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never wash a klr?
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:10 pm
by Greg Roeder
So I washed my KLR at the car wash the other day and have pretty much
decided not to do that again! It made my LED tail light go goofy for a
while and I ended up blasting off my Kawasaki sticker from below the
windshield. I guess washing all the dust away woke everything else up
as well because now I've got a maddening metallicky/plasticky
(technical terminology) buzzing noise coming out of the front end
somewhere near the fairing. It drives me nuts and actually ends up
making me shift a little later just to keep the buzzing to a minimum.
So, guess I need to hit some dusty roads to get the parts dirty again
so they won't buzz. Does that make sense to anyone else? Also, since
the Kawasaki sticker disappeared it got me thinking about stripping off
the rest of the stickers from the cowlings and gas tank since I've
never been real crazy about the graphics anyhow. Anybody else done
this on their beast?
never wash a klr?
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:50 am
by Bogdan Swider
>
> So, guess I need to hit some dusty roads to get the parts dirty again
so they won't buzz. Does that make sense to anyone else?
Don t know about the buzzing but I can testify that I haven't washed my bike
in years. I m told it s especially harmful to clean off grime or mud from
the oil site glass.
Bogdan
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never wash a klr?
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:46 am
by Tengai Mark Van Horn
At 2:10 AM +0000 6/2/08, Greg Roeder wrote:
>So I washed my KLR at the car wash the other day and have pretty much
>decided not to do that again! It made my LED tail light go goofy for a
>while and I ended up blasting off my Kawasaki sticker from below the
>windshield. I guess washing all the dust away woke everything else up
>as well because now I've got a maddening metallicky/plasticky
>(technical terminology) buzzing noise coming out of the front end
>somewhere near the fairing. It drives me nuts and actually ends up
>making me shift a little later just to keep the buzzing to a minimum.
Here's the thing.... don't use a pressure washer (especially on the
chain). If you must, then make sure you have the pressure low enough
so that you won't blast decals off the bike and get water past the
seals on the electricals, bearings, etc.
As far as the buzz goes: Get some 1/2" thin grey foam weather
stripping and adhere it to your tank where the rad shouds make
contact. This will eliminate the buzz while at the same time prevent
the paint from being chafed off the tank in that area. You can do the
same thing where the windshield meets the fairing and where the side
panels meet the rear of the tank.
Mark
never wash a klr?
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:04 am
by roncriswell@sbcglobal.net
The Anti Harley.
Criswell
On Jun 2, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Bogdan Swider wrote:
> >
> > So, guess I need to hit some dusty roads to get the parts dirty
> again
> so they won't buzz. Does that make sense to anyone else?
>
> Don t know about the buzzing but I can testify that I haven't
> washed my bike
> in years. I m told it s especially harmful to clean off grime or
> mud from
> the oil site glass.
>
> Bogdan
>
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>
>
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tankbag reccomendations for '08 klr
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:23 pm
by John Murray
I am in need of a tankbag for my '08 KLR. I have a Chase Harper and a
Held(magnetic) that I use on my'99 Concours. Neither one is a workable
option for the KLR. I would like something with more space than the
small tankbag that Kawasaki sells. Any '08 owners have any
reccomendations? Thanks, John Murray