Did it today. I put it off too long. Bike is running like a champ again. Do yourself a favor and don't put it off as long as I did. (No damage done, but the bike sure runs better/quieter).
So, if I'm understanding various posts, the Doohickey is more or less fixed in the '08+ KLR but the tension spring still needs replacing? I've got a brand new '09 just waiting to get out on the road (when the snow's gone, but more importantly when the ice is off the road). just trying to get a handle on the most important fixes to do. I haven't ridden off road in about 35 years and even then it wasn't my main riding location on my little Trail 90.
I did see one guy on a Dual on the roads today as I was doing errands. Too far away to tell what model he was on, but it looked smaller than a KLR650. I did get the KLR started and running today but I really want to get it out and start the break in period.
The doo is a lot better, but there was not spring tension in mine. I went ahead and put the EM doo in while I was in there. It is an improved piece in the gen2 bikes, but not as good as EM's. And the spring was crap.
i just bought an 09 too. spent more than i should've on it, apparently (my own fault for being so damned impulsive and not looking around for a better deal on an 09!) consequently i spent all my cash i had saved up and don't have any extra right now to do any of these mods. i am hoping that since the bike is under warantee for a year to not do anything like the doohickey until after the year is up. the stock set up should last a year, right???
does that seem reasonable or am i looking for trouble? any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I spent more on my 08 than I should have, too. If I were you, I would hold off on doing anything to the bike mod or farkle wise...but I would put in an Eagle Mike doo. The setup they have is crap. You don't want to ride it that way for a year. A lot of the other shit we get obsessed with is take or leave, but the doo is well worth the cost and labor and learning.
I would think that since you have a new bike, your warranty should give you some peace of mind. Having said that, the cost to do the "doo" isn't that much really (less than $100) and with some help from others at a tech day if you need it would be a breeze. I have the doo tools that I'd gladly send to help you out.
If you have it in your mind to change out the Balancer Lever... why not do it sooner then later?... would you want your bike to have a problem, then take it to a shop and not have it for weeks. then they just change the part... without looking for all the pieces?
I wouldnt want anything to go wrong. and have that in my motor for the rest of the time I owned it..warrenty or not... if it could be prevented.
And yes... there are some bikes that have never been adjusted... with a bazillion miles on them.... But, they look like it too.
Locjaw its about time you stopped procrastinating well worth it hu LOL.
Yes the doo on the second gen. is heaver than before but still a forged peace
that fits sloppy on the doo shaft springs are still to long maybe good for one adjustment. Eagle doo is a machined peace far superior. i done mine at the same time as a friend done his both 08 s every thing was like twins sloppy fit loose springs no regrets eagle doo and torsion spring bulletproof.:character00271:
Which brings up a whole new angle. Even if my bike was under warranty, I wouldn't let the dealership touch it. I made that mistake twice and learned my lesson. If I can't fix it or find a friend to help me, it will go to a local shop with a good reputation. The warranty is basically permission for the dealership to wreak havoc on your bike IMHO, and in my experience.
Yes it sucks to buy a brand new product and tear into it right away.
'79 Pinto owners shoulda added the tank with the rubber bladder in it, too.
Corvairs needed coil-overs.
Our beloved Kawasaki did a HUGE flop when they put the 750 Turbo into
mass production in the early 80's. I don't know if any units made it to
10,000 miles before the turbo burned out.
The KLR is great overall and we all know it and bought one anyway knowing
a few fixes were needed, but luckily small, Cheap, and very minor mods to
make a rock-solid 100,000 miler out of it. Then ya fix it up and do another 100k. LOL
I'm obviously Cheap, which KLR owners are famous for, but we know this bike (for
the most part) is excellently enginneered and built. They take a beating time after
time and keep running long after other bikes would have been parted out.
You cannot be dinged on the warrenty for installing the new Lever..
It does not void the warrenty on any other parts or mechanisms inside the engine.
I'm not going to look it up.. but there is something legally written about warrentys covered... even after installing aftermarket parts, owner self service and oil changes... blah blah blah.
If you find it... post it please.
Warranty and Aftermarket Parts
by: ******* Williams
Does the use of aftermarket parts, including performance chips, affects the new automobile warranty? Well, let us peep into what the laws of the land say. The United States Code found at 15 U.S.C. 2301 Section 2302(c) states: "No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name…. 15 U.S.C. 2302(c)." This provision was supplemented by Congress on 16 C.F.R. 700.10 section 102(c). It states in pertinent part: "No warrantor may condition the continued validity of a warranty on the use of only authorized repair service and/or authorized replacement parts for non-warranty service and maintenance. For example, provisions such as, 'This warranty is void if service is performed by anyone other than an authorized "ABC" dealer and all replacement parts must be genuine "ABC" parts,' and the like, are prohibited where the service or parts are not covered by the warranty. These provisions violate the Act in two ways. First, they violate the section 102 (c) ban against tying arrangements. Second, such provisions are deceptive under section 110 of the Act, because a warrantor cannot, as a matter of law, avoid liability under a written warranty where a defect is unrelated to the use by a consumer of "unauthorized" articles or service. This does not preclude a warrantor from expressly excluding liability for defects or damage caused by such "unauthorized" articles or service; nor does it preclude the warrantor from denying liability where the warrantor can demonstrate that the defect or damage was so caused." It is clear from the foregoing that in the United States an automobile warranty is only inapplicable if the manufacturer proves that the aftermarket part was the cause of the defect or damage of the automobile in dispute. What about warranty? There are pieces of jurisprudence about this. Federal law precludes a dealer from voiding warranty just because of using aftermarket speed equipment, with only two exceptions: the warranty can be voided if the aftermarket part causes damage, or adversely affects the emissions or the emissions system. SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) reported that a trade association representing specialty automotive parts manufacturers, the following quotes have been extracted: "The vehicle manufacturer is not allowed to void the vehicle warranty just because aftermarket equipment is installed on the vehicle. This protection for consumers is the result of a parts self certification program developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). These are the surrounding facts about aftermarket parts relating to warranties. Now that you are aware, be guided accordingly.
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