[dsn_klr650] one missing bolt.... and bad luck

[Weaver, Mark]

as i tell my mountain biking buddies when they do funny things.... Watch out for the earth!! -mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: GFV56@... [mailto:GFV56@...] > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 9:12 AM > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] One missing bolt.... and bad luck > > > > So I finally get some nice weather to do some off road > riding here in > upstate NY. Too bad the bolts that keep the handlebars > attached to the bike > had loosened after only 450 miles. It is no fun having the > bars rotate > forward when you are approaching a washed-out stream bed. > Oooopppsss! Down > I go ! Man this thing is heavy ! > After the spill, one of the bolts (4 total) was so loose > that it had > fallen out - cap and all ! I had to break out the trusty > Kawi tool kit and > tighten the remaining 3 bolts just to get back to the > pavement. The bike > took the spill fairly well, only a few scratches to the rear > side panel and > hand guard. > Things got worse last night while riding with a few four > wheelers on some > abandoned train tracks. I lost sight of the wheelers and > missed a turn in > the tracks - WHAM ! - Forty mph into a fence and heavy brush. > So, as I am > flying over the handlebars and thirty feet into a corn field, > I'm thinking > that something must have gotten damaged this time (worry more > about the bike > than myself!). To my surprise, nothing but a few more > scratches and alot of > brush sticking out all over the place ! ouch > Unfortunately, the bike began to run very poorly a short > time after > this. Almost like it was starving for gas. It would no > longer idle and gas > was pouring out of the overflow tube at the bottom of the > bike when it was > running (poorly). Sh%t ! Maybe a stuck float in the carb ? > I was too tired > after pushing it back to civilization to bother with it, so > I dropped it off > at the dealer this morning and expressed my anger with the handlebar > incident. Everything is being covered under the warranty and > I should be > riding again in a few days. No major personal injuries, > just a few bruises > here and there. > > Greg V! > A14 (now personalized with many scratches) > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Whatever you want, chances are you'll find it at one of the hundreds > of sites in The PointClick Network--like Disney.com, eCost.com, > FogDog.com and many more. You get paid as you shop and an additional > 10% off any purchase, anytime. > http://click.egroups.com/1/2994/3/_/911801/_/955815128/ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com >