compatibilities between klr "a" and "c" models

[propagandrew]

With snow forcasted and, well, it being january- i decided to head out to get a battery tender. as luck would have it, the bike which hasnt run for a month or so wouldnt start. I gave it a few tries with the starter and decided might as well just bump start it (i also own a seca II so this is nothing new). I go out into the alley, toss it in 2nd and give a VERY hesistant first run with all the sand and ice in the alley. To my surprise, the bike immediately started from me pushing at most 5mph. Is the klr always this easy to bump start? I thought I'd read somewhere that it was difficult for some reason.

[thad_carey]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "propagandrew" wrote:

> With snow forcasted and, well, it being january- i decided to head > out to get a battery tender. as luck would have it, the bike which > hasnt run for a month or so wouldnt start. I gave it a few tries > with the starter and decided might as well just bump start it (i

also

> own a seca II so this is nothing new). I go out into the alley,

toss

> it in 2nd and give a VERY hesistant first run with all the sand and > ice in the alley. To my surprise, the bike immediately started

from

> me pushing at most 5mph. Is the klr always this easy to bump

start?

> I thought I'd read somewhere that it was difficult for some reason.

I mentioned something on this awhile back when we were talking about the KACR compression device. I'm sure it assists in starting the bike whenever the RPMs are low--starter or bump. It's the only issue that would keep me from removing my KACR. When I had my last KLR, an '88, I put a kickstarter on it, and it was easy to start. I'm not worried about having to bump start my bike around civilization, but I'd hate to be in Beef Basin, Utah with a starter/battery problem and not have the option. Thad Carey A15 (no GI Joe)

[rm@richardmay.net]

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, propagandrew wrote:

>With snow forcasted and, well, it being january- i decided to head out to >get a battery tender. as luck would have it, the bike which hasnt run >for a month or so wouldnt start. I gave it a few tries with the starter >and decided might as well just bump start it (i also own a seca II so >this is nothing new). I go out into the alley, toss it in 2nd and give a >VERY hesistant first run with all the sand and ice in the alley. To my >surprise, the bike immediately started from me pushing at most 5mph. Is >the klr always this easy to bump start? I thought I'd read somewhere >that it was difficult for some reason.

Bump-starting a KLR is 2nd gear has never been very difficult. I've always wondered why people get so anxious about their batteries and their charging systems. RM

[shomolungma]

Do you know if it is possible to mount a dual star tank (designed for the "A" model) on a "C" model. The dual star team is unable to answer that question. Thank you