[dsn_klr650] a15 colors????

[Patrick Sprague]

KLR listers, About three weeks ago I querried the list about a problem with resonnance in my A13 from 40-50 mph after installing the PS Roesler spring on my oem rear shock. After fooling with several preload & rebound settings I loosened the chain completely, kicked the tar forward and tightened to spec: no resonnance now. Evidently it was a bit out with the oem spring but not evident in the ride and with the new spring it showed up big. Weird problem #2: booking home this afternoon I got caught on the interstate in a frog strangler. Visibility was about 50 feet in this rain. The bike had been running great at 5k rpm but lost power quickly as the rain got very heavy. The bike never cut off but wouldn't rev over 2k. Pulled over, blipping throttle to keep it running, it would catch, run to 5 or 6k, then back to idle. After rain let off a bit it ran fine. I made it to a gas station with a roof and played with the throttle a while, afraid to turn it off. Sat out the rain with a burger and the bike ran fine the remaining 100 miles home. Doesn't seem electrical (wet coil or wire). Yes, the side cover is on. Hmmmm..is this a built-in "safety" feature...if visibility is 50 feet or less engine won't run over 2k? A K&N filter resides in the stock air box. Never had this happen on any other bike, but I'm thinking it was sucking more water than air. Anyone else had this happen? Did you modify the air box? Any other ideas appreciated. What a great, fun machine this is...and a new adventure every day. :^) Pat Rileyville, VA 94 ZG1000 COG 1887 99 KLR 650 FSSNOC 3610 88 R100GS BMWMOA 71601, ABC 1619 76 GL1000 CWC 295 AMA LIFE MSF INSTRUCTOR

[John Lyon]

No color options in the USA. If the color was black and red you may have seen a picture of the Euro KLR. Pictures of the U.S. A15 are in the files section at egroups. John

> I saw some pictures of what I think is the A15 KLR650's. Some of the > pictures showed an all black KLR with simple graphics and some showed a > green KLR with lots of graphics. Does anyone know if Kawasaki will have a > color option for 2001?

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