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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2009-08-17 |
| Summary: THE IDLE SHAFT LEVER IN MY 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN INTO 2 PIECES. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN UPGRADING THE PART. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. ... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2007-06-14 |
| Summary: AFTER 14,000 MILES OF USE I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE MOTORCYCLE THE IDLE SHAFT LEVER FAILED. WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE BEING REPORTED, THERE SHOULD BE A TSB ISSUED. ... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2006-07-16 |
| Summary: WHEN I TORE INTO MY 2001 KLR 650 TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FAULTY "DOOHICKEY". I FOUND THE FACTORY ONE BROKE. BOTH THE SPRING AND BALANCER WERE BROKE AND I DID NOT FIND EITHER PART IN THE MOTOR.... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Occurences: 2 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2006-06-25 |
| Summary: DOOHICKEY AND SPRING ON THE COUNTER BALANCER OF THE ENGINE WITH 14000 MILES WAS BROKEN DURING MOTORCYCLE USAGE. THIS IS A SUGGEST REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY OWNERS OF KAWASAKI KLR 650 ,... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2006-02-01 |
| Summary: VEHICLE WAS A 2001 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE. DISMANTLED ENGINE CASE AND FOUND BALANCER CHAIN TENSIONER BROKEN INTO THREE PIECES. HAD TO RUMMAGE THROUGH THE CRANKCASE TO FIND TWO OF THE PIECES. THE... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | OTHER Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2005-07-05 |
| Summary: 1)POOR PERFORAMANCE SEEMED LIKE CARBURATER PROBLEM. 2)SUDDEN LOUD KNOCK AND ENGINE STALLED AT 40MPH. UPON INTERNAL INSPECTION, BALANCER SHAFT ADJUSTER FAILED (BROKE INTO 4 PIECES) CIRCULATED... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2004-10-11 |
| Summary: CHANGED OIL AND DISCOVERED PIECES OF METAL IN CRANKCASE. HAD A BROKEN IDLER SHAFT LEVER THAT SPLIT IN TWO. LUCKILY IT DID NOT GIVE WAY WHILE I WAS RUNNING AND SEIZE THE ENGINE. DESIGN FLAW IN THE ... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2004-01-06 |
| Summary: BALANCER SHAFT FAILURE ON A 2001 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE. ... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Occurences: 2 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2003-09-16 |
| Summary: IDLER SHAFT LEVER RETAINER CAME APART INSIDE ENGINE, CAUSED SPRING TO FAIL EARLY WHICH ALSO CAME APART INSIDE ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MACHINES SO I DID A CHECK TO SEE AND... |  |
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| 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Occurences: 1 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. Recived: 2003-08-18 |
| Summary: I HAVE NOTICED RATTLE IN ENGINE ALMOST SINCE NEW. AT 21000 MILES I OPENED UP THE L SIDE ENGINE CASE. THERE WAS A BROKEN ENGINE BALANCER CHAIN ADJUSTER AND MANY CHUNKS OF METAL IN CRANKCASE. I... |  |
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