stupid spark plug question

[Thomas Komjathy]

 Some of the new sport bikes really don't need one, they are very stout in the forks/frame. If you are revering to the klr, I have run fork braces and the difference is huge. The forks are long and not very rigid, putting a fork brace on will help the forks work together against flex. TK [b]From:[/b] todd_mckinnon2000 [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Fri, January 15, 2010 7:46:02 AM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Fork Brace   I have always thought the steering off road was wobbly in my hands and just assumed it was loose gravel and softer surfaces. Never really noticed it on pavement. I keep reading about fork braces and how they help stabilize things. Does anyone have experience with aftermarket fork braces helping or hurting or worth the cost/value proposition? Thanks for any feedback and/or suggestions for which to buy. Found one on ebay, ht, i think it was and dual star. Thanks again.

[Craig Kahler]

I got an Eagle fork brace and feel I'm in more control off road. Now the only time it feels like the front wheel is slipping and sliding is when it is. Craig Kahler

--- On [b]Fri, 1/15/10, todd_mckinnon2000 [i][/i][/b] wrote:

From: todd_mckinnon2000 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Fork Brace To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 7:46 AM   I have always thought the steering off road was wobbly in my hands and just assumed it was loose gravel and softer surfaces. Never really noticed it on pavement. I keep reading about fork braces and how they help stabilize things. Does anyone have experience with aftermarket fork braces helping or hurting or worth the cost/value proposition? Thanks for any feedback and/or suggestions for which to buy. Found one on ebay, ht, i think it was and dual star. Thanks again.

[dat brooklyn bum]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote:

> > On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:28:56 -0000 "dat brooklyn bum" > writes: > > After close to 15 years and untold miles of KLR ownership, I'm > > actually changing a spark plug and I have a question. The plug I'm > > removing has just a threaded pole at the end that connects to the > > plug wire. The new plug has a larger diameter sheath which is > > screwed onto the threaded pole. Am I supposed to remove the spark > > plug condom from the new plug, or is the old one still inside the > > plug cap and I need to pull it out somehow? > > > > da Vermonster (yes I used the words, screwed, pole, plug, sheath, > > condom, and the phrase "pull it out") > <><><><><><> > <><><><><><> > > da Vermonster, > > My suggestion is to... never mind. : ) > > You shouldn't need the threaded cap on the end of the plug. Maybe try a test fit with the sparkplug cap before installing the plug. You could put a smear of dielectric grease on the inside of the plug cap so itslides over the plug a bit easier and won't stick. > > If you have a Clymer's manual there is a picture of the sparkplug installed in the head in the electrical section under water temperature gauge and sending unit. In my manual it's figure 69. That plug doesn't have a threaded cap. > > One thing you didn't mention in your post is about blowing air in the drain hole below the stat housing. Blowing air in the hole will help remove debris from around the base of the sparkplug. If you don't do that there is a good chance bad stuff will fall into the combustion chamber when the sparkplug is removed. >

It's confirmed, no threaded cap/condom/sheath for the end that sticks out of the head. I couldn't get the plug wire over the plug end with the threaded cap on the plug, I just didn't know if the old plug had shed it's sheath inside the plug wire. It didn't appear that way, but thought I'd check. And I did use air to clean out the debris. (always good advice there). I also did a test with the stock spark plug wrench, and it doesn't fit over the spark plug end with the sheath on the threads. Between, my gut instincts, Clymers (page 69, figure 77 in mine), Jeff, and some stock tool sleuthing, I have my answer! thanks, da Vermonster

[sharcycle]

just thought I'd let you guys know that I've finished my upgrades to my bike and put the brace on. like it alot and does seem to make front feel more planted. thanks for the advice will send pics when I figuire out how.