rear shock adjustment question

[Terry Walker]

I am currently running 16/35 gearing to cruise at 80mph at 4,000 rpm on a 2006. But this gearing and the extremely close ratios in the trans, necessitates smooth, slow clutch engagement during my very rare city riding. Does anybody know how and if it is possible to increase the first and maybe second gear ratios to spread the gear ratios apart? --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Moose]

You can spread the gears apart as much as you want. All you need is a good socket set and a handful of other basic tools. I would suggest putting first gear in the back of your garage and second gear in the front of the garage. Might make acceleration a bit of a pain though. Terry Walker wrote: I am currently running 16/35 gearing to cruise at 80mph at 4,000 rpm on a 2006. But this gearing and the extremely close ratios in the trans, necessitates smooth, slow clutch engagement during my very rare city riding. Does anybody know how and if it is possible to increase the first and maybe second gear ratios to spread the gear ratios apart? --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RM]

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:52:15 -0800 (PST), "Terry Walker" said:

> I am currently running 16/35 gearing to cruise at 80mph at 4,000 rpm > on a 2006. But this gearing and the extremely close ratios in the > trans, necessitates smooth, slow clutch engagement during my very rare > city riding.

This is the tallest gearing I've ever heard of on a KLR. How's the mileage? RM

[Moose]

I'm running the same set up and have been for about 1500 miles. I'm getting between 45 and 49 mpg depending on how much fun I have. RM wrote: On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:52:15 -0800 (PST), "Terry Walker" said:

> I am currently running 16/35 gearing to cruise at 80mph at 4,000 rpm > on a 2006. But this gearing and the extremely close ratios in the > trans, necessitates smooth, slow clutch engagement during my very rare > city riding.

This is the tallest gearing I've ever heard of on a KLR. How's the mileage? RM --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new house payment [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Terry Walker wrote:

> > I am currently running 16/35 gearing to cruise at 80mph at 4,000 rpm on a 2006. But this

gearing and the extremely close ratios in the trans, necessitates smooth, slow clutch engagement during my very rare city riding.

> > Does anybody know how and if it is possible to increase the first and maybe second gear

ratios to spread the gear ratios apart?

> >

You really like to do things the hard way, don't you? The KLR could stand a slightly wider spread of ratios, but it only has "extremely close ratios" if you gear it so tall that first is like second, and you can't even hope to pull red line in fourth, much less top. Anything is possible if you have enough money.

[Analog Aardvark]

From the FAQ: " If you have the engine open and can get the parts, the 1st gear set (input shaft, 1st gear output shaft) from a KLR600 can be installed, giving you a lower first gear, but keeping the upper gears intact." Sounds like WAY too much work to me, but who am I? -Luke

> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Terry Walker > wrote: > > Does anybody know how and if it is possible to > increase the first and maybe second gear > ratios to spread the gear ratios apart?

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[Don S]

Thanks Jud. Errr, ahhh, just checking to see if anyone was paying attention... No bites? I was too lazy to confirm my comments by checking the bike and/or manual. I sit corrected. Don Jud Jones wrote: Don, you have this exactly backward. The 12mm bolt head at the top of the shock is to adjust spring preload. The wheel at the bottom right adjusts rebound damping: 4 settings I-IV. Only turn the wheel to the right.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Don S wrote: > > First of all, adjusting the hex head at the top of the shock isn't for the spring preload. It's for shock damping. If you're adjusting that, turning the hex head clockwise only will increase damping by a factor of one for each click. It will go from a setting of one to five then back to one. To adjust the preload, you will have to do that at the bottom of the shock. The adjuster is behind a plastic collar that can be moved out of the way to make the adjustment. As above, each notch is an adjustment factor of one. Now, go about your adjustments incrementally. Start with factory settings then set your damping to two. If you're not bottoming out, or experiencing excessive chassis travel while going over bumps, your preload should be OK. If you are, start working with your preload. Set it according to your weight. More weight more preload. Take it for a test run after each adjustment. Make sure you take it over some good bumps to make the suspension work. If > your ride is stable and you're not bottoming out, things are OK. If you encounter wobbly or unstable handling, you may have to work on the damping some more. > > I'm relatively light at 165 lbs. I have my damping and preload both set at 2. The bike works fine for me. I have however changed out the fork springs to progressive units and have a K-9 fork brace installed. I'm certain that they contribute to overall handling as well. > > The larger more experienced riders on this list recommend that if you're fairly large 250+ lbs. you would likely be better off with a stiffer spring. > > Good luck. > > Don > > dylanfm wrote: > This summer I picked up a new 2006 KLR as my first bike. I've put 2K > miles on it and I've really enjoyed learning to ride. > > Today I decided to play with adjusting the rear shock. I got out my > clymer manual and found the spring preload adjustment hex head. Before > adjusting it I see the number 1. I turned the hex head expecting that > the next number I will see is a 2, but its not. The next number is a > 5. From reading online and in the manual I was under the impression > that the adjustments range from 1 to 5, so what is the deal? It didn't > seem like there was any settings between the 1 and the 5 and It did > look like there were more lines below the the line next to the 5. Do > you just count the lines and ignore the number? Am I missing something > really obvious? > > I looked in the FAQ and searched a little on this forum, but couldn't > find anything that cleared it up for me. > > Dylan > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]