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I too had this problem with my new A15. I happened to be away from home and tried everything including push starting. That was a joke. The tire would skid in first gear and the taller gears wouldn't turn the engine over enough. Even if it did I'm not sure if what ever was wrong with the bike would allow it to start anyway. Just about the time I was ready to give up it mysteriously started. I went home and took a look at the shop manual to determine where the interlocks were and saw that there was on the kickstand. I bypassed this interlock (normally open switch with stand down)by cutting both wires and soldering them together. Ok.. I'll risk taking off with the stand down. I have not had the problem since I made this mod. Now... One time after the episode I thought I had the same problem - pressed the starter and nothing. I discovered I had the clutch lever pulled in, something I have been accustomed to doing when starting bikes regardless if in neutral or not. You can't do this on the KLR. Now I am wondering if this is why it didn't start the first time it happened to me. Perhaps I spaced out and was trying to start it with the clutch lever pulled in. I'm not sure why Kawasaki adds the interlock to the clutch lever. Perhaps the compression release is interlocked to the neutral position - just haven't taken a look yet. Bottom line.... Make sure you don't have the clutch lever pulled in. Recently, I was adventure touring near Steens Mtn. in Eastern Oregon. One morning I went to start my Y2K KLR 650, and much to my dismay, nothing happened. Not even so much as a click. After about an hour of trouble shooting, a I shifted it in to 2nd gear and rocked it back and forth and voila', it started. Since then, I have stopped and started it about 30 or 40 times with no problems until today when it did the same thing. Rocking it back and forth in 2nd gear got it going again. Has any one else out there had this problem? Any suggestions for a fix? Your comments would be welcomed. Mike Roberts -- Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/

The dead silence is the vital clue. Clutch lever ignition lockout switch or sidestand ignition lockout switch. Disable both. -- Marc, KLR650 A12, Loveland, Colorado, USA "Michael T. Roberts" wrote: __________

>Recently, I was adventure touring near Steens Mtn. in Eastern Oregon. One >morning I went to start my Y2K KLR 650, and much to my dismay, nothing >happened. Not even so much as a click. After about an hour of trouble >shooting, a I shifted it in to 2nd gear and rocked it back and forth and >voila', it started. Since then, I have stopped and started it about 30 or 40 >times with no problems until today when it did the same thing. Rocking it >back and forth in 2nd gear got it going again. > >Has any one else out there had this problem? Any suggestions for a fix? Your >comments would be welcomed. > >Mike Roberts >-- >

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