Hey guys,
I bought an '05 KLR about six months ago for a decent price, the previous owner said it idled weird but other than that, it was a good bike. I took it for a test ride and let it idle for more than 20 minutes. The idle sped up but the bike stayed on and kept running, Being new to motos I took it in to have it looked at and my local shop worked on the carb and fixed the idle. After that it idled perfect and I took it home. THEN I took it out for a ride that day. Ran great for 45 minutes ish, then began to sputter and died. It would run for another minute and the same thing would happen, continuously. Took it in again, so what they've done is new petcock, carb work and a once over. Again, the bike runs for 30 minutes and begins to sputter and shut off, followed by shutting off after every 30-60 seconds. I bought a new 2018 KLR, that obviously is my daily bike now, but I would love input so I can try to fix the older bike myself. Electrical? fuel issue? Im too inexperienced to know so looking for advice. I have the stock tank as well as a bigger 6 gallon desert tank if that helps. Thank you. -Cole
I bought an '05 KLR about six months ago for a decent price, the previous owner said it idled weird but other than that, it was a good bike. I took it for a test ride and let it idle for more than 20 minutes. The idle sped up but the bike stayed on and kept running, Being new to motos I took it in to have it looked at and my local shop worked on the carb and fixed the idle. After that it idled perfect and I took it home. THEN I took it out for a ride that day. Ran great for 45 minutes ish, then began to sputter and died. It would run for another minute and the same thing would happen, continuously. Took it in again, so what they've done is new petcock, carb work and a once over. Again, the bike runs for 30 minutes and begins to sputter and shut off, followed by shutting off after every 30-60 seconds. I bought a new 2018 KLR, that obviously is my daily bike now, but I would love input so I can try to fix the older bike myself. Electrical? fuel issue? Im too inexperienced to know so looking for advice. I have the stock tank as well as a bigger 6 gallon desert tank if that helps. Thank you. -Cole