Doohickey demystifed – KLR owners pay attention

Adventure Rider Issue #20

• Fit Out
• Checkout
• Preparing For Adventure with Andrea Box
• Inspirations with Karen Ramsay
• Kashmir: mystic adventure – Part two
• BMW F800GS – Last ride…almost
• Ténéré not so tragic – another Peter Payne creation
• Ride right – Bike set- up advice
• Tech – Lubing cables
• TransTerra Four Day – Mark your calendars for 2017
• Tread carefully – Adventure Tractionators
• Gone pear-shaped – On the SPOT
• Northern Congregation – Fantastic!
• It’s what we do
• Reader’s Ride – Good mates and good riding
• How To Ride with Miles Davis
• Doohickey demystifed – KLR owners pay attention

KLR owners have nightmares and anxiety attacks about sizable chunks of metal exploding and rattling around the bottom-ends of their engines, destroying their otherwise seemingly bulletproof and unbreakable adventure mounts.

Is the doohickey truly a night-mare? Or should someone tell KLR owners they’re dreaming? What the fudge is a doohickey anyway?

Nick Dole at Teknik Motorsport had a good, long look at the balancer idle lever and spring on the Shop Bike