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I've had my M1030M1 almost 5 years now, and ride it regularly. I have never had a solenoid fail since I received the bike. One thing that might be the difference is that my M1030M1 starts virtually instantly. It never turns over more than 1 - 2 revolutions before it starts when cold. When...

How long are you warming up the glow plug? Also, is your battery fully charged. The battery needs to be in good shape and fully charged to spin the engine fast.

Probably an issue with the solenoid. I've never had that happen with mine. How long do you need to turn the engine over with the starter before it starts? Mine only turns over 1 - 2 revolutions before it starts. If you have to turn it over a long time, that could also explain why the wire is...

I'm not near my bike right now to take a photo, but I've been told that the starter, and I assume the solenoid, are 100% original standard KLR650. Are you getting real Kawasaki parts, or 3rd party replicas?

The odometer is reading 670, but who knows what the real mileage is. Mine also has ISAF stickers on the front and back meaning it was in Afghanistan for a period. I've never seen another M1030M1 with ISAF stickers. It also has a total of three RFID units on the bike, one on each side of the...

I was right. I removed the leaking rubber fuel line. It had a crack right at one end where I couldn't see it until removed. I went to O'Reilly's to get a new piece of 1/4" fuel line and found that they were out of fuel line. Went across the road to Autozone and they had it. Took about 15...

Went for a ~15 mile ride on my M1030M1 diesel motorcycle yesterday. It was a great ride until I discovered that diesel fuel was spraying all over the engine. I made it back home and attempted to find the leak. It appears that one of the rubber fuel lines has ruptured, which is a good thing...