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ChrisJ · Jan 29, 2015

ahtoxa said:
Encountered the strongest winds yet while out riding the bike yesterday.

Mile long tall bridge across a big lake. Once I got up to the highest point of the bridge, I thought I was going to load my pants. It was gusting so bad, that all I could do is drive between two lanes (4-lane bridge) just to stay away from the concrete dividers on each side. The bridge was empty, so traffic was a non-issue. I tucked in, hugged the tank and rode it out.

It was gusting around 50 mph. I just let the bike move under me and tried to relax the upper body, but the bike was being thrown so hard that I felt that it was going to come out from under me. Super squirmy and twitchy.

Something tells me you haven't had the bike up to 120-130 yet.

CheapFuneral · Jan 30, 2015

ahtoxa said:
So the dealer says that compression is great on the bike, and the leak down test is good, too. They saw no signs of burning oil, such as black plug or what not.

They are going to do a 500 oil usage test. Makes me think I'm crazy seeing the oil consumption that I was. Hmm.

Oil consumption is super common on the klr. It's not an engine issue. I wanna say I remember it getting pushed into the airbox/intake if you run to high rpm or to much highway, can't remember exactly what it was, but if u google it you will be sure to find something.

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ahtoxa · Jan 30, 2015

ChrisJ said:
Something tells me you haven't had the bike up to 120-130 yet.

And I don't plan on it. A klr won't run much past 100 anyway. I ran 85 the other day, though, just to keep up with traffic, and it pulled strong up there.

ahtoxa · Jan 30, 2015

CheapFuneral said:
Oil consumption is super common on the klr. It's not an engine issue. I wanna say I remember it getting pushed into the airbox/intake if you run to high rpm or to much highway, can't remember exactly what it was, but if u google it you will be sure to find something.

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Yeah. I read a ton of KLR oil usage threads o er the last few weeks. But, there are quite a few folks who don't get much significant oil usage on theirs, so it varies.

That reminds me. I need to do an oil change on the bike and Sonic this weekend.

CheapFuneral · Jan 30, 2015

ahtoxa said:
Yeah. I read a ton of KLR oil usage threads o er the last few weeks. But, there are quite a few folks who don't get much significant oil usage on theirs, so it varies.

That reminds me. I need to do an oil change on the bike and Sonic this weekend.

Also keep an eye on your chain. I remember reading u need to tighten it every 500ish miles.

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ahtoxa · Jan 30, 2015

I've been measuring it. So far I haven't noticed any stretch.

500 miles is too frequent for a chain in good shape. Usually frequent adjustments are needed only towards the end of its life.

CheapFuneral · Jan 30, 2015

ahtoxa said:
I've been measuring it. So far I haven't noticed any stretch.

500 miles is too frequent for a chain in good shape. Usually frequent adjustments are needed only towards the end of its life.

I know my 250 rarely adjusted mine, I had just read about doing it that often on the klr.

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$ub$onic · Jan 30, 2015

My tap-a-talk updated again.

I don't like it.

ahtoxa · Jan 30, 2015

I dislike the new Tapatalk so much, that I hardly use it. I'd rather user a browser on my phone than Tapatalk, because I don't like how it's laid out, and more importantly, I don't like how browsing works on it. It's not intuitive for how I like to read forums.

ahtoxa · Jan 30, 2015

I inadvertently pissed off this guy the other day...

So I parked my bike, took off the helmet and I'm walking to Chipotle for lunch. A bit in front me me there's a new-ish Audi A4 parked. Stock, but has some silly aftermarket wheels.

It's plastered with "German engineering" stickers. They are on lower rear bumper, back window, side windows and across the hood. For good measure, he had "Audi" stickers on the mirrors and some other locations.

At this point I'm walking by and giggling out-loud. I can't help it, I'm not trying to be a jerk.

Just then, I notice the owner get out and he's looking straight at me, and I'm just a few feet away. I can't help it, I had a good loud laugh looking at the car and him. I wasn't trying to be an ass - it's his car, not mine - but something about his appearances fit the stereotype of a person that would do this to a car, so it made me laugh even harder.

ChrisJ · Feb 1, 2015

ahtoxa said:
I inadvertently pissed off this guy the other day...

So I parked my bike, took off the helmet and I'm walking to Chipotle for lunch. A bit in front me me there's a new-ish Audi A4 parked. Stock, but has some silly aftermarket wheels.

It's plastered with "German engineering" stickers. They are on lower rear bumper, back window, side windows and across the hood. For good measure, he had "Audi" stickers on the mirrors and some other locations.

At this point I'm walking by and giggling out-loud. I can't help it, I'm not trying to be a jerk.

Just then, I notice the owner get out and he's looking straight at me, and I'm just a few feet away. I can't help it, I had a good loud laugh looking at the car and him. I wasn't trying to be an ass - it's his car, not mine - but something about his appearances fit the stereotype of a person that would do this to a car, so it made me laugh even harder.

Was it a newer Audi like the one I did the video of with the blinding taillights?

If so he deserved a loud laugh and and you should've crop dusted him on your way back.

ahtoxa · Feb 1, 2015

Not certain I recall the video you're talking about, but yeah, it was a newer Audi.

ahtoxa · Feb 1, 2015

He wasn't a kid either. He was around 40 or maybe slightly older.

ChrisJ · Feb 1, 2015

ahtoxa said:
He wasn't a kid either. He was around 40 or maybe slightly older.

Next time, crop dust him.
Even if you need to laugh at him to get him out of his "German Engineered" overpriced VW.

ahtoxa · Feb 1, 2015

Audis are good cars, and I know of people like to call them overpriced VWs, but they are very competitive in their classes.

That said, that guy swallowed the dumb ass marketing slogan hook, line and sinker. Then was dumb enough to plaster it everywhere.

mitdr774 · Feb 1, 2015

Knowing two people that had their Audi go up in flames, and knowing people that have worked in Audi dealers, I would not call them good cars. Even the guys that I know that worked in Audi dealers called them over priced VWs.

CheapFuneral · Feb 1, 2015

mitdr774 said:
Knowing two people that had their Audi go up in flames, and knowing people that have worked in Audi dealers, I would not call them good cars. Even the guys that I know that worked in Audi dealers called them over priced VWs.

I think it would depend on the model. The lower models are vws but the higher models are sweeeeet.

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ahtoxa · Feb 1, 2015

Hell, my 2008 VW Rabbit that I bought new was far more reliable than my Sonic. By far.

mitdr774 · Feb 2, 2015

I spent the day using a motorized scaffold. No harness, no ground guy, decent size platform, and a whole lot better than going up and down a ladder all day. I wonder if I can push my foreman to convince the shop to buy one. Huge time saver. Little bastard is quick too.

CheapFuneral · Feb 3, 2015

mitdr774 said:
I spent the day using a motorized scaffold. No harness, no ground guy, decent size platform, and a whole lot better than going up and down a ladder all day. I wonder if I can push my foreman to convince the shop to buy one. Huge time saver. Little bastard is quick too.

My dad used to use these all the time.

He had one job where he had to hang from a rope ladder and wire in some stage lights. He was the only guy willing to do it. Said the foreman kept pushing him to finish faster so he just said you wanna get up here and help. That ended that

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