50k milestone reached

[Ian Francisco]

I thought about adding the caveat that proper panic braking technique still needs to be practiced, but I tend to be too verbose at times so censored myself. I don't consider $130 for a front tire cheap especially since this TKC80 will not reach its advertised 10k miles. I'll be lucky to get 6k from it. How they get that far mounted on a big GS I do not understand. I've heard it mentioned that California pavement is particularly abrasive and eats tires quickly.

On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:40 AM, John Biccum wrote: > Front tires are cheap, front end washouts are expensive. I too see the > sawtooth pattern on the front tire but just toss it and fit a new one > rather than remounting it backwards. I had a dealer mount a D606 backwards > when on a long trip. Unlike the TKCs, the D606 was super-scary mounted > this way. I was > > Also thought about using more engine braking rather than front brake to > stop then decided that I might "unlearn" good braking technique such that > in an emergency I would still stay mostly off the front brake. > > I start a Lansing,MI to Seattle fly-n-ride Saturday on my new-to-me 07 > KLR. Unlike my 80K mile 02 KLR the new one is stock, stock, stock! > > > > > > [The entire original message is not included.] > -- Ian Francisco http://www.scarletfuries.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scarlet-Furies/121218125931 "You can forgive someone almost anything. But you cannot tolerate everything... We don't have to tolerate what people do just because we forgive them for doing it. Forgiving heals us personally. To tolerate everything only hurts us all in the long run." -- Lewis B. Smedes [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

My friend greg saunders writes from Alaska to report what sounds like a leaky mechanical seal. Right now it is just weeping coolant. His question is, is he probably okay riding it home to Minnesota while keeping a close eye on his coolant level, or can these things get catastrophically worse in a hurry?

[mark ward]

I'm sure those who KNOW will pop in shortly. What it takes to DO the repair ETC. I would THINK, He would want to call Fred and have a parts (kit?) sent NEXT DAY Air, to a motel (ETC) on his path. spend the night at THAT motel and DO the repair. It's not like he will be hours away from having it towed (trailer) to a shop if it goes out IN THE MIDDLE OF NO-WHERE!!!! (BIG $$$$ REPAIRS AND DOWN TIME) I just had an air sensor Next day aired in Ashville NC. for the K1200lt Same reasons AND Being Friday, I would have had to WAIT (MOTEL $$$) until Tues just to order it if I tried to pamper it along.(BMW CLOSED sun & Mon. SO, JUST, 1 (ONE) night in a Motel, or 1 day Car rental, paid for the air freight. let alone the GAMBLE of paying for a "TOW" FROM NO-WHERE. (yes I have AAA)

>________________________________ > From: Jud >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:13 AM >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Water pump question. > > > >My friend greg saunders writes from Alaska to report what sounds like a leaky mechanical seal. Right now it is just weeping coolant. His question is, is he probably okay riding it home to Minnesota while keeping a close eye on his coolant level, or can these things get catastrophically worse in a hurry? > > >

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[RobertWichert]

Well, if it gets catastrophically worse, he will know it, eh? I suppose the issue is he might be a long way from help. If he can identify the part and have it sent to someone along his route (a shop, perhaps) that might ease his worries. I have had catastrophic seal failures on many pumps of many kinds, but never on a KLR 650. I can't even figure out where that might happen, but I suppose it could. In every case the catastrophic seal failure did not take the pump out of service but rather resulted in a lot of leakage. Assuming you have water to add, you can keep going. Without water, you will be hot, hot, hot. Leakage flow rate is limited by the size of the hole and the differential pressure of course. Letting it cool down lowers the pressure, as does removing pressure caps. These are emergency bandaid measures, of course. If the leakage could get into the oil, that's a separate issue, and another concern entirely. If it was me, I'd stop at the next shop if it was more than an occasional drip. If the level is going down, I'd try to deal with it as soon as possible. Just my two cents... Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 7/26/2013 8:13 AM, Jud wrote: > > My friend greg saunders writes from Alaska to report what sounds like > a leaky mechanical seal. Right now it is just weeping coolant. His > question is, is he probably okay riding it home to Minnesota while > keeping a close eye on his coolant level, or can these things get > catastrophically worse in a hurry? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]