So as Pleco said ... maybe is better to have a separate thread for other question regarding our beloved bikes. And because the KLE manual thread became a little mess I think that this is a good point of view and also a opportunity to start a new thead about other technical question .... not to use manual thread so here it is!

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I will start by telling what I use and what question I have. I hope that this is a good ideea.


So as you could see in KLE manual thread I raised the tail so I will not bore you again with this subject.

Other thing that I use .... please let me know if you know a better way or something better.

Fuel filter - Mann WK 21 (is that tiny one but I have to change it often 200-600Km - depends on how clean is the fuel)

Oil Filter - Also from Mann MW 68 (I choosed Mann for a reasonable price/quality)

Engine oil - Motul 5100 ester 10w40

Chain oil - Motorex Chainlube 622 fully synthetic for cross, enduro, off-road ( I use this because I used for street and it gathered dirt, with this one it looks a little nicer)

Battery - here is a big question for you - the original was 9Ah but because of the power of recharging slowly it was drained, than I took a Varta (because I had a Varta on my car and it was good) with no meintenace but same problem ... now I had a no name at 11 Ah and it survived for a year and now when are -2 or -3 Celsius it starts ok ... but once a month I had to put water in it Could you give me an advice? because at a long trip lat's say over 600 km on hot summer I had to keep in mind to have a bottle of water to put in battery.

Brake pads - Godfren but I intend to buy a complete Brembo system - what you know about this?

Tires - I changet the stock with enduro ones and the rear is 130 all from Mitas

Exhaust - is changed is from inox and I gained 1 or 2 hp


Other to do and don't:

Because my contry learns you to do all kind of bullshits just to save money I learned that fuel lines from tank to fuel filter and from fuel filter to carburetors can be from a car . Our car Dacia (not the new Logan)(The only car made in Romania) can be a cheaper way to mentain your bike so fuel lines are from Dacia, that cable for tachometer is also from Dacia clutch cable again from Dacia. So I discovered that not only Kawasaki genuine parts are working.

Chain washing - I found that is more cheaper than to buy chain solutions to make a coktail from fuel (leaded NOT unleaded) with oil for small mechanism and it works ( but first try your coktail on an old chain).

Here is a DON'T: Don't use unleaded fuel on your chain it alters the o-rings - trust me I used to clean up my chain because it was to greasy and after a month I had to buy a new chain.

That's all folks! I I remember other changes I will share with you

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My bikes only 6,000 miles old, so I haven't needed to do much maintenance on it but here goes...

Oil - Motul 5100 50/50 ester 10w40 - works a treat and the oil they put in it after the last disaster, sorry, service is crap. I think it's probably Silkolene. Stick to Motul.

Brake Pads - I've had Dunlop and Ferodo recommended, but I have no idea what's on there at the moment.

Tyres - Avon Distanzias - good wear rate with high road use and work well enough off road, especially gravel.

Chain Lube - The best I've used is Wurth High Performance Dry Chain Lube. Lasts for ages. I've tried Silkolene (OK) and something like Motex which was crap.

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Current Bikes - Kawasaki KLE500 '05 (May 06)
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hi.
i bought a KLE500 year 2003 two months ago and i really appriciate if anyone can help me to get the KLE500 Manuals...

Thank you in advance...

Long life KLE OWNERs......
Email :- mamuxs@gmail.com

Hello Mamuxs. Please go find the manual on the download link in the manual fthread. One of the guys kindly put it on a download site for us.

We are trying to get a purely technical forum going here on this thread.

Hello Kumuya.

Thanks for starting this thread. I had so many run ins with mechanics, that I would rather run things by some friends. There are only so many thiings that can go wrong on the bike, and if we can list them all here, it would be a great assistance to all of us.

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Hello there.

I had a problem where the bike would have a flat spot at about 6000RPM. Very annoying if you want to take a gap. The rubber connecting the carb to the head had come loose, and this caused the lack of performance. Refixed the clamps, and all sorted.

I currently have a problem that if I ride at constant revs for about 200m, and then open the throttle fully, the bike smothers and dies on me. Very frustrating. Does anybody have any ideas. (not the vacuum hose on the tap. does the same at prime. not dirty fuel changed that. will be trying to clean the tap next.) I am loosing both cylinders at the same time, and I do not think both carbs can go faulty together overnight. Any ideas would help.

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Hello Kumuya.

There is only way in lifting the tail. It is the way you did it. The other mounting holes at the top of the shock is not supported properly.

Please clean your chain with Diesel fuel. Any petrol will cause your O rings to expand and deteriorate fast. I work in the fuel industry, and only very specialised and very expensive O rings will tolerate petrol.

Where is the fuel filter, or did you install an aftermarket one?

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Pleco: If nobody fiddled with your carbs try and drain the float bowls and check if they have water (= don't drain onto the pavement).
If the fuel is good I would suspect a problem with vacuum to operate the slides.

Hi guys! I know that LOTS were asking for a downloadable manual for KLE400 ('99). Is my turn to ask. After that, we can discuss technical stuff and parts and anything related with this lovely bike. So, can anyone help? My email address will be: remusv@paradise.net.nz. Cheers