wtb klr650 in ohio

[Ron Pringle]

Hi Guys, I'm having a problem with my A-14. It's blowing headlight bulbs at an alarming pace. They only last a few weeks. I can't figure out if its cheap bulbs, excessive vibration, or possibly something wrong with the electrical system. I bought a better bulb $10.00 instead of the usual $5.00 bulb, and it blew just the same. The vibration from the bike is the same as it always was, so I'm slowly coming to the realization that it could really be something with the charging system. I just don't know what to look at next. Any Ideas would be welcome. Thanks a lot, Ron Pringle Kensington, CA A-14

[Spike55]

My brother's bike (not a KLR) was having the same problem and he found out that the plug to the rectifier was loose. Somehow this allowed 100 Volts AC to spike into the DC side of the system, thereby, blowing out his lights. Don R100, A6F --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Pringle" wrote:

> > Hi Guys, > > I'm having a problem with my A-14. It's blowing headlight bulbs at > an alarming pace. They only last a few weeks. I can't figure out if > its cheap bulbs, excessive vibration, or possibly something wrong

with

> the electrical system. > > I bought a better bulb $10.00 instead of the usual $5.00 bulb,

and

> it blew just the same. > > The vibration from the bike is the same as it always was, so I'm > slowly coming to the realization that it could really be something > with the charging system. I just don't know what to look at next. > > Any Ideas would be welcome. Thanks a lot, > > Ron Pringle > Kensington, CA > A-14 >

[Doug Herr]

On Wed, 23 May 2007, Ron Pringle wrote:

> Hi Guys, > > I'm having a problem with my A-14. It's blowing headlight bulbs at > an alarming pace. They only last a few weeks. I can't figure out if > its cheap bulbs, excessive vibration, or possibly something wrong with > the electrical system. > > I bought a better bulb $10.00 instead of the usual $5.00 bulb, and > it blew just the same. > > The vibration from the bike is the same as it always was, so I'm > slowly coming to the realization that it could really be something > with the charging system. I just don't know what to look at next. > > Any Ideas would be welcome. Thanks a lot,

I bet you have already done this, but you did not mention, so for the sake of "those what don't know"... The FAQ has: Headlight fuse tends to blow: If the headlight switch pauses between "hi" and "lo," it is possible for both filaments to be on at the same time. This will overload the 10A fuse. This can be fixed by upgrading the fuse to 15A. -- Doug Herr doug@... A16 in Oakland, California

[Ronald Criswell]

You might check your plug and the wires leading into it. I was having similar problems and noticed my plug was melted badly and the wires were hanging on in shreds. This was the result of running much higher wattage bulbs for brighter illumination. I know some on the list has gotten by running higher bulbs with no problems, but I have since been told by sources I respect that you can not do this unless you replace the plug with a good Bakelight one. One guy told me a particular BMW plug is a good replacement. I haven't bothered to do this as I don't ride much at night (for a lot of safety reasons). CRISWELL

On May 22, 2007, at 11:40 PM, Ron Pringle wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I'm having a problem with my A-14. It's blowing headlight bulbs at > an alarming pace. They only last a few weeks. I can't figure out if > its cheap bulbs, excessive vibration, or possibly something wrong with > the electrical system. > > I bought a better bulb $10.00 instead of the usual $5.00 bulb, and > it blew just the same. > > The vibration from the bike is the same as it always was, so I'm > slowly coming to the realization that it could really be something > with the charging system. I just don't know what to look at next. > > Any Ideas would be welcome. Thanks a lot, > > Ron Pringle > Kensington, CA > A-14 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 23 May 2007 04:40:27 -0000 "Ron Pringle" writes:

> Hi Guys, > > I'm having a problem with my A-14. It's blowing headlight bulbs > at > an alarming pace. They only last a few weeks. I can't figure out if > its cheap bulbs, excessive vibration, or possibly something wrong > with > the electrical system. > > I bought a better bulb $10.00 instead of the usual $5.00 bulb, > and > it blew just the same. > > The vibration from the bike is the same as it always was, so I'm > slowly coming to the realization that it could really be something > with the charging system. I just don't know what to look at next. > > Any Ideas would be welcome. Thanks a lot, > > Ron Pringle > Kensington, CA > A-14

<><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Ron, Sounds to me like it's time for a good visual inspection of the headlight electrical connector. Next I'd put a multimeter on the wiring and see what kind of voltage you're getting when running the engine with a fully charged battery. I'd probably also be testing for voltage drops at the headlight and figuring out a plan of action based on the results of the tests. Not much I can do long distance without some hard facts. 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

[e_daume2]

After hemming and hawing for the last many years (and buying many other bikes during that time), I've decided it's time to join the KLR ranks. Anyone have one in (preferably Central) Ohio they're looking to unload? I could think about a part trade for my V strom 650, if that adds any interest. I'm just hoping for something more off road worthy than the Strom, more crashable than my old F650GS, easier to find parts for than my old Transalp... I'd prefer a '96-'00, but I'm open about that. Thanks, Eric Dublin, OH