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Doohickey shop recomendation DFW

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Hello!
Looking for a recomendation for a shop or mechanic in the DFW area (I live in Grapevine) to do the "doohickey" repair on my 2008 KLR. It runs fine now, but want it to last for a long time! Looked at a few videos on how to do it yourself...looks like a job for someone who has done it before!

Thanks!

Greg Golly
 
Look up Curtis on here or ADVrider. If he's available, he's the guy :thumb: He is located in Rhome on 407.
 
Hello!
Looking for a recomendation for a shop or mechanic in the DFW area (I live in Grapevine) to do the "doohickey" repair on my 2008 KLR. It runs fine now, but want it to last for a long time! Looked at a few videos on how to do it yourself...looks like a job for someone who has done it before!

Thanks!

Greg Golly

Hey Greg! I'm down in Austin and came here today just to ask the same question. Maybe I can meet up if we can find someone and make a day of it. :rider::eat::chug:

I know there is a thread around here somewhere with people loaning out the Doo tools...

PM me your phone number if it sounds like a plan!
 
I've owned four KLR 650's and never had a problem with the Doohickey, all were in the 1000 to 12,000 mile range when I purchased them. I can say that the 1995 model that I owned with 12,000 miles on the bike when I purchased it the Doohickey was about 1/2 worn through and the spring was broken, the others showed very little wear, but the springs had no tension in them. It's a inexpensive fix so I would personally do it from what I have seem on my bikes.

I had Kawasaki City in Irving do mine, I stopped by and talked with the tech, he gave me a time he could do it. I rode there on that day, he did it in less then and hour and charged me somewhere around $80.00, I had the Doohickey all ready that I had purchased on line. He didn't replace any gaskets as they came off all intact and were reusable. Kawasaki of Grapevine wanted to charge me around $200.00 to do the job and that's with me furnishing the parts, plus they said they would have to replace the gaskets as they would even consider them even if they were good.

Kawasaki City is more of your mom and pop place and not caught up in the big time mega dealer, all though he probably sells more then the other local Kawasaki dealer around, plus the oldest Kawasaki dealer around. They don't have a lot of bikes setting around to be repaired either, if you have a problem it gets handled right quick, I'm sure if your bike need parts that need to be ordered then longer repairs are to be expected.

John
 
Having done over 30 Doohickie swaps, the best I've ever seen is the brand new KLR missing the spring completely from the factory
 
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