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Aug 14, 2017 Engine 14,021 mi

THE ENGINE BALANCER LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED EARLY ON THIS ENGINE - AND ON MANY OF THE KLR650S FROM 1987 - 2007 USING THE MODEL A DESIGNATION. MINE WAS AN A14 IN THE '86-'07 KLR65'S CHAIN-DRIVEN BALANCER SUBSYSTEM, TWO RELATED PARTS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE: 1) THE BALANCER IDLER LEVER (KAWASAKI PAR...

Aug 14, 2017 Engine 14,021 mi

THE ENGINE BALANCER LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED EARLY ON THIS ENGINE - AND ON MANY OF THE KLR650S FROM 1987 - 2007 USING THE MODEL A DESIGNATION. MINE WAS AN A14 IN THE '86-'07 KLR65'S CHAIN-DRIVEN BALANCER SUBSYSTEM, TWO RELATED PARTS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE: 1) THE BALANCER IDLER LEVER (KAWASAKI PAR...

Mar 15, 2007 Engine And Engine Cooling 17,000 mi

MY 2000 KAWASAKI KLR650 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COUNTER BALANCER ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MANY TIMES BY OTHER OWNERS. IN 2002 I OPENED THE SIDE CASE UP AND THE BALANCER ADJUSTMENT SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE SPRING WAS BROKEN. I REPLACED THE SPRING AND ALSO THE LEVER WITH AN AFTERMARKET ...

Mar 15, 2007 Engine And Engine Cooling 17,000 mi

MY 2000 KAWASAKI KLR650 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COUNTER BALANCER ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MANY TIMES BY OTHER OWNERS. IN 2002 I OPENED THE SIDE CASE UP AND THE BALANCER ADJUSTMENT SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE SPRING WAS BROKEN. I REPLACED THE SPRING AND ALSO THE LEVER WITH AN AFTERMARKET ...