which do-hickey kit ?

[heets]

I live in the Chicago area and am looking for a late model 650 klr. Is anyone looking for a buyer?

[dooden]

Well kinda figured they heat treated them after welding. That would explain the breakage, welding on heat treated metal. Could be why large truck frame are painted, do not weld or drill... Dooden

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Devon Jarvis wrote: > 1- Most of the broken doohickeys I've seen don't break at the weld. The core shatters. Heat-treat probably went south the first > time it was welded, and the second time won't help. > > 2- You've already pulled the cover off and taken the magneto apart. Why do all that and put the same POS stock part back in when > a more sound replacement is $30? Or $62 if you're worried about it rusting while inside a hot oil bath. > > Devon > A15 > > dooden wrote: > > > Its your money, go for it. As Jake I think put it "its piece of mind" > > > > As for the materials used, I have full faith in what Jake makes. > > > > But I also wonder, if taking the old one out before breakage and just > > rewelding the seem might do ? Heat treatment might go south if the > > welder gets it too hot. > > > > Kinda like the shifter, btw I had mine off, wire brushed the paint off > > it and the weld looks fine to me, so repainted and replaced it. > > But have a spare shift lever in route, its OEM but im sure I will weld > > it up soild and hang neatly on wall with the spare (plastic ??) skid > > pan that came with the eBay deal. They can keep my spare tractor > > muffler company. > > > > Dooden > > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Conall O'Brien" wrote: > > > > > > > > > Looks like I'm the odd ball, I'm using the doohickey similiar to > > >what's offered by Fayetteville. Reason is I know the people behind > > the >design. This completes all the work done on my bike by Elden > > Carl.I'll >let you know how it works out. > > > > > > Conall