moab 2006

[samuelstovall]

I ride a 2003 klr650 in dutch harbor, alaska. I accidently left the bike idling on the dock for a couple hours and BOOM! I heard what sounded like a gunshot (or worse, my engine exploding?)... fortunately it was only my radiator hose blowing out. Now I'm on vacation in the lower 48 and want to buy some radiator hose but don't know what size (as the bike is still up in Alaska...) Anybody know what size I need? Thanks- Sam

[Chris Shepard]

Samuel Go to www.buykawasaki.com and you can pick the year and make of your bike. The you can look at the parts diagrams and that will give you the information that you will need. You can also go to any Kawasaki dealership and find that information. Since I work on a variety of different types of bikes and watercraft, I find the parts diagrams on that site to be very valuable. Hope this helps -----Original Message----- From: samuelstovall Sent: Dec 9, 2005 6:29 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Radiator Hose POP! I ride a 2003 klr650 in dutch harbor, alaska. I accidently left the bike idling on the dock for a couple hours and BOOM! I heard what sounded like a gunshot (or worse, my engine exploding?)... fortunately it was only my radiator hose blowing out. Now I'm on vacation in the lower 48 and want to buy some radiator hose but don't know what size (as the bike is still up in Alaska...) Anybody know what size I need? Thanks- Sam 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 Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links

[samuelstovall]

thanks Chris, good call... I'll go check out the hoses on the bikes at the dealership tomorrow. I wonder if I can get a generic hose instead of oem.... thanks again- sam

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris Shepard wrote: > > Samuel > > Go to www.buykawasaki.com and you can pick the year and make of your bike. The you can look at the parts diagrams and that will give you the information that you will need. You can also go to any Kawasaki dealership and find that information. > > Since I work on a variety of different types of bikes and watercraft, I find the parts diagrams on that site to be very valuable. > > Hope this helps > > -----Original Message----- > From: samuelstovall > Sent: Dec 9, 2005 6:29 PM > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Radiator Hose POP! > > I ride a 2003 klr650 in dutch harbor, alaska. I accidently left the bike idling on the dock for a > couple hours and BOOM! I heard what sounded like a gunshot (or worse, my engine > exploding?)... fortunately it was only my radiator hose blowing out. Now I'm on vacation in > the lower 48 and want to buy some radiator hose but don't know what size (as the bike is still > up in Alaska...) Anybody know what size I need? > > Thanks- > > Sam > > > > > > > > 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 > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links >

[Jeff Saline]

Sam, Glad it wasn't anything more than a radiator hose. Hope it didn't mess up your thermostat too. I tried to measure the pipe stubs on my water pump and also the lower radiator stub. I couldn't get a good reading as the hoses are well placed on my bike. But it looks like it's probably 3/4" hose and will be a tight fit. I suppose it could be 7/8" hose but I think that would be a loose/sloppy fit. Also looks like you'd need about 3-4 feet of hose to get from the water pump to the cylinder base, the head to the radiator and the radiator to the water pump. I'm thinking if anyone knows for sure it'll be Bill Watson who can quote you page, paragraph and line on the KLR cooling system. He's been working on a very nice 195 degree stat and by pass over the last 7 months or better. I would think this would work very nicely for your bike in your cooler location. You could read more about it if you want at www.xanga.com/watt_man . I'm thinking on a similar set up for my bike and Bill's been very helpful sharing his data, thoughts and knowledge. I'm pretty sure I'm not worthy but it's nice just the same. : ) I saw another lister suggested you get the part numbers for the hoses from www.buykawasaki.com . I agree with them and think in this application that's probably the best way to go as the hoses pass very close to the exhaust system. You could buy hoses mail order from www.ronayers.com by getting the part number at the buy kaw site and then putting the part numbers in the ron ayers site. Watch shipping costs as they are kind of steep for low dollar orders. Good luck, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:29:44 -0000 "samuelstovall" writes:

> I ride a 2003 klr650 in dutch harbor, alaska. I accidently left the > bike idling on the dock for a > couple hours and BOOM! I heard what sounded like a gunshot (or > worse, my engine > exploding?)... fortunately it was only my radiator hose blowing out. > Now I'm on vacation in > the lower 48 and want to buy some radiator hose but don't know what > size (as the bike is still > up in Alaska...) Anybody know what size I need? > > Thanks- > > Sam > > > > > > > > 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 > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

[samuelstovall]

thanks jeff for all the info. ..Bill's work on the cooling system is pretty interesting; at the very least it is helping me understand the stock cooling system better. thanks again to you and this forum- sam

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote: > > Sam, > > Glad it wasn't anything more than a radiator hose. Hope it didn't mess > up your thermostat too. I tried to measure the pipe stubs on my water > pump and also the lower radiator stub. I couldn't get a good reading as > the hoses are well placed on my bike. But it looks like it's probably > 3/4" hose and will be a tight fit. I suppose it could be 7/8" hose but I > think that would be a loose/sloppy fit. Also looks like you'd need about > 3-4 feet of hose to get from the water pump to the cylinder base, the > head to the radiator and the radiator to the water pump. I'm thinking if > anyone knows for sure it'll be Bill Watson who can quote you page, > paragraph and line on the KLR cooling system. He's been working on a > very nice 195 degree stat and by pass over the last 7 months or better. > I would think this would work very nicely for your bike in your cooler > location. You could read more about it if you want at > www.xanga.com/watt_man . I'm thinking on a similar set up for my bike > and Bill's been very helpful sharing his data, thoughts and knowledge. > I'm pretty sure I'm not worthy but it's nice just the same. : ) > > I saw another lister suggested you get the part numbers for the hoses > from www.buykawasaki.com . I agree with them and think in this > application that's probably the best way to go as the hoses pass very > close to the exhaust system. You could buy hoses mail order from > www.ronayers.com by getting the part number at the buy kaw site and then > putting the part numbers in the ron ayers site. Watch shipping costs as > they are kind of steep for low dollar orders. > > Good luck, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT > > On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:29:44 -0000 "samuelstovall" > writes: > > I ride a 2003 klr650 in dutch harbor, alaska. I accidently left the > > bike idling on the dock for a > > couple hours and BOOM! I heard what sounded like a gunshot (or > > worse, my engine > > exploding?)... fortunately it was only my radiator hose blowing out. > > Now I'm on vacation in > > the lower 48 and want to buy some radiator hose but don't know what > > size (as the bike is still > > up in Alaska...) Anybody know what size I need? > > > > Thanks- > > > > Sam > >

[Steve Palmer]

> is it worth while to trailer a non-street-legal trail bike alongside > the KLR to the rally? Which trails will the utah OHV decal grant > permission to? >

Sorry I can't help you with the decal, my dirt bike is plated so I've never paid attention. But yes it is worth taking a trail bike, there are fantastic trails all over the area that I wouldn't attempt with a KLR. Taking both would be the best of both worlds. Have fun Steve Who made 2 trips to Moab last year

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