Doohickey? haha
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Doohickey? haha
Hey guys, Im looking for a Kawie KLR650 and i´ve noticed that many sellers claim to have the "Doohickey" done to their bikes and the first thing that pops into my head is that they are deranged haha... I want to know what it is, how useful it would be and why its called that.
Also what you think of the KLR.
Thanks a lot
Also what you think of the KLR.
Thanks a lot
JOE:
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Looks like the bike comes stock with a really crappy idler shaft lever, and lots of people replace it before it ruins their engines.
Seems like a fairly involved replacement, so having the doohickey already replaced would be a very good thing.
http://www.klr650.marknet.us/doohickey.html
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archiv ... 85538.html
Seems like a fairly involved replacement, so having the doohickey already replaced would be a very good thing.
http://www.klr650.marknet.us/doohickey.html
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archiv ... 85538.html
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Absolutely correct.jonnythan wrote:Looks like the bike comes stock with a really crappy idler shaft lever, and lots of people replace it before it ruins their engines.
Seems like a fairly involved replacement, so having the doohickey already replaced would be a very good thing.
http://www.klr650.marknet.us/doohickey.html
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archiv ... 85538.html
I have an extended warranty on my KLR that keeps me covered for another 2 years, so I haven't bothered to 'do the doo' yet. I'll get around to it sometime - maybe before my warranty expires or immediately after that.
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Imagine that. A guy named Gadjet that doesn't have a doohickeyGadjet wrote: Absolutely correct.
I have an extended warranty on my KLR that keeps me covered for another 2 years, so I haven't bothered to 'do the doo' yet. I'll get around to it sometime - maybe before my warranty expires or immediately after that.

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Incorrect kemosoggy. I do have a doohickey, just not the 'new improved' model.flynrider wrote:Imagine that. A guy named Gadjet that doesn't have a doohickeyGadjet wrote: Absolutely correct.
I have an extended warranty on my KLR that keeps me covered for another 2 years, so I haven't bothered to 'do the doo' yet. I'll get around to it sometime - maybe before my warranty expires or immediately after that.
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So your doohickey is old and obsolete?Gadjet wrote:Incorrect kemosoggy. I do have a doohickey, just not the 'new improved' model.flynrider wrote:Imagine that. A guy named Gadjet that doesn't have a doohickeyGadjet wrote: Absolutely correct.
I have an extended warranty on my KLR that keeps me covered for another 2 years, so I haven't bothered to 'do the doo' yet. I'll get around to it sometime - maybe before my warranty expires or immediately after that.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.
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But still very functionalSev wrote:So your doohickey is old and obsolete?Gadjet wrote:Incorrect kemosoggy. I do have a doohickey, just not the 'new improved' model.flynrider wrote:Imagine that. A guy named Gadjet that doesn't have a doohickeyGadjet wrote: Absolutely correct.
I have an extended warranty on my KLR that keeps me covered for another 2 years, so I haven't bothered to 'do the doo' yet. I'll get around to it sometime - maybe before my warranty expires or immediately after that.

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