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| | What IS "the doohickey problem" anyway ? Is this a bad joke or what ? |
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| No, not a bad joke. It is a nickname for the balancer lever. See http://multisurfacemotorcycling.com/articles/fft011503.htm
It's about $120 in parts and tools, and 3 hours in your garage to upgrade it. |
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| The doohickey is a real thing. The actual name for it is "Tension Balancer Lever," and it is actually INSIDE the engine.
If the lever ever breaks, which most do, it could possibly send pieces of metal into the other parts of the engine, and frag the whole engine. It has happened, and it is such a worry that a man in Utah has designed a solution. It's called a 'doohickey.'
When you buy the bike, new or used, you should put that as a top priority to fix. The cost of the 'doohickey' (from happy trails, or another source) is generally $39. Take the new 'doohickey' to your dealer/mechanic, and if they have ever been around KLR's, they'll know what to do. The directions are simple, the procedure actually involves opening the engine case, so unless you are an experienced mechanic, I'd leave it to them to replace.
When I took mine in to be replaced, it had 3,400 miles on it, and the tensioner lever had already broken, and thankfully no damage had been incurred.
The 'doohickey' is real; get one and ride worry-free.
Dug Shelby |
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| | I was told by my dealer(Blairsville,Ga) when I purchased my bike (JUN06)that the factory made a 05 mid year part change which replaced the part with a better quality one. |
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