990 Adventure
 

How hard is it to hack a 990 Adventure or SE? Has anyone here done it?

Never been tried , nor has there been a thread in this forum asking that question.


http://www.advrider.com/forums/attac...1&d=1314027070

http://www.advrider.com/forums/attac...1&d=1314336542

Well I did a search:D

So did I :lol3


Typed ktm 990 adventure sidecar into google and got some hits ... as usual , ADV had the best results including those pics in a thread.


http://www.google.com.au/search?q=99...w=1280&bih=709



And the link to where I got the pic's from that discusses your question.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=718496



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We get asked several times every year about doing one of these. So far no one has brought us a bike to design off of. I see no real issues doing this bike.
Jay G
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The only difficulty I see with the 990, especially the SE, is the high center of gravity on those right-handers. As long as you can deal with that OK, I think a 990 hack would be a cool backcountry rig! Looks like on those rigs in the pics above, all of them are sitting lower than a solo bike which to me kinda makes good sense. Low profile car tires and leading links.

The biggest downfall would be the engine.

Yes, I'm sure 105hp through a 6-speed gearbox will be horribly disappointing. :rofl

When you're sitting along side the road, trust me it's not funny. I have one!

They are lighter and higher than our ABSi GS easier to pickup or push off the road, BMW in recent years has had their share of disappointments available ! DB

Hi boyd32450
A few years ago i was thinking about fitting a sidecar on to my ktm 950 adv . The 950 adv is gone ,so i will never know how good or bad it would have been :cry.
I went with the bmw 1150 gsa instead.
I still think that a 950 - 990 adv with a Leading link front end and the 40lt tanks would make a unreal setup for off road . That photo of the blue Romer outfit still gives me a stiffy :1drink



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...f/101_1403.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...f/101_1401.jpg

Cheers Ian