the KLR chain? That's all
I could find here (besides regular grease). I have been cleaning and
lubing with WD40, since I forgot to bring chain wax from the US, and
chanced upon this can in a local grocery store (!!). I also seem to have
lost the reserve setting on my tank, as the engine stops after main tank
is emptied.
Thanks!

- --
George Varughese
Programme Development Advisor
UNDP, Nepal



Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 03:43:33 -0500
From: Shang Goh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Advice on Big Gun ...

Arne,

    :), haha, watched that show the first week it came out. Loved it, though
thought it could have been longer and more in depth.

    Hey, may I ask where are you from? You seem to have quite a common interest
with me ... :) ... we both are interested in Goddesses that rides dangerous
steeds ... ;)

Shang
... one who's seeking the Old Gods ...


Arne Larsen wrote:

> > Shang
> >
> > PS : Urm, for those who's curious ... "Freyja" is the Goddess of Love and
> Death in
> > the Norse mythology. ... mmmm, I know the bulk of you don't care ... oh
> well ...
>
> Wait a second mister.  =^)  With a name like Arne Larsen (see the movie
> "13th Warrior" - I think I'm related to #'s 1, 2, 8 and 12), I do care - and
> I am the bulk of us...
>
> I'm the guy who said she's the scandanavian chick who rides along on the
> back of a polar bear.  My mom has a picture of this in her living room.
>
> Arne
>
> Visit the KLR650 archives at
> http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
> Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 03:45:45 -0500
From: Shang Goh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) KLR650 to kick-start

Huh? Kurt ...

    So you mean to say it'll work with my A3?? ... Hmmmmm ... interesting ... :)

Shang


Kurt Simpson wrote:

> >Can somebody tell me what do I need to make my A13 have a kick-starter as a
> >back-up for the electric starter?  I noticed that on the right hand side of
> >the engine there is a plugged hole in the case, that might be just the right
> >place where a kick-starter would fit.
> >
> >Thanks for your comments!
>
> the kit won't work on your late model....
>
> Kurt
>
> Visit the KLR650 archives at
> http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
> Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 03:58:50 -0500
From: Shang Goh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) KLR mods

Ted Palmer wrote:

>
> I'd like to try a racing slide carby, but my poor old 600B1 seems to
> be a bit too compact behind the engine.
>
> Mister_T
>

Hmmmm,

    Just for those curious folks, my new mikuni slide barely fits into my A3, with the
throttle cable being pushed slightly sideways by the top tube of the frame.

    Just to add that I also love the feel of the throttle with the new throttle that
came with the mikuni(White Bros.) ... a bit stiffer and make the bike look cleaner ...
:)

Shang




>
> Visit the KLR650 archives at
> http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
> Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 02:30:46 -0700
From: "Jeff & Lisa Walker" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Removing rear disc

Hi Carlos,

What you need to do is just hold the bolts (should be an Allen bolt) with
your wrench while you break loose the nut on the back side.  Use a box end
wrench or socket.  Once the nut is loose then the bolts will come out.

I AM OUT OF HERE!!!  Be back in a week or so.....

Fred

Fred is a bit confused with his XR, which has backing nuts on the disk
bolts.  Obviously for the KLR there are no backing nuts, the bolts screw
directly into the hub.  I tried using an Allen wrench with an adjustable
wrench in the Allen wrench for more torque.  Didn't work but for one bolt.
Went out and got the Allen adapter for my ratchet, not enough torque, and I
was afraid of stripping out the inside of the Allen bolt.  In the end I had
to resort to an impact driver to get those bolts out.  Good luck!

Jeff


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 04:11:45 -0500
From: Shang Goh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Advice on Big Gun ...

Thanks for the info.! But is the pipe really that loud? Never seen the
pipe up close myself(heard they currently ceramic coat all their new
pipes), let alone hear it ...

Just need to know one thing ... will drivers hear my gentle bike that
roars with their windows up and music blasting away? If the answer is
yes, I REALLY need that pipe ...

Shang


[e-mail] wrote:

>                 Freyja's love slave writes:
>
> >...know whether a '93 to '99 Big Gun can fit into an '89 model?...
> >...keeping my options open just in case I wanna try a new exhaust.
> >Shang
>
> The information on that web page is incorrect. BG fits all 650A
> models ('87 thru '00). If Hiro's scoop on the new hush-hush KLR
> prototype proves to be premature, BG will also fit the 2001
> KLR, the A15. I've fit the BG to both my A4 and my A10.
>
> AFA the BG option, that depends on your disposition. If you are
> the girly-man type who believes you can convert tree huggers
> into cycle enthusiasts by playing them softer tunes, you're
> better off sticking with the stock canister.
>
> If you want more performance and can discipline yourself to
> ease the throttle in noise sensitive areas, or you just enjoy
> harassing your fellow beings...then the Big'un is for you.
>
> John O.  <-- DS's goodwill ambassador to the sound challenged


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 19:55:44 +1000
From: Ted Palmer <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Muffler mod news

Yo listers,
I've finally got my modified stocker muffler back. However, the job
isn't finished, it still needs to be welded back to the tapered
diffuser (aka the bit the connects to the engine pipe).
I'll be taking some happy snaps of the modified internals and the
removable end cap.
The design of the end cap retention system will make it easy to
fabricate a completely new end cap and outlet pipe to almost any
design I could think of, so there is still room for lots of
experimentation.
Way cool, and I'm sure many of you technical types out there will
share my enthusiasm once you see the finished product, which will
eventually (I hope) result in a detailed article in DSN.
Reminds me of a song: "Things That Make You Go 'Hmmmmm'".

The DJ'd carby is now back in the bike. It wasn't all that much hassle
to put it back in without shifting the rear subframe.

While I was standing back and admiring my work, I had some more ideas
for airbox mods. More "Things That Make You Go 'Hmmmmm'" and I think
more elegant than some of my earlier ideas.

Hmmmmm, I can see the dyno graph already, and it looks good...

Mister_T
(Thinking of things to make you go "hmmm", and the bike go "brmmmm")


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 03:08:47 -0700
From: "Jeff & Lisa Walker" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Advice on Big Gun ...

> Arne,
>
>     :), haha, watched that show the first week it came out. Loved it,
though
> thought it could have been longer and more in depth.
>
>     Hey, may I ask where are you from? You seem to have quite a common
interest
> with me ... :) ... we both are interested in Goddesses that rides
dangerous
> steeds ... ;)
>
> Shang
> ... one who's seeking the Old Gods ...
>
>
> Arne Larsen wrote:
>
> > > Shang
> > >
> > > PS : Urm, for those who's curious ... "Freyja" is the Goddess of Love
and
> > Death in
> > > the Norse mythology. ... mmmm, I know the bulk of you don't care ...
oh
> > well ...
> >
> > Wait a second mister.  =^)  With a name like Arne Larsen (see the movie
> > "13th Warrior" - I think I'm related to #'s 1, 2, 8 and 12), I do care -
and
> > I am the bulk of us...
> >
> > I'm the guy who said she's the scandanavian chick who rides along on the
> > back of a polar bear.  My mom has a picture of this in her living room.
> >
> > Arne

Damn Barbarians!  Oh-wait!  I'm Scottish, never mind.....Never could get too
much into the Norse mythology, too damn depressing, Greek Classic is where
its at for me.  I read the book years ago. Was the movie any good?  Have you
every seen "Erik the Viking"  with Tim Robbins?  Sort of a Monty Pythonish
flick, pokes fun at Norse mythology the way M.P's "Holy Grail" pokes fun of
English mythology.

Jeff


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 03:52:02 -0700
From: "Arne Larsen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: re:Re: (klr650) it's time... AAARRRGGGGHHHH

Subject: re:Re: (klr650) it's time... AAARRRGGGGHHHH


> Kurt wrote
> I think I would be concerned about magnetizing the shims, they would then
> attract metallic debris just like a magnetic drain plug does but in a
place
> where you wouldn't want that to happen.
> Kurt Grife
>
> Having an intense "attraction"..to magnets for most of my days...it is my
> understanding that both heat and impact destroy the "grain alignment?" of
> the magnet rendering them very weak or non-magnetic. So i would imagine
the
> small amount of magnetism imparted by using a pickup magnet would be
> "destroyed" before long. Just dont stroke your shims againts your magnet.
>
>   B. jr.
>
>  Ps. any humor was unintended...it just came out that way..

The best part is - is that all my "magnetized" shims just happened to fit
and go back into "Brian's" bike... =^)

As for me, I'll just have to hope that the indescribable power of the
magnetic drainplug and my SS oil filter will protect me... lol.

Cheers,

Arne
Eh 13

www.mac-d.com    MAC-D Homepage
http://homepages.msn.com/YosemiteDr/alarsen    Candid Camera Homepage



Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 03:52:12 -0700
From: "Jeff & Lisa Walker" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Re: klr650-digest V2 #860 NKLR

> Just going through yesterday's posts. Was out for a couple of days due to
> Montezuma's Revenge virus. Yecch! No Fun!  Just wanted to mention that
KERMIT
> is already taken for my Y2K KLR. I guess you could have a KERMIT II if
need
> be. BTW, after a Labor Day trip of 900 miles I am a very happy camper with
> KERMIT who was much too overloaded but ran a smooth 75-85 all day long.
>
Just to set the record straight, Montezuma's Revenge, or "travelers
diarrhea" is a bacterial infection, not a viral one.  The bacteria in
question is our friend, Escherichia Coli....short, plump bacillus,
gram-negative rod, non-spore forming motile bacilli that is almost
constantly present in the alimentary canal of all mammals.  Normally, they
are nonpathogenic in the intestinal tract, however, if out of balance, (more
present than normally), or a really robust (enteropathogenic) strain is
ingested, they do cause enteritis.  Presence in water is an indicator of
fecal contamination.

I am intimately acquainted with this little guy, I once spent a year on a
research fellowship through Battelle working on engineering certain strains
of him through transduction.  Transduction is when you take a modified
bacteriophage (virus that attacks bacteria) and have it insert a strand of
DNA into the host bacteria's chromosome.  Specifically, I gave a strain of
E. coli that was lacking the ability to digest lactose (milk sugar) the
genes necessary to produce the necessary enzymes.  Well, back in the late
80's it was exciting.  Nowadays, they use engineered E. coli and other
bacteria to produce things like human insulin, and human growth hormone.
(For anyone here who is familiar with this arena, the phage used was lambda
gt11, with a modified Ecori insertion sequence and the beta-d-galactasidase
gene tagged.  Yields could be difficult as the lambda phage was of high
virulence, so the gt11's had to be modified to be non-virulent, which wasn't
an easy task.  Once this was accomplished, it was a simple matter of
separating the modified bacteria out on a lactose agar plate.  Actually, all
I did was reinvent the wheel, but my study focused not on the actual gene
insertion, but the mechanisms, and the possible size of the insertion
sequence when using transduction.)

Sure am glad that biology isn't my bag anymore!  (I'd make a crappy doctor
too!)  All I want to do now is engineer machines, not plants and animals.
Yep, somebody hand me that pocket protector!

Jeff


Visit the KLR650 archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650
Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.

------------------------------

End of klr650-digest V2 #891
****************************