[dsn_klr650] missing oil filter tube

[Brad Davis]

What do you all use to clean your KLR? I use Castrol Super Clean right now but I think it might be too strong. I've seen some listers talk about Simple Green, is that stuff better? Brad A9 2.8K

[Mike Awesome]

I use "holeshot professional dirt bike cleaner" available at most motorcycle shops. One part cleaning solution 5 parts water for mud and bugs on the plastics and use the solution undiluted for cleaning chain gook off the rear rim .... p.s. I do realize I am not a professional and the KLR is not a dirt bike Mike Awesome A1 1995 cbr f3

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Brad Davis" wrote: > What do you all use to clean your KLR? I use Castrol Super Clean > right now but I think it might be too strong. I've seen some listers > talk about Simple Green, is that stuff better? > > Brad > A9 2.8K

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Kurt Simpson" wrote:

> > What do you all use to clean your KLR?

I don't wash my KLR very much, and I only give my 97 R1100RS a wash a few times a year, when the bugs clog up the fairing so much that it starts attracting yellowjackets, but I have found that the Suzuki Cycle Wash works really well. It's a lot like S100 but seems to be mo betta at getting stuff clean and giving it a real shine with very little work. It costs money, though (there's a downside to everything).

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

Be careful with what you spray on the fork boots

> if there are still original, mine split apart after cleaning with

S100.

> Coincidence? maybe. > Conall > A4 KLR650 Skyhawk

Hmm, something to think about. That has happened to mine as well, after a few washings with Suzuki Cycle Wash, which seems to be about the same stuff as S100. I was checking out some Daystar gaiters where I ordered a new chain and sprockets yesterday, and the Daystars seem to be made out of much more pliable material...real rubber, not some cheap vinyl like the Kaw version. Right now I'm using duct tape, which gives my bike the custom look and also seems to improve fork damping a lot (just kidding).

[daddyoct@aol.com]

in my town they sometimes find used oil in laundry detergent containers left outside the quick lube shops. wonder who leaves them there during the night? cheers, Bill