Did you look at the picture on my other post? Each component is labeled.

 

I hate to because I know sooner or later I will start tearing into the bike myself, But at this point I don’t really know that much about it so I’ll go ahead and pay the dealer, He gave me a price of $60.00 the day I bought it last week. It’s just embarrassing buying something brand new and it wont start in front of my friends and family. This morning I just rolled it down the drive way and popped the clutch in first gear and it started right up.

 

Here's a pic I took when I did mine.




I held my .018 drill in a x-acto knife handle. Make sure to put the drill in centered and parallel to the handle if you do it this way.
Dan

 

I don't care if you do it or pay for it, your bike will start.

Nice pictures dan888

David

 

My 2009 KLX250SF will also not start cold.
I just got my bike back on Thursday after having the KACR repaired under warranty.

If anything the bike is now harder to start than before. I've tried to ride three times since then. Two of those times the bike would not start and once I ran the battery dead trying to get it to run.

I'm taking it back to the dealer for the third time tomorrow to see what else can be done.

 

Drilling out a jet is a whole lot faster, cheaper, and lower effort than a lawsuit.

 

It is a downright shame that most motorcycle shops are just like the one that SK is dealing with. Many of these folks don't have any desire to think outside-the-box or extend much effort in diagnosis in their service departments. I'm going to sound like some old geezer talking about the good-ol'-days, but the shop I worked part time at for 15 years had several guys who were excited and interested in working on motorcycles and even relished a decent mechanical challenge that would occasionally present itself. I see it in other lines of work and repair where diagnosis is a key element. It seems like many people have lost the desire and/or the ability to diagnose mechanical issues. And maybe I'd just toss in a dose of laziness in some instances.

Drilling a starter jet out just a tiny bit is such a simple process and such a logical one. If someone at that service department can't get their head around that, find a shop with someone who can. This is not something that will void your warranty, and in fact no one will ever even know it was done. Think about it...if these rocket scientists at this shop can't figure out that this is what needs to be done, you really think they'll ever figure out that the starter jet was drilled out a couple of thousandths by someone else? If you can't do it yourself, maybe find an independent, non-dealerships service shop that will. Frankly you'll often find more talented mechanics at this kind of shop, because this is the only way they make their living...selling parts/accessories and repariing all brands of motorcycles.

 

And once you figure out a way to start the bike it's a darn fine ride.

 

I agree. I was venting a little frustration.

The only problem is that if I do it myself I risk voiding the warranty.
Which means, if it doesn't work I'll be stuck on my own with a broken bike.

Hopefully Kawasaki will authorize it like they did with the KACR mod. It's certainly simpler than pulling the cams, and they already did that!

The whole point of buying new is to not have to worry about this kind of stuff.

 

No you don't.

Even someone who knows what to look for isn't going to be able to measure the difference between 0.016" and 0.018", and a mechanic isn't even going to have the advantage of knowing what to look for. The difference we're talking about is is 0.002". For reference, a human hair is about 0.006". Do you really think a mechanic is going to be able to measure that?