[dsn_klr650] nice article on our beloved bike

[telliott@aol.com]

I was referred to the list from the Dust list. We have a parked KLR that we would like to get back on the road. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We have a KLR that hasn't run for about 6 months. It is my son's and I have been trying the get him to work on it or at least take the responsibility to take it in. So far no luck so I guess I may have to rescue the bike if I want to ride it. It will start and run at idle but will not take any throttle. We have cleaned the carb at least twice and replaced the choke connection, it was cracked. Cleaned and tested the petcock, added fresh gas and a new plug. Still acts the same. Any Ideas? Thanks, Terry

[ATO137528@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/4/2000 12:07:29 PM Central Daylight Time, markking_2000@... writes: :-) I have grown to accept the brakes for what they are but I still have some really scary moments swopping between the KLR and my Ninja. The KLR's engine braking is so awesome the brakes become redundant when cruising anyway.

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I'd say the weaker links on my A 14 are the front tire (now replaced twice) and the stock forks. At first, panic stops caused the front wheel to slip. With a different tire, the same stop would nearly bottom the weak forks. Maybe new brake lines are fresh and have yet to wear, or perhaps newer models use different hoses?