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[Mike]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Cory Milbourn wrote:

> > I have heard a lot about the chain tensioner going bad. My KLR is

making a grinding noise that sounds like a bushing issue in the front sprocket area as I drive. This sound comes and goes with about every chain revolution or so. When the bike is on jacks and I spin the back tire the chain is loose until it gets to the area that it makes the noise and the chain gets tight in that part of the rotation. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

> > Cory

Cory, Several possibilites here. A tired chain can cause things like this. If the chain was run too tight and damaged the ouput shaft bearing, another possibility. Try taking the chain off, with the gearbox in neutral, and rotate the sprocket. Listen for the sound. Inspect the chain and sprockets. The tensioner you are referring to (I think) is for the counter-balancer, and is inside the engine. This can also cause weird noises and engine damamge. Since your noise is related to the chain and sprockets rotating, and not the engine running, I'd guess it isn't the balancer system right now. all the best, Mike

[Mike Peplinski]

Sounds like a stretched chain. The scraping noise could be the loose chain dragging on the case. Time for a newe chain/sprocket.

>From: Cory Milbourn >To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR 650 >Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:09:04 -0800 (PST) > >I have heard a lot about the chain tensioner going bad. My KLR is making a >grinding noise that sounds like a bushing issue in the front sprocket area >as I drive. This sound comes and goes with about every chain revolution or >so. When the bike is on jacks and I spin the back tire the chain is loose >until it gets to the area that it makes the noise and the chain gets tight >in that part of the rotation. Does this sound familiar to anyone? > > Cory > > >--------------------------------- >Need Mail bonding? >Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >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/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

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[dooden]

Might also first check to see if alignment of the chain is correct, and if you have had the chain guard off recently that it is properly installed. Had installed my chain guard (on swingarm) and had something wrong and got that type of sound also. Never hurts to check the simple stuff first. Dooden A15 Green Ape --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Peplinski" wrote:

> > Sounds like a stretched chain. The scraping noise could be the loose

chain

> dragging on the case. Time for a newe chain/sprocket. > > > >From: Cory Milbourn > >To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR 650 > >Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:09:04 -0800 (PST) > > > >I have heard a lot about the chain tensioner going bad. My KLR is

making a

> >grinding noise that sounds like a bushing issue in the front

sprocket area

> >as I drive. This sound comes and goes with about every chain

revolution or

> >so. When the bike is on jacks and I spin the back tire the chain

is loose

> >until it gets to the area that it makes the noise and the chain

gets tight

> >in that part of the rotation. Does this sound familiar to anyone? > > > > Cory > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Need Mail bonding? > >Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: > >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > >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/dsnklr650 > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Communicate instantly! Use your Hotmail address to sign into Windows

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[rainbowwarrior24us]

I just started riding again after many years. I bought what I ( thought) was a good bike. All i see here is depressing me and I tend to miss my good OLD to miss my 2 STROKE days. I owned a suzuki 380gt a ts 250 and rm 400 . I guess my good old ( days ) of no worries are over . I rode them beat the HECK out of them. NO worries. Guess it was my mistake. And I never had a doohicky prob. WOW am I depressed

[Jim Douglas]

rainbowwarrior24us wrote:

> > I just started riding again after many years. I bought what I ( > thought) was a good bike. All i see here is depressing me and I tend to > miss my good OLD to miss my 2 STROKE days. I owned a suzuki 380gt a > ts 250 and rm 400 . I guess my good old ( days ) of no worries are > over . I rode them beat the HECK out of them. NO worries. Guess it was > my mistake. And I never had a doohicky prob. WOW am I depressed > >

I am on my third KLR and maybe have been lucky as I have never had a major problem with any of them, #2 I really didn't put many miles on it, but #1 and #3 are getting years of use with only batteries, TX seems to eat them, batteries that is. My 2008 has only had seat tear issues so far! What year did you get, what "issues" are you having?

[LDHunter]

RBW, Don't listen to the negative crap. People that hang out on a list dedicated to one bike tend to dwell too much on the problems because it's something to talk about. Kinda like the TV that announcers only talk about the sensationalist bad stuff. The KLR is supremely reliable and will carry you damn near anywhere on the planet and bring you back without letting you down. Just get on it and ride. That's what it's all about. If you DO encounter problems then come to the list where there are some true experts and get some great advise for fixing them but don't forget that the KLR is one of the best selling dual sports in history with GREAT parts availability for repair and "upgrades" and is quite reliable, especially considering what we ask of them.... Ride more... Bitch less.... $bob$ _____ From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rainbowwarrior24us Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:56 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR 650 I just started riding again after many years. I bought what I ( thought) was a good bike. All i see here is depressing me and I tend to miss my good OLD to miss my 2 STROKE days. I owned a suzuki 380gt a ts 250 and rm 400 . I guess my good old ( days ) of no worries are over . I rode them beat the HECK out of them. NO worries. Guess it was my mistake. And I never had a doohicky prob. WOW am I depressed [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 5:55 AM +0000 8/17/08, rainbowwarrior24us wrote:

> I just started riding again after many years. I bought what I ( >thought) was a good bike. All i see here is depressing me...

I don't know about the '08 bikes, but the decade+ of riding KLR650s has been a good time for me. Sure, I've had one engine blow up, but that was one I bought from a wreck and it had a questionable history before I got it. Other than that, they have been extremely reliable and cheap to keep. Mark

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "fasteddiecopeman" wrote:

> > DON'T replace your pipe - FIX Tweety! Go to the FAQs.

(Basically 'poke' out the innards of

> your muffler via the tailpipe opening with a big screwdriver.) > Ed >

Ed, That 'fix' is nonsense, AKA a waste of time. Point the bike down the highway. Twist the right wrist until you no longer hear tweety. Change the gas. Repeat. revmaaatin. who only tweets at start up and stop sighs. Yes, stop sighs.