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matteeanne wrote:

>It's the same doohickey as a bike made in 87 >I believe.

It's my understanding that the very early years have a stamped metal doohickey which is better quality thant the later years. Paul Streeter

[wannabsmooth1]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, pdstreeter@m... wrote:

> matteeanne wrote: > > >It's the same doohickey as a bike made in 87 > >I believe. > > It's my understanding that the very early years have a stamped metal > doohickey which is better quality thant the later years. > > Paul Streeter

The 600 and 1st year or two of the 650 did have a stamped 1 piece steel lever. They fail, just differently. They bend right away and don't adjust, being very soft, with the small head adjuster bolt and the big countersink in the case. The double-d hole ovals out, too. I have some pics of some early levers we've taken out at tech days. They aren't pretty. All the best, Mike Eagle Mfg & Eng San Diego, Ca

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "wannabsmooth1" wrote:

> > The 600 and 1st year or two of the 650 did have a stamped 1 piece > steel lever. They fail, just differently. They bend right away and > don't adjust, being very soft, with the small head adjuster bolt and > the big countersink in the case. The double-d hole ovals out, too. I > have some pics of some early levers we've taken out at tech days. They > aren't pretty. >

But they still make nice jewelry, huh Mike?

[Ramey]

Mike, of the 15? bikes in Idaho that had doohickey surgery, how many were gunny? Enquiring minds. -----Original Message----- From: wannabsmooth1 [mailto:eaglemike@...] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:34 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: doohickey?

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, pdstreeter@m... wrote: > matteeanne wrote: > > >It's the same doohickey as a bike made in 87 > >I believe. > > It's my understanding that the very early years have a stamped metal > doohickey which is better quality thant the later years. > > Paul Streeter The 600 and 1st year or two of the 650 did have a stamped 1 piece steel lever. They fail, just differently. They bend right away and don't adjust, being very soft, with the small head adjuster bolt and the big countersink in the case. The double-d hole ovals out, too. I have some pics of some early levers we've taken out at tech days. They aren't pretty. All the best, Mike Eagle Mfg & Eng San Diego, Ca 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

[wannabsmooth1]

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

> Mike, of the 15? bikes in Idaho that had doohickey surgery, how many

were

> gunny? Enquiring minds. >

2 had broken levers. 1 had a broken spring (03 with approx 3500 miles) We left the adjustment bolt tight on all bikes until we had removed the rotor, to see if the lever would move when the bolt was loosened. 3 of the 15 actually adjusted slightly, before running out of spring tension. Most owners had not adjusted them before. All bikes needed more spring tension. All of the bikes were at 70% to 80% of the lever travel, including an 05 with about 400 miles on it. One of the bikes (a '95) did not have broken parts, but was MUCH quieter after the upgrade. All the best, Mike Eagle Mfg & Eng since 1990 San Diego, Ca

[Gary Parece]

How many took the 35mm and how many took the 38mm springs????? Gary Parece 98 concours 102K, ,01 KLR650 9K 04 WR250F ,04 H-D Road King

----- Original Message ----- From: "wannabsmooth1" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:18 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: doohickey? > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Ramey" wrote: >> Mike, of the 15? bikes in Idaho that had doohickey surgery, how many > were >> gunny? Enquiring minds. >> > 2 had broken levers. 1 had a broken spring (03 with approx 3500 miles) > We left the adjustment bolt tight on all bikes until we had removed > the rotor, to see if the lever would move when the bolt was loosened. > 3 of the 15 actually adjusted slightly, before running out of spring > tension. Most owners had not adjusted them before. All bikes needed > more spring tension. All of the bikes were at 70% to 80% of the lever > travel, including an 05 with about 400 miles on it. One of the bikes > (a '95) did not have broken parts, but was MUCH quieter after the upgrade. > > All the best, > > Mike > Eagle Mfg & Eng since 1990 > San Diego, Ca > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > >

[wannabsmooth1]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Parece" wrote:

> How many took the 35mm and how many took the 38mm springs????? > Gary Parece > 98 concours 102K, ,01 KLR650 9K > 04 WR250F ,04 H-D Road King

Gary, Going by memory (uh-oh) it was about 9-6 or 10-5 in favor of the 35mm. All 5 bikes had fairly serious corrosion on the swing arm bolt, and uni-trak bolt, too! All the best, Mike Eagle Mfg & Eng San Diego, Ca.

[pinemtklr]

Hello All Where is the best place to purchase an aftermarket Doohickey. Are they all about the same in quality or does one stand above the rest? My KLR only has about 500 miles on it, but I am going to go ahead and replace it just to get that off my mind.

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

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> Hello All > Where is the best place to purchase an aftermarket > Doohickey. Are > they > all about the same in quality or does one stand > above the rest? My > KLR > only has about 500 miles on it, but I am going to go > ahead and > replace > it just to get that off my mind. > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Eugene W Zortea Jr]

www.arrowheadmotorsports.com -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of pinemtklr Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:12 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Doohickey? Hello All Where is the best place to purchase an aftermarket Doohickey. Are they all about the same in quality or does one stand above the rest? My KLR only has about 500 miles on it, but I am going to go ahead and replace it just to get that off my mind. 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