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[Mark Wilson]

Subject: [DSN_klr650] KLR Engine Longevity

> I am curious as to how many miles people have gotten out of their KLR > engines? What kind of miles can someone expect out of a well maintained

KLR?

> > Steve Wallingford

Check back in 10-15 years, and maybe we can tell you then. I think Conall has over 81000 miles, and still thumpin. MotorMark

[Mark]

At 8:56 PM -0400 7/06/2000, buddhatar@... wrote:

>I am curious as to how many miles people have gotten out of their KLR >engines? What kind of miles can someone expect out of a well maintained KLR? > >Steve Wallingford

I have a well maintained Tengai with 27K miles that runs almost as new. I also have an abused, Jersey Shore sand-thrashed, Pennsylvania rock-beaten '88 KLR with almost 43K miles and it still runs very well, although it consumes oil past the rings. I think 60K is a reasonable expectation, and a pampered one could go 100K. Mark B2 A2

[Tom Simpson]

buddhatar@... wrote:

> I am curious as to how many miles people have gotten out of their KLR > engines? What kind of miles can someone expect out of a well maintained KLR?

At 44,000 miles, I have not so much as had to pull the carburettor float bowl off bcause of engine trouble. Two valve adjustments, one unremarkable inspection of the counterbalancer mech and a varierty of minor electrical tweaks and mods and thats about it. Stay on top of maintnence and it should do indefintaly. I know of one bottom end that is still going at over 100,00 miles. -Tom '96 KLR 650

[Russell Scott]

Keep revs under 5500 when running at a constant speed, use a good synthetic oil, change it every 3K - 4K, should get 60K - 100K minimum. Russel'r <- simply an opinion based on what I have read on this list

[Toby Lampson]

He's wrong. Slide jpainter@... wrote:

> The guy at the Kawi dealer told me I needed to use thier oil or the > clutch would slip? He said synthetic was no good for the clutch? > Tell me he is wrong because I would much rather run synthetic! > > Justin Painter > A4 > > --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Russell Scott wrote: > > Keep revs under 5500 when running at a constant speed, use a good > synthetic oil, change it every 3K - 4K, should get 60K - 100K minimum. > > > > Russel'r > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Free yourself! > Get 1month of FREE* Internet access from MSN! > http://click.egroups.com/1/6322/6/_/911801/_/962948845/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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

[Tumu Rock]

On Fri, 07 Jul 2000 05:47:15 -0000, jpainter@... wrote: The guy at the Kawi dealer told me I needed to use thier oil or the clutch would slip? He said synthetic was no good for the clutch? Tell me he is wrong because I would much rather run synthetic! Justin Painter A4 I've been running Mobil 1 15w-50 for 1000 miles and haven't felt a slip yet, but maybe I need to go to night school at Kawi High... It's even the dreaded tri-synthetic blend. dat brooklyn bum _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html

[Shepard,Brian]

My mechanic said it will last forever if I take really good care of it and change the oil every 3000 miles. -Brian Shepard Philadelphia PA A13 -----Original Message----- From: buddhatar@... [mailto:buddhatar@...] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 8:57 PM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] KLR Engine Longevity I am curious as to how many miles people have gotten out of their KLR engines? What kind of miles can someone expect out of a well maintained KLR? Steve Wallingford ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatalogLink offers hundreds of catalogs for FREE! Click here to find the latest and greatest in the world of catalogs - check out our featured Picks of the Week and also look to enter our $500 catalog shopping spree! http://click.egroups.com/1/6068/6/_/911801/_/962931413/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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

[Jim Jackson]

I was riding to work this morning and just about there. There is a ramp that merges at a relatively steep angle into downtown (the ramp merges into its own lane) and I was on my way up. I try to keep myself between the cars as I'm merging and look at the people's heads as they drive. It's common for folks to change into the new right lane as soon as it appears regardless of the solid white line separating them. The little old lady in the Buick had dark sunglasses with side blinders so I was certain she didn't see me. What I didn't expect was that when she cut me off she would also hit her brakes. Yikes! There is a 6 inch curb so that was not an exit. All I could do was pray and grab brakes. Missed her by about 3 feet. She never saw me at all. When my Darien arrives I'll be accentuating it with more tape and I like the idea of rim tape for night time riding. I'll also be getting a louder horn but the fact remains that while some folks just don't see bikers, there are others who just don't see ANYONE. Hence all the fender benders. Drive ahead... Concentrate... Jim Jackson II (learning every day) A13 - South Carolina ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com