brake question

[Red Fred]

----- Original Message ----- From: Red Fred To: DSN_klr650!@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:53 PM Subject: Newbies rough weekend I'll split this up in catogories, as there are 2 bikes envolved with 2 different problems. Maybe I should have stuck to my flathead Indians? Anyway, the story starts with an '85 KLR 600 as a gift. I beat the dung out of it for awhile, and decide that I really like it. So new street tires and chain it gets. Of course, this is where the story earns it's problems. Upon lugging it at a California stop, I thought I was in first (I have trouble with a hand clutch & foot shift) and she died, never to start again, with a mechanical "clunk" prohibiting a full rev. So I finally got her all apart (borrowing metric tools), and I see that the "doohickey" is busted! But the 600 has a different style. It is stamped, one piece, and very fragile looking. It merely snapped in 2 at the skinny slot. I wonder why the piston hit valves from this? Is an aftermarket 600 Doohicky available? Thanks, RF. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[wannabsmooth1]

Fred, Don't you know, they don't break! The lever (hickey) for the 650 will fit your bike. The early 650's have the same part as yours. when you put it together, just forget the circlip. All the best, Mike Eagle Mfg & Eng San Diego, Ca.

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Red Fred" wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Red Fred > To: DSN_klr650!@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:53 PM > Subject: Newbies rough weekend > > > I'll split this up in catogories, as there are 2 bikes envolved with 2 different problems. Maybe I should have stuck to my flathead Indians? > Anyway, the story starts with an '85 KLR 600 as a gift. I beat the dung out of it for awhile, and decide that I really like it. So new street tires and chain it gets. > Of course, this is where the story earns it's problems. Upon lugging it at a California stop, I thought I was in first (I have trouble with a hand clutch & foot shift) and she died, never to start again, with a mechanical "clunk" prohibiting a full rev. > So I finally got her all apart (borrowing metric tools), and I see that the "doohickey" is busted! But the 600 has a different style. It is stamped, one piece, and very fragile looking. It merely snapped in 2 at the skinny slot. I wonder why the piston hit valves from this? > Is an aftermarket 600 Doohicky available? > Thanks, RF. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Judson D. Jones]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Red Fred" wrote:

> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Red Fred > To: DSN_klr650!@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:53 PM > Subject: Newbies rough weekend > > > I'll split this up in catogories, as there are 2 bikes envolved

with 2 different problems. Maybe I should have stuck to my flathead Indians?

> Anyway, the story starts with an '85 KLR 600 as a gift. I beat

the dung out of it for awhile, and decide that I really like it. So new street tires and chain it gets.

> Of course, this is where the story earns it's problems. Upon

lugging it at a California stop, I thought I was in first (I have trouble with a hand clutch & foot shift) and she died, never to start again, with a mechanical "clunk" prohibiting a full rev.

> So I finally got her all apart (borrowing metric tools), and I

see that the "doohickey" is busted! But the 600 has a different style. It is stamped, one piece, and very fragile looking. It merely snapped in 2 at the skinny slot. I wonder why the piston hit valves from this?

> Is an aftermarket 600 Doohicky available? > Thanks, RF. >

I'm willing to guess that your doohickey failure was a symptom rather than a cause. Sounds to me like an issue with the cam chain or tensioner caused the motor to jump time and mate the valves with the piston. (Funny, the last KLR600 I looked at had a similar problem). Or perhaps your doohickey was already broken, without your knowledge.

[Ron Sutton]

I have been reading the discussion about the big rotors. I was wondering if anyone knows the diameter of the piston in the front master cylinder and the diameter of the piston in the front caliper? Ron ===== http://RokonRon.com http://ISDT.org http://MsMillie.com