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Anyone got advice for this new owner? Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com [b]From:[/b] buddyeckles@... [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:27 AM [b]To:[/b] moabmc@... [b]Subject:[/b] Fred, Opinion? Hi Fred, I would have put this on our Yahoo DLR 650 Forum but was not sure how to do that, so decided to forward to you. This friend's used Gen 2 bike purchase seemed too good to be true, and it turned out it was. It's been a nightmare and has cost him over $800 at Power Yamaha in Sublimity, OR , plus more for parts he has ordered and tried and still no definitive answers or results. They also supposedly checked the valves twice and said they were correct. My friend is mechanically adept. Any idea? If you think this would be an appropriate thread for our forum, you have our permission to transfer the message. corblimey2u@...'s name is Roy. Thanks, Buddy "Faith is not about everything turning out OK; Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out." Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:43:44 -0700 Subject: POS From: corblimey2u@... To: buddyeckles@... Buddy, You are not going to believe this. Installed the new regulator, put tank back on. Turned fuel on, gave it full choke, hit the starter and it started easier than ever, got it warmed up a little shut choke off. Idle settled at around 1500. When hot fan came on, kept idling, turned Hi beam on as well, kept idling. gave it a few revs, kept idling. Turned Hi beam off, temp came down, fan switched off. Bike kept idling for a couple minutes and the the damn thing started to die. SAME AS BEFORE. Turned idle screw in, idled for a few seconds, started to die, did this adjustment a bit more to bring up idle, died again. I am about ready to give up and donate it. I have replaced the spark plug twice, new coil, new regulator, changed vacuum line a few times. installed new carb, new air filter, installed mixture adjustment screw. Plus new cam chain tensioner installed and two valve checks by dealer. Blah, Blah Blah. Did all the Fluke Meter checks on Stator and Regulator per manual, dealer and by electric expert recommended on KLR Forum. Regulator was bad and it obviously made a difference because it did not die on me with the fan on and Hi Beam on. Didn't miss a beat until it cooled down a bit, then died !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How ironic is that. Did you ever ask your KLR expert friend what he thought, I would be very willing to pay him to take a look, I am now at a total loss on what to try next. The dealer is my very last resort. Cheers, Roy.
Anyone got advice for this new owner? Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com [b]From:[/b] buddyeckles@... [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:27 AM [b]To:[/b] moabmc@... [b]Subject:[/b] Fred, Opinion? Hi Fred, I would have put this on our Yahoo DLR 650 Forum but was not sure how to do that, so decided to forward to you. This friend's used Gen 2 bike purchase seemed too good to be true, and it turned out it was. It's been a nightmare and has cost him over $800 at Power Yamaha in Sublimity, OR , plus more for parts he has ordered and tried and still no definitive answers or results. They also supposedly checked the valves twice and said they were correct. My friend is mechanically adept. Any idea? If you think this would be an appropriate thread for our forum, you have our permission to transfer the message. corblimey2u@...'s name is Roy. Thanks, Buddy "Faith is not about everything turning out OK; Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out." Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:43:44 -0700 Subject: POS From: corblimey2u@... To: buddyeckles@... Buddy, You are not going to believe this. Installed the new regulator, put tank back on. Turned fuel on, gave it full choke, hit the starter and it started easier than ever, got it warmed up a little shut choke off. Idle settled at around 1500. When hot fan came on, kept idling, turned Hi beam on as well, kept idling. gave it a few revs, kept idling. Turned Hi beam off, temp came down, fan switched off. Bike kept idling for a couple minutes and the the damn thing started to die. SAME AS BEFORE. Turned idle screw in, idled for a few seconds, started to die, did this adjustment a bit more to bring up idle, died again. I am about ready to give up and donate it. I have replaced the spark plug twice, new coil, new regulator, changed vacuum line a few times. installed new carb, new air filter, installed mixture adjustment screw. Plus new cam chain tensioner installed and two valve checks by dealer. Blah, Blah Blah. Did all the Fluke Meter checks on Stator and Regulator per manual, dealer and by electric expert recommended on KLR Forum. Regulator was bad and it obviously made a difference because it did not die on me with the fan on and Hi Beam on. Didn't miss a beat until it cooled down a bit, then died !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How ironic is that. Did you ever ask your KLR expert friend what he thought, I would be very willing to pay him to take a look, I am now at a total loss on what to try next. The dealer is my very last resort. Cheers, Roy.On 3/26/2014 9:53 AM, Fred Hink wrote:
I really hate to say this and not an insult at all.On 3/26/2014 10:08 AM, Ateam wrote:
Anyone got advice for this new owner? Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com [b]From:[/b] buddyeckles@... [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:27 AM [b]To:[/b] moabmc@... [b]Subject:[/b] Fred, Opinion? Hi Fred, I would have put this on our Yahoo DLR 650 Forum but was not sure how to do that, so decided to forward to you. This friend's used Gen 2 bike purchase seemed too good to be true, and it turned out it was. It's been a nightmare and has cost him over $800 at Power Yamaha in Sublimity, OR , plus more for parts he has ordered and tried and still no definitive answers or results. They also supposedly checked the valves twice and said they were correct. My friend is mechanically adept. Any idea? If you think this would be an appropriate thread for our forum, you have our permission to transfer the message. corblimey2u@...'s name is Roy. Thanks, Buddy "Faith is not about everything turning out OK; Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out." Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:43:44 -0700 Subject: POS From: corblimey2u@... To: buddyeckles@... Buddy, You are not going to believe this. Installed the new regulator, put tank back on. Turned fuel on, gave it full choke, hit the starter and it started easier than ever, got it warmed up a little shut choke off. Idle settled at around 1500. When hot fan came on, kept idling, turned Hi beam on as well, kept idling. gave it a few revs, kept idling. Turned Hi beam off, temp came down, fan switched off. Bike kept idling for a couple minutes and the the damn thing started to die. SAME AS BEFORE. Turned idle screw in, idled for a few seconds, started to die, did this adjustment a bit more to bring up idle, died again. I am about ready to give up and donate it. I have replaced the spark plug twice, new coil, new regulator, changed vacuum line a few times. installed new carb, new air filter, installed mixture adjustment screw. Plus new cam chain tensioner installed and two valve checks by dealer. Blah, Blah Blah. Did all the Fluke Meter checks on Stator and Regulator per manual, dealer and by electric expert recommended on KLR Forum. Regulator was bad and it obviously made a difference because it did not die on me with the fan on and Hi Beam on. Didn't miss a beat until it cooled down a bit, then died !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How ironic is that. Did you ever ask your KLR expert friend what he thought, I would be very willing to pay him to take a look, I am now at a total loss on what to try next. The dealer is my very last resort. Cheers, Roy.