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Forum: Vendors 04-03-2013, 03:07 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 16,018
Posted By sproot
Hi Woody :wave Still loving my 19/17 setup...

Hi Woody :wave

Still loving my 19/17 setup on the 950 Adventure, truly can do anything now :D

Love it so much, in fact, that I've worn the wheel bearings out :cry What size are they (rears, at...
Forum: Orange Crush 08-24-2012, 05:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 416
Posted By sproot
Sounds like your drive sprocket has fallen off...

Sounds like your drive sprocket has fallen off /stripped your drive shaft, have you looked at it when it's in gear and running? I wouldn't think it was the clutch hydraulics - don't they usually...
Forum: Orange Crush 08-10-2012, 01:15 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,114
Posted By sproot
This might be a stupid question, but: The rad fan...

This might be a stupid question, but: The rad fan is working, right? You can hear it running when the guage hits five bars?

I've seen a bike exhibit the symptoms you describe, it had a pebble...
Forum: Orange Crush 07-26-2012, 01:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 909
Posted By sproot
Is the 2010 pre - immobilser? That would swing it...

Is the 2010 pre - immobilser? That would swing it for me, check out all the "bike stopped, needs new ecu/keys/antenna" threads :deal
Forum: Orange Crush 07-29-2010, 02:07 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,619
Posted By sproot
+1 My 04 950 started vibrating like a bitch...

+1

My 04 950 started vibrating like a bitch after a recent 5day / 2000 mile trip, my wife said it was almost unbearable through the rear pegs, turned out my scottoiler had run dry and so was my...
Forum: Orange Crush 07-16-2010, 04:32 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 756
Posted By sproot
Assuming that the link pipe between the two tanks...

Assuming that the link pipe between the two tanks is working correctly and both valves are open, if the levels in the tanks are different you're not properly vented in at least one of them.

Just...
Forum: Europe 04-14-2010, 09:29 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,694
Posted By sproot
It's very easy, even more so if you take the...

It's very easy, even more so if you take the chunnel. You can get there and back in a day easily, with time for lunch and shopping :)
Ferries go from Dover to Calais, you can probably just turn up,...
Forum: Orange Crush 02-11-2010, 04:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 466
Posted By sproot
If there's a matching one on the opposite side,...

If there's a matching one on the opposite side, below the front of the seat near the rear cylinder head, it's the EPC plug.
Looks like yours was done already :deal
Forum: Orange Crush 02-08-2010, 02:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,949
Posted By sproot
Weird, although I guess if it had boiled it some...

Weird, although I guess if it had boiled it some there'd be vapour in there and that might give rise to the symptoms you describe. I'd have thought the boiling point of the oil would be way in excess...
Forum: Orange Crush 02-08-2010, 09:48 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 10,966
Posted By sproot
+1 To me, they seem to think they're somehow...

+1

To me, they seem to think they're somehow superior but maybe they're just unfriendly :fyyff
Forum: Orange Crush 02-08-2010, 09:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,949
Posted By sproot
Funky! A 10A fuse will actually carry ~15-20A...

Funky! A 10A fuse will actually carry ~15-20A pretty well indefinitely, so I guess you could potentially have up to 200W being dissipated in the clutch line, that would probably heat it up some...
Forum: Orange Crush 02-08-2010, 07:42 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,949
Posted By sproot
It seems to me that 10A running down the clutch...

It seems to me that 10A running down the clutch line wouldn't be enough to heat it up sufficiently to cause the clutch fluid to expand enough to burst the line. The woven metal sheath of the clutch...
Forum: Orange Crush 02-07-2010, 12:06 PM
Replies: 1,743
Views: 689,366
Posted By sproot
How is that a problem with the bike? :deal :D

How is that a problem with the bike? :deal :D
Forum: Europe 01-21-2010, 10:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 719
Posted By sproot
Tim, was that shot with the GoPro...

Tim, was that shot with the GoPro (http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=5) or the GoPro HD (http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=30)?
Forum: Orange Crush 01-15-2010, 02:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,408
Posted By sproot
No, but it's not wrong enough to make much...

No, but it's not wrong enough to make much difference. Imagine making the rear wheel 0" dia and the front 0.56" - the angle between the axle centres and the ground will be the same, but the trail...
Forum: Orange Crush 01-11-2010, 09:00 AM
Replies: 1,743
Views: 689,366
Posted By sproot
I tried searching this thread to see what lights...

I tried searching this thread to see what lights you'd fitted, but it's too bloody long :deal

If you've only upgraded the existing lights to HID (not added aux lights) there shouldn't be any...
Forum: Europe 01-06-2010, 07:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 306
Posted By sproot
According to VIO's website, no-one. Why does it...

According to VIO's website, no-one. Why does it have to be in the UK?
Forum: Orange Crush 12-17-2009, 09:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 599
Posted By sproot
A faulty speedo, causing the headlight bulb to...

A faulty speedo, causing the headlight bulb to pop and the bike to fail to start? I'd be interested in hearing the explanation for that :topes:lol3

Or did you mean a faulty ECU? :deal
Forum: Orange Crush 12-17-2009, 02:33 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 451
Posted By sproot
Dellorto Jet sizes for the Clutch oil jet

I see in the WOF (http://www.ktm950.info/how/wotf/wotf.html) that the clutch oil jet is apparently similar (or identical) to a Dellorto 6413, but I can't find any info on the size to use.

The...
Forum: Orange Crush 12-11-2009, 03:48 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,065
Posted By sproot
Looks like cpmodems had a blue/black wire as +ve...

Looks like cpmodems had a blue/black wire as +ve and a brown as -ve, yours seems to have red (+ve usually) and black (-ve usually). You can check with a voltmeter to be certain, but if it was me I'd...
Forum: Europe 12-10-2009, 09:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 554
Posted By sproot
Drive carefully :deal You're welcome :D

Drive carefully :deal

You're welcome :D
Forum: Orange Crush 12-03-2009, 08:58 AM
Replies: 333
Views: 105,337
Posted By sproot
Yeah, cpmodem's is, mine is not I think :eek1

Yeah, cpmodem's is, mine is not I think :eek1
Forum: Orange Crush 12-03-2009, 06:54 AM
Replies: 333
Views: 105,337
Posted By sproot
I suspect this is a 640 and therefore ineligible, but I like it anyway :)

http://www.thektmcentre.co.uk/gallery/images/2473_50ccbca8b3d3b1_o.jpg
Forum: Europe 11-30-2009, 08:19 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,139
Posted By sproot
Shit DG, you're not having much luck recently,...

Shit DG, you're not having much luck recently, gutted for you :cry
Forum: Orange Crush 11-23-2009, 09:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 904
Posted By sproot
The seat pans are the same so you can swap them...

The seat pans are the same so you can swap them out, if you can find one - the gel 990 seat is second only in popularity to the Renazco :deal
Forum: Orange Crush 11-23-2009, 09:56 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,319
Posted By sproot
I thought the 150 was tubeless, and therefore...

I thought the 150 was tubeless, and therefore much heavier (and more $$$) than the 140 that I went for :dunno
Forum: Europe 11-06-2009, 01:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 500
Posted By sproot
I thought you meant this one...

I thought you meant this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_della_Concezione_dei_Cappuccini) initially, I went a few years back, deffo a WTF experience! :huh
Forum: Orange Crush 10-29-2009, 08:12 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,233
Posted By sproot
I think that measurement was taken without the...

I think that measurement was taken without the regulator connected to the battery. With the reg reconnected it was ~13V
Forum: Orange Crush 10-15-2009, 04:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 599
Posted By sproot
I've no idea about the ABS, but if the...

I've no idea about the ABS, but if the headlight's popping it might be that your regulator is gone.
Have you tried just revving the bike at a standstill (in neutral) to see what happens to the...
Forum: Orange Crush 10-07-2009, 07:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 919
Posted By sproot
Same as the tyres: 90/90 is metric, 90mm x...

Same as the tyres:

90/90 is metric, 90mm x 90% profile, 21 (inches) diameter.
This is (in old money) 2.75/3.00 inches x 21.

The rear takes a 140/80 18, which translates to 5.50/6.00 18.
...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-23-2009, 09:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 914
Posted By sproot
I had a bike once (a CA import I think) that had...

I had a bike once (a CA import I think) that had a relay so that the headlights came on once it had started.
Saved draining the battery with the headlight if the motor wasn't running.

Can you rig...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-17-2009, 08:02 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 161,870
Posted By sproot
They're also available here...

They're also available here (http://shop.airworlduk.com/fuel-system-parts-11-c.asp) and here (http://www.lasaero.com/site/products/section?id=FL), even though they're not shown in the respective...
Forum: Orange Crush 09-16-2009, 05:38 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 13,223
Posted By sproot
According to my SatNav, the speedo overreads by ~...

According to my SatNav, the speedo overreads by ~ 10% but the odo doesn't.

Unless you swap the speedo wheelsize to 19, then the speedo's accurate :deal
Forum: Orange Crush 09-14-2009, 05:34 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,979
Posted By sproot
Are they KTM parts? Do they fit under the (stock)...

Are they KTM parts? Do they fit under the (stock) crashbars?

The fronts of my tanks are looking pretty scuffed, that looks like the solution :deal
Forum: Orange Crush 09-07-2009, 09:36 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,817
Posted By sproot
And I'm about to order one of those (mine is...

And I'm about to order one of those (mine is approaching water pump failure age :deal), I'll post on the uk forum so you can let me know if you want one (if you didn't order an OEM one already).
Forum: Orange Crush 09-05-2009, 02:17 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,817
Posted By sproot
Check out Pyndon's pic in the HOW: ...

Check out Pyndon's pic in the HOW:
http://www.ktm950.info/how/waterpump/ktm_waterpump_28.jpg

Similar scoring to yours: fooked :deal

On the bright side, if that's all it is you might have got...
Forum: Ride reports 09-02-2009, 05:55 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,195
Posted By sproot
Thanks for the rr, sproot wife wants to emigrate...

Thanks for the rr, sproot wife wants to emigrate out there (BC probably), good to see a native's perpective on the place. If nothing else, your rr has ruled out Saskatchewan :lol3

What's with the...
Forum: Orange Crush 08-26-2009, 06:21 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 977
Posted By sproot
Ah yes :shog Mine doesn't get dirty,...

Ah yes :shog

Mine doesn't get dirty, remember? :D
I must have accumulated some brownie points now (finished moving house, done nothing but domestic stuff for ~3 weeks) so as soon as my knee's...
Forum: Orange Crush 08-26-2009, 04:02 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 977
Posted By sproot
You don't seem to be having much luck with that...

You don't seem to be having much luck with that tear down, regretting starting it yet? (And why are you doing it in August FFS? Isn't that what winter's for :deal)

If you want a permanent fix for...
Forum: Orange Crush 08-18-2009, 08:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 785
Posted By sproot
If I switched the ignition on with both high and...

If I switched the ignition on with both high and low beam already turned on it would blow the headlight fuse.

IIRC it was nearly 30A to start both, and my low is a 35W affair (high is 55W).
The...
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