to the owner of this here excellent group!

[jim weber]

Hi all, Does anybody know the horsepower rating for a 2000 KLR650? Thanks, Tom

[frontman@kwic.com]

I HAVE A 97 KLR650.HAS ANYBODY DYNO"D ONE OF THESE? I HEAR 35 REAR WHEEL.WHAT ABOUT WITH A PIPE ,JET CHANGE,ETC?

[Michael Potvin]

Hi everybody, This is my first post. Picked up lots of great tips, thanks. Specs from buykawasaki.com have the 2001 at 48 hp@6500 and 5.6 Kg-M (40.5 ft-lbs)@5500. I am not sure if these are correct but max torque at 2750 seems real low from a seat of the pants measure. Bike does not have much pull until at least 3000 rpm. How does this sound to you guys? Cheers, Mike A15 Nova Scotia Canada __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

[marcclarke@unforgettable.com]

Michael, Welcome to the list. Kawasaki specifies crankshaft numbers not rear wheel numbers. Real numbers at the rear wheel are: Bhp@rpm: 36.14@7000 Torque@rpm: 32.8@5000 RPM Bhp Torque 3500 20.09 30.15 4000 23.32 30.62 4500 27.50 32.09 5000 31.26 32.84 5500 34.12 32.58 6000 35.98 31.49 6500 36.13 29.19 7000 36.14 27.11 7500 33.69 23.59 8000 29.63 19.45 See the KLR650 FAQ at http://www.perardua.net/thumper/articles/klrfaq.html -- Marc Illsley Clarke, Kawasaki KLR650 A12, Loveland, Colorado, USA Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:40:13 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Potvin Subject: Horsepower Hi everybody, This is my first post. Picked up lots of great tips, thanks. Specs from buykawasaki.com have the 2001 at 48 hp@6500 and 5.6 Kg-M (40.5 ft-lbs)@5500. I am not sure if these are correct but max torque at 2750 seems real low from a seat of the pants measure. Bike does not have much pull until at least 3000 rpm. How does this sound to you guys? Cheers, Mike A15 Nova Scotia Canada

[Jim & Shannon Morehead]

Hi Mike, Check out the archives if you are interested in HP/torque output from a stock A13 and an A13 with a pipe and jet kit installed. I posted before and after dyno run curves a year or so ago. Jim

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Potvin" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 2:40 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Horsepower > Hi everybody, > This is my first post. > Picked up lots of great tips, thanks. > Specs from buykawasaki.com have the 2001 > at 48 hp@6500 and 5.6 Kg-M (40.5 ft-lbs)@5500. > I am not sure if these are correct but max torque > at 2750 seems real low from a seat of the pants > measure. Bike does not have much pull until at least > 3000 rpm. How does this sound to you guys? > > Cheers, Mike A15 > Nova Scotia Canada > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[steve pye]

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Potvin" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 4:40 PM > Hi everybody, > This is my first post. > Picked up lots of great tips, thanks. > > Cheers, Mike A15 > Nova Scotia Canada Welcome to the List Mike, We Atlantic Canadians are vastly out numbered around here!! It's nice to have someone to talk to about stuff like "winter storage" or "snow drifts" or "the best type of snow shovel". All these Yanks ever go on about is where, when and how much they ride thier motorcycles, ALL WINTER LONG!!! Sheesh!! Cheers, Steve A11 Goose Bay, Labrador

[Devon Jarvis]

My only regret about winter riding in NYC, is that there are a lot of cleared roads before you get to ice and snow- too many road miles to run studs, and then when you get to the rough stuff, regular tires won't cut it. Can't you ice-race all winter long anyway? Devon Steve Pye wrote:

> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Potvin" > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 4:40 PM > > > Hi everybody, > > This is my first post. > > Picked up lots of great tips, thanks. > > > > Cheers, Mike A15 > > Nova Scotia Canada > > Welcome to the List Mike, > We Atlantic Canadians are vastly out numbered around here!! It's nice to > have someone to talk to about stuff like "winter storage" or "snow drifts" > or "the best type of snow shovel". > All these Yanks ever go on about is where, when and how much they ride thier > motorcycles, ALL WINTER LONG!!! > Sheesh!! > Cheers, > Steve A11 > Goose Bay, Labrador > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[dooden]

Well Mike, I might be called a yank, currently stationed Northern Illinois at Great Lakes, but my home is the U.P. in which I will be back permanently in little over 5 months. As for snow drifts, I remember them quite well, also remember undigging vehicles from them to get to work. As for the best shovel... hummm I have a few straight handles, even one of them curved handle back friendly type ( better shovel ), but the best shovel I have happens to be made by White Outdoors, it has a 8 HP engine, electric chute control, finger controlled steering on the grips, electric start, halogen headlight and likes to chew up them snow drifts. Sorry, im getting too old to be shoveling that crap all the time. Also looking at a map, Nova Scotia might actually be south of my place. Har Har Har does that make you a redneck eh ? (Could'nt resist) Duden A15 Pilot

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Steve Pye" wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Potvin" > To: > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 4:40 PM > > > Hi everybody, > > This is my first post. > > Picked up lots of great tips, thanks. > > > > Cheers, Mike A15 > > Nova Scotia Canada > > Welcome to the List Mike, > We Atlantic Canadians are vastly out numbered around here!! It's nice to > have someone to talk to about stuff like "winter storage" or "snow drifts" > or "the best type of snow shovel". > All these Yanks ever go on about is where, when and how much they ride thier > motorcycles, ALL WINTER LONG!!! > Sheesh!! > Cheers, > Steve A11 > Goose Bay, Labrador

[steve pye]

----- Original Message ----- From: "Devon Jarvis" To: "Steve Pye" ; "KLR650 group" DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:33 AM > My only regret about winter riding in NYC, is that there are a lot of > cleared roads before you get to ice and snow- too many road miles to run > studs, and then when you get to the rough stuff, regular tires won't cut > it. > > Can't you ice-race all winter long anyway? > > Devon > Devon, Three things come to mind to answer your question: 1. Your point about dry pavement/ ice-snow is right on the money. We get a mix of dry pavement on the main roads and ice on the side streets and intersections. Dry roads would be hard on studs and icy roads deadly without them. 2. Local-yokel drivers who got thier licenses out of Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes. There are enough winter time fender benders around here without throwing a motorcycle into the mix! 3. It gets COLD up here! -3 C is hard on the KLR, I figure -30 C would be impossible. In order to get cars and trucks to run we need block heaters etc., cold starting the KLR would be a bitch I think. I've been tempted to try winter biking a few times but for now I'll stick with my snowmobile and 4x4 for winter time. Cheers Steve A11

[Tony Cornett]

Can someone give me the horsepower rating for thr KLR650 2002? Thanks TC [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]