klr650 did the doo today.

[T&M]

Anyone wanting to sell a used Super Trapp, or big gun or IDS let me know, or basically any descent after market exhaust for the KLR, let me know. Thanks. Timan

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a week or so ago i put out a request on this list for information reguarding my IDS2 --KN--stage 2 set up on the KLR , from people who might have similar set ups. apparently noone is running this set up as i hae had no response. I will approach this a different way. hopefully this list has several top flite mechanically inclined people and/or true blue mechanics that could answer my questions. I have installed a supertrapp IDS2 quiet exhaust on my A7. a running all 12 discs and spark arrestor. i got a KN power kit that includes filter and appropriate dynojet kit. it has precise instuctions for a stage 1 or 2 set up------i have used a stage 2 set up. open airbox--150 main--pilot out 3&1/2 etc. here is what happens: starts instantly and is instantly ready to run full out----without any choke. no hesitation,stumbling,surging etc. bike has tremendous power and will redline easily in 1st,2nd,3rd and 4th(comes out of 4th at redline and 90mph. when it hits 5th-----------nothing! it is done at 90 mph ( the tack in 5th at 90mph reads 6000.) questions: is the engine done?? is there something not allowing the engineto reach redline??? my mileage wentfrom 65 down to 50 but that is fine. do i have a problem or not??? thanks in advance for your kind help kingfish

[scbechtold]

I have the same Super Trapp and Dynojet carb kit. I originally put in 8 discs and the middle size jet. Also I cut some big holes in the top of the air box and installed a KN filter. I had the same simptoms as you describe. My bike pulled great up to about 87mph and just stopped. Also it didn't need the choke to start and the milage went down about 15%. I left it that way until it was time for an engine service. During that time the exhaust showed it was running way to rich. I put smallest jet in the kit in the carb and added 2 more discs (total 10) the the exhaust. It still runs fine but now I have to use the choke again and the milage is back up to about 50mpg now. The best mileage I ever got was about 55mph. It goes about 95mph now. I've been riding my bike for about 1000mi since I made these changes and it seems to be running fine. Hope this is of some help. Steve

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., marlinspike@w... wrote: > a week or so ago i put out a request on this list for information > reguarding my IDS2 --KN--stage 2 set up on the KLR , from people who > might have similar set ups. apparently noone is running this set up as > i hae had no response. I will approach this a different way. > hopefully this list has several top flite mechanically inclined people > and/or true blue mechanics that could answer my questions. I have > installed a supertrapp IDS2 quiet exhaust on my A7. a running all 12 > discs and spark arrestor. i got a KN power kit that includes filter and > appropriate dynojet kit. it has precise instuctions for a stage 1 or 2 > set up------i have used a stage 2 set up. open airbox--150 main-- pilot > out 3&1/2 etc. here is what happens: starts instantly and is instantly > ready to run full out----without any choke. no > hesitation,stumbling,surging etc. bike has tremendous power and will > redline easily in 1st,2nd,3rd and 4th(comes out of 4th at redline and > 90mph. when it hits 5th-----------nothing! it is done at 90 mph ( the > tack in 5th at 90mph reads 6000.) questions: is the engine done?? is > there something not allowing the engineto reach redline??? my mileage > wentfrom 65 down to 50 but that is fine. do i have a problem or not??? > thanks in advance for your kind help kingfish

[ATO137528@aol.com]

The KLR is as aerodynamic as a barn, which suits it's intended mission as a dual sport. The motor can't produce enuf power to overcome the huge air resistance of 90+ mph riding. I've had my KLR to 100 exactly once just to see if it would do it, not because it was necessary OR fun (it was neither). If you need 90+ routinely, might I suggest a different/more suitable/safer bike for this task. I've seen people on here try to make the KLR a KX, a Gold Wing, but never a Ninja. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Tengai650]

At 9:21 AM -0500 12/18/01, ATO137528@... wrote:

>I've seen people on here try to make the KLR a KX, a >Gold Wing, but never a Ninja.

That's what the Tengai is for. Mark B2 A2 A3

[TLrydr@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/18/01 9:23:54 AM EST, ATO137528@... writes: << . I've had my KLR to 100 exactly once just to see if it would do it, not because it was necessary OR fun (it was neither). If you need 90+ routinely, might I suggest a different/more suitable/safer bike for this task. >> I run 100 and 110 , Coming and going to Big Bend its WFO for 300 miles, Then ride around a couple of 250 mile days and then again its WFO back to Odessa, Now me a another KLR are loaded, Kitchen sink and all, Sometimes she will run 90 and other times 100 fully loaded.... But i run the 16 T sprocket coustom pipe and jet kit with a K&N, And screen out of air box. Last year i ran my KLR WFO for 16 hours comming back from copper cayon, Stoped for gas, when needed, and ate once Other than that it was WFO the whole time. Now since i am a sport bike rider. I ride laying down, I place my feet on the back pegs fold my arm on the gas tank right on the gas cap , and then place my head on my arm, Of course i dont ride in the dirt like this.LOL. Hell fire the KLR does not make enough power to hurt itself, It will run forever with a little TLC....... Mike

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I'd also like to hear any thoughts on muffler options. My used '99 came with a Super Trapp. I played with the baffles to try to bring the decibel level down a bit but it feels like I'm compromising power and efficiency when I remove too many baffles. I have reverted to leaving it almost fully open. The only problem is that I'm sounding a bit like the Straight Pipe Harley People I have always complained about when I have a migraine. While it's not fun watching people and animals cringe when I drive by, there is definitely a plus when I'm passing cars. There's no doubt I get their attention when I come up along side them and I appreciate the safety factor I get out of that. But to my mind I think it would be nice to keep the volume level down. There's enough noise pollution in the world already, and in the woods, too, I'd like to respect to the hikers and people there to get away from noise. Is the "Quiet Series" a lot quieter? My fantasy would be a super quiet muffler that somehow managed to deliver the same extra horse power. A Stealth KLR .... Thanks for any thoughts. This is an awesome forum. jfoust Message: 25 Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 00:53:59 -0800 From: "Greg S" Subject: Quieting a SuperTrapp IDS2 muffler. The previous owner of my '01 added a Super Trapp muffler. While I appreciate the slight boost in HP, it's a bit on the loud side for my taste. I know very little about exhaust -- is there anyway to quiet it down a bit, even if it means loosing a little power? I love early morning rides, but don't want to tick off the neighbors. -Greg [Non-text portions of this message have

[Devon Jarvis]

You are fooling yourself. There is no safety factor, and in a modern well-sealed car with the radio on a reasonable volume, nobody hears you until you're too close for it to matter. The Harley folks you complain about are doubly stupid since the straight pipes mostly produce good power at an RPM they rarely use on the street. The stock KLR exhaust also gives a better spread of power than the supertrapp, though a bit less peak power. If it's going to be loud, it had better be fast. And the KLR will never be fast, so stop now. The same people who are cringing now will be voting for land closures later, so you're screwing all of us not just yourself. The quiet core would likely be less noisy, but I have an ISD2 pipe sitting on a shelf because it's too noisy if you set it open enough for good power. I am thinking of rigging a secondary set of 4" discs instead of the end cap for further noise reduction. Devon A15 "thehowofnow " wrote:

> The only problem is that I'm sounding a > bit like the Straight Pipe Harley People

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> > > While it's not fun watching people and animals cringe when I drive by, > there is definitely a plus when I'm passing cars. There's no doubt I > get their attention when I come up along side them and I appreciate > the safety factor I get out of that.

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

> I'd also like to hear any thoughts on muffler options. My used '99 > came with a Super Trapp. I played with the baffles to try to bring > the decibel level down a bit but it feels like I'm compromising

power My used '99 came with Supertrap as well, fell apart in 10,000 miles. broken welds, fell off, a big pain. The aluminium construction isn't compatible with the power pulses of the big single, and it is doomed to failure... JT

[Charles DeMarco]

I bought a '97 with a Super Trapp can. It's to loud. I understand they are supposed to be adjustable with disks. Does anyone know this is done? Thanks.