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8 Aug 2007
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new kle
a good friend of mine bought a brand new kle last year.after running it for a year there where 3 issues,hard seat,crap sidestand,slight corrosion.apart from that he and i loved it.sadly it recently got stolen  .he had the matt black and bronze one.awsome colour scheme.the motor is unbusrtable,best used buy on the market.imho.
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11 Aug 2007
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KLE 500 manaul
Thanks to everybody that replied with info on the manaul!!!!
It helped me alot, seems that my hunch was right, timing is out by miles, luckily looks like there's no dammage to the valves. Main fault was that the timing chain tensioner at the front of the engine got loose and droped to the bottom of the crankshaft casing.
Will put it together and let you all know whats hapening!!
THX!!
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13 Aug 2007
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Did it come apart and dropped inside or did it loosen and fell outside the engine? Glad you came right with the manual.
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22 Aug 2007
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the pin is missing, looks like the engine was open and they did not replace the pin! Now I am looking for help to put the pin back, nowhere in the manaul the show how to install the pin!!
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12 Sep 2007
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first good bike!
Hi Guys, I got a new kle500 june this year, to use as a work horse, didn't want to trash my TDM900 for work!
I've found it to be a cracking bike  and tend to ride it more than the tdm 
fuel consumpsion is about 60-65 mpg depending on how i wring the right hand  , it deals with city,town, dual carrageway,and A road traffic...a breeze the only off road i've done is going up/down my drive which is 4" deep gravel-no probs, I do find it a stretch to get on though some times (27" inside leg) but i manage, i've fitted top box, scott oiler, a pair of VERY loud horns,clock and a set of fog/driving lights, i'll post pic's asap
Buy one you won't regret it, new or used
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12 Sep 2007
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That's a nice recommendation TDMalc.
I would be interested in your views on the TDM, for long-distance/two up riding in particular + the reliability etc, if you fancy posting on the appropriate thread.
Cheers,
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KLE First good bike??
Hi Guys, i know the link below is regarding the kle brother  but same engine etc...so it may help your dission to purchase a kle, some things mentioned will apply to our beloved machines
TDMalcolm
Kawasaki GPZ500s - Review - GPZ500s - real world review
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