cover over the airbox opening

[jlabate@dakotacom.net]

There's lots to like about the Big Gun. They're light, come with a header pipe, the ceramic coating is trick. But a long day of 80+mph riding caused the packing in mine to melt. From there, the material around the rivets connecting the can to the collector pipe failed causing the two pieces to separate. A couple of holes melted through the plastic body panel. A mess for sure. I was running a BG with a quiet core and the packing only had a couple of hundred miles on it. Paul at Big gun was fair in replacing the can for $70 and threw in a couple packing kits too. He also drilled out the quiet core a bit to keep things cooler. I've since gone to the Laser Pro and though a bit heavier, I love it. Another beautiful piece, no more packing and not too loud.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Hoge Tyler" wrote: > I've got a Big Gun ready to go on in the spring. Anyone know anything about > them? > Hoge

[Hoge Tyler]

I've been using a SuperTrap and its load and has no spark arrestor - I was hoping for a little less noise and safety. Still too load you think. Well I've got it now so I guess I'll try it, I've had 3 KLR's before - al with STraps. I would like a little more power and I guess the noise thing is the trade off. Regards, Hoge

----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart Mumford To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:13 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: supertrapp IDS2 tinkering... > IMHO Big Gun is a great pipe for a bike that sees low miles or is a race > bike. Awesome. > But for day to day use, like I ride my KLR, they are too loud, and repacking > a muffler sucks. Especially every 800 - 1000 miles... > You will notice a difference in low end, and the ability to wind out your > KLR, but for me, the Laser Pro Duro is the way to go. I am secure enough in > my heterosexuality that I don't feel the need to hurt other people's > eardrums to prove it. > The Laser is a tad louder than stock, sounds great,and never needs > repacking. > Of course what do I know, it's not like I bought the first Big Gun system > ever sold for the KLR 650. > > CA Stu > -----Original Message----- > Re: supertrapp IDS2 tinkering... > > I've got a Big Gun ready to go on in the spring. Anyone know anything about > them? > Hoge > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >

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Do you mean the Left side plastic. The right side door is to service the air filter. the small piece of clastic over the left side intake (towards the back of the seat). is to hold the smog hoses for the California bikes. Do you have a charcoal canister? If not then you probably don't need it.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., bkowal@c... wrote: > Well I picked up the 2000 KLR 650 today, rode it a few hours, now > it's time to start tinkering. > > After removing the right side cover I quickly removed a plastic > baffle that goes over the airbox opening. Does anyone know what this > obvious source of restriction does? My first guess is that it tries > to keep dirt out of the intake. It it safe to place this plastic > thing in the bottom of a box on a shelf in the garage or is it > actually required. The guys at Kawasaki wouldn't put it there if it > didn't have a purpose so I just want to understand what it does > before it chuck it. > > Bryan > A14