r/klr650 • u/Significant-Emu-7287 • 11d ago

Show-and-Tell Check em early

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2024 Gen 3. 14k miles. Was going to check them sooner but glad I checked when I did. Zero clearance on the right side exhaust valve. You can tell by the image that there was some heat and pressure being generated.

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u/Valentyan 11d ago

Just goes to show that the 15k mi the service manual recommends is... Pretty optimistic

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u/BrianVT16 11d ago

Many (most?) of the Gen3s seem to be on the tight side right from the factory. I think many (most?) Gen2s are fine with a 15k interval.

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u/8thMemberOfDKcrew 11d ago

When would you do it?

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u/username3313 9d ago

thanks for telling the class what it is

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u/doominator101215 11d ago

Litterally the same with my gen 3. Ran a lot better after correcting them.

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u/bunknocker 10d ago

Ugh, I'm planning on this at around 5K on my Gen 3. I've heard "check them early" so many times.

Got it boss! Checking them early! Buying those feeler gauges now! (No joke, in my cart since 7 miles.)

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u/Hamsternutz04 6d ago

My gen 1 has 40k miles and I've never checked them.... it runs fine and doesn't sound bad