digest number 11141

[Charlie Y]

#1 Magnetic Drain Plug. ... Catastophic Engine Failure Paranoia #2 Battery changed to AGM sealed type . Too lazy to add water every week. #3 Brakes upgraded with SS braided lines . You can always stop faster. #4 Dohickey / actually the spring is the culprit here.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Saline" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:25 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Priorities with mods and farkles > Listers, > > Today I had a thought about the importance of mods and farkles. What > came to mind was a question of what would rate as a higher priority, > installing a fuse in a power wire going from the battery to in front of > the steering head or upgrading the doohickey? > > Then I made it more complicated with the fuse, doohickey and thermo-bob. > > Next I added a skid plate and then a magnetic drain plug. > > I then thought about protection for the bike and thought how a lot of > folks use nerf bars or something similar. > > So my question to you is... what is the order of priority and your > reasoning for such for the following eight items: > > - fuse in an always hot wire going in front of the steering head > > - doohickey and spring upgrade > > - Thermo-Bob install > > - Skid Plate > > - Magnetic drain plug (you decide low profile or not) > > - nerf bar type protection > > - barkbusters > > - LED brake light > > Thanks for your consideration and thoughtful answers. I'm looking > forward to your responses. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT > > > . > ____________________________________________________________ > Liberty University Online > Earn a bachelors degree online in Nursing. Get free info now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=GVB0nYbYCO9ATbVWPragowAAJ1DWfJIDP-R0_NC3mMpGFS0kAAQAAAAFAAAAAJanMT8AAAMlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABSGmAAAAAA= > > > ------------------------------------ > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

[transalp 1]

Re: item #1. A model airplane building motorcycle mechanic gave me a collar button-sized, super strong magnet. It's shiny metallic and literally not much thicker than a dime. I stuck it in the recessed head of the OEM oil drain bolt. It was free and I had it, so..... eddie

> [Original Message] > From: Charlie Y > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 11/24/2009 9:36:36 PM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Priorities with mods and farkles > > > #1 Magnetic Drain Plug. ... Catastophic Engine Failure Paranoia > #2 Battery changed to AGM sealed type . Too lazy to add water every

week.

> #3 Brakes upgraded with SS braided lines . You can always stop

faster.

> #4 Dohickey / actually the spring is the culprit here. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Saline" > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:25 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Priorities with mods and farkles > > > > Listers, > > > > Today I had a thought about the importance of mods and farkles. What > > came to mind was a question of what would rate as a higher priority, > > installing a fuse in a power wire going from the battery to in front of > > the steering head or upgrading the doohickey? > > > > Then I made it more complicated with the fuse, doohickey and thermo-bob. > > > > Next I added a skid plate and then a magnetic drain plug. > > > > I then thought about protection for the bike and thought how a lot of > > folks use nerf bars or something similar. > > > > So my question to you is... what is the order of priority and your > > reasoning for such for the following eight items: > > > > - fuse in an always hot wire going in front of the steering head > > > > - doohickey and spring upgrade > > > > - Thermo-Bob install > > > > - Skid Plate > > > > - Magnetic drain plug (you decide low profile or not) > > > > - nerf bar type protection > > > > - barkbusters > > > > - LED brake light > > > > Thanks for your consideration and thoughtful answers. I'm looking > > forward to your responses. > > > > Best, > > > > Jeff Saline > > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT > > > > > > . > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Liberty University Online > > Earn a bachelors degree online in Nursing. Get free info now! > >

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[dooden]

I can atest that the plastic shovel KHI installed on my KLR can take one heck of a beating and continue on. Have seen/felt/heard fist sized stones bounce off that shovel to the point I stopped and checked it only to find a scratch on it. Just figured I would point that out. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Martin" wrote: > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Powers wrote: > > > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM, mechanizeinc wrote: > > > > > snip > > > > > > > > > Engine case... $300 minimum. I couldn't afford no $100 aluminum so i > > > doubled up 2X OEM plastic rivoted together w/ 1/8" rubber sheet sandwiched > > > between. > > > > > > > If any one else would like to double up their OEM skid plate they are > > welcome to mine for the price of shipping. > > -- > > Kevin Powers > > White Bear Lake, MN > > > Hmmm. > You know, doubling the bottom is a great idea. > And thrifty also. > > I just wonder how it possibly doubles the non-existing water pump protection? > Just a thought. > revmaaatin. >

[mechanizeinc]

If anyone does this, please note: You have to cut the recessed bolt bosses off completely and oversize the holes you create for the bottom bosses to protrude through. When you are cutting, sanding the OEM skid plate wear gloves and safety glasses as the material of construction is glass reinforced plastic. Mech

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Powers wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM, mechanizeinc wrote: > > > snip > > > > > > Engine case... $300 minimum. I couldn't afford no $100 aluminum so i > > doubled up 2X OEM plastic rivoted together w/ 1/8" rubber sheet sandwiched > > between. > > > > If any one else would like to double up their OEM skid plate they are > welcome to mine for the price of shipping. > -- > Kevin Powers > White Bear Lake, MN >

[Martin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "transalp 1" wrote:

> > Re: item #1. > A model airplane building motorcycle mechanic gave me a collar > button-sized, super strong magnet. It's shiny metallic and literally not > much thicker than a dime. > I stuck it in the recessed head of the OEM oil drain bolt. It was free and > I had it, so..... > eddie >

Eddie, That sounds like a thrifty mod. How well does this work for you? Where are the shavings and metalic grit mostly collected/located when you pull the drain plug? Took me a moment to visualize this magnet-- then I wondered about how far into the case the drain-plug-bolt would go. If the bolt thread fully enters the case and inot dwell oil reservoir--which I belive that it would--there would be metal shavings in the bolt's thread as you pulled the drain plug to drain the oil. Which leads to a couple of questions: What are those captive shavings going to do as the plug is unthreaded? Contaminate the case threads? perhaps. Be left clinging to the case? I'm not sure, as I have never seen the inside of a KLR engine case--but other applications--that the oil drain plug protrudes into the dwell oil, thus making the idea that an entire magantized bolt rather than a 'tip' is less than ideal. revmaaatin.

[David Critchley]

Would the shavings in the engine not be mostly aluminium? DC

----- Original Message ----- From: Martin > > Re: item #1. > > A model airplane building motorcycle mechanic gave me a collar > > button-sized, super strong magnet. It's shiny metallic and > literally not > > much thicker than a dime. > > I stuck it in the recessed head of the OEM oil drain bolt. It > was free and > > I had it, so..... > > eddie > > > Eddie, > That sounds like a thrifty mod. > How well does this work for you? > Where are the shavings and metalic grit mostly collected/located

[Bill]

Case-mostly aluminium (Brit spelling) Bearings-not (Yank colloquialism) Bill

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, DAVID CRITCHLEY wrote: > > Would the shavings in the engine not be mostly aluminium? > DC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Martin > > > > Re: item #1. > > > A model airplane building motorcycle mechanic gave me a collar > > > button-sized, super strong magnet. It's shiny metallic and > > literally not > > > much thicker than a dime. > > > I stuck it in the recessed head of the OEM oil drain bolt. It > > was free and > > > I had it, so..... > > > eddie > > > > > Eddie, > > That sounds like a thrifty mod. > > How well does this work for you? > > Where are the shavings and metalic grit mostly collected/located >

[David Critchley]

I wish I'd thought of that before sending that comment. Happy Thanksgiving. DC (the obviously non-mechanic guy on the list)

----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 22:58 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Priorities with mods and farkles To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Case-mostly aluminium (Brit spelling) > Bearings-not (Yank colloquialism) > Bill > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, DAVID CRITCHLEY  > wrote: > > > > Would the shavings in the engine not be mostly aluminium? > > DC > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Martin > > > > > > Re: item #1. > > > > A model airplane building motorcycle mechanic gave me a collar > > > > button-sized, super strong magnet. It's shiny metallic and > > > literally not > > > > much thicker than a dime. > > > > I stuck it in the recessed head of the OEM oil drain bolt. > It > > > was free and > > > > I had it, so..... > > > > eddie > > > > > > > Eddie, > > > That sounds like a thrifty mod. > > > How well does this work for you? > > > Where are the shavings and metalic grit mostly collected/located > > > > > D Critchley

[Martin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "J. Christopher Krok" wrote:

> > ________________________________________________________________________ > > 2e. Re: Proposal nklr Question > > Posted by: "Jeff Khoury" jeff@... DsrtEgl > > Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:45 am ((PST)) > > > > I saw this somewhere, I can't remember where: > > > > OIL: What type, how much and how often? > > > > Answer: Motor oil, enough and when you need to. > > > > 1) It's from the FAQ, and > > 2) You're banned. > > Krokko

Krokko for president. OH, wait. Well, probably not. His birth certificate is not in the FAQ. shrug. revmaaatin. ps. Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends at DSN.