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02/272014

Stay “SPOT” On, All the Time

Stay “SPOT” On, All the Time

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I’ve pretty much avoided the electronic age I have only two modern instruments of communication; a

02/032014

Roll-On With Rod

Roll-On With Rod

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I called Rod Morris and he suggested we meet at Bell Valley east of Potrero on Hwy 94 for a roll-on test

01/062014

Riding Twisty Roads

Riding Twisty Roads

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

The most memorable encounters are mostly with lighter bikes usually singles in the 350 to 400 pound range.

12/172013

Two–Stroking Around the World

Two–Stroking Around the World

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Long after I thought two-stroke motorcycles were extinct I ran into Paul Suchy at Santispak 10 miles

12/092013

Reliability is Not Accidental

Reliability is Not Accidental

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Back in 1955 when I completed my Korean War enlistment and left the military, the first thing I did

11/012013

Racing Rod’s Rod

Racing Rod’s Rod

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

  Rod Morris and I recently did our first two day Baja loop since rebuilding and breaking in both

10/012013

Fixin’ Rod’s Rods: Part 1

Fixin’ Rod’s Rods: Part 1

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Rod Morris has two KLR650-A’s. One is an A-10 (1996) and the other an A-13 (1999). The 1996 was previously

07/242013

Balancer Spring Inspection Port Kit – KLR650

Balancer Spring Inspection Port Kit – KLR650

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Applications: Kawasaki KLR650 ’87 – Present Manufacture: MMP Exclusive MMP P/N: 10018: $41.25

07/172013

Tex Ernhardt Baja Ride

Tex Ernhardt Baja Ride

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

On Wednesday January 16th 2013, Tex Ernhardt, triple threat master rider/driver/pilot Bruce Redding and

07/012013

Fresh Engine and Hints

Fresh Engine and Hints

By: Todd In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

by Rod Morris We just finished rebuilding the engine in my 1996 KLR650A and I wanted to share some things

07/012013

Beware Aftermarket Parts Fitment

Beware Aftermarket Parts Fitment

By: Todd In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

by Elden Carl Over the years I have seen lots of poor fitting aftermarket parts. Many of them did not

05/012013

Suspension Matters

Suspension Matters

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Assuming your multisurface motorcycle weighs not much more than four hundred pounds, has reliable electronics

04/012013

What’s Up With Oil and filter Changes

What’s Up With Oil and filter Changes

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I was discussing motorcycle oil and filter change intervals the other day. We wondered among other things

03/012013

Running Into and Over “Cuco”

Running Into and Over “Cuco”

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

If you’ve ridden KLR’s for very long or own a copy of Clemente Salvadori’s book, Motorcycle Journeys

02/012013

KLR Engine Top End Failure

KLR Engine Top End Failure

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I recently had a customer call about getting a new piston for his 2007 KLR650. During the discussion

01/012013

How To Ruin Your Holiday Ride

How To Ruin Your Holiday Ride

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

As usual during the winter I try to take advantage of any good weather days to get out on my KLR and

11/012012

The Doohickey Revisited

The Doohickey Revisited

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Never has such a frivolous word been used to describe such a dangerous motorcycle engine part. Yes, indeed

10/012012

DR650 Gas Filter

DR650 Gas Filter

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

We covered this subject some time ago but it’s time to mention it again.   Elden and I had gone

09/012012

Fresh Engine and Hints

Fresh Engine and Hints

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

We just finished rebuilding the engine in my 1996 KLR650A and I wanted to share some things with other

08/012012

Banned From Site

Banned From Site

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

A customer recently sent me an e-mail that he had received his new KLR650 shock spring and absolutely

07/032012

Yamaha, “tear down that wall!”

Yamaha, “tear down that wall!”

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Any of the “big 4” could build a great multi-surface motorcycle, but alas they never quite seem to

06/032012

WHICH OIL TO USE

WHICH OIL TO USE

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

The question of which oil to use in a motorcycle has been discussed and cussed for as long as I can remember

05/062012

Doohickey

Doohickey

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Real name: Balancer Chain Lever. The name doohickey was first coined by Jake Jakeman in 1987; the very

03/012012

Choke It – But Don’t Kill It

Choke It – But Don’t Kill It

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I learned about the downside of carbureted motorcycle enrichening systems the hard way. In the first

02/012012

Hwy 94 – San Diego County

Hwy 94 – San Diego County

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

I’ve have the good fortune to live close to one of the best motorcycle roads in San Diego County;

01/042012

KLR650 Fork Brace

KLR650 Fork Brace

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

For years some KLR650 owners have been installing a fork brace for the wrong reason and we’ve been

11/032011

Why Buy a KLR650

Why Buy a KLR650

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

Elden Carl and I had been riding together on the black strip for almost 20 years when he started back

09/092011

Happy KLR650 Owner

Happy KLR650 Owner

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

“I got my spring within a few days of sending. Installed it with some rachet straps. I had raising

08/022011

More KLR Shock Stuff

More KLR Shock Stuff

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

We seem to do more articles on the KLR650 shock than any other subject and there’s good reason.

06/012011

Honda NX250 – What?

Honda NX250 – What?

By: Rod In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

On Saturday 3/12/11 the sun was shining and the temperature was in the 60’s and I decided it was

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