KTM 950/990 Adventure owners show off your bike - Page 977

rokklym · 07-28-2012, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidQ

I took the T-63 off after a few weeks. It had sucha terrible feel to it, I thought maybe I had received a bad tire. I decided to go with the Pirelli MT-21. It has worked well so far (about 3000 miles).

I'm on my second T63 on my 950. I put close to 5000 miles on that thing before I swapped it. I also run a set of T63's on my DR650 and have probably 2000 miles on those so far. Overall, I'm pretty happy with them, they wear really good and the front doesn't get severely deformed knobs like some other tread designs, so you can ride it way past the point of where you think you should change it.

Most of my difficult riding with these tires has been on my DR650, and the KTM has had some difficult stuff, but mostly gravel and a lot of 2up riding. I can run this tire as hard as I want in the corners and have never felt it give up traction.

This is not a tire you want to use if you are doing a lot of gnarly stuff, but if you do moderate off road, and quite a bit of pavement, I think its tough to beat for around $65!

Alleycatdad · 07-28-2012, 06:16 PM

Hadda T-63. Took it off. Liked it better in the dirt than the TKC80, but it kept trying to kill me on the pavement in the corners. Comparing those two tires, it's clear why both of those thiings were happening-the T-63 has about 30% of the knob area on the edges of the tire that the TKC does.

Back to the thread...

Yesterday, somewhere in Colorado....under a roof...

S

Narsisco Lopez · 07-28-2012, 07:33 PM

Not quite showing off the bike as showing a roadside/motel parking lot repair at our night stop in Vernal, UT. My riding buddy double-checking to make sure I bolted up the 990's fuel pump correctly after we removed it and spot-cleaned the tea bag filter just good enough to ride back to Steamboat Springs... where I had a new filter kit waiting for me.

Will never know for sure, but I suspect a bad 5 gallons of gas from the Sinclair station in Maybell, Colorado.

DirtyADV · 07-29-2012, 11:52 AM

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtyadv/7670616706/" title="Narrow bridge by DirtyADV, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7670616706_d4d38643cd_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Narrow bridge"></a>

Yes Im a chicken and walked the bike over and it was 2 of us or I would have turned around!

/Johan

vonotto · 07-29-2012, 12:24 PM

Riding the TLH

vonotto · 07-29-2012, 12:33 PM

wpbarlow · 07-29-2012, 02:24 PM

Coming back from Vintage Days last week.

Because I have an SE, I haven't even mounted the 21/18 wheels yet. Probably the reason it stays so clean too

1coolbanana · 07-29-2012, 02:55 PM

Near my place.
Few more mods done and bits added, scotts, discs, BD bash plate, finally got the suspension all sorted after the debarkle with the SPS springs, trying out an E10 rear tyre. coming together good now.
Might do the HID's next

SF_Rider · 07-29-2012, 03:37 PM

RDhead · 07-29-2012, 06:23 PM

First time out on the new to me "11"R.

Dusty · 07-29-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RDhead

First time out on the new to me "11"R.

Nice!

Ran into my Doppelgänger the other day...

ColoradoJohn · 07-30-2012, 12:30 AM

Is it sad one of my life goals is to post in this thread

BENJAMANIAC · 07-30-2012, 12:34 AM

Skyclad · 07-31-2012, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ColoradoJohn

Is it sad one of my life goals is to post in this thread

Absolutely not. The pursuit of a 990 is a worthly life goal. Of course, after you have it, then you have to make new goals...

skipman · 07-31-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Skyclad

Absolutely not. The pursuit of a 990 is a worthly life goal. Of course, after you have it, then you have to make new goals...

well said !!!!

07-28-2012, 06:16 PM	#14642
Alleycatdad Unbunch yer panties! Joined: Feb 2008 Location: True Norcal, not that Bay Area/Sacto Crap... Oddometer: 1,106	Hadda T-63. Took it off. Liked it better in the dirt than the TKC80, but it kept trying to kill me on the pavement in the corners. Comparing those two tires, it's clear why both of those thiings were happening-the T-63 has about 30% of the knob area on the edges of the tire that the TKC does. Back to the thread... Yesterday, somewhere in Colorado....under a roof... S __________________ When in doubt, PIN IT! It may not help, but it'll sure end the suspense... Wretched Exce$$ See ADVr's around the world-ADV spotwalla page Riding Wretched Wretched Passes Bad decisions make good stories.

07-28-2012, 07:33 PM	#14643
Narsisco Lopez Addlepated Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Golden (Showers), Colorado Oddometer: 2,063	Not quite showing off the bike as showing a roadside/motel parking lot repair at our night stop in Vernal, UT. My riding buddy double-checking to make sure I bolted up the 990's fuel pump correctly after we removed it and spot-cleaned the tea bag filter just good enough to ride back to Steamboat Springs... where I had a new filter kit waiting for me. Will never know for sure, but I suspect a bad 5 gallons of gas from the Sinclair station in Maybell, Colorado. __________________ FYYFF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtpUv4VBDhA Bikes 2012 BMW K13S \| 2009 KTM 990 Adventure (SOLD!) \| 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E

07-29-2012, 11:52 AM	#14644
DirtyADV Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: SWEDEN, Skellefteå Oddometer: 1,432	<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtyadv/7670616706/" title="Narrow bridge by DirtyADV, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7670616706_d4d38643cd_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Narrow bridge"></a> Yes Im a chicken and walked the bike over and it was 2 of us or I would have turned around! /Johan __________________ Have changed name, was previously Dirty950 www.dirtyadv.com (under construction)

07-29-2012, 02:24 PM	#14647
wpbarlow Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Central NJ Oddometer: 7,887	Coming back from Vintage Days last week. Because I have an SE, I haven't even mounted the 21/18 wheels yet. Probably the reason it stays so clean too __________________ Walter Barlow

07-30-2012, 12:34 AM	#14653
BENJAMANIAC Dakar aspirations! Joined: Feb 2009 Location: My RTW is coming Oddometer: 177	From my trip from Co, up the Dempster and through Alaska and back __________________ I am an artist by heart, sometimes dirt is my canvas and the tire is my brush! KTM 04 950S KTM 09 custom SX 300 KTM 02 520 EXC Beta 09 250T

07-29-2012, 12:24 PM	#14645
vonotto Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Oddometer: 217	Riding the TLH

07-29-2012, 12:33 PM	#14646
vonotto Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Oddometer: 217

07-29-2012, 02:55 PM	#14648
1coolbanana Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Oddometer: 1,222	Near my place. Few more mods done and bits added, scotts, discs, BD bash plate, finally got the suspension all sorted after the debarkle with the SPS springs, trying out an E10 rear tyre. coming together good now. Might do the HID's next

07-29-2012, 03:37 PM	#14649
SF_Rider Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2011 Oddometer: 443

07-29-2012, 06:23 PM	#14650
RDhead n00b Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Colorado Springs Oddometer: 7	First time out on the new to me "11"R.

07-30-2012, 12:30 AM	#14652
ColoradoJohn Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Denver, CO Oddometer: 59	Is it sad one of my life goals is to post in this thread

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