Forum: Thumpers
05-24-2013, 01:10 PM
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05-24-2013, 04:42 AM
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Shook out one of the big bolts that secure the...
Shook out one of the big bolts that secure the rear fender hand grips on during my last ride. They appear on the KTM Twins microfiche but only the grips are identified with a part number. Anyone...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-21-2013, 03:55 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-08-2013, 06:25 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-07-2013, 04:28 AM
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Ronin: You mentioned #6 wire (U.S. size, I...
Ronin: You mentioned #6 wire (U.S. size, I assume?) for the ground connection back to the battery from the ground on the coil. Did you really mean #6---I had forgotten just how big that is! No...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-05-2013, 10:42 AM
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-05-2013, 08:18 AM
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Well, Rats! Thank goodness Laura called Justin...
Well, Rats! Thank goodness Laura called Justin who called me at home. I was sitting in front of my computer moping about the weather and having to cancel the Race to Ridgeland. I've been VERY busy...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-05-2013, 06:22 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-03-2013, 12:14 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-30-2013, 05:48 PM
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Thanks for the info, guys. Unfortunately, my...
Thanks for the info, guys. Unfortunately, my dealer is a 400 mile round trip away from here. I'll give them a call and see what they suggest though, that is a very good idea.
What a great bike!...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-29-2013, 07:51 PM
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Two questions:
1. Back in the dark ages on...
Two questions:
1. Back in the dark ages on this thread, there was a discussion on what to do about fairing screws spinning the nuts in the gas tank. I've looked in my notes and I can't find...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-28-2013, 08:05 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-27-2013, 05:05 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-25-2013, 06:44 PM
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Yellow Pig: Here is the connection for the...
Yellow Pig: Here is the connection for the 2008-2013 690 Service Manual. Apparently there are no printed manuals, only CDRom. When I called KTMTwins, they told me that KTM just overlays (or maybe...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-24-2013, 03:39 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-23-2013, 05:36 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-22-2013, 07:47 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-21-2013, 01:09 PM
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+1 on what RR-Al said. Piston aircraft engines...
+1 on what RR-Al said. Piston aircraft engines have notoriously weak sparks because of their magneto driven ignition systems. Takes a number of crafty solutions to make them work well: Special...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-20-2013, 07:12 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-18-2013, 03:44 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-18-2013, 02:47 PM
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It's an F1 Rocket (all aluminum, the Lancair...
It's an F1 Rocket (all aluminum, the Lancair series are all composite). It's terrific fun to fly but truth to tell, riding a 690 really well probably takes more actual skill. I've been at this...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 06:52 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 11:46 AM
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Bought a couple of sets of those turn signals...
Bought a couple of sets of those turn signals when the OEM ones on my Duke simply broke off under plain vanilla riding conditions (they were pretty old, but there weren't all that many miles on the...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 07:49 AM
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Scholz: Try this site:...
Scholz: Try this site: http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/14/71/984/42267/ITEM/BikeMaster-Universal-Mini-Stalk-Turn-Signal.aspx...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-16-2013, 05:51 PM
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First Time!
Not a big deal to you guys probably but kind of a milestone for me. Finally got tired of waiting for some upgrade parts to come in, so I buttoned her back up and did my first throttle check and 15...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-13-2013, 12:50 PM
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Sorry not to respond right away---been down at...
Sorry not to respond right away---been down at Sun n Fun in Lakeland enjoying my "other" hobby. Thanks for the info on up-mapping my Wings and dual uni-filter, guys. I asked as I did because I'm...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-06-2013, 06:43 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-06-2013, 05:57 AM
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From what I've been reading here, I shouldn't...
From what I've been reading here, I shouldn't have to remap with just the Wings and Uni-filter. I want to fix as many of the things I'm hearing that are less than fully reliable (like the tank bolts...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-05-2013, 04:11 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-04-2013, 07:50 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-04-2013, 06:14 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-04-2013, 05:47 PM
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You're welcome, Ged. Hope someone finds...
You're welcome, Ged. Hope someone finds something there they can eventually use.
By the way, where do stock 690 exhausts go to die? There must be a 1,000 of them piled up somewhere being eaten...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-03-2013, 05:58 PM
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I’ve gotten a lot of quality info off this...
I’ve gotten a lot of quality info off this website, so I figure it’s about time I made a bit of a payback. I’m not very familiar with my 690 (yet) but I did recently finish building an airplane from...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-31-2013, 01:28 PM
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Am I missing something? Been trying to look at...
Am I missing something? Been trying to look at some of the Slavens Racing videos on YouTube and I can't get any of them to open. Have they been moved somewhere else, or closed out or something?
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Forum: Thumpers
03-31-2013, 12:24 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
03-30-2013, 03:36 PM
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Dirty_Sanchez: You say you passed on the Akro...
Dirty_Sanchez: You say you passed on the Akro remap and it runs really well. What are you running, please?
P.S. Geaux Tigers (Class of '67...yes...'67!). It's even worse, I started in '59 (slow...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
03-27-2013, 04:32 PM
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Sorry, my 690 is still all apart waiting on the...
Sorry, my 690 is still all apart waiting on the last of the farkles I ordered. More to go but I plan to ride it a bit first. The "Race to Ridgeland" will be the first Saturday of May (May 4th). If...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-27-2013, 04:15 PM
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J: That is a really sweet looking setup. It...
J: That is a really sweet looking setup. It looks like it might be possible for the notoriously weak seat pan to ride on the top of your tank too. Is that what yours does? Is that a KTM filter...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-27-2013, 04:30 AM
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Replies: 2,263
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Noyah: Just needed to know if if your tank was...
Noyah: Just needed to know if if your tank was locally made or not. Nice work, regardless! I've got access to some very good fabricators in my area (aviation company) so I think I'll just size up...
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