i finally did it... klr 2007(4649.00)black/silver,yeah the best

[eddiebmauri]

I noticed that my 03' with 12K has some black soot deposits on the rear fender near the muffler-exhaust. Is that normal? How many of you all have the same black soot-like discoloration on the rear plastic caused by the muffler-exhaust ? The soot is not too bad, but I am wondering if that is symptomatic of a bigger problem, or normal for the KLR? What causes that soot anyway? I should add that I only use Chevron fuel; which I am told is the KLR's fav. juice. Otherwise, my KLR runs just fine. Man, we KLR riders obsess over our KLR's to the point of it being a neurosis. Anyway, why the soot? Thanks, Eddie (03' - "la poderosa")

[M.M.]

Sounds like you need more mud on your fender. My '06 has a slight soot buildup on my lime green fender. It started to show early on maybe 4k or so. Now have 10k. It starts and runs good. Gets good mileage. I think it's probably normal. -Mike --- eddiebmauri wrote:

> I noticed that my 03' with 12K has some black soot > deposits on the > rear fender near the muffler-exhaust. Is that > normal? How many of > you all have the same black soot-like discoloration > on the rear > plastic caused by the muffler-exhaust ? > > The soot is not too bad, but I am wondering if that > is symptomatic of > a bigger problem, or normal for the KLR? What > causes that soot anyway? > I should add that I only use Chevron fuel; which I > am told is the > KLR's fav. juice. > > Otherwise, my KLR runs just fine. Man, we KLR > riders obsess over our > KLR's to the point of it being a neurosis. Anyway, > why the soot? > > Thanks, > > Eddie (03' - "la poderosa") > >

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[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddiebmauri" wrote:

> > I noticed that my 03' with 12K has some black soot deposits on the > rear fender near the muffler-exhaust. Is that normal? How many of > you all have the same black soot-like discoloration on the rear > plastic caused by the muffler-exhaust ? > > The soot is not too bad, but I am wondering if that is symptomatic

of

> a bigger problem, or normal for the KLR? What causes that soot

anyway?

> I should add that I only use Chevron fuel; which I am told is the > KLR's fav. juice. > > Otherwise, my KLR runs just fine. Man, we KLR riders obsess over

our

> KLR's to the point of it being a neurosis. Anyway, why the soot? > > Thanks, > > Eddie (03' - "la poderosa") >

Eddie, You need to add more right rudder, allows the nose to track farther right and put the soot stream further to the right, and not on the fender. Then, what you don't know, you won't know. (Yogi Berri logic) Many a KLR are a sooter-s; mine, the higher the RPM's (above 5.5K), the more it soots--and the more oil it loses also. Is it oil, or is it 'fuel-soot'. shrug. Watch the oil level, and use lower RPMS--and soot no more. (or a least less). revmaaatin.

[Jeff Saline]

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:20:24 -0000 "eddiebmauri" writes:

> I noticed that my 03' with 12K has some black soot deposits on the > rear fender near the muffler-exhaust. Is that normal? How many > of > you all have the same black soot-like discoloration on the rear > plastic caused by the muffler-exhaust ?

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> Anyway, why the soot? > > Thanks, > > Eddie (03' - "la poderosa")

<><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Eddie, I have a light coat of soot on my rear fender too. I think it's normal. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Blake Sobiloff]

On Oct 29, 2007, at 1:20 PM, eddiebmauri wrote:

> I noticed that my 03' with 12K has some black soot deposits on the > rear fender near the muffler-exhaust. Is that normal?

Mine had some sooting on it as well, but this was back in the day when it burned a little oil. Now that it doesn't burn oil any longer it seems like the soot mark is fading a bit. Yes, I actually washed the bike on Saturday. It was filthy, just like a good KLR, but it was time to change tires and I don't like working on dirty bikes. After I was done I even used a little vinyl and rubber dressing to make it shine. It rained today. -- Blake Sobiloff http://www.sobiloff.com/> San Jose, CA (USA) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Michael Nelson]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 07:23:29PM -0700, Blake Sobiloff wrote:

> After I was done I even used a little vinyl and rubber dressing to make it > shine.

Lipstick. Pig. -- "It's not what I don't understand about religion that bothers me, it's what I do understand." -- Mark Twain San Francisco, CA

[C COOPER]

$0.02... Did you get an assembly check off sheet from the dealer? You may want to go over that, check everything. You might want to check torque on easily accessible stuff... pinch bolts on the triple trees, header pipe to head, front and rear motor mounts. When you do the valve adjust you'll have to remove the top mount bolts - check all motor mounts. Chuck

On 10/31/07, heres_johnny_74008 wrote: > > Thanks to everyone that keeps the KLR mods,upgrades and > troubleshooting alive in this group. Not to exclude any other group. > But I belonged to afew groups. Yeah, just got home with my 2007 KLR > BLACK(most reliable color,,, couldn't resist). I have wanted this > bike for years. Actually since the 90's > > So lets cut to the chase..... > > Break in method?......... Sorry.... > When to change the oil.....Sorry.... > > Here is how I am doing it.... After the motor was warm(real warm) > hit 4000rpm quickly as possible. Yeah, multiple times and decelerated > just as quickly too. Trying to watch the road I hit 5000 two or three > times? Please respond.... I did spent most of the time around going > through the gears and getting acquainted with her....Miles of > smiles... ... > > Got the bike with 3 miles.. Now I have 68 miles on the bike. > > I am planning a 200 mile oil change which oil would be the best > for break in........ Good detergent oil? > > Also > > So I stopped at the hardware store and puchased my case of blue > loctite...... > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Blake Sobiloff]

On Oct 31, 2007, at 4:50 PM, Reed Kennedy wrote:

> What made yours stop with the oil and soot?

Hi Reed! I won't bore everyone with my tale, so I'll just point you to where I documented it in my blog: http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/2005/11/autorx_rocks.html -- Blake Sobiloff http://www.sobiloff.com/> San Jose, CA (USA) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]