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[klrprofessor]

I own a 03 KLR 650. I plan on taking a trip from Seattle to Portland soon. At 4500 RPM the engine sounds like it's coming unglued. At home I'm not normally on the freeway too long so it's not a big deal. Maybe it sounds that way to me because I'm used to my Gold Wing. I will be traveling on I 5 from Seattle to Portland and part of the way the speed limit is 70 MPH. With the stock sprokets the KLR will be getting near 5000 RPM. Is this to much for this engine for hours at a time? MB

[Andrus Chesley]

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

> > I own a 03 KLR 650. I plan on taking a trip from Seattle to Portland > soon. At 4500 RPM the engine sounds like it's coming unglued. At

home

> I'm not normally on the freeway too long so it's not a big deal.

Maybe

> it sounds that way to me because I'm used to my Gold Wing. I will be > traveling on I 5 from Seattle to Portland and part of the way the

speed

> limit is 70 MPH. With the stock sprokets the KLR will be getting

near

> 5000 RPM. Is this to much for this engine for hours at a time? > MB >

Your just used to the quiteness of you wing. Heck , most all bikes are noisy after that dude. It's like that when I climb off my Suzy DL1000 and get on my '00 KLR650. The old tractor engine KLR is one loud engine and when you put on a larger windshield and an aluminum skid plate it only makes it louder. I'm sure you know the speedo is about 7 to 8 mph fast as like at indicated 70 your only doing about 63 or so. At least both of the ones I had did. But so was my last R1150GSA Beemer and my ;06 DL1000 storm. I forget the rpm but 4500 in not high at all. I've been told my people with lots and lots of miles to just keep that engine under 6000 and it will last a long long time with a lot less maitenance. I run mine at 5000 for many miles with out any problems or accelerated valve wear. Andy > Offshore Louisiana

[Arden Kysely]

Have you adjusted your doohickey? A loose balancer chain can make the bike louder. But as Andy said, the KLR is a noisy beast. Put in some earplugs, top off the oil, and don't worry about cruising at 5000 rpm. __Arden --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "klrprofessor" wrote:

> > I own a 03 KLR 650. I plan on taking a trip from Seattle to Portland > soon. At 4500 RPM the engine sounds like it's coming unglued. At

home

> I'm not normally on the freeway too long so it's not a big deal.

Maybe

> it sounds that way to me because I'm used to my Gold Wing. I will be > traveling on I 5 from Seattle to Portland and part of the way the

speed

> limit is 70 MPH. With the stock sprokets the KLR will be getting

near

> 5000 RPM. Is this to much for this engine for hours at a time? > MB >

[Jeff Saline]

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:18:33 -0000 "klrprofessor" writes:

> I own a 03 KLR 650. I plan on taking a trip from Seattle to Portland > > soon. At 4500 RPM the engine sounds like it's coming unglued. At > home > I'm not normally on the freeway too long so it's not a big deal. > Maybe > it sounds that way to me because I'm used to my Gold Wing. I will > be > traveling on I 5 from Seattle to Portland and part of the way the > speed > limit is 70 MPH. With the stock sprokets the KLR will be getting > near > 5000 RPM. Is this to much for this engine for hours at a time? > MB

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> MB, I think it's just you're not used to the KLR sound. I try to keep my KLR below 5,000 rpm for sustained runs and I avoid the interstate whenever possible. Have a fun ride. Maybe consider a throttle rocker or cramp buster for the throttle if you'll be on the slab for a long time. 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

[Jon Neet]

My stock 2005 seems fine at 65-70 mph.I often run it at 75. If I was going from my home in Puyallup to Portland via I-5, I'd probably run it at 70 and not worry. jor --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Russell Scott]

I found 5-5.5K optimal highway speed. If I run it above that for more than a short burst, I straight getting serious oil consumption. R -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Jon Neet Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:43 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Engine Cruise RPM My stock 2005 seems fine at 65-70 mph.I often run it at 75. If I was going from my home in Puyallup to Portland via I-5, I'd probably run it at 70 and not worry. jor --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ronald Criswell]

You worry too much. I ride mine everywhere for hours on end at 5200 rpm. I have done 700 - 800 mile days in hot weather (Texas). The bike is still going strong at 47,000 miles. Criswell

On Mar 25, 2008, at 3:18 AM, klrprofessor wrote: > I own a 03 KLR 650. I plan on taking a trip from Seattle to Portland > soon. At 4500 RPM the engine sounds like it's coming unglued. At home > I'm not normally on the freeway too long so it's not a big deal. Maybe > it sounds that way to me because I'm used to my Gold Wing. I will be > traveling on I 5 from Seattle to Portland and part of the way the > speed > limit is 70 MPH. With the stock sprokets the KLR will be getting near > 5000 RPM. Is this to much for this engine for hours at a time? > MB > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Gary Hooker]

Keep a watch on your oil level-oil consumption tends to increase dramatically at highway speeds. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Sonny Bulla]

> >At 4500 RPM the engine sounds like it's coming unglued. At home > > I'm not normally on the freeway too long so it's not a big deal. > Maybe > > it sounds that way to me because I'm used to my Gold Wing.

I was concerned for a long time about all the engine noises I heard while riding my KLR but, then realized it had this big parabolic reflector (AKA "fairing") giving all that sound right back in my face and come to the realization that it made no more noise than my other bikes that didn't have the fairing or a bunch padding that dampened the noise. Sonny '02 KLR650 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Arden Kysely]

That reminds me...another source of noise is the inner fairing cover vibrating against the fairing. You can adjust things to fix this or put some foam tape between the two where a loose fit allows the vibes to make noise. The spare levers I've got wired to the cover change the harmonics a bit. __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Sonny Bulla wrote: > > > >At 4500 RPM the engine sounds like it's coming unglued. At home > > > I'm not normally on the freeway too long so it's not a big deal. > > Maybe > > > it sounds that way to me because I'm used to my Gold Wing. > > I was concerned for a long time about all the engine noises I heard > while riding my KLR but, then realized it had this big parabolic > reflector (AKA "fairing") giving all that sound right back in my face > and come to the realization that it made no more noise than my other > bikes that didn't have the fairing or a bunch padding that dampened > the noise. > > Sonny > '02 KLR650 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >