idle problem fixed by changing gas and adding lucas

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Andrew Gates
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by Andrew Gates » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:16 pm

For all who have already suffered the dreaded plastic choke thingy failure (and those of you who eventually will): http://www.steadengineering.com/main.sc These guys make aluminum and bronze replacements for the POS plastic choke thingy. More importantly, they make a hand operated - no cable required alternative. I love mine. One less thing to break, one less thing cluttering up my bars, etc, etc, etc. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RobertWichert
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by RobertWichert » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:47 am

It comes in either Aluminium or Brass. WHAT!? No Titanium? I'm shocked. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 8/26/2012 7:16 PM, Andrew Gates wrote: > > For all who have already suffered the dreaded plastic choke thingy failure > (and those of you who eventually will): > > http://www.steadengineering.com/main.sc > > These guys make aluminum and bronze replacements for the POS plastic choke > thingy. More importantly, they make a hand operated - no cable required > alternative. I love mine. One less thing to break, one less thing > cluttering up my bars, etc, etc, etc. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Mike Huber
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by Mike Huber » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:48 am

Those only come on the military KLR's and cost $2600.00 ea. !!!! Mike Huber Carlsbad NM To: ps_builder@... CC: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com From: robert@... Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:47:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] A cure for the plastic choke thingy. It comes in either Aluminium or Brass. WHAT!? No Titanium? I'm shocked. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 8/26/2012 7:16 PM, Andrew Gates wrote: > > For all who have already suffered the dreaded plastic choke thingy failure > (and those of you who eventually will): > > http://www.steadengineering.com/main.sc > > These guys make aluminum and bronze replacements for the POS plastic choke > thingy. More importantly, they make a hand operated - no cable required > alternative. I love mine. One less thing to break, one less thing > cluttering up my bars, etc, etc, etc. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Andrew Gates
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by Andrew Gates » Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:37 pm

Even the military bikes have the POS plastic too. Steadman has an aluminum replacement for $27. I didn't realize that aluminum and $27 were so exotic... I'll make you one out of paper mache for $3. -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Huber Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 9:48 AM To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] A cure for the plastic choke thingy. Those only come on the military KLR's and cost $2600.00 ea. !!!! Mike Huber Carlsbad NM To: ps_builder@... CC: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com From: robert@... Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:47:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] A cure for the plastic choke thingy. It comes in either Aluminium or Brass. WHAT!? No Titanium? I'm shocked. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 8/26/2012 7:16 PM, Andrew Gates wrote: > > For all who have already suffered the dreaded plastic choke thingy > failure (and those of you who eventually will): > > http://www.steadengineering.com/main.sc > > These guys make aluminum and bronze replacements for the POS plastic > choke thingy. More importantly, they make a hand operated - no cable > required alternative. I love mine. One less thing to break, one less > thing cluttering up my bars, etc, etc, etc. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map Group Apps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! Groups Links

RobertWichert
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by RobertWichert » Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:45 pm

I'm holding out for titanium. Everything is better in titanium. Carbon fiber is for sissies. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 8/27/2012 11:37 AM, Andrew Gates wrote: > > Even the military bikes have the POS plastic too. Steadman has an aluminum > replacement for $27. I didn't realize that aluminum and $27 were so > exotic... I'll make you one out of paper mache for $3. > > -----Original Message----- > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > ] On > Behalf Of Mike Huber > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 9:48 AM > To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] A cure for the plastic choke thingy. > > Those only come on the military KLR's and cost $2600.00 ea. !!!! > > Mike Huber > Carlsbad NM > > To: ps_builder@... > CC: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > From: robert@... > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:47:40 -0700 > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] A cure for the plastic choke thingy. > > It comes in either Aluminium or Brass. WHAT!? No Titanium? I'm shocked. > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > =============================================== > > On 8/26/2012 7:16 PM, Andrew Gates wrote: > > > > For all who have already suffered the dreaded plastic choke thingy > > failure (and those of you who eventually will): > > > > http://www.steadengineering.com/main.sc > > > > These guys make aluminum and bronze replacements for the POS plastic > > choke thingy. More importantly, they make a hand operated - no cable > > required alternative. I love mine. One less thing to break, one less > > thing cluttering up my bars, etc, etc, etc. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com Arrowhead > Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map > Group Apps: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! > Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Russell Kaye
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by Russell Kaye » Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:05 pm

Gold Robert. Have to invest in gold. Russ Kaye From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RobertWichert Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:45 PM To: Andrew Gates Cc: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] A cure for the plastic choke thingy. I'm holding out for titanium. Everything is better in titanium. Carbon fiber is for sissies. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RobertWichert
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by RobertWichert » Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:31 pm

Gold is too soft and too flashy. Platinum is nice though. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================
On 8/27/2012 2:05 PM, Russell Kaye wrote: > > Gold Robert. Have to invest in gold. > > Russ Kaye > > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > ] On > Behalf Of RobertWichert > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:45 PM > To: Andrew Gates > Cc: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] A cure for the plastic choke thingy. > > I'm holding out for titanium. > > Everything is better in titanium. > > Carbon fiber is for sissies. > > Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > ,___ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Robert Waters
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idle problem fixed by changing gas and adding lucas

Post by Robert Waters » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:43 pm

I was having some aggravating problems with my KLR 650 not idling well. It was going high and low--even dying. I got a tank of gas with not ethanol and added some Lucas injector cleaner. It now runs and idles perfectly. I'm amazed at the difference. rw [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

revmaaatin
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a cure for the plastic choke thingy.

Post by revmaaatin » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:43 pm

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Gates wrote:
> > Even the military bikes have the POS plastic too. Steadman has an aluminum > replacement for $27. I didn't realize that aluminum and $27 were so > exotic... I'll make you one out of paper mache for $3. >
Call me skeptical, but somehow I doubt that is the case. revmaaatin.

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