[dsn_klr650] loud whining noise - is it the tires?

[Robert Morgan]

Dan when the 96 and later bikes got the bigger cranks and clutch baskets along with the upgraded balancers the possibility of the kick start option went away. It has to do with some internal interference with parts because of the bigger clutch basket I believe. Morgan

----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Curry To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 3:48 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Kick Start Kit for 2001? > Hey there: > > I recently sold my 93 KLR and am patiently waiting for the 2001 to > emerge. One factory mod I had on my 93 was the Kickstart kit. I > hear tell that this is not available for the 2001 model. Can anyone > confirm this. I've relied on this item in more than a few dire > situations and would hate to hear that it has been discontinued from > future models. Anybody know for sure.... > > Thanks, > Dan in SoCal > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Lonely? Get Firetalk! > Free, unlimited calls anywhere in the world. > Free voice chat on hundreds of topics. > http://click.egroups.com/1/5477/6/_/911801/_/963096684/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > >

[Fred Hink]

[b]The last time I checked with Kawasaki, the kick start kits have been discontinued[/b] [b]for all years of KLR.[/b]   [b]Fred[/b]  

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] robertlmorgan@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_klr650@egroups.com ; flyonwater@... [b]Sent:[/b] Saturday, July 08, 2000 4:18 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_klr650] Kick Start Kit for 2001? Dan when the 96 and later bikes got the bigger cranks and clutch baskets along with the upgraded balancers the possibility of the kick start option went away.  It has to do with some internal interference with parts because of the bigger clutch basket I believe. Morgan ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Curry To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 3:48 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Kick Start Kit for 2001? > Hey there: > > I recently sold my 93 KLR and am patiently waiting for the 2001 to > emerge.  One factory mod I had on my 93 was the Kickstart kit.  I > hear tell that this is not available for the 2001 model.  Can anyone > confirm this.  I've relied on this item in more than a few dire > situations and would hate to hear that it has been discontinued from > future models.  Anybody know for sure.... > > Thanks, > Dan in SoCal >

[Andy Watts]

This is interesting... i never even knew that there was a kit available. I own a 1987 model (Italian import) that's in such good condition that i intend to keep it. I'd like to get a kick start on it for emergencies if possible... Can someone tell me whether i need a specialist kit of whether i need to order the parts from Kawasaki. Many thanks -- Andy - Southampton,UK ----------

> Dan when the 96 and later bikes got the bigger cranks and clutch baskets > along with the upgraded balancers the possibility of the kick start option > went away. It has to do with some internal interference with parts because > of the bigger clutch basket I believe. > Morgan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Curry > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 3:48 PM > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Kick Start Kit for 2001? > > > > Hey there: > > > > I recently sold my 93 KLR and am patiently waiting for the 2001 to > > emerge. One factory mod I had on my 93 was the Kickstart kit. I > > hear tell that this is not available for the 2001 model. Can anyone > > confirm this. I've relied on this item in more than a few dire > > situations and would hate to hear that it has been discontinued from > > future models. Anybody know for sure.... > > > > Thanks, > > Dan in SoCal

[Jeff Walker]

> Recently, I have noticed a fairly loud whining noise when traveling above > 60 MPH, in a straight line, on pavement. The noise goes away when I turn > ever so slightly to the right or left and when I drop below about 60 MPH. > It seems to get louder as my speed increases. I have not been so bold as > to test performance in the dirt above 60. > > Could it be... Tire (MT21)? Chain/Sprocket? Bearings? > > Originally I suspected the tire because it sounds like a pickup truck > running snow/mud tires (which sounds like a rear end going out as well) > but I have since seen postings by others claiming the MT21 is nearly > whisper quiet. > > Background: > I put a new MT21 on the back just before Moab. Bearings were checked and > chain tension checked while changing the tire. At Moab I ran fairly low > pressure the entire time I was there (around 22 - 25 lbs.). Riding there > included a bunch of dirt trails and probably between 100 and 150 miles of > paved access roads. I dumped it once on the right side at very low speed. > Upon returning I have bumped the pressure back up to 30 -32 lbs. for the > time being because most of my riding has been on pavement (woe is me). > > The bike is young in years and miles. It is an A13 with a little less

than

> 3K miles on it. >

Relax, its just the tires, as you suspected. One of the joys of running a knobby on the street. I sometimes have fun with mine for amusement on long rides, try to play a tune by quickly changing your lean angle. I've got "Happy Birthday" down. Maybe I'll work on some Mozart next. Jeff