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got muffler?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:57 pm
by smthng else
Hey all,
I know it's been said before, but I apparently didn't heed the
warnings enough, so I'm tossing out there for anyone else in my
shoes...
I was cruising home from the office, when I hear what sounds like a
ratted out import car with no muffler. It gets a bit louder...
louder... louder... But I can't for the life of me figure out where
it's coming from. By this time it's REALLY loud and I start to
notice... everyone is looking at me.
I look down and see my exhaust hanging down, just about scraping the
ground. I rapidly pull over and it falls off completely as soon as I
come to a stop.
The moral to the story is to loc-tite your exhaust bolts. I didn't do
mine, but I did check them several times. Obviously that's not
enough. They were still painted from the factory and hadn't budged,
so I figured they were good. They were for the first 4900 miles or
so.
It melted the rear brake line a bit (will be replaced by dealer), but
no other damage that I can see. It took a fair amount of time and
some creativity to get that catalytic cooled down and then duct taped
to the rear rack to get home. :S
--Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes
Springfield, VA
2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou"
2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon"
2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet.
http://smthng.info
"Shake well... some settling is natural."
got muffler?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:27 am
by Jim Douglas
smthng else wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I know it's been said before, but I apparently didn't heed the
> warnings enough, so I'm tossing out there for anyone else in my
> shoes...
>
> I was cruising home from the office, when I hear what sounds like a
> ratted out import car with no muffler. It gets a bit louder...
> louder... louder... But I can't for the life of me figure out where
> it's coming from. By this time it's REALLY loud and I start to
> notice... everyone is looking at me.
>
> I look down and see my exhaust hanging down, just about scraping the
> ground. I rapidly pull over and it falls off completely as soon as I
> come to a stop.
>
> The moral to the story is to loc-tite your exhaust bolts. I didn't do
> mine, but I did check them several times. Obviously that's not
> enough. They were still painted from the factory and hadn't budged,
> so I figured they were good. They were for the first 4900 miles or
> so.
>
> It melted the rear brake line a bit (will be replaced by dealer), but
> no other damage that I can see. It took a fair amount of time and
> some creativity to get that catalytic cooled down and then duct taped
> to the rear rack to get home. :S
>
> --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes
> Springfield, VA
> 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou"
> 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon"
> 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet.
>
http://smthng.info http://smthng.info>
>
> "Shake well... some settling is natural."
>
>
Guess you missed the recall, if you were on the KLR, this happened
a year ago almost, mine was totally missing and I replaced them myself
got muffler?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:35 am
by nakedwaterskier
"It took a fair amount of time and
> some creativity to get that catalytic cooled down and then duct taped
> to the rear rack to get home. :S"
Did they start putting catalytic converters on KLRs?
got muffler?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:44 am
by smthng else
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:39 AM, nakedwaterskier
wrote:
> "It took a fair amount of time and
>> some creativity to get that catalytic cooled down and then duct taped
>> to the rear rack to get home. :S"
>
> Did they start putting catalytic converters on KLRs?
Yup... 08's and newer have them to get past newer emission
standards... it's built in to the exhaust housing itself (the big
"bubble" at the base), so I doubt there will be any "legal"
aftermarket cans for the newer models, although I hear the older ones
still fit with some minor bracket bending.
--Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes
Springfield, VA
2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou"
2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon"
2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet.
http://smthng.info
"Shake well... some settling is natural."
got muffler?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:09 am
by Arden Kysely
Jonathan,
Where did you hear that '08s have a cat? When I reviewed the '08 I
specifically asked the Kawi reps if it did, and they said no.
Wouldn't be the first time there was bad info, but I'd think they'd
know something like that.
Thanks,
__Arden
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "smthng else" wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:39 AM, nakedwaterskier
> wrote:
> > "It took a fair amount of time and
> >> some creativity to get that catalytic cooled down and then duct
taped
> >> to the rear rack to get home. :S"
> >
> > Did they start putting catalytic converters on KLRs?
>
> Yup... 08's and newer have them to get past newer emission
> standards... it's built in to the exhaust housing itself (the big
> "bubble" at the base), so I doubt there will be any "legal"
> aftermarket cans for the newer models, although I hear the older
ones
> still fit with some minor bracket bending.
>
> --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes
> Springfield, VA
> 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou"
> 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon"
> 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name
yet.
>
http://smthng.info
>
> "Shake well... some settling is natural."
>
got muffler?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:48 pm
by smthng else
Several review sites said it does, there's a conspicuous "bulge" that
wasn't on the '07 and the bulge was REALLY hot and stayed much hotter
than the rest of the exhaust for quite some time. That all says
catalytic converter to me.
Of course, I don't *know* that it's a cat, but evidence is pointing me
that way. If I weren't thinking about resale value on the K, I'd
crack the thing open and take a look.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Arden Kysely wrote:
> Jonathan,
> Where did you hear that '08s have a cat? When I reviewed the '08 I
> specifically asked the Kawi reps if it did, and they said no.
> Wouldn't be the first time there was bad info, but I'd think they'd
> know something like that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> __Arden
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "smthng else" wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:39 AM, nakedwaterskier
>> wrote:
>> > "It took a fair amount of time and
>> >> some creativity to get that catalytic cooled down and then duct
> taped
>> >> to the rear rack to get home. :S"
>> >
>> > Did they start putting catalytic converters on KLRs?
>>
>> Yup... 08's and newer have them to get past newer emission
>> standards... it's built in to the exhaust housing itself (the big
>> "bubble" at the base), so I doubt there will be any "legal"
>> aftermarket cans for the newer models, although I hear the older
> ones
>> still fit with some minor bracket bending.
>>
>> --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes
>> Springfield, VA
>> 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou"
>> 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon"
>> 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name
> yet.
>>
http://smthng.info
>>
>> "Shake well... some settling is natural."
>>
>
>
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--Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes
Springfield, VA
2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou"
2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon"
2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet.
http://smthng.info
"Shake well... some settling is natural."
got muffler?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:14 pm
by Ed Dobson
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Arden Kysely" wrote:
>
> Jonathan,
> Where did you hear that '08s have a cat? When I reviewed the '08 I
> specifically asked the Kawi reps if it did, and they said no.
> Wouldn't be the first time there was bad info, but I'd think they'd
> know something like that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> __Arden
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "smthng else" wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:39 AM, nakedwaterskier
> > wrote:
> > > "It took a fair amount of time and
> > >> some creativity to get that catalytic cooled down and then duct
> taped
> > >> to the rear rack to get home. :S"
> > >
> > > Did they start putting catalytic converters on KLRs?
> >
> > Yup... 08's and newer have them to get past newer emission
> > standards... it's built in to the exhaust housing itself (the big
> > "bubble" at the base), so I doubt there will be any "legal"
> > aftermarket cans for the newer models, although I hear the older
> ones
> > still fit with some minor bracket bending.
> >
> > --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes
> > Springfield, VA
> > 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou"
> > 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon"
> > 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name
> yet.
> >
http://smthng.info
> >
> > "Shake well... some settling is natural."
There are a couple citations on the internet of a converter on the
2008 KLR650; who knows if they're accurate. I would think that the
manufacturers would rather keep the subject of cat's quiet although
that's not always the case. The 2008/2009 muffler at ronayers.com is
$470 vs. $378.47 for the 2007 muffler. Could the price difference be
due to a converter element??? Just guessing.
ED
plastic parts
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:12 am
by Cindy & Wayne Burner
My 86 KLR cleaned up well with some "Goo-gone" and a Scotch brite
pad ,but that was only the white plastic. I am in the process of
plastic welding , and cleaning up the plastics on a 2001 Honda ATV.
There was a lot of scratches and some fading. The P.O. was a rider who
liked the looks of flames on the bike, so he painted the plastic
black, and scratched the flames out with a sharp object. I purchased a
product called "Plastic Renew" , and it requires a series of sanding
with progessively finer grades of wet sand paper, and a plastic
coating applied in several layers. The more time spent sanding , and
multiple coats, turned out very nice. I bought it at my regular shop
here in NH, FMT Motorsports, through Parts Unlimited. It was right
around twenty bucks, and worth it to me.
Wayne(rice)Burner
(who is thinking of studding the KLR tires this winter)