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2008 KLR650 Recall???
Recalls Summary
Make / Models : Model/Build Years: KAWASAKI / KLR650 2008Recall Number: 07V244000 Summary:ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SPRING RETAINING PIN ON THE FRAME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY WELDED IN PLACE AND COULD FALL OUT, ALLOWING THE SIDESTAND TO DROP INTO THE "PARKING" POSITION. Consequence:IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A CRASH COULD OCCUR. Remedy:KAWASAKI WILL BUY BACK THESE MOTORCYCLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 1, 2007. ALL DEALERS/OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. Notes:CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 135
Now I'm hearing this.
It involves a whopping...5 ( five ) bikes made one afternoon that the sidestand spring retainer wasn't welded properly. If the spring pops off the sidestand could hang down.
-T
It involves a whopping...5 ( five ) bikes made one afternoon that the sidestand spring retainer wasn't welded properly. If the spring pops off the sidestand could hang down.
-T
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 41
Hmm, maybe this is the recall rumor going around a month ago? I will check mine, but I would rather have it fixed than to have Kawasaki buy it back and have to start from scratch ... I just finished my break-in.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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I just checked mine and it looks like a good weld to me.
3rd Gear
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Evansville, Indiana
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There should be a list of the VIN's that are affected, check with your dealer, I am sure you should be able to find the info somewhere on the net.
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Here are my '08 welds. They both suck!
I haven't heard anything from Kawasaki, but I'm concerned and will probably pay a welder to fix them. I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than take it back to the dealer; they really are a bunch of clowns.
I haven't heard anything from Kawasaki, but I'm concerned and will probably pay a welder to fix them. I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than take it back to the dealer; they really are a bunch of clowns.
4th Gear
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Richmond, Ky
Posts: 1,980
WOW.. those are some really crappy welds. So much for craftsmanship and fit and finish.
2008 DL650 VStrom Yellow and Black
Previous ride was a 2007 KLR Black/Silver, I miss it..
Looking to get back into KLR's sometime soon.
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3rd Gear
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Posts: 815
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WOW.. those are some really crappy welds. So much for craftsmanship and fit and finish.
4th Gear
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Richmond, Ky
Posts: 1,980
things that make you go hmmmm??!!! lol, I should have realized that fit and finish are not a KLR hilight 
, but you still gotta love em!!
, but you still gotta love em!!
2008 DL650 VStrom Yellow and Black
Previous ride was a 2007 KLR Black/Silver, I miss it..
Looking to get back into KLR's sometime soon.
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