i regret selling my klr - sorta nklr now

[Greg May]

Hi Bryan Sounds to me like you have a bad ground causing a back feed. If you have a multi meter you can check for this pretty easily. Make sure the key is turned off, set the meter to the lowest ohm, continuity setting, remove the bulb and check from the outside of the socket to the battery negative. You can check to a good ground on the frame but going to the battery negative checks the entire ground circuit for the light. It should be zero ohms, any other reading is an issue. If you find some resistance like I believe you will you will have to start checking back the black and yellow I believe that is the ground wire color back to find your problem. Greg Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

Remove the seat and trace the taillight wires. If I remember correctly, you may find a couple of bullet connectors in the area of the rear fender. You should be able to tell from the color coding if the wires have been switched at this point.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "bryanonfire" wrote: > > Hi, > > Recently I noticed that the rear brake light seemed pretty dim. I figured it was just the bulb and replaced that. But it turns out that there's something reversed in the wiring. (This is just a guess, I know nothing about electrical stuff.) It looks as though the bright filament is always on, and when I apply brakes the dimmer one comes on. In other words, the light only gets marginally brighter when I apply brakes, which is a safety worry. > > For all I know I've been riding it this way for years. It's an 03 that I bought used. > > Can anyone save me some time and steer me towards the probably cause and necessary repair? > > Thanks, > > Bryan >

[RobertWichert]

I would say this might be just the ground. "It's always the ground" is sort of my cure for everything electrical. See if the ground is loose, rusted, connected to something that looks bad, whatever. I'd check that first. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 3/31/2013 11:33 AM, eddie wrote: > > There are three wires to the bulb socket. One goes to the socket body > itself and is simply the ground (-). > The other two are as you guessed, the brake and running light > circuits. It's supposed to be impossible to > install the dual filament bulb incorrectly (reversing the filament > duties) because the pins on the bulb are at unequal positions. > BUT, there may be a chance the bulb or socket got messed up. Mark the > bulb with dot via a sharpie pen and try and install it 180 degrees > from the way it came out. It should not be possible. If it can be, > your problem of the high/low filament has been "fixed". That said, if > the bulb won't go in backwards (and it should not be able to), > the two (+) wires have been reversed somewhere, possibly under the > seat. If they don't plug in individually and are part of a > common connector, get a friend with soldering skills to cut and swap them. > Good luck! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: bryanonfire > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:09 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] tail light problem > > Hi, > > Recently I noticed that the rear brake light seemed pretty dim. I > figured it was just the bulb and replaced that. But it turns out that > there's something reversed in the wiring. (This is just a guess, I > know nothing about electrical stuff.) It looks as though the bright > filament is always on, and when I apply brakes the dimmer one comes > on. In other words, the light only gets marginally brighter when I > apply brakes, which is a safety worry. > > For all I know I've been riding it this way for years. It's an 03 that > I bought used. > > Can anyone save me some time and steer me towards the probably cause > and necessary repair? > > Thanks, > > Bryan > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RobertWichert]

One of their selling points is that it is slow. That's unusual. I wonder what the range is. It might be good for construction sites, with a trailer maybe. Goes where a golf cart cannot go! But I guess an ATV can go anywhere, so there is that. "Quad Scum" Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 4/10/2013 4:53 PM, dat brooklyn bum wrote: > > Definitely NOT taking a Spyder into the desert, I hear scorpions eat > them 8-leggers for breakfast. But maybe one of these: > > http://www.oildepot.ca/radical-new-off-road-vehicle-concept-the-dtv-shredder/ > > da Vermonster > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > , "revmaaatin" wrote: > > > > First, I checked the date...not One April. > > hmmm. > > Then I checked the source code. > > hmmm. > > Possibly Originated at Spyder, CanAm HQ. > > Conclusion: > > So you will be riding a Spyder for the Baja? > > > > revmaaatin. just asking, on the tenth of April > > > > please keep us up to speed on your bike build. > > \As I recall, the grand prize is $2000. smile. > > and bragging rights. > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > , "dat brooklyn bum" > wrote: > > > > > > and I haven't even posted it for sale yet. > > > > > > I've been guaranteed a spot on the starting line of the inaugural > Baja Rally des Motos this coming October and I need funds to build my > race bike. > > > > > > Those of you who have been around this long enough may recall when > I first got a KLR I instantly began plotting, dreaming, and scheming > about a way to race in Dakar. Well, time has passed, and the millions > of dollars that were supposed to come my way have become mired in the > paperwork of living the good life. Now time is working against me, so > I need to move forward as if Dakar is a real possibility in spite of > my finances. This Baja race is the first and only roadbook navigation > rally that I've seen in North America, and as such, represents a > relatively cheap way to get into the sport of Rally Raid and test the > waters. But it still ain't cheap. > > > > > > Unfortunately, right now, the KLR doesn't suit the kind of riding > I need to be doing on a daily basis to get ready for the start line. I > can honestly say that the KLR has made me the rider I am today. And I > can honestly say that I can outride the KLR's abilities - something I > didn't think was possible on that first journey through Manhattan to > Brooklyn on my new-to-me KLR in January of 2000. > > > > > > I know that when the dust has settled, and I've run my course in > rally racing (which could be as short as this one rally), I will lick > my wounds and return to the world of the KLR where a man can be happy > with a lipstick covered pig. For the time being, I will shed a tear > for every mile I've travelled on the venerable KLR - the rivers will > rise with the stream of tears. . . > > > > > > da Vermonster (confessional mode off) > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]