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Hola, I moved from 700 feet to 7500 feet about 6 months ago and as the spring quickly approaches I am wanting to get the bike in shape. I had only a little time to ride in the fall, but of course the bike runs rough up here. I am wondering about high altitude jetting, Right now I have standard stock jetting with a Supertrap ISDS quiet series with about 8 plates. The airbox has been opended up and the screen removed running a K& N filter. 1) Anyone know the process for jetting the bike for altitude, and if so what jets I might try. Providing I try to do this myself 2) Any idea about what I can expect a dealer to charge me to do this for the bike. Mick A10 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

For operation above 4,000 feet Kawasaki recommends changing to #145 main jet an #38 pilot jet. You can do it yourself in less than a hour and put a couple of washers under the needle and open up the idle bleed to 2 1/2 turns or so at the same time. Mick Daniel wrote: Hola, I moved from 700 feet to 7500 feet about 6 months ago and as the spring quickly approaches I am wanting to get the bike in shape. I had only a little time to ride in the fall, but of course the bike runs rough up here. I am wondering about high altitude jetting, Right now I have standard stock jetting with a Supertrap ISDS quiet series with about 8 plates. The airbox has been opended up and the screen removed running a K& N filter. 1) Anyone know the process for jetting the bike for altitude, and if so what jets I might try. Providing I try to do this myself 2) Any idea about what I can expect a dealer to charge me to do this for the bike. Mick A10 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Mick Daniel wrote:

> Hola, > > I moved from 700 feet to 7500 feet about 6 months ago and as the spring quickly

approaches I am wanting to get the bike in shape. I had only a little time to ride in the fall, but of course the bike runs rough up here. I am wondering about high altitude jetting, Right now I have standard stock jetting with a Supertrap ISDS quiet series with about 8 plates. The airbox has been opended up and the screen removed running a K& N filter.

> > 1) Anyone know the process for jetting the bike for altitude, and if so what jets I might

try. Providing I try to do this myself

> > 2) Any idea about what I can expect a dealer to charge me to do this for the bike.

Although the manual recommends some leaner jets for high altitudes, a lot of guys wouldn't bother. The stock pilot jetting is pretty lean to start with, and the vacuum slide carb compensates for altitude pretty well.

> > 1) Anyone know the process for jetting the bike for altitude, and if so what > jets I might try. Providing I try to do this myself

I live at 6000 feet but often travel to your altitude and higher and also down to sea level. I run the stock muffler but tweety killing has given it a bit more flow. The stock 148 main jet works well in all situations. I have shimmed the needle up slightly. I wouldn't jet for high altitude because if you then travel lower you could have serious problems like a hole in your piston. You haven't mentioned turning out the pilot screw and it may not seem to make sense to go richer but that seems to make klrs run better everywhere. Bogdan

Mick, I ride my stock 01 A15 on a daily basis at 6600-7400 feet. I've never had any problem. Don Message: 9

> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:22:03 -0800 (PST) > From: Mick Daniel > Subject: Altitude > > Hola, > > I moved from 700 feet to 7500 feet about 6 months > ago and as the spring quickly approaches I am > wanting to get the bike in shape. I had only a > little time to ride in the fall, but of course the > bike runs rough up here. I am wondering about high > altitude jetting, Right now I have standard stock > jetting with a Supertrap ISDS quiet series with > about 8 plates. The airbox has been opended up and > the screen removed running a K& N filter. > > 1) Anyone know the process for jetting the bike for > altitude, and if so what jets I might try. Providing > I try to do this myself > > 2) Any idea about what I can expect a dealer to > charge me to do this for the bike. > > Mick > A10 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] >

Don R. Larson Staff Archaeologist Rock Springs, Wyoming "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body. But rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW! What a Ride!"" Unknown

#ygrps-yiv-816283436 p {margin:0;}I have mine at 1 3/4 with a mildly modified exhaust. At the altitudes he's talking about, the stock lean idle jetting is actually better.  Besides, that screw only effects the idle mixture so anything beyond 1/8 throttle is moot. -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:50:19 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Altitude   I don't know anybody who dissed this procedure on a stock carb(EXCEPT YOU): Drill out EPA pilot screw cap, and set screw to 2 1/4 turns.