whistling exhaust....

[Chris]

That would be true if the parts didn't fit and line up...but they do. I've already loosened my setup and moved it around, it's not under tension. They just need to be initially set. Oh, do use some blue loctite...on just about anything that screws into a KLR .

On 6/10/05, thotchi wrote: > The only problem I see with that technique is that you're storing an > enormous amount of energy in the bolts. Over time, with vibration, > oxidation etc., they may fatigue and finally break ... or break when > you actually use them. > > -Tosh > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris wrote: > > Mine didn't need any bending at all, just assemble them loosely and > > gradually tighten down each end until they pull themselves 'right'. > > > > > --- thotchi wrote: > > > > > > > I've gotten some advice (and from the instruction > > > > sheet) to do some > > > > bending of the bars. I haven't yet purchased the > > > > wind deflectors but > > > > I'm assuming this will prevent those from being > > > > installed properly. > > > > Not having seen them yet, are they designed such > > > > that there is some > > > > room for minor mods? Example: the Moose skid plate > > > > I also purchased > > > > has slots rather than a hole for mounting bolts. > > > > > > > > The other question I have regards the orientation of > > > > the Maiers. The > > > > instructions indicate that they should point > > > > anywhere between level to > > > > the ground to 10 degrees down. Not having ever > > > > ridden a bike offroad, > > > > I'm wondering what the reasoning behind this is. My > > > > only thought was > > > > that if you happened to hit a non-moving, massive > > > > object with the bar, > > > > that it could continue to bend around and then > > > > really trap your wrist > > > > as you flew over. Just curious. By the way, the > > > > Maiers do fit but at > > > > a 10 degree up position which prompted this thread. > > > > > > > > Thanks again all for your help. > > > > > > > > -Tosh > > > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "thotchi" > > > > wrote: > > > > > I just got my handguards from Fred at Arrowhead. > > > > I'm having some > > > > > difficulty installing these things. I read > > > > somewhere (unfortunately > > > > > I've forgotten where) that with these, you > > > > wouldn't have to cut the > > > > > levers. It doesn't seem to be the case but I > > > > could be doing > > > > something > > > > > wrong so I wanted to get some thoughts from you > > > > folks. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > -Tosh > > > > > A19 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > > > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > > > www.dualsportnews.com > > > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Discover Yahoo! > > > Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it > out! > > > http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[Pat Schmid]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "thotchi" wrote:

> I just got my handguards from Fred at Arrowhead. I'm having some > difficulty installing these things. I read somewhere (unfortunately > I've forgotten where) that with these, you wouldn't have to cut the > levers. It doesn't seem to be the case but I could be doing something > wrong so I wanted to get some thoughts from you folks. > > Thanks. > > -Tosh > A19

Any cutting of the levers would just involve taking the ball ends off. Shouldn't be any issues with doing that. Most enduro and XC riders do it as a matter of fact and then position the guard to be in front of the lever. Its the way I've always set handguards on my bikes. Pat G'ville, NV

[Analog Aardvark]

I put wood pros on my A17 earlier this spring. The left one fits gorgeous... The right one I had to pound and beat to reshape a bit so that it would clear my brake ok. The instructions that came with them said to bend if necessary, and it took some cussing, but now they're great. My only problem is deciding if I want them horizontal, so they protect my hands, or tilted down a bit to match the levers perfectly. When the levers are totally horizontal it's awkward standing, but when the woods pros are tilted down I feel like my little paws are vulnerable. Split the difference for now. Find a way to make em work, they're strong as hell and have saved my levers a hundred times already. Oh, and if you somehow manage to smash them hard enough to twist out of position (say, by dropping the bike semi upside down onto a huge rock), stop and loosen the allen nuts and readjust and retighten in place. You'll feel like a dumbass when you snap your clutch lever off way up some trail later that afternoon because you didn't bother to fix the guard. -Luke ugly duckling A17 PS You can make your stock plastic guard fit over the woods pro as a weather guard with a little work from a torch to reshape em and a couple bolts. --- Pat Schmid wrote:

> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "thotchi" > wrote: > > I just got my handguards from Fred at Arrowhead. > I'm having some > > difficulty installing these things. I read > somewhere (unfortunately > > I've forgotten where) that with these, you > wouldn't have to cut the > > levers. It doesn't seem to be the case but I > could be doing something > > wrong so I wanted to get some thoughts from you > folks. > > > > Thanks. > > > > -Tosh > > A19 > > Any cutting of the levers would just involve taking > the ball ends off. > Shouldn't be any issues with doing that. Most enduro > and XC riders do > it as a matter of fact and then position the guard > to be in front of > the lever. Its the way I've always set handguards on > my bikes. > > Pat > G'ville, NV > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[mbarney]

Sean, When you talk about "bending the bar", you are talking about the handguard, not the handlebar, right? Did you have any difficulty doing that, or use any particular technique? Did you have to heat them to bend them? I have been trying to mount a set of aluminum handguards (MSR brand, I believe) and tried bending one in my vise, but I snapped the end off. My mistake may have been clamping the vise across one of the bolt holes at the end of the guard: the weakest point. -Matt in Boise, ID

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > Correct, they point down to prevent crushing your hand > "in the big one". I was under the impression you had > the Wind deflectors too? I consider these mandatory > for the riding I do, at times I use the wind > deflectors to push aside saplings, bounce o0ff rock > walls, and to just protect them (my hands) against the > full force of the wind/storm/hail, and the frequent > blackberry branch that has grown across the SFR. If I > remember, I bent the bar in the vise as per their > instructions, and had to just loosen everything, Maeir > bars, clutch, brake, and wiggle it all around till it > was cozy. At first it left my clutch/brake lower, > which was different than I was used to, but now I dont > give it a thought. Get the brush guards/winde > deflectors, they are fashizzle marizzle. > Word > Sean, A-18, big fat and red, and so is my bike. > > --- thotchi wrote: > > > I've gotten some advice (and from the instruction > > sheet) to do some > > bending of the bars. I haven't yet purchased the > > wind deflectors but > > I'm assuming this will prevent those from being > > installed properly. > > Not having seen them yet, are they designed such > > that there is some > > room for minor mods? Example: the Moose skid plate > > I also purchased > > has slots rather than a hole for mounting bolts. > > > > The other question I have regards the orientation of > > the Maiers. The > > instructions indicate that they should point > > anywhere between level to > > the ground to 10 degrees down. Not having ever > > ridden a bike offroad, > > I'm wondering what the reasoning behind this is. My > > only thought was > > that if you happened to hit a non-moving, massive > > object with the bar, > > that it could continue to bend around and then > > really trap your wrist > > as you flew over. Just curious. By the way, the > > Maiers do fit but at > > a 10 degree up position which prompted this thread. > > > > Thanks again all for your help. > > > > -Tosh > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "thotchi" > > wrote: > > > I just got my handguards from Fred at Arrowhead. > > I'm having some > > > difficulty installing these things. I read > > somewhere (unfortunately > > > I've forgotten where) that with these, you > > wouldn't have to cut the > > > levers. It doesn't seem to be the case but I > > could be doing > > something > > > wrong so I wanted to get some thoughts from you > > folks. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -Tosh > > > A19 > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

No, I bent the hand guard, I put it in a vice, it was easy to bend. --- mbarney wrote:

> Sean, > > When you talk about "bending the bar", you are > talking about the > handguard, not the handlebar, right? Did you have > any difficulty > doing that, or use any particular technique? Did > you have to heat > them to bend them? > > I have been trying to mount a set of aluminum > handguards (MSR brand, > I believe) and tried bending one in my vise, but I > snapped the end > off. > > My mistake may have been clamping the vise across > one of the bolt > holes at the end of the guard: the weakest point. > > -Matt in Boise, ID > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, > wrote: > > Correct, they point down to prevent crushing your > hand > > "in the big one". I was under the impression you > had > > the Wind deflectors too? I consider these > mandatory > > for the riding I do, at times I use the wind > > deflectors to push aside saplings, bounce o0ff > rock > > walls, and to just protect them (my hands) against > the > > full force of the wind/storm/hail, and the > frequent > > blackberry branch that has grown across the SFR. > If I > > remember, I bent the bar in the vise as per their > > instructions, and had to just loosen everything, > Maeir > > bars, clutch, brake, and wiggle it all around till > it > > was cozy. At first it left my clutch/brake lower, > > which was different than I was used to, but now I > dont > > give it a thought. Get the brush guards/winde > > deflectors, they are fashizzle marizzle. > > Word > > Sean, A-18, big fat and red, and so is my bike. > > > > --- thotchi wrote: > > > > > I've gotten some advice (and from the > instruction > > > sheet) to do some > > > bending of the bars. I haven't yet purchased > the > > > wind deflectors but > > > I'm assuming this will prevent those from being > > > installed properly. > > > Not having seen them yet, are they designed such > > > that there is some > > > room for minor mods? Example: the Moose skid > plate > > > I also purchased > > > has slots rather than a hole for mounting bolts. > > > > > > The other question I have regards the > orientation of > > > the Maiers. The > > > instructions indicate that they should point > > > anywhere between level to > > > the ground to 10 degrees down. Not having ever > > > ridden a bike offroad, > > > I'm wondering what the reasoning behind this is. > My > > > only thought was > > > that if you happened to hit a non-moving, > massive > > > object with the bar, > > > that it could continue to bend around and then > > > really trap your wrist > > > as you flew over. Just curious. By the way, > the > > > Maiers do fit but at > > > a 10 degree up position which prompted this > thread. > > > > > > Thanks again all for your help. > > > > > > -Tosh > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "thotchi" > > > wrote: > > > > I just got my handguards from Fred at > Arrowhead. > > > I'm having some > > > > difficulty installing these things. I read > > > somewhere (unfortunately > > > > I've forgotten where) that with these, you > > > wouldn't have to cut the > > > > levers. It doesn't seem to be the case but I > > > could be doing > > > something > > > > wrong so I wanted to get some thoughts from > you > > > folks. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > -Tosh > > > > A19 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > > > >

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[thotchi]

Easy to bend? I had a tough time even when using a 4 foot cheater bar. Guess I need to work-out. -Tosh

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > No, I bent the hand guard, I put it in a vice, it was > easy to bend. > > --- mbarney wrote: > > > Sean, > > > > When you talk about "bending the bar", you are > > talking about the > > handguard, not the handlebar, right? Did you have > > any difficulty > > doing that, or use any particular technique? Did > > you have to heat > > them to bend them? > > > > I have been trying to mount a set of aluminum > > handguards (MSR brand, > > I believe) and tried bending one in my vise, but I > > snapped the end > > off. > > > > My mistake may have been clamping the vise across > > one of the bolt > > holes at the end of the guard: the weakest point. > > > > -Matt in Boise, ID > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, > > wrote: > > > Correct, they point down to prevent crushing your > > hand > > > "in the big one". I was under the impression you > > had > > > the Wind deflectors too? I consider these > > mandatory > > > for the riding I do, at times I use the wind > > > deflectors to push aside saplings, bounce o0ff > > rock > > > walls, and to just protect them (my hands) against > > the > > > full force of the wind/storm/hail, and the > > frequent > > > blackberry branch that has grown across the SFR. > > If I > > > remember, I bent the bar in the vise as per their > > > instructions, and had to just loosen everything, > > Maeir > > > bars, clutch, brake, and wiggle it all around till > > it > > > was cozy. At first it left my clutch/brake lower, > > > which was different than I was used to, but now I > > dont > > > give it a thought. Get the brush guards/winde > > > deflectors, they are fashizzle marizzle. > > > Word > > > Sean, A-18, big fat and red, and so is my bike. > > > > > > --- thotchi wrote: > > > > > > > I've gotten some advice (and from the > > instruction > > > > sheet) to do some > > > > bending of the bars. I haven't yet purchased > > the > > > > wind deflectors but > > > > I'm assuming this will prevent those from being > > > > installed properly. > > > > Not having seen them yet, are they designed such > > > > that there is some > > > > room for minor mods? Example: the Moose skid > > plate > > > > I also purchased > > > > has slots rather than a hole for mounting bolts. > > > > > > > > The other question I have regards the > > orientation of > > > > the Maiers. The > > > > instructions indicate that they should point > > > > anywhere between level to > > > > the ground to 10 degrees down. Not having ever > > > > ridden a bike offroad, > > > > I'm wondering what the reasoning behind this is. > > My > > > > only thought was > > > > that if you happened to hit a non-moving, > > massive > > > > object with the bar, > > > > that it could continue to bend around and then > > > > really trap your wrist > > > > as you flew over. Just curious. By the way, > > the > > > > Maiers do fit but at > > > > a 10 degree up position which prompted this > > thread. > > > > > > > > Thanks again all for your help. > > > > > > > > -Tosh > > > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "thotchi" > > > > wrote: > > > > > I just got my handguards from Fred at > > Arrowhead. > > > > I'm having some > > > > > difficulty installing these things. I read > > > > somewhere (unfortunately > > > > > I've forgotten where) that with these, you > > > > wouldn't have to cut the > > > > > levers. It doesn't seem to be the case but I > > > > could be doing > > > > something > > > > > wrong so I wanted to get some thoughts from > > you > > > > folks. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > -Tosh > > > > > A19 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > > > www.dualsportnews.com > > > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Discover Yahoo! > > > Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news > > and more. Check it > > out! > > > http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/

[Eric L. Green]

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, j solo wrote:

>> From: "Tim" >> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Whistling exhaust.... >> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:52:50 -0000 >> >> My friend is looking to buy a used '03 650, and he noticed that the >> exhaust was whistling. Is this common, (bike has 5300 miles) and if >> it is, is it fixable? >> > Ah, the heady song of 34 prancin ponies... > just don't get any betta. > > Fix what?

A KLR is *SUPPOSED* to sound like a 1963 Volkswagon Beetle with a bad muffler! _E