rear tail lights, leds, etc...

[sulteck]

I bought a used 1999 KLR 2 years ago now and love it for getting off road in Northern Ontario. It came with a supertrap pipe on it that gives it a tolerable rumble. On deceleration there was a back fire or poping coming from the exhaust. I just installed a K&N filter and the back fire is gone, is noticably smoother running and has a slight power increase. I had read some where on the net that the back fire was a carb jetting problem and was common even on the standard pipe. While shopping for the K&N I saw a jetting package. I have also read that you have to drill a cap out to get to the jets. My question is, is jetting necessary since I got rid of the back fire?

[sulteck]

I bought a used 1999 KLR 2 years ago now and love it for getting off road in Northern Ontario. It came with a supertrap pipe on it that gives it a tolerable rumble. On deceleration there was a back fire or poping coming from the exhaust. I just installed a K&N filter and the back fire is gone, is noticably smoother running and has a slight power increase. I had read some where on the net that the back fire was a carb jetting problem and was common even on the standard pipe. While shopping for the K&N I saw a jetting package. I have also read that you have to drill a cap out to get to the jets. My question is, is jetting necessary since I got rid of the back fire?

[kusstj]

Hey glad your enjoying your KLR650, I am on my second one and have never looked back. I too tried a K&N filter, however I never did get an aftermarket exhaust. There are people on this list who can offer advice on the drilling of the hole in the carb. I am unsure of the details myself. I am sure you can find this info and it may be on the FAQ list. I have left fuel misture things stock. Since my first KLR - and A9 (1995) I have gotten older (happens to us all I guess) I no longer believe in K&N filters as they offer high flow, which can mean leaner and hotter, perhaps if jetted right it may work well. Sure your results may vary. Someone on the list is a real wrencher at a shop and has shared that more often than not when someone is bringing in a bike for an engine overhaul, sure enough they were using a K&N filter. Anyhoo, now in my 40's I realize I want my toys to last (sleds, atv's vehicles) and my A16. I take good care of them, and have always left feul mixture stock. Oil injection on the sleds has always been left stock too. Sure you can get stuff to perform better, but the heart of the toy is burning fuel, and making it peppier can in the long haul make it burn itself out earlier. Remember this is not a GSXer or a F1, it is a klr650 thumper which on a good day might go 96 mph. It gets 50mpg, has about 38ish hp. and you can ride it to your deer stand. how fast do you want it to go?? A famous saying is "they run best right before they burn down". Heck - there are some guys who like to rebuilt their race machines every week - more power to them. And perhaps this is the type of motor hobby you enjoy- rebuilding motors- if so - great. But I got kids who might go to college if we have any money left after hockey. I can't throw too much money at my toys. best of luck, keep the rubber side down, todd in Chaska MN, A16, CF700efi, YAM 2504x4

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "sulteck" wrote: > > I bought a used 1999 KLR 2 years ago now and love it for getting off road in Northern Ontario. It came with a supertrap pipe on it that gives it a tolerable rumble. On deceleration there was a back fire or poping coming from the exhaust. I just installed a K&N filter and the back fire is gone, is noticably smoother running and has a slight power increase. > > I had read some where on the net that the back fire was a carb jetting problem and was common even on the standard pipe. While shopping for the K&N I saw a jetting package. I have also read that you have to drill a cap out to get to the jets. My question is, is jetting necessary since I got rid of the back fire? >

[transalp 1]

I saw the KLR's one brake light bulb as a potential ticket or accident waiting to happen.

Instead of replacing the bulb with something exotic, I installed a pair of 8 LED Hyperlite assemblies

just under the rear edge of the luggage rack. The 3M adhesive tape-like attachment placed the LEDs

partially obscured by the rolled "lip" under the rack. An air grinder made two shallow cuts in the lip

and the LEDs shine through now just fine.

 

For those unfamiliar with the Hyper-lites, they come in a variety of configurations. But, basically they

are two blocks of 8 red LEDs or one big block of 16 connected to a flashing unit wired into the brake lamp circuit.

A small green wire on the flasher can be left intact or cut - giving the owner a choice of having the lights blink

continuously when the brake is applied OR blinking for approx. 5 seconds before going solid on until the brake is released.

They're about $55 9 (pricey). But, they are attention getting and make a good backup plan for when/if the brake lamp should burn out.

Being LEDs, they draw very little current, too.

 

eddie

 

[Bill]

If memory serves me correctly, there was a raging debate about 8 years ago regarding the K&N air filter. There was a link to an article written by a chief mechanic for a mining operation. He figured he could save the mining company tens or hundreds of thousands $$ a year by using reusable air filters on their big trucks. To make a long story short, they destroyed motors at an incredible rate. Yes the K&N's flow more. If you drive the average family car on the average highway the K&N may fine. If you ride a KLR in the dirt (think dusty conditions) and run a K&N you are asking for trouble. A simple test that was recommended way back when... coat the inside of your KLR's air intake tube (between the air filter and the carb) with Vaseline. Take it for a ride on your favorite dirt road with the K&N installed and see how much dirt coats the inside of the air intake. Clean it up and coat it again. Take the same ride with the stock air filter. Check the amount of dirt on the inside of the intake again. The results will speak volumes. Bill A15- tried the K&N. Liked it. Decided I liked my bike more. Switched back to stock.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "kusstj" wrote: > > > > Hey glad your enjoying your KLR650, I am on my second one and have never looked back. I too tried a K&N filter, however I never did get an aftermarket exhaust. > > There are people on this list who can offer advice on the drilling of the hole in the carb. I am unsure of the details myself. I am sure you can find this info and it may be on the FAQ list. I have left fuel misture things stock. > > Since my first KLR - and A9 (1995) I have gotten older (happens to us all I guess) I no longer believe in K&N filters as they offer high flow, which can mean leaner and hotter, perhaps if jetted right it may work well. Sure your results may vary. > > Someone on the list is a real wrencher at a shop and has shared that more often than not when someone is bringing in a bike for an engine overhaul, sure enough they were using a K&N filter. > > Anyhoo, now in my 40's I realize I want my toys to last (sleds, atv's vehicles) and my A16. I take good care of them, and have always left feul mixture stock. Oil injection on the sleds has always been left stock too. > > Sure you can get stuff to perform better, but the heart of the toy is burning fuel, and making it peppier can in the long haul make it burn itself out earlier. Remember this is not a GSXer or a F1, it is a klr650 thumper which on a good day might go 96 mph. It gets 50mpg, has about 38ish hp. and you can ride it to your deer stand. how fast do you want it to go?? > > A famous saying is "they run best right before they burn down". Heck - there are some guys who like to rebuilt their race machines every week - more power to them. And perhaps this is the type of motor hobby you enjoy- rebuilding motors- if so - great. But I got kids who might go to college if we have any money left after hockey. > I can't throw too much money at my toys. > > best of luck, keep the rubber side down, > todd in Chaska MN, A16, CF700efi, YAM 2504x4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "sulteck" wrote: > > > > I bought a used 1999 KLR 2 years ago now and love it for getting off road in Northern Ontario. It came with a supertrap pipe on it that gives it a tolerable rumble. On deceleration there was a back fire or poping coming from the exhaust. I just installed a K&N filter and the back fire is gone, is noticably smoother running and has a slight power increase. > > > > I had read some where on the net that the back fire was a carb jetting problem and was common even on the standard pipe. While shopping for the K&N I saw a jetting package. I have also read that you have to drill a cap out to get to the jets. My question is, is jetting necessary since I got rid of the back fire? > > >