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[Paul Kneisl]

> Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 21:54:13 EDT > From: "William Whalen" > Subject: Re: Push Starting > > I have had my share of dead batteries on my KLR and other bikes, but in

my

> opinion the KLR is impossible to push start unless you are on some great

big

> hill (that we don't have in Central Florida). > > My question is this is the compression release different on the newer

models

> then the older ones making it easier to push start, because I am 6'2" > 220lbs. and running along side the bike, jumping on the seat and

releasing

> the clutch in 2 or 3 gear does not work. I have done that many time on > smaller dirt bikes but not the KLR-650. > > If there is a trick that I don't know please let me know what it is. I

have

> been riding since 71 so I am not a newbie to dead batteries and

motorcycles.

> _________________________________________________________________________ > This summer when I left the key on in the ignition of my ST, it was not

possible to bump start it and I had to resort to jumper cables. I'm told that this type of alternator requires a small ammount of current going to it (called exciting current) before it will generate electricity. Thus if your battery is truly dead, this type of alternator precludes the possibility of bump starting. Does the KLR have this type of alternator? This would explain why you have been unsucessfull bumping yours, if true. Paul kneisl _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html

[Ted Palmer]

Paul Kneisl wrote: [...]

> This summer when I left the key on in the ignition of my ST, it was not > possible to bump start it and I had to resort to jumper cables. I'm told > that this type of alternator requires a small ammount of current going to it > (called exciting current) before it will generate electricity.

Quite possible on the ST. My Honda CBX750F alternator needs a field current.

> Thus if your > battery is truly dead, this type of alternator precludes the possibility of > bump starting.

With a competely dead or no battery at all, this alternator would not work.

> Does the KLR have this type of alternator?

The KLR has permanent magnets to create the field, so in theory the alternator could produce output, but the regulator would still need to see a functioning battery. You'd be unlikely to push start a KLR with a completely dead battery. Mister_T

[punkynsquirt@cs.com]

Hello list: Once again, I sure wish I could get a kick start for a newer model KLR before I go gallivanting solo all over the hemisphere. The evidence in favor keeps piling up. No kick start, then I will take my sealed emergency starting battery with built-in cables and 12v outlet. Lew Waterman Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo

[Harry Thames]

Lew, please post a picture of your bike when you get it fully loaded. Harry Thames South Carolina

[Debbie Barry]

Remember the old addage about inner tubes, it also applies to guns: "It is better to have one and not need it, than to need one and not have it." John

----- Original Message ----- From: To: dsn_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 8:05 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: NKLR Guns > List: I must admit that I would feel a lot safer if I took a handgun on my > Americas Motopaseo, if it weren't for the fact that Latin American countries > like Mexico will put any foreigner in prison for a long time just for being > caught with a handgun. That makes it more dangerous to have a gun than not to > have one. I don't feel as threatened here in the US or Canada. I was robbed > 28 years ago in Mexico by 4 bandidos waving machetes. I am 63 years of age > and have never been robbed in the US and I have hung around some pretty > dubious places and people. Here in Florida it is very easy to legally have a > concealed firearm. I used to carry a 9 mm Glock, but came to the conclusion > it was not worth the risk of shooting someone illegally. The places where I > would most have wanted the extra security of a gun was in some of the bars I > used to hang around in. Unfortunately, even in liberal Florida, a bar is one > of the places where firearms are not allowed, even with a concealed firearm > permit. I am willing to hear some advice on how best to keep me and my Yorkie > from becoming dinner for a bear or some other wild animal while camping > during my Americas Motopaseo. Feedback please. > > Lew Waterman > Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo > Greenacres, Florida > > > > 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 > >