problems to look for when buying a used xr650l

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closeke
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headlight life spam

Post by closeke » Fri Aug 02, 2002 9:52 am

I got on the bike last night to go to work and didn't have a low beam. Rode with the high beam on, @#$% the cagers. The headlight was that napa higher than stock wattage headlight. It was only about a year old with @4500 miles on it. Is this the normal life spam for a headlight? Secondly, does anyone have the part # for the Napa headlight handy? Haven't found it yet in the archives and don't know if it will be on the old one. Criag A15 Pruav(Cager blinding Cyclops)

Zachariah Mully
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headlight life spam

Post by Zachariah Mully » Fri Aug 02, 2002 9:58 am

Criag- Check the headlight mount, several folks have had the spot weld fail and this would could lead to greater vibrations reaching the bulb. Also check the headlight socket as that might have melted from the excess wattage. If you haven't already, consider running some fat wires directly off the battery to the headlight. Z DC
On Fri, 2002-08-02 at 10:52, closeke wrote: > I got on the bike last night to go to work > and didn't have a low beam. Rode with the > high beam on, @#$% the cagers. > The headlight was that napa higher than > stock wattage headlight. It was only about > a year old with @4500 miles on it. > Is this the normal life spam for a headlight? > > Secondly, does anyone have the part # for > the Napa headlight handy? Haven't found it yet in the > archives and don't know if it will be on the old one. > > Criag > A15 Pruav(Cager blinding Cyclops) > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

Justin Carlson
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problems to look for when buying a used xr650l

Post by Justin Carlson » Fri Aug 02, 2002 9:59 am

I'm going to check out a used 1994 KLR650L with 9000 miles tomorrow. Does anyone have any adivce on problem areas to look for and examine carefully? Thanks, Justin 212-659-8679w _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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