[dsn_klr650] top 5 breakdowns rephrased

[Ronald Criswell]

The doohickey, the glass fuses, and the clutch / sidestand safety switch are prone to failure. Some start to burn oil pretty good after 25,000 or so miles. The oil ring is not up to snuff according to a friend. My doohickey broke, my headlight fuses have blown at night, and my sidestand switch has given me problems. I had a top end job done at 25,000 as it was smoking pretty good. The automatic compression release has failed for a few. I have 46000 miles on mine and ride it 80 mph (indicated) for hours on end. Criswell

On Jul 30, 2007, at 11:36 AM, eddiebmauri wrote: > Maybe the way that I asked my question confused some of you. Of > course, if one does not maintain any machinery, it will break down. > If one does not add oil to an engine, it will fail. That is not what > I am asking. What I am asking is, what are the five top most common > breakdowns related to KLR's, even when maintenance is performed? For > example, does the doo-hickey tend to fail if not upgraded? Does the > shock tend to fail? Does a KLR tend to blow fuses? What tends to > fail or break most common, even if one performs the recommended, > prudent, and common sense maintenance? Phrased another way, even if > one performs maintience, what tends to fail more common? Is there is > a pattern? > > Eddie (03' KLR "la poderosa") > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Balam Acab]

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find a related post. Did they get to fix the dohickey issue on this new bike? Does it really ride better off road than previous ones? Balam