any 100,000 mile klr's?

[agentsmith2112]

My Y2KLR makes a metallic buzz periodically at certain speeds/ vibrations. It sounds sort of like a key vibrating agaist the bars would (like if you had a set of keys on the starter key) Its really annoying and I can't seem to tell where its coming from. Seems like behind the speedo or somwhere in there. I have felt around with my hand and grabbed various springs and cables to see if I can find the culprit but no luck. Just curious if this is a common problem (known fix) Any Ideas? -Brian

[klr9992001]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "agentsmith2112" wrote:

> My Y2KLR makes a metallic buzz periodically at certain speeds/ > vibrations. It sounds sort of like a key vibrating agaist the bars > would (like if you had a set of keys on the starter key) Its really > annoying and I can't seem to tell where its coming from. Seems like > behind the speedo or somwhere in there. I have felt around with my > hand and grabbed various springs and cables to see if I can find the > culprit but no luck. > > Just curious if this is a common problem (known fix) > > Any Ideas? > > -Brian

Your headlight bracket has broken the bottom suport. No big deal. Just remove it. The two side bolts will hold it in place. I've been riding like that for 13 years. The bracket is a POS. Dan

[Randall Marbach]

My buzz turned out to be the radiator grills. HTH Randy from Burbank --- agentsmith2112 wrote:

> My Y2KLR makes a metallic buzz periodically at > certain speeds/ > vibrations. It sounds sort of like a key vibrating > agaist the bars > would (like if you had a set of keys on the starter > key) Its really > annoying and I can't seem to tell where its coming > from. Seems like > behind the speedo or somwhere in there. I have felt > around with my > hand and grabbed various springs and cables to see > if I can find the > culprit but no luck. > > Just curious if this is a common problem (known fix) > > Any Ideas? > > -Brian > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Michael Silverstein]

After going over every screw and bolt holding the various guards and bits of plastic in that area, as well as mounting a rubber vibration dampers (bits of old inner tube) between things that might vibrate against each other (such as the water overflow tank and plastic guard), my buzzing sound turned out to be from a loose fork stanchion bolt. Mike A18

> --- agentsmith2112 wrote: > > > My Y2KLR makes a metallic buzz periodically at > > certain speeds/ > > vibrations. It sounds sort of like a key vibrating > > agaist the bars > > would (like if you had a set of keys on the starter > > key) Its really > > annoying and I can't seem to tell where its coming > > from. Seems like > > behind the speedo or somwhere in there. I have felt > > around with my > > hand and grabbed various springs and cables to see > > if I can find the > > culprit but no luck.

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[Erik]

And mine turned out to be a slightly loose clutch lever. erik

> After going over every screw and bolt holding the various guards and > bits of plastic in that area, as well as mounting a rubber vibration > dampers (bits of old inner tube) between things that might vibrate > against each other (such as the water overflow tank and plastic guard), > my buzzing sound turned out to be from a loose fork stanchion bolt. > > Mike A18 > >> --- agentsmith2112 wrote: >> >>> My Y2KLR makes a metallic buzz periodically at >>> certain speeds/ >>> vibrations. It sounds sort of like a key vibrating >>> agaist the bars >>> would (like if you had a set of keys on the starter >>> key) Its really >>> annoying and I can't seem to tell where its coming >>> from. Seems like >>> behind the speedo or somwhere in there. I have felt >>> around with my >>> hand and grabbed various springs and cables to see >>> if I can find the >>> culprit but no luck. > >

[Kathi Clark]

Mine was also the clutch lever. Kathi erik wrote: And mine turned out to be a slightly loose clutch lever. erik --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Wolfy]

Mine seems to be coming from the left side of the engine and almost has a rushing air or metallic vibration sound. It seems to be speed (or RPM) controlled as well as being controlled by the clutch. If I going along and pull the clutch in it stops. let it out and it's back. I though maybe my timing chain was a bit loose but that would seem to me to want to make more noise when just starting from cold. I also thought it was the drive chain. I never did get around to re-adjusting it after putting the new chain on. But that didn't make sense either. So I am back to guessing its the clutch plates.

[Peter Meilstrup]

Mine was the radiator screen--but all the noises disappear when I have my headphones on...

On 7/25/05, Wolfy wrote: > Mine seems to be coming from the left side of the engine and almost has a rushing air or metallic vibration sound. > > It seems to be speed (or RPM) controlled as well as being controlled by the clutch. If I going along and pull the clutch in it stops. let it out and it's back. I though maybe my timing chain was a bit loose but that would seem to me to want to make more noise when just starting from cold. I also thought it was the drive chain. I never did get around to re-adjusting it after putting the new chain on. But that didn't make sense either. So I am back to guessing its the clutch plates. > > > 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 > > > > > > >

[john@simmons.net]

Mine was the radiator screen also, a few zip ties and it went away. John Simmons A-18 Fay. NC

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jud Jones" wrote:

> Most BMW driveshafts do seem to last forever. The R100GSes have a lot of suspension > travel for a shaftie, however, and as a consequence the u-joints operate at higher angles > of deflection than is really good for them, so they fail. > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote: > > Are BMW shafts inferior to other brands? I hear of shaft drives going forever with out > failure. > > > > Rick A17 > > > > Jud Jones wrote: > > > > The "maintenance-free" shaft drive is thought to be one reason to prefer the BMW

over a

> > chain-driven bike. But the R100GS driveshaft will fail at 40-60,000 miles, and will

cost

> > something north of $400 for the replacement part. Not a whole lot different than the > cost > > of chains and sprockets over the same mileage. > >

The cost of replacing driveshafts cuts both ways, as in: " 400 bucks in 60,000 miles. Hell, thats cheaper than chains and sprockets on a KLR>" ;-{>