starter button/kill switch

[Bob Loveless]

The screen in front of the Radiator on my new klr 650 came loose and is brushing against the fender.The more I looked at it the lamer the screen looked.No problem wire ties held it back in place,but are there any replacements that will protect the radiator better than the small mesh screen?

[Rich Kickbush]

I'm sure there are a bunch of us with this problem. As soon as it gets bent, you can never really get it back again - then out come the zip ties and Leatherman. There has got to be a ready market for a better version of this - I think Juan posted a pic of one a friend of his had made in Mex. Anyone else got the means to fab these? Krokko? Rich Bob Loveless wrote:

> The screen in front of the Radiator on my new klr 650 came loose and is > brushing against the fender.The more I looked at it the lamer the screen > looked.No problem wire ties held it back in place,but are there any > replacements that will protect the radiator better than the small mesh > screen? > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

[rkaub@binghamton.edu]

I'm sure there are a bunch of us with this problem.  As soon as it gets bent, you can never really get it back again - then out come the zip ties and Leatherman.  There has got to be a ready market for a better version of this - I think Juan posted a pic of one a friend of his had made in Mex. Anyone else got the means to fab these?  Krokko?

Rich: The current screen is just a piece of expanded metal with a little more done to it. Expanded metal  can be purchased in sheets with openings of different sizes. It is easy to shear (cut) it to size if you have the right equipment. Maybe Tim Bernard might be interested in buying a 4 x 12 foot sheet and cutting it to the right size for us? Thanks. Bob Kaub

[Don Detloff]

Could Tim modify his existing guards, or is that what you are referring to? I think this would make a great feature. Don Detloff Fair Haven, MI A14

> Maybe Tim Bernard might be interested in buying a 4 x 12 foot sheet

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> cutting it to the right size for us? > Thanks. > Bob Kaub

[rkaub@binghamton.edu]

At 06:24 PM 12/18/00 +0000, you wrote:

Could Tim modify his existing guards, or is that what you are referring to? I think this would make a great feature. Don Detloff

>>>> Don: I think Tim probably could do either if he wanted. My idea is a replacement for the OEM screen. Thanks. Bob Kaub

[gbilhimer]

Does anybody have a spare screen that bolts in front of the radiator? I lost mine on a trip and need another one. Kaw wants big bucks! gbihimer@...

[RobertWichert]

My radiator screen has decided to become the enemy. It has gotten swept by the fender into a bent mess, put back on by me although it doesn't fit right now. Should I just by a new stock one, bend this one back into submission, or buy aftermarket. Fred, I'm all ears. -- Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

I'm cheap. I'd either bend it back, or cut a replacement from some scrap expanded sheet metal. Mark At 4:27 PM -0700 5/29/12, RobertWichert wrote: My radiator screen has decided to become the enemy. It has gotten swept by the fender into a bent mess, put back on by me although it doesn't fit right now. Should I just by a new stock one, bend this one back into submission, or buy aftermarket. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

I'm with Mark, expanded metal. It cuts easily with tin snips, and you can use the rest of the roll to keep your dog from jumping through screen doors. Spray it International Safety Black (Rustoleum Satin Black) to give it that urban warrior look, like we did with My son's CX500.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote: > > My radiator screen has decided to become the enemy. It has gotten swept > by the fender into a bent mess, put back on by me although it doesn't > fit right now. Should I just by a new stock one, bend this one back > into submission, or buy aftermarket. > > Fred, I'm all ears. > > > > -- > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > =============================================== >

[Felix Gonzalez]

Thanks for the suggestion. I did read you post earlier and had decided to give it a try tomorrow. I'm already a fan of all the info available here on DSN. I'll post the results. Sent from my iPhone

On May 29, 2012, at 11:18 PM, John Biccum wrote: > Try electrical contact cleaner sprayed into the kill switch. Cycle the switch between the three positions. Blow air into the switch to blast out the debris flushed out by the contact cleaner. > > Then repeat the test and see if the old switch will work long enough for you to source a replacement. > > Mine failed and it was replaced under warrantee and the method above worked until the new switch arrived. > > The switch is NOT sealed to the elements. > From: Felix Gonzalez > Sent: 5/29/2012 20:42 > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Starter button/kill switch > > My name is Felix and a new member. My son in law David Nichols brought me on board. He's been an active member for quite a while now and is responsible for me owning a 2007 KLR. He has posted on my behalf several times. > > Recently, I have begun to experience problems with the starter button/ kill switch. > I decided to see if the switch could be fixed and ran a continuity test per the Clymer(starter button and engine stop switch testing p.204). Everything went well until the very last test step 3b, I had continuity with the b/y and b/w wires with the starter button pushed in and should have had none. Step 4 simply says replace or repair the assembly but not how to repair. > I'm ordering a new switch but would like to ride for the next 10 or longer days( switch back ordered). > Can anyone explain a fix, a way to bypass the kill switch or a prayer for patients while the new switch is restocked? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > [The entire original message is not included.] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]