noise and front sprocket - jim's a2

[Alan L Henderson]

I lost the thread but wanted to comment on this subject. With me I don't believe the primary cause is the vibration but rather the constant pressure needed to hold the throttle steady on the road. I have trouble with such things even when they don't vibrate but vibration does somewhat aggravate the problem. Yes I have been to the doctor, not much can be done yet. I have found that the throttle lock works wonders. It gives you the ability to completely relax your hand even if it is still resting on the grip. I couldn't have ridden to Colorado last year without it. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa "what a drag it is getting old"

[ROKLINGE@aol.com]

right hand falling asleep..... My solution... First bought a pair of EMGO bars, 1 1/2 inch shorter on each end, 2 inchs taller and about 2 inches back(bout $25 in black). Then got a pair of Cushioned Handlebar Grips from JCWhitney at $5.79 a pair. These are the "old" style, tapered grips, "hand contoured". I also bought a pair of bar end weights, the heaviest I could find($25 bucks here). I don't know that they make a difference because I have never ridden the current configuration without them. I kept the stock mirrors and the stock handguards, although I had to grind off about a 1/4 of an inch on the left handguard where it mounts(can't see it). The positioning and grips have made a huge difference. I have been running stock tires and have noticed that as they are wearing down the vibration is decreasing. Next set of tires will be AVON Gripsters. I am hoping their vibrations will Good Good Good... Good Vibrations, I'm thinkin bout AVON Gripsters. Sad isn't, I need a life, or, to go for a ride, one or the other.

[The Squasher]

Attachments :This is a followup to my other post/responce to Jim's question about the possible problem is the automatic compression release. Go to http://www.buykawasaki.com and click on "PARTS CATALOG" then go to "MOTORCYCLES" then "DUALSPORT" then "KLR650" then "1988" for your A2. on the left you will see a list of items in blue. Click on "CAMSHAFT/TENSIONER". I digram will pop up on the right side of the screen. You will notic a decompression spring (part # 92081) that is conected to the exhaust camshaft (part # 12044A). If that spring or the device it's attached to is bad/broken you have found the cause of the knocking. I am also trying to attach a picture from the buykawasaki site that showes the compression release device.

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Jim Cunningham wrote: >A while back I reported a strange knocking noise in my A2 that I could not >identify. Some of you may remember this, and I got all kinds of > >Jim A2 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com