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[GaryS]

"We'll call it the "Stu Pipe Irritation Device" or the "StuPID" mod for short." Heheh, now this guy is the Master, funny stuff!! g

----- Original Message ----- From: "WEST HOVLAND" To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:29 PM Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR CaStu's post Maybe we can get together on a group buy of some thin walled 1 inch diameter straight pipe. We'll call it the "Stu Pipe Irritation Device" or the "StuPID" mod for short. I'm in for 3 feet of it. I want the tips on mine turned down so it blows the Twinkie wrappers and cigarette butts around at stop lights. Now, where's my pipe bender? West >> From: klrsisfiddy@... > > Stu is dead serious, he is a freedom fighter, just like me... If I want to let them know I am there, then I will run my open megaphone. You go Stu > > Really, what do you think Stu is saying? > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Lee Dodge > > I hope Stu Mumford's post is sarcasm . . . but if it wasn't my response is that I wasn't aware we had ignorant Sociopaths on our list but CaStu's posting, if an accurate representation of his views, proves otherwise. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links

[Cengiz Tanc]

I recently came in to owning a 1997 KLR650 that hasn't been through the best of times. A string of bad mechanics and lots of falls. I live in Turkey and a gasket that would cost 75cents in the US is around $5 here. So the poor bike was sealed up with all sorts of liquid gaskets including regular household clear silicone. Lots of wood screws instead of bolts, welds here and there including on a camshaft bracket. The brake pads were still original! Instead of replacing brake pads as a whole, new pieces of pad were bonded to the pad baseplate. The bike was apparently running before its 3 year storage after which i acquired it. I rebuilt most of its systems (brakes, carburetor, cooling etc.) with original parts. Unfortunately I am still unable to get a proper spark. Never heard her run. Its a feeble spark that disappears altogether after 3-5 turns of the engine. Here's what i've done so far: I replaced the old stator that was out of spec according to resistance tests i performed per the Clymer manual, with a new Electrosport version, not the high amp one. The exciter coil, the main winding on the old stator had been restrung or wrapped as it were. The CDI unit i had a guy fix here, he said there was a burnt diode in it, (there is whole branch of mechanics here called "brainers" who dig out and fix CDI type units from all sorts of vehicles) but i bought a working one off ebay anyway... The resistance tests on both are identical. I think the burnt out diode was a result of a short in the three yellow wires coming from the old stator that had fused together. I have new plugs, new starter relay, battery and replaced the ignition coil with a working one from ebay just in case. Removed the wiring harness, checked all grounds, but didn't unwrap it completely, looked for shorts or damage in the bendy areas etc. and reattached. Pick-up coil, diode, and rectifier are all within spec. Yet the spark is still feeble. Is it normal that when i press the starter button it turns over the engine a maximum of 6-8 times before it runs out of steam, the headlights dim, and i have to wait half a minute before trying again. This is only my second bike, so sometimes i'm not sure what's the norm. Thanks for any help in advance, Cengiz