nklr back from the mojave and admo tours trip

[ron criswell]

Mine was broken but it gave you no warning with noise, vibration or anything. It was missing a chunk about 3 / 8 inch on the top where it wraps a round the shaft. I suspect it had just enough left that it was working but of course was in the process of completely self destroying itself. Some say over tightening the bolt will cause this. Others say over loosening will cause it. I'd replace the piece if I were you. Criswell

On Sunday, May 15, 2005, at 01:02 AM, wrote: > "Boy did you open a can o' worms" or "Let the games > begin" > It is a design flaw in that the metal is brittle. I > believe the failure rate is like 5% or something like > that. > Failure CAN cause seziure (at 80mph this can be a bad > thing) but I have not heard of any accidents atributed > to this. I am told that if it fails your motor will > let you know if only by the racket it makes alone. > I have a stock doohickey on my A-18 with close to 10k > miles. It is on my "to do list", but I hate spending > the money, and my business has not been prifitable > enough this year to afford it without rearranging my > budget, which to a miser like me is unthinkable. > I could lay out 2k right now for that, and all the > mods I would make if I had the capital. But right now > I am just hoping to get new tires, running racing > slicks right now ;o( > --- rob_fchs wrote: >> I've owned my 1993 KLR for a couple of months and >> one of the first >> things I've noticed from this board and from FAQ is >> that the major >> issue with the KLR seems to be that the "doohickey" >> is prone to >> failure. Beings I'm a bit of a paranoid guy, I >> wonder if the best >> course of action is to just change this part out. >> My paranoia stems >> from a long history with old British bikes. I've >> been stranded many >> times. Is this "doohickey" a design flaw or does >> the metal just get >> brittle? Does anybody know the actual rate of >> failure? Are the after >> market parts just built better? Based on what I've >> seen on this >> board it's not "if" it will break, it's "when." >> It worries me when >> I see "Doohickey Parties" posted on the web. It >> worries me even more >> when pictures of these parties include participants >> flipping off the >> old doohickey. It looks to me that changing this >> part would take the >> better part of a day maybe longer if you've never >> been deep inside >> the KLR before. Are there local experts located >> around the country >> that hire out? My local Kawasaki dealer would not >> admit that this is >> an issue. He told me the bikes are "bullet proof" >> and need nothing. >> >> >> >> >> Archive Quicksearch at: >> > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >> List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: >> www.dualsportnews.com >> List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: >> www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >> >> >> >> >> > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >