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Re: KLR You Experienced? Err, kinda not really.
Those damn kung fu grips lasted max six months for me..The Jimbonaut said:My dear old Mum calls me up and says she wants to get me something nice for my birthday - is there anything I really need? Quick trip up the highway 20 later and the KLR is now kitted out with these -
Pro Taper ATV high bend, the difference is night and day. I can't put risers on as one of the bar clamp threads is a bit skewed (there's a TimeSert in there but the angle isn't perfect) and so I wanted a taller (and wider) set of bars. These are perfect and the difference they make to the bike and the ride is remarkable. So much more comfortable and ergonomic, not to mention some new Biltwell kung-fu grips (oxblood, FTW) which definitely don't hurt either.
Cheers Mum ;D
While I was at it I figured it was a good time to try and sort out the intermittent starter button issue I had. Sometimes the button fires the bike right up, sometimes I have to whale away at the button/bars until I get a good connection. Not a cool-looking getaway by any means. Dismantled the starter button assembly, gave the contacts a sand and cleaned everything up (again) but still no dice. Figured it had to be something else but as i'd already deleted the kick stand cut-off switch I was running out of ideas. After much head-scratching I discovered it was the small switch in the clutch lever - there's another contact switch in there and I found that I'd forgotten to install the tiny spring under one of the contacts, meaning it only sometimes had good contact with the switch. Miraculously I'd found a tiny spring in the garage months ago and held onto it thinking it looked like it came out of something significant - now it's back where it should be the bikes fires up first time every time.
Oh, my my, oh, hell yes, honey put on that party dress.