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motor locked up
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 11:57 pm
by kcuf_oohay_666
this morining I was riding on the freeway about 75 mph when the KLR
motor locked up. made some funny noises like a (cam?) chain breaking
some teeth. and a few loud knocks (valves hitting piston?). I thought
I ran over something and it got stuck in my drive chain. than the
front tire started to shake, so I thought I ran over something and
got a flat. But after I stopped the tires were OK and there wasn't
anything wrong with the drive chain. The starter just clicked. The
oil level was above the sight glass. I had to walk home to get my
pickup truck than I had to lift it in the back because I didn't have
a ramp. the KLR is heavy, even with an empty tank. It's still in the
back of the truck because I haven't figured out how to get it out.
Maybe I'll just drop the tail gate and hit the gas. I have gravity on
my side this time
I think there is about 44,000 miles on the bike. I dont remember
right now.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 12:15 am
by orc37
That really sucks.. Did the rear wheel lock up at 75 mph? Can you
take off the left side covers & take a pic of the doohickey & chains
before you dump the bike?
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kcuf_oohay_666"
wrote:
> this morining I was riding on the freeway about 75 mph when the KLR
> motor locked up. made some funny noises like a (cam?) chain
breaking
> some teeth. and a few loud knocks (valves hitting piston?). I
thought
> I ran over something and it got stuck in my drive chain. than the
> front tire started to shake, so I thought I ran over something and
> got a flat. But after I stopped the tires were OK and there wasn't
> anything wrong with the drive chain. The starter just clicked. The
> oil level was above the sight glass. I had to walk home to get my
> pickup truck than I had to lift it in the back because I didn't
have
> a ramp. the KLR is heavy, even with an empty tank. It's still in
the
> back of the truck because I haven't figured out how to get it out.
> Maybe I'll just drop the tail gate and hit the gas. I have gravity
on
> my side this time
>
> I think there is about 44,000 miles on the bike. I dont remember
> right now.
motor locked up
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 1:04 am
by dumbazz650
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kcuf_oohay_666"
wrote:
> this morining I was riding on the freeway about 75 mph when the KLR
> motor locked up. made some funny noises like a (cam?) chain
breaking
> some teeth. and a few loud knocks (valves hitting piston?). I
thought
> I ran over something and it got stuck in my drive chain. than the
> front tire started to shake, so I thought I ran over something and
> got a flat. But after I stopped the tires were OK and there wasn't
> anything wrong with the drive chain. The starter just clicked. The
> oil level was above the sight glass. I had to walk home to get my
> pickup truck than I had to lift it in the back because I didn't
have
> a ramp. the KLR is heavy, even with an empty tank. It's still in
the
> back of the truck because I haven't figured out how to get it out.
> Maybe I'll just drop the tail gate and hit the gas. I have gravity
on
> my side this time
>
> I think there is about 44,000 miles on the bike. I dont remember
> right now.
Damn shame about the motor. You got my nomination for tuff guy of
KLR crowd, any man dead-lifting that sumbitch into a truck bed is
tuff. I knew Stu could toss KLRs into pickup trucks all day
long, but I thought he was a quirk of nature.
Did you notice if the cam cover was fractured or leaking?
Take digi pix as you pull the covers off, we want to see what the
damage is, and maybe somebody here has some insight or a line on
good spares for the rebuild.
Sorry for your bad luck,
MarkB
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 1:35 am
by kcuf_oohay_666
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "dumbazz650"
>
> Damn shame about the motor. You got my nomination for tuff guy of
> KLR crowd, any man dead-lifting that sumbitch into a truck bed is
> tuff. I knew Stu could toss KLRs into pickup trucks all day
> long, but I thought he was a quirk of nature.
I only lifted half the bike at a time. First the front wheel and then
the rear. I dont want to do it again
> Did you notice if the cam cover was fractured or leaking?
No I didn't look to much. I didn't notice anything. I will check
tomorrow
>
> Take digi pix as you pull the covers off, we want to see what the
> damage is,
I will.
>
> Sorry for your bad luck,
> MarkB
I was lucky that I didn't go on a long ride with another group today.
I would have been stuck in the middle of nowhere. I did figure
something out that may/will help in the future. Since my AAA card
doesn't work for motorcycles. If I break down I will rent a U-haul
truck one way to get it home. Its cheaper than a tow truck which is
about $200. Thats what I would have done if I couldn't get the bike
in the back of my truck
motor locked up
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:23 pm
by Steve Green
44 K is relatively high miles for a KLR and thus could be alot of
things. However, pieces of a wayward doohickey getting jammed
somewhere do come to mind.
SG
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kcuf_oohay_666"
wrote:
> this morining I was riding on the freeway about 75 mph when the KLR
> motor locked up. made some funny noises like a (cam?) chain
breaking
> some teeth. and a few loud knocks (valves hitting piston?). I
thought
> I ran over something and it got stuck in my drive chain. than the
> front tire started to shake, so I thought I ran over something and
> got a flat. But after I stopped the tires were OK and there wasn't
> anything wrong with the drive chain. The starter just clicked. The
> oil level was above the sight glass. I had to walk home to get my
> pickup truck than I had to lift it in the back because I didn't
have
> a ramp. the KLR is heavy, even with an empty tank. It's still in
the
> back of the truck because I haven't figured out how to get it out.
> Maybe I'll just drop the tail gate and hit the gas. I have gravity
on
> my side this time
>
> I think there is about 44,000 miles on the bike. I dont remember
> right now.
motor locked up
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 11:06 pm
by kcuf_oohay_666
It wasn't the doohickey (Eagle). It's still there. I didn't get to
see the spring because I didn't pull the rotor.
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Green" wrote:
> 44 K is relatively high miles for a KLR and thus could be alot of
> things. However, pieces of a wayward doohickey getting jammed
> somewhere do come to mind.
>
> SG
>
>
> --- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kcuf_oohay_666"
> wrote:
> > this morining I was riding on the freeway about 75 mph when the
KLR
> > motor locked up. made some funny noises like a (cam?) chain
> breaking
> > some teeth. and a few loud knocks (valves hitting piston?). I
> thought
> > I ran over something and it got stuck in my drive chain. than the
> > front tire started to shake, so I thought I ran over something
and
> > got a flat. But after I stopped the tires were OK and there
wasn't
> > anything wrong with the drive chain. The starter just clicked.
The
> > oil level was above the sight glass. I had to walk home to get my
> > pickup truck than I had to lift it in the back because I didn't
> have
> > a ramp. the KLR is heavy, even with an empty tank. It's still in
> the
> > back of the truck because I haven't figured out how to get it
out.
> > Maybe I'll just drop the tail gate and hit the gas. I have
gravity
> on
> > my side this time
> >
> > I think there is about 44,000 miles on the bike. I dont remember
> > right now.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:25 am
by Doug Herr
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, kcuf_oohay_666 wrote:
> It wasn't the doohickey (Eagle). It's still there. I didn't get to
> see the spring because I didn't pull the rotor.
Is is possible that it was what I think of as a classic seizure,
where the piston gets stuck in the cylinder due to heat
expansion?
I don't even know if this really does happen on *any* engine, so
this may be a pretty ignorant question.
--
Doug Herr
doug@...
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:35 am
by TLrydr@aol.com
In a message dated 11/23/2003 9:25:51 PM Central Standard Time,
steveg@... writes:
<< 44 K is relatively high miles for a KLR and thus could be alot of
things. >>
From what i have read and understand 44K the bike is
just getting broke in, Its still almost new, Right gang.
Mike
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:46 pm
by kcuf_oohay_666
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, TLrydr@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 11/23/2003 9:25:51 PM Central Standard Time,
> steveg@d... writes:
>
>
of
> things. >>
> From what i have read and understand 44K the
bike is
> just getting broke in, Its still almost new, Right gang.
> Mike
Yea! the bike was running GREAT. thank BANG!!!!!!!
motor locked up
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:23 pm
by monahanwb
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kcuf_oohay_666"
wrote:
> Yea! the bike was running GREAT. thank BANG!!!!!!!
BANG did it? Grog kill him.............
Hey, Craig, that sounds like some tough luck, bud! Hope it works out
OK in the end.
Anyone remember Grog?