Tonight I worked more toward tearing down the KLR powerplant.
So I started out by checking the valve clearances, all were okay. Then I beheaded it.
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Well if I’m ever going to fix the KLR I’ll need to find out the extent of the problem.
The KLR is now almost as light as a KTM.
Six months later I cleared a spot in the garage and started poking into it a little:
Just as I thought, complete failure of countershaft bearing. Chain wasn’t too tight (I had actually checked it on the side of the road), I’m pretty anal about it being within Kawasaki spec.
Anyway engine has to come out. That LH case may be trash, I’m not sure if the case damage goes beyond the seal mating surface. If it’s just the seal mating surface I may be able to get away with building up epoxy to rebuild the area that a bearing ball exited from.
This is a comparison of the factory original tires on an M416 or M100 to their nearest current commercial size. Continue reading
One of the other clubs posted in the Adopt-A-Trail forum that the USFS-owned M100 used by various Adopt-A-Trail groups was out of service due to unsafe tires. I spoke with NAXJA and we decided to repair this. Since I’ve got a soft spot for 1/4 ton trailers I spearheaded this project. Continue reading
I’ve had this old Italian moped sitting in my shed or garage for about the past fifteen years, I decided a good Fathers’ day project was to tear it down and poke at it with aims to get it running well again, not exactly a restoration as I have no plans to paint it at this time. I’ll update this as I do stuff but don’t expect quick progress on this little pet project.
See more below.