broken and riding again (was: [dsn_klr650] tool kit)

[biffy9lanky13]

Has anyone ever had the bottom outlet on the coolant reservoir melt ????? While it still has water in it ???? Yeah it sound crazy to me as well, but I have just drilled a hole through mine because It had sealed shut causing the bike to overheat. Answers on a post card.

[cactus_reese]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "biffy9lanky13" wrote:

> Has anyone ever had the bottom outlet on the coolant reservoir > melt ????? While it still has water in it ???? Yeah it sound crazy > to me as well, but I have just drilled a hole through mine because > It had sealed shut causing the bike to overheat. > > Answers on a post card.

When I bought mine used, the bottom port was melted shut and the hose from the radiator had been rerouted to the top port of the overflow bottle. I road it this way for a year with no problems before seeing someone else's post about the bottom melting closed. I thought, "What bottom port?" I studied the manual and reallized what had happened, redrilled my bottom port, hooked the hoses up right, and put reflective aluminum tape over the port to reduce the radiated heat load from the exhaust. It's now been plumbed correctly for 5 months, but doesn't seem to cool any differently than when it was plumbed backwards. -Bryan

[cyclemanhotrod]

That's normal for the KLR and a by-pass switch is the best way to go. It can be wired directly to the battery with the switch in a place hard to see so nobody walks by and flips it on and runs down the battery. Cycleman

[Jeff Saline]

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:16:29 -0000 "cyclemanhotrod" writes:

> That's normal for the KLR and a by-pass switch is the best way to go. > > It can be wired directly to the battery with the switch in a place > hard > to see so nobody walks by and flips it on and runs down the > battery. > > Cycleman >><><><><><><><><><>

<><><><><><><><>>> Cycleman, I don't understand why you'd want to involve the battery in this set up. All you have to do is provide a ground for the wire to the radiator temperature sending unit and the fan will activate. The hard to see switch makes a lot of sense. I used an on off on switch for mine with a safety cover. Best, 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

[Angelo Petrolini]

the cooling fan doesnt turn on but i checked the fan and it is still good,my service manuals are to far away for me to just get them and i wonder if anyone knows how to fix this delima of mine. --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Geoff]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Angelo Petrolini wrote:

> > the cooling fan doesnt turn on but i checked the fan and it is still

good,my service manuals are to far away for me to just get them and i wonder if anyone knows how to fix this delima of mine.

> > --------------------------------- > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

I started to get the same problem with my 87' and I think the problem is the sending unit. Mine was not consistant about on/off, even when Iparked it. I would walk away after the fan shut off, but go back through the shop an hour later and it was on again! I decided to think for the bike and put a switch above the gauges(the black headlight blocker) and now I turn it on after I start it. This has worked great while trail riding, especially when climbing hills and going slow. Give that a try, I think that's the best answer even if you replace the thermostat and get it working right. GM

[klr6501995]

check the fuse and holder under the right air scoop, by the coolant resevoir. Your fan should turn on if you pull the wire off the bottom of the radiator and ground it. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Angelo Petrolini wrote:

> > the cooling fan doesnt turn on but i checked the fan and it is still

good,my service manuals are to far away for me to just get them and i wonder if anyone knows how to fix this delima of mine.

> > --------------------------------- > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Ernie Campbell]

Dont be a lazy ass go and get them. Ernie Campbell

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[James Morrow Sr]

Hey Rev I broke 7 ribs and colarbone, 8 weeks ago. I went back to work after 2 weeks, exercised shoulder for 4 weeks, and started riding on the 6th week. I found my neck and right side would cramp up some, my commute is 350 miles one way. I crashed on my BUSA, and am now riding the RT which is very comfortable. Don't know if I could go 350 miles on the sport bike. I am exercising with weights now, but still somewhat sore and weak. Cannot lay on my right side yet. I used no sling, support whatsoever, doctor said nothing helps. My colar bone is now got a very big knot, and very weak. I can hit golf balls though, and do most everything else with some discomfort. I talked to a fellow worker and his broken colar bone is still weaker than the other side, 18 years later. Don't understand why they do not set the broken colar bone and make it whole, like before. I don't every want to go through broken ribs again, three, four weeks of pure pain, no sleep.

On 7/5/06, revmaaatin wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , Blake > Sobiloff wrote: > > > > On Jul 4, 2006, at 9:36 AM, revmaaatin wrote: > > > Anybody here comment on the time you took for broken ribs/collarbone > > > before you were riding again? > > > > I broke my right collarbone on the dirt bikes at Freddy Spencer's > > school. I think it was about 10 weeks before I could ride my > > motorcycle on the street for short rides, and probably 16 weeks > > before I was comfortable on all-day rides. This was street riding, > > though, not dirt. > > > Hi Blake, > Thanks for the response. This moring I plugged in the Battery Tender > and I sought out someone to ride my bike next week to get it up to > operating temps for the oil change. For all intents and purposes, I am > done for 2006, as per 'Coach Saline'. > revmaaatin. > > > -- James Morrow Sr Union, MO '00' RT + dual plug + Bunkhouse '00' BUSA + 15hp '05' KLR650 + big fun factor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]