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TroytheTroll

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(Msg. 16) Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:36 pm
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>> I was thinking Monticello Friday night, then its only 400 miles to
>> Phoenix
>> the next day, Monticello is 300 for you Friday after work and 400
>> for me. This isn't a Phoenix argument though is it, but its a
>> Bisbee one? I haven't decided what I think about that yet, thats
>> like another 300 miles roundtripping from Phoenix. I might want to
>> just hang out with Bob, maybe he'll let me do wheelies on his sv or
>> something.
>>
>>
>
> Agreed, Monticello it is. I'll buy dinner. Yeah, I agree with
> hangin' with Bob and not going to Bisbee also.

Monticello has a Best Western and a National 9 Inn I think, the rooms
at the Best Western are huge, I haven't been inside the National 9.
Monticello is a little light on food variety, the Lamplighter is a
local restaurant, and they had a great little local pizza joint last
time I was there.

> Leave April 18th or May 2nd? I'm ready, the bike isn't. I think I
> need to add a big magnetic tank bag to the gear list.

Sounds about right. I worry about the weather in mid-April, but we can
decide closer to the date. I'll get ready for the 18th, and if the
stars don't line up I'll plan on the 2nd. The 2nd should work no
matter what, it shouldn't be blizzardy in the mountain passes...just
cold. April 18 though....thats still blizzard time in the mountains.

I've got clearance from the wife for both dates.

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(Msg. 17) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:54 pm
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On Feb 13, 7:27 pm, "TroytheTroll" <f4_... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I just want the bike ready when the weather turns.  Damn the
> > expense.  No
> > new bike this year.
>
> First full commuting day of the year today!!! And with the 1100
> getting its spring makeover, it was KLR time!!! Of course, we're
> getting 8" of snow tonight. But today was nice!!
>

Lucky.

> Did I mention the KLR started right up?

You shouldn't need to, unless you'd been to, say, Patagonia and back
on it, twice. That's what KLR's do best.

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Robert Striemer

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(Msg. 18) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:40 pm
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"BryanUT" <nestle12.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> It warmed up today so I dug the trailer out of the snow and took the F4i
> to the shop.
>
> Any guesses why it won't start?

Hey Bryan

I can't remember the symptoms you described in past posts but I think it was
a starting/running problem?Anyway, I read this on a KLR group today and it
may apply if the bike was sitting for a long time and you neglected fuel
stabilizer.

Just a thought.

Rob
KLR650

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Hi Michael-

This reminds me of a problem that I had with another bike a few years
ago that three mechanics couldn't figure out, and took me nearly two
years to get beat.

The cause ultimately was simple: There was varnish on the inside of
my gas tank from old gas. It would randomly slough off in sheets
large enough to clog the petcock under vacuum. This would cause the
bike to stall, and not start. After a random amount of time with no
vacuum applied to the petcock the varnish would float away from the
petcock, and all would be fine again for another random amount of
time, until another varnish sheet floated against the petcock.

The fix was equally simple: I got a gallon of carb cleaner from my
local parts house, filled the tank, let it soak overnight, flushed,
repeated, and reassembled the bike.

Bike ran like a dream after that.

Cheers,
Matthew
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:40 pm
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"Robert Striemer" <rjstriemer.RemoveThis@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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Thanks Rob. The bike started once over Christmas, then it would never start
again and the battery wouldn't hold a charge.

So the bike is in the shop. When I get it back I'll let everyone know what
the problem was. With any luck it'll all be a defective battery that I
could have replaced myself.


I just want the bike ready when the weather turns. Damn the expense. No
new bike this year.
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:40 pm
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> I just want the bike ready when the weather turns. Damn the
> expense. No
> new bike this year.

First full commuting day of the year today!!! And with the 1100
getting its spring makeover, it was KLR time!!! Of course, we're
getting 8" of snow tonight. But today was nice!!

Did I mention the KLR started right up?
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Steve Mackay1

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(Msg. 21) Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:34 am
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TroytheTroll wrote:
>
>> I just want the bike ready when the weather turns. Damn the expense. No
>> new bike this year.
>
> First full commuting day of the year today!!! And with the 1100 getting
> its spring makeover, it was KLR time!!! Of course, we're getting 8" of
> snow tonight. But today was nice!!
>
> Did I mention the KLR started right up?

The roads are || <==that close to being clean enough to ride this
morning. But unfortunately, our parking lot here at work doesn't get
much sunlight, so it's still partially iced up. So no commuting for me Sad
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