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--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Burnell" wrote:

> I've had my 2000 KLR 650 for a little over a week, so I don't know > much yet, but I seem to have a problem with my shift pedal. I > noticed while riding yesterday that shifting up was getting a bit > tricky -- at one point, my boot got a bit stuck, making me pretty > nervous... > > I examined it when I parked the bike, and it sure seems like the > shift pedal is lower than it should be. I had never noticed > problems upshifting before, and the height of the pedal just looks > bad to me -- it's lower than the footpeg now, I think it should be > slightly higer than the peg (so you can shift without gettting your > foot stuck, like I did?) > > Anyway, what should the shift pedal height be, and how can I adjust > it? On my bike, the shift pedal is one of the heavy-duty > aftermarket replacements, with a folding tip, if that makes any > difference. By the way, nothing looks bent to me. > > Thanks in advance! > > -- Burnell

Most KLR's that I have seen, including mine, the shift lever is almost inline and level with the foot peg, maybe even a bit up from that point. You don't want it to be down below the peg, that would make shifting a bit tricky for sure. The only other variable that I can think of is if you have really big feet, or fat toed boots then you would want it one UP from level. I just recently bought a bunch of off-road gear including a pair of O'neil MX boots. Compared to my very thin toed Oxtar street boots, these things were FAT. I had to just about point my toe straight down to the ground to get it under my shifter so for off-roading I now move my shifter up one notch. MrMoose A8 (Barbie and Ken special)

The boots I was using yesterday are actually a bit smaller thickenss- wise than the ones I wore the first few days. The shift pedal is definitely not level with the footpeg anymore, it is noticably lower (maybe it moved lower somehow during my ride yesterday?) How do you adjust your shift pedal? I looked it over, and nothing strikes me as an obvious way to adjust the thing. (I'm a newbie though, maybe I was staring right at it and couldn't figure it out) --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Saltzer" wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Burnell" wrote: > > I've had my 2000 KLR 650 for a little over a week, so I don't

know

> > much yet, but I seem to have a problem with my shift pedal. I > > noticed while riding yesterday that shifting up was getting a

bit

> > tricky -- at one point, my boot got a bit stuck, making me

pretty

> > nervous... > > > > I examined it when I parked the bike, and it sure seems like the > > shift pedal is lower than it should be. I had never noticed > > problems upshifting before, and the height of the pedal just

looks

> > bad to me -- it's lower than the footpeg now, I think it should

be

> > slightly higer than the peg (so you can shift without gettting

your

> > foot stuck, like I did?) > > > > Anyway, what should the shift pedal height be, and how can I

adjust

> > it? On my bike, the shift pedal is one of the heavy-duty > > aftermarket replacements, with a folding tip, if that makes any > > difference. By the way, nothing looks bent to me. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > -- Burnell > > Most KLR's that I have seen, including mine, the shift lever is > almost inline and level with the foot peg, maybe even a bit up

from

> that point. You don't want it to be down below the peg, that

would

> make shifting a bit tricky for sure. > > The only other variable that I can think of is if you have really

big

> feet, or fat toed boots then you would want it one UP from level.

I

> just recently bought a bunch of off-road gear including a pair of > O'neil MX boots. Compared to my very thin toed Oxtar street

boots,

> these things were FAT. I had to just about point my toe straight > down to the ground to get it under my shifter so for off-roading I > now move my shifter up one notch. > > MrMoose > A8 (Barbie and Ken special)

Burnell wrote:

>Anyway, what should the shift pedal height be, >

Whatever you want it to be. This is a KLR, not a museum piece. You make it what you want it to be.

> and how can I adjust >it? >

Take off the chain sprocket cover above the shifter. It has three bolts that hold it on -- one at the top and two at the bottom -- and you'll need to wiggle the kickstand cable to get it out. You will then be able to easily access the bolt that holds the shifter on its shaft. It's just a splined shaft on the motorcycle with a splined hole on the shifter that fits to the splines on the shaft, and is held on by a bolt that goes through the split end of the splined hole. Remove the bolt, take the shifter off the shaft, put the shifter back on the shaft in the position you want it, put the bolt back in and tighten it back (I'm sure there's an official torque specification for the thing, but as long as you're using a 1/4" socket and wrench there's no danger of overtorquing it unless you have the forearms of the Governator). Put the cover back on (now THOSE can be easily overtorqued, use blue Loc-Tite and just snug them down with a screwdriver-type socket wrench so that you don't split the plastic on the sprocket cover, even if you have the forearms of the Governator this is safe). Ride. The only tricky part is if the splines on the aftermarket shifter are worn or otherwise won't fit to the splines on the bike, or the splines on the bike are worn and won't accept the splines on the shifter. I did not have that problem with my Moose aftermarket lever, but some people have had that problem with some of the aftermarket levers. My recommendation is, if the splines don't seem to be working, first try a stock Kawasaki lever (ask nicely and you can probably get someone on the list to mail you one for the cost of mailing), then if that works, discard the aftermarket lever that you're using and get another one. -E

Thanks, I feel a bit dumb for not seeing how that was put together. The splines, etc. all seem okay, and it was on tight to the shaft. So, either I bent the lever slightly yesterday, and just can't tell by looking at it that it's bent, or I'm getting paranoiud after getting my boot stuck once. It does seems like the former, as there was a definite point in time where I remember thinking that I was starting to have trouble shifting... I rotated the lever up one spline, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it and replace the lever if it crops up again or gets worse. --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Eric Lee Green wrote:

> Burnell wrote: > > >Anyway, what should the shift pedal height be, > > > Whatever you want it to be. This is a KLR, not a museum piece. You

make

> it what you want it to be. > > > and how can I adjust > >it? > > > Take off the chain sprocket cover above the shifter. It has three

bolts

> that hold it on -- one at the top and two at the bottom -- and

you'll

> need to wiggle the kickstand cable to get it out. You will then be

able

> to easily access the bolt that holds the shifter on its shaft.

It's just

> a splined shaft on the motorcycle with a splined hole on the

shifter

> that fits to the splines on the shaft, and is held on by a bolt

that

> goes through the split end of the splined hole. Remove the bolt,

take

> the shifter off the shaft, put the shifter back on the shaft in

the

> position you want it, put the bolt back in and tighten it back

Also check the welds on your shift lever to see that they are not cracked. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/cmc.html

----- Original Message ----- From: "Burnell" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:37 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Shift Pedal -- Height and Adjustment > > Thanks, I feel a bit dumb for not seeing how that was put together. > The splines, etc. all seem okay, and it was on tight to the shaft. > So, either I bent the lever slightly yesterday, and just can't tell > by looking at it that it's bent, or I'm getting paranoiud after > getting my boot stuck once. It does seems like the former, as there > was a definite point in time where I remember thinking that I was > starting to have trouble shifting... > > I rotated the lever up one spline, but I'll definitely keep an eye > on it and replace the lever if it crops up again or gets worse. > >

Maybe..... a weld going ?? Pull the shifter (lever) off and inspect the weld, might need to have it re-welded. Any muffler shop can tack it back, or anybody with a welder you might know. Thats my guess and I am sticking to it. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Burnell" wrote: > I've had my 2000 KLR 650 for a little over a week, so I don't know > much yet, but I seem to have a problem with my shift pedal. I > noticed while riding yesterday that shifting up was getting a bit > tricky -- at one point, my boot got a bit stuck, making me pretty > nervous... > > I examined it when I parked the bike, and it sure seems like the > shift pedal is lower than it should be. I had never noticed > problems upshifting before, and the height of the pedal just looks > bad to me -- it's lower than the footpeg now, I think it should be > slightly higer than the peg (so you can shift without gettting your > foot stuck, like I did?) > > Anyway, what should the shift pedal height be, and how can I adjust > it? On my bike, the shift pedal is one of the heavy-duty > aftermarket replacements, with a folding tip, if that makes any > difference. By the way, nothing looks bent to me. > > Thanks in advance! > > -- Burnell