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[svnorcal@yahoo.com]

I am a new KLR650 owner. Just picked up an a8 with 3500 miles. I've been scanning many of the posts and do not see anything regarding juicing up the power. Is this not done to the klr? I just took off a Supertrapp race pipe with 20 discs and replaced with a quiet ids2 with 8. I'm a little disappointed that when I crank the throttle, front wheel rises about an inch off the ground. Not much response. Otherwise the bike feels very smooth, I feel like I am floating. Saddle, pegs and bars are very comfortable, like lounging on a sofa.

[k650dsn@aol.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., svnorcal@y... wrote:

> I am a new KLR650 owner. Just picked up an a8 with 3500 miles.

I've

> been scanning many of the posts and do not see anything regarding > juicing up the power. Is this not done to the klr?

IMHO, the KLR just doesn't respond well to hotrodding tricks. Most go for a piep and jet kit and leave it at that, mainly because you get minimal gain and maximum loss of economy. I mildly jetted mine and have a quiet pipe and am pleased with the power, but my fuel economy sucks for a 650 single. I will usually net about 48-50mpg. My ZRX1100 will routinely haul in 52-55 mpg. Gino

[Harry Thames]

Someone (not me, I'm happy with 35HP) should try nitrous oxide in their KLR. Its probably the cheapest way to get an extra 100 HP. An air shifter would be nice, too. Harry Thames South Carolina

[tismybutt@yahoo.com]

I know what your saying. In fact there are people here who just don't understand why you would want a louder pipe! The White Brotheres catalog has some performance parts, but to get any power out of the KLR your gonna need some compression. Next comes air flow in and out, some have put on the 38mm Mikuni, but I'm trying to see if the HD 40 or 42 HSR Mikuni will be of benefit. It would probably kill the bottom end, but then we do need to make sacrifices. Personally, I'm keeping mine close to stock until the cyl wears out, then it's time for a high comp big bore/cam. To Hell with reliability and gas milage!

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., svnorcal@y... wrote: > I am a new KLR650 owner. Just picked up an a8 with 3500 miles. I've > been scanning many of the posts and do not see anything regarding > juicing up the power. Is this not done to the klr? I just took off a > Supertrapp race pipe with 20 discs and replaced with a quiet ids2 with > 8. I'm a little disappointed that when I crank the throttle, front > wheel rises about an inch off the ground. Not much response. Otherwise > the bike feels very smooth, I feel like I am floating. Saddle, pegs > and bars are very comfortable, like lounging on a sofa.

[Ted Palmer]

svnorcal@... wrote:

> > I am a new KLR650 owner. Just picked up an a8 with 3500 miles. I've > been scanning many of the posts and do not see anything regarding > juicing up the power. Is this not done to the klr?

[...] Most people stick to customary bolt-on mods like jets and muffler. The KLR motor is a somewhat old design, dating back to 1984. There isn't much around in the way of internal upgrade parts because assume there isn't much demand. If there isn't much demand then it tells you something about what most owners think about the bike.

> Otherwise > the bike feels very smooth, I feel like I am floating. Saddle, pegs > and bars are very comfortable, like lounging on a sofa.

It can't be a stock seat in that case, else you haven't ridden it for hours on end. Mister_T

[richardm@gowinnt.com]

Quoting svnorcal@...:

>I am a new KLR650 owner. Just picked up an a8 with 3500 miles. I've >been scanning many of the posts and do not see anything regarding >juicing up the power. Is this not done to the klr?

A stock KLR has about 36hp at the rear wheel. A jetted, piped, and airbox- modded KLR will make about 42hp. You have to decide if the money/time spent on the mods plus the lower MPG and the loud racket is worth the 6 extra hp. It takes more than 42hp to make a bike "fast," IMHO.

[Stuart Mumford]

I'd like to see one make 42 hp. I have yet to see a dyno of anything above 38hp. This must be the elusive 42 hp KLR at Chaparral that you can't see or buy or order? BTW I went in to Chap one day and asked the salesman "What is this black thing back here on the rear fender?" (while pointing at the charcoal canister) and was informed "That's the engine control computer." Maybe that was the 42hp Tokyo Dynamo model. Congratulations! CA Stu -----Original Message----- From Black Diamond RM

>A jetted, piped, and airbox- >modded KLR will make about 42hp.

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[Dan Oaks]

Here, here! -- bierdo richardm@... wrote:

> Quoting svnorcal@...: > > >I am a new KLR650 owner. Just picked up an a8 with 3500 miles. I've > >been scanning many of the posts and do not see anything regarding > >juicing up the power. Is this not done to the klr? > > A stock KLR has about 36hp at the rear wheel. A jetted, piped, and airbox- > modded KLR will make about 42hp. You have to decide if the money/time spent on > the mods plus the lower MPG and the loud racket is worth the 6 extra hp. It > takes more than 42hp to make a bike "fast," IMHO.

-- Dan (BIERDO) Oaks, President Formtech Services, Inc. the stable: '01 XT225 - '01 KLR650 - '99 DR650 '82 XL250R - '78 TC90 - '77 GS550 '91 Yammy 4 stroke golf cart 2 bad dogs and a sled Wanted: TLR200 Mfr. of Printing Equipment & Supplies formtech@... bierdo@... http://www.formtechservices.com Mfr. of 4x4 POLY Motorcycle Parts bierdo@... http://www.dirtly.com 2970 Robins Nest Ct. Saint Cloud, FL 34772-8182 USA 800 522-6257 407 957-7887 (fax)

[John Irvine]

It

> > takes more than 42hp to make a bike "fast," IMHO. > > -- > Dan (BIERDO) Oaks, President >

This talk of HP and it reminded my that my "other" bike has just about 100 hp more than the klr. The XX dyno's around 137 RWHP. So worrying about a couple more on the klr amuses me, but I still do it. The KLR will never be fast, fun yes, fast?? But then the XX isn't very fast on a rocky logging road. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/

[Susan Moorhead]

Ted, Either that or this guy truly belongs with the "iron butt" crowd. (grinning) Marshall in Afton, Ok '95 KLXC3 (still working on a more comfortable seat)

----- Original Message ----- From: Ted Palmer To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Juice it! > svnorcal@... wrote: > > > > I am a new KLR650 owner. Just picked up an a8 with 3500 miles. I've > > been scanning many of the posts and do not see anything regarding > > juicing up the power. Is this not done to the klr? > [...] > > Most people stick to customary bolt-on mods like jets and muffler. > The KLR motor is a somewhat old design, dating back to 1984. > There isn't much around in the way of internal upgrade parts > because assume there isn't much demand. > If there isn't much demand then it tells you something about > what most owners think about the bike. > > > Otherwise > > the bike feels very smooth, I feel like I am floating. Saddle, pegs > > and bars are very comfortable, like lounging on a sofa. > > It can't be a stock seat in that case, else you haven't ridden it for > hours on end. > > Mister_T >