dual sport or adventure bike (sl-350's)

[tl_250]

I thought everything was great. Did the Valve check & adj. on my A- 13 a couple hundred miles ago.(3,600 miles) Not sure about it's previous history. I set all (4) at the Max. allowable(.008 & .010 respectively) Only 1 intake was a little tight(.004)/ Anyway, was on a short run into town when compression braking to make a slow turn, all S**t broke loose. A very loud banging in the valve train area. I turned off the engine rightaway. The engine re-started with the same sound which increased with rpm's(only did this "not so bright thing" for 2- 3 seconds though)/Hauled it home & re-opened it. All the bolts are in place and everthing is at proper torque(104 inch/pounds). I can duplicate the noise by moving the Front(Exh.)cam wheel & assembley side to side(maybe 1/4"). The Back cam wheel & assembley only moves slighly(est. 1/16") with no noise. Also I can't (now) get the valve train to TDC with the arrow's pointing forward, at the level of the cylider wall(0900 postion)/Both arrows are now about 0800 position. Did it Jump Time ? I haven't taken the cam bolt & caps off yet to look at the surfaces however. Any advise would sure be appreciated. Thanks!!!!

[Douglas Bouley]

Kawasaki also makes the 250 Ninja, which is a helluva nice little bike... and, at least around here, is a best-seller. The dealers can't keep them in stock and used ones are going for positively silly prices. Rode one home from the dealer for a friend last week. Got it up to an indicated 90mph, even with my fat butt on it. Mike Frey wrote:

> I also had an F9 and wish that had I kept it. For some weird reason, that > was one of my favorites out of dozens of bikes I've owned. It was the KLR of > its day. > > I don't think that anyone really considers a 750 (now virtually all 600cc) > an entry level bike. It's just that to so many (usually young) buyers, > anything smaller is "too small". Therefore, the smaller street bikes don't > sell well, with a few exceptions. > > Kawasaki, for one, still makes 400cc 4 cylinder bikes (ZRX-400), they just > don't bring them to the USA. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: cfiisparks > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 2:47 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Dual sport or adventure bike (SL-350's) > > Enjoyed the comments re Hondas SL-350 from the early 70's. > I had friends with those, they were a very popular bike. > I was riding a Kaw 350 F-9 (2-stroke, 1-lunger) at the > time. Wish I still had it. > We were riding 350's all over the country then; that > was before we were told that we couldn't. > Now, a 750 is considered an "entry level" bike !? > What ever became of practical, useable bikes of the > 350 class? > > I've been just a lurker on this group. Enjoy the posts; > been vacillating between a KLR and a Suz V-Strom > (apples & oranges, I know...) > > Best Regards > Mike > Bellingham, WA > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >