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dropped klr

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:48 pm
by dooden
Simple fix, roll up to a solid object, and bang the wheel against it to twist the forks back. If ya got a center stand or a lift, you can also , raise bike, loosen the pinch bolts just enough so the wheel weight does not pull the forks outta the triple, spin the wheel as fast as you can (forward)and grab a whole handful of front brake, repeat if pinch bolts were still to snug. Re-Torque to spec on the Pinch bolts, lower bike and see it its all more gooder. I'll send the Bill in the mail Mmmmmmm Kay. Dooden A15 Green Ape
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, j w wrote: > > I have an '08 KLR650, a few weeks ago we had very strong storms here in the Dallas area and they blew over my covered bike onto the sidewalk. It was parked with a soft cover with the steering locked to the left. > > I just got around to riding it and the handle bars and fork top appear slightly turned to the left when going straight. If I hold it so it appears straight, the bike tries to turn right. Its not off by much but just enough to notice. > > Any like experiences with a KLR that has fallen over? > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

front brakes/rotor

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:28 pm
by John Quigley
When the bike is on the center stand & I turn the front wheel, it spins freely but the brakes hit part of the rotor at one point slightly . does it mean the rotor is warped and needs to be changed or are most of them slightly warped anyway? Thank You John A. Quigley Oklahoma City, OK 2004 KLR [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

front brakes/rotor

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:27 am
by Tumu Rock
Could be a warped rotor, or your wheel bearings are starting to go. either way, it shouldn't be like that. da Vermonster
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, John Quigley wrote: > > When the bike is on the center stand & I turn the front wheel, it spins freely but the brakes hit part of the rotor at one point slightly . does it mean the rotor is warped and needs to be changed or are most of them slightly warped anyway? > > Thank You > > John A. Quigley > Oklahoma City, OK > > 2004 KLR > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >