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[terraespo]

On page 34 of the April 2002 issue of MCN (Motorcycle Consumer News), there is a discussion of potential problems with the KLR650's "balancer adjuster spring," including the caveat that attempting balancer chain adjustment when the spring is broken "can be disastrous," which, they go on to say, might cause bending valves, and irreparable damage to the engine case. Wow! Has anyone heard of this problem before? What is the likelyhood of such a disaster?

[Fred Hink]

A busted counter balancer adjuster can not damage your valves. It might do disastrous things to the crankshaft but the valves are in the other end of the engine. Damaged crankshafts and/or engine cases have been known to happen from the balancer adjuster failure. It is like the chicken and the egg, (which came first?). Is it the lever adjuster breaking and letting the spring loose to be damaged later or is it the spring that breaks and lets the adjuster loose? Either way you have no way to tension your counter balancer chain. Running it loose will cause noise first and then if the chain jumps off or gets the balancer out of time with the crankshaft, you have big trouble. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com Utah Motorcycle Rally May 30 - June 2 http://www.canyonlandsmotorclassic.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "terraespo" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:10 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] MCN KLR650 Project Bike > On page 34 of the April 2002 issue of MCN (Motorcycle Consumer News), > there is a discussion of potential problems with the KLR650's > "balancer adjuster spring," including the caveat that attempting > balancer chain adjustment when the spring is broken "can be > disastrous," which, they go on to say, might cause bending valves, > and irreparable damage to the engine case. Wow! Has anyone heard of > this problem before? What is the likelyhood of such a disaster? > >

[adamavis]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "terraespo" wrote:

> On page 34 of the April 2002 issue of MCN (Motorcycle Consumer

News),

> there is a discussion of potential problems with the KLR650's > "balancer adjuster spring," including the caveat that attempting > balancer chain adjustment when the spring is broken "can be > disastrous," which, they go on to say, might cause bending valves, > and irreparable damage to the engine case. Wow! Has anyone heard of > this problem before? What is the likelyhood of such a disaster?

Would someone be so kind and scan that article in for me? Please? Adam

[Bogdan Swider]

> Most bikes are quite a bit cheaper here. Although > you have to add our federal tax (GST) of 7%. >

I was told that the GST was refunded to American citizens on items that were taken out of Canada. You present your receipt at the border. Bogdan