all fixed up

[Anton Perdices]

Wow sounds like a bunch of people are having the knocking noise. Here's my two cents. I have a 93 with 9800 miles on it and I just started getting the knocking noise in the last 100 miles. Mine had the same symptoms. It didn't happen all the time, and never happened when the engine idled even when I cranked the throttle. All I did was lube the chain and adjust the balancer mechanism and so far so good. I haven't changed my sprockets or chain since I bought the bike from the previous owner. It had 1500 miles when I got it and that was about a year ago. One question I have is as I was tighten the balancer bolt I notice some oil around that area. Is that something I should ce concerned about? I also didn't have a cover for the bolt. Should I be concerned or would it be fine w/o a cover? If needed, Fred do you have any? Thanks, Anton Perdices Information Services Nortel Networks telephone: 954 851-8753 (ESN 228) fax: 954 851-8499 (ESN 228) cel: 954-579-2171 e-mail: perdicea@...

[a phipps]

Karl,

>hear a knocking type noise coming from my >'99 KLR with 23,000kms. It only does it while I ride off and not at idle. >I've tried putting my front wheel up against a wall and then trying to load >up the engine and it doesn't make the noise (could that be a hint?). Once >I >get going the other noises either mask it or it's going away, I don't know.

Could it be a couple tight links in your chain? I had that happen to my last chain. It took a while to figure out what the noise was. I only noticed it when starting out in first gear and when going fairly slow. When I lubed the chain heavily the sound would go away for a bit but turn up again shortly. It was a sound similar to the one you describe. A new chain solved the problem. Al ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[Karl Raupp]

Bingo bango to Mr. Phipps! Sprayed the crap out of my chain with WD-40 and low and behold, no knocking noises. Leave it to me to want to rip apart my engine only to find out it's the damned chain Oh well, now to find out how long I can nurse this puppy along! I promise to follow the KISS (keep it simple stupid) theory better in the future. Thanks!!!!!!!! Karl

>Could it be a couple tight links in your chain? I had that happen to my >last chain. It took a while to figure out what the noise was. I only >noticed it when starting out in first gear and when going fairly slow. >When >I lubed the chain heavily the sound would go away for a bit but turn up >again shortly. It was a sound similar to the one you describe. A new >chain >solved the problem. >Al

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[John Hart]

Well fixed the "killa" back Sunday. I could strighten out most everything. That is the nice thing about a simple bike, I can work on most anything on it. Soon as I get the parts she will look good as new BTW, How are you guys mounting GPS on the "killa". Everything vibrates so bad a handlebar mount does not seem the ticket. I am thinking about getting the aerostich tank bag and mounting it there along with a CB. Any thoughts?