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KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 8:34 am
by Laoch
So...last year my speedo crapped out, common for KLX/DRZs. I wasn't worried, I just used the GPS.
Then in the middle of the Michaux DS my whole bike died, well battery crapped out. I hot wired the stator, checked a few things and figured it was ok. Not so, I can ride for an hour or so bike fires up and then out of the blue, I get nothing. I guess it's a loose wire or bad ground. A good ole kick statre for back up would be nice.

Any way I'm gonna stick a Vapor Endurance 2 on the thing and double check all the wires again.

Any insight on DRZ electrical gremlins?
Anybody use vapors?

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 8:45 am
by frogman1981
The stator is probably bad. When mine died, I got a spark it was just mistimed.

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 9:27 am
by Laoch
Yeah...I'm gonna run thru all the tests again. Thx interwebs.

So...at idle I'm losing volts 12.5 and going down...at 3k rpm hitting 13.5.

Pulled the 3 yellow wire plug from stator and only hitting 25-30 volts in each wire...should be 60-75 or something. i guess I can re[place stator and see what happens.

I'm still going to mount up new Vapor...not sure about turn indicators and other dash lights.

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 2:42 pm
by Rut Row
time for a new bike :shrug:

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 5:32 pm
by Laoch
Kyler wrote:time for a new bike :shrug:
That too :lol2:
Waiting on a VA position...you know how long that takes.

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:34 am
by phoo
I have the vapor and like it. I pulled it off my WR (where I also had the remote switch to make mileage adjustments easier) and I'm putting it onto my naked street bike.


Patrick

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:52 am
by Laoch
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Stuck on the Endurance II. Decent fit, sensor is kinda funky, I still have to play with the magnetic bolt o the caliper and test things.
I zip tied the OEM dash lights for now :shrug:

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:25 pm
by Laoch
This again :frustrated:

Riding Michaux today and bike gets hard to start...I stop on a hill and check things....seems ok. Anyway, I blaze home and on the way I notice my turn signals aren't working...hmmm.

Get home, kill engine and no lights, nothing. Battery is freaking dead. Trouble shooting finds a loose reg/rec wire. I hard wired it right to battery. Still maxing 12.45 volts at 3k rpms :shrug:
I'm going to pop in a new battery and see what happens.


So....
I'm prepping a back up bike for Michaux.
As much as I like this bike it's gone soon. This is a constant problem, I want to ride, not fix shit.

Anybody want a green DRZ? :deal:

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:36 pm
by Rut Row
is a Beta in your future?

Re: KLX 400 speedo/electrics

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:54 pm
by Laoch
Rut Row wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:36 pm is a Beta in your future?
I'm thinking more like a Wee or something similar.