[dsn_klr650] street tires other then avon gripsters >

[Dash Weeks]

Hey Doc, Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, that's not it. Granted I do have a battery problem and I'll have to check for a charging problem but..... Each night I pull it in and stick the bike on a trickle charger, in the morning I've got lots-o-juice. I tested your theory once by leaving the charger cables on and switching the charger to the 50AMP start/jump position. Still no start. Oh yeah, the only safety switch I have left is the Clutch switch, and that's not it. Unless the relay will click even with the safety switch open. Anyone? I can hear the solenoid clicking -Every time- I push the starter button. I've put a DMM on the leads to the starter, again lots-o-juice at the starter. So I've got juice and I've got relay, -Every time- I hit that button. The only thing it could be is internal to the starter. I'll pull it this weekend and give it a thorough examination before I actually start diggin in. I can't think of anything else. When my battery is too low then I just get a burping relay or nothing. This morning my I had the winning number and it fired right up... ???? Oh well, time to bond with my starter. And here I was making jokes about Lucas.... Sigh... What comes around goes around. LaterZ Dash At 01:38 AM 7/25/2000 -0700, Jim Hyman wrote:

>Dash, > >Sounds like you're not getting a charge out of your battery and/or >charging system. A while back you mentioned that you had less >than 11 volts in the electrical system with the Electrex 'upgrade' >installed. > >1) (K.I.S.S) have you tried starting your born-again beast >with a known good battery. You may have killed your battery & it >is only accepting a surface charge. >2) Have you checked to see if the charging system is fully functional? >Have you checked the 3 stator coils for proper resistance? Each >coil should have 0.5 to 1.0 ohms (yellow wires: 1-2, 1-3, & 2.-3 [thanks >Fred] ) and there must be infinite resistance when measuring continuity >from each yellow wire to (engine) ground. [You previously mentioned >a problem with routing the Electrex wires] >If you can't ride off road without wearing the battery down, your >charging system's at fault, your battery can't hold a charge, or your >wiring system is questionable. >3) Are all the wiring harness connectors plugged in? Is there any >paint over spray in or on the electrical connectors (including the >starter cables)? > >You can charge your battery & bring it to a m/c shop, auto-electric >shop or auto parts store to have a battery load test done. This will >tell you definitively if your battery is good, marginal or DOA. >As a last resort, you could re-install the stock stator and regulator >and see if this solves your problems. > >Professor A9 Federal Way, WA. [USA]

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Dash I had a problem very much like this on my 1985 454LTD. I was able to nurse it along for about 6 months by cleaning the connections at the starter once a week, but I ended up buying a new starter. Ed Windsor Oh

[Zachariah Mully]

I think that after my riding experience with the Dunlop K750 this weekend, I would take the Gripsters over them, they didn't seem to perform as well in a mixed wet grass/mud as the Gripsters, but I could be fooling myself. I think that I need to get a pair of very aggressive DS tires like the D606/K139, so that I can frame the arena of tire performance on the KLR... At least that way I will know the difference between a good street tire and a good dirt tire. Without that frame of reference, I don't think that my judgements of DS tires will have any validity. Besides it will make finding a good 50/50 or 80/20 or whatever a lot easier once I have ridden the extremes. Besides that Dunlop 606 looks simply BAD ASS! Zack P.S. Until I got pictures of my bike, you "naked" KLR adorned the background on my screen for several months. Damn fine looking bike. Congrats. Gino writes: I have/had the Dunlop 606/K139 combo on my KLR. Fantastic off-road performance, marginal on-road, hazardous on wet pavement. I'm seeing King tires more and more at shops. The dual sport tire does look impressive, but with the OEM Dunlops available from Dual Star for a song, I'd probably buy a couple sets of those first. Gino