nklr hams-> now cb's?

[PEDRO.VALDES@COULTER.COM]

Hello Listers, I would be grateful for any input provided. I recently did my valves on my A-14 and double checked the clearances after hearing light tapping noise. The valves are to spec as close as I could get them. I am using Honda HP 20w-50 oil. No problems with power or abnormal operation. I am sure you must have covered this before but I am fairly new to the group. Do any of you KLR owners have similar experiences to the aforementioned? Is the light tapping noise a normal condition? I have checked /adjusted the balancer tensioner as per Eldon's write-up; all bolts torqued to spec. Again I am grateful for any information you people could provide, Respectfully, Peter A-14

[Kurt Simpson]

> I would be grateful for any input provided. I recently did my valves on my A-14 > and double checked the clearances after hearing light tapping noise. The valves > are to spec as close as I could get them. I am using Honda HP 20w-50 oil. No > problems with power or abnormal operation. I am sure you must have covered this > before but I am fairly new to the group. Do any of you KLR owners have similar > experiences to the aforementioned? Is the light tapping noise a normal > condition? I have checked /adjusted the balancer tensioner as per Eldon's > write-up; all bolts torqued to spec. > Again I am grateful for any information you people could provide, > Respectfully, > Peter

Peter, if you checked and rechecked and adjusted your balancer chain you've done all you can and what you hear is what you have. I'm hard of hearing so it all escapes me! Tim Bernard can't stand the noise my Guzzi valve train makes...hmmm awfully quiet to me (g)... Kurt

[rkaub@binghamton.edu]

At 10:00 AM 10/2/00 -0400, you wrote:

>Hello Listers, >I would be grateful for any input provided. I recently did my valves on

my A-14

>and double checked the clearances after hearing light tapping noise. The

valves

>are to spec as close as I could get them. I am using Honda HP 20w-50 oil.

No

>problems with power or abnormal operation. I am sure you must have

covered this

>before but I am fairly new to the group. Do any of you KLR owners have

similar

>experiences to the aforementioned? Is the light tapping noise a normal >condition? I have checked /adjusted the balancer tensioner as per Eldon's >write-up; all bolts torqued to spec. >Again I am grateful for any information you people could provide,

>>>> Peter: My '98 with 9000 miles clanks, bangs, ticks, rattles, clunks and makes just about every mechanical sound I can think of. The valves are OK. These engines are not smoothies. I put in the ear plugs and all the noises go away. Bike runs just fine. BTW, I use hi-test gas. Bob Kaub

[PEDRO.VALDES@COULTER.COM]

Thanks for the input on this subject guys, (Kurt and Bob). I feel more at ease knowing the fact that these engines are noisy by design. I do tend to get sickly into diagnostics and preventive maintenance beyond what is required. Thanks for hitting the "reset button". Peter A-14 One more thing. After switching from Mobil 1 15w-50 synthetic to Honda HP 20w-50; gear shifting is a lot smoother and even quieter.

[Van]

When is the last time you lubed your chain??? Clean it and lube it up good and see what happens!!! Lube every fill up!!! Van A7

> hearing light tapping noise. > Is the light tapping noise a normal condition? > I have checked /adjusted the balancer tensioner as per Eldon's > write-up; all bolts torqued to spec.

[Randy.Hoskins@worldnet.att.net]

Peter, The other listers will likely give you words to keep you from worrrying. After a very bad experience, let me give you something to check/worry about. I had a low mileage 95 KLR. At 2500 miles, the bike had a slight click (different from the usual sounds). The conclusion of those who heard it was that the valves were mis-adjusted. Had the valves checked, everything was just fine, but the noise was still there. Went on a 2000 miles trip with lots of high speed cruising. The noise got really bad. It sounded like things were hammering themselves to death in the engine. Valves still checked OK. Timing chain checked OK. After a lot of looking (and expense), the problem was finally identified. The sprocket that drives one of the cam shafts had come loose and was rocking back and forth. The shear pin was rocking and elongating the hole in the sprocket. The noise was the valves banging onto their seats as the camshaft rotated back and forth relative to the sprocket. The way to check this was to turn the engine over by hand while looking and listening to the camshaft and valve lifter. Randy PEDRO.VALDES@... wrote:

> > Hello Listers, > I would be grateful for any input provided. I recently did my valves on my A-14 > and double checked the clearances after hearing light tapping noise. The valves > are to spec as close as I could get them. I am using Honda HP 20w-50 oil. No > problems with power or abnormal operation. I am sure you must have covered this > before but I am fairly new to the group. Do any of you KLR owners have similar > experiences to the aforementioned? Is the light tapping noise a normal > condition? I have checked /adjusted the balancer tensioner as per Eldon's > write-up; all bolts torqued to spec. > Again I am grateful for any information you people could provide, > Respectfully, > Peter > A-14 > > 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

[Zachariah Mully]

Along those lines, I was wondering if anyone has successfully installed a CB on their KLR. I was thinking of one as I don't have a radio license and www.cyberrebate.com has a Cobra CB handheld for free (well, $189 with a $189 rebate). I just read an article in Rollin Mag about installing a CB and it makes me very tempted to dive into it. My main concern would be the bike being able to provide enough juice to run the radio... I think the Cobra had a 4w output. Also what is the prefered FRS radio for bike to bike communications? Has anyone done this? Cyberrebate also has FRS radios cheap, and now that I think about it, FRS is probably more in line with what I would want. I would most likely go with a dual speaker, chinbar mounted mic rig for either, but I have no experience with these and I don't want to drop $300 on one Chatterbox FRS rig (what is the point of only having one?)... The Cyberrebate URL is: http://www.cyberrebate.com/catalog/dept.asp?sts=nwc45&mscssid=D8LJKB34K1S92P 5Q00JP4RUP2JW9EGB9&dept_id=12006&root_dept=12000 Thanks again, Zack 1991 KLR650 "Buster" 1986 Concours -----Original Message----- From: Mike Sonzini [mailto:msonzini@...] Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 12:33 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: NKLR HAMS If you haven't already done so, check out the Motorcycling Amateur Radio Club's page. http://members.home.net/ve6hgw/marc/ I have not tried one yet, but the throat mics look interesting. Picks up the sound vibration from your voice box so you don't get wind noise. I just stick to using my radios when not moving, but often do pack an ICOM 706 when heading out for the weekend. I've destroyed 2 HTs due to the vibration of riding off road, so try to be careful there. If interested, set up a time and we can discuss this further on the air some day. Mike, KA7S

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, PEDRO.VALDES@C... wrote: > I would like to know if there are any "hams" in the collective that have mounted