KTM 640 Adventure owners, sign in please...

I had Adamska serviced just thisFriday past & it had a noisy top, Resert told me it was the cam follower, but after inspection the dealer found that the tappits were out badly, they set them & the noise was gone, serviced & all was well. Yesterday, Tuesday afternoon i had the most horrible knocking in the tops of the engine & i called the dealer to pick him up today. Guess i'll have to go & see my bank manager!!!

A symptom of a failed cam follower bearing is excessive valve clearance...

As part of normal operation when the valves wear the clearances tighten and the valves actually get quieter.... Clearances that open up should ring alarm bells as to something is not right...

When the follower roller wears or loses it's needles the valve clearances open up and the tappets will get noisy as a result of the roller slop... If this is not corrected in a timely fashion the dollars can add up quick... Your dealer maybe should of picked up on this...

Thanks gunner. I'll be sure to ask the dealer. They will pick him up today still & strip & let me know, sad story man. I love that bike! I stripped the seat & tank last night & then started Adamska & could clearly hear the noise ( Klanking ), in the top of the cylinder, above the water pump, so i am confident that it has nothing to do with the crank or something more expensive than that! When idling it sounds like there is a loose bolt or metal object of some size being picked up & tossed around and smacked into the sides of the inner casing walls, it's not in a rythmic fashion at all, it sounds every couple of seconds and not constantly, but continuously!

What does that sound like?

Hey mavro! Is it not your decomp that is making that sound.. I might be wrong but if the bike is running low revs maybe it's that? Try adjusting the idle a little higher.. The cam might be worn a little.. Like the other guys have said the most obvious cause is the rocker arm rollers.. If your bike has done more that 20k it's worthwhile checking!

I'm signing in my new to me (6mo.) 00' 640 w/18L tank, 11732 MI. on the clock,looks like it's never seen dirt, soon to be tested in the dirt @ WMRS ride this weekend. The bike runs and rides great, It was bone stock when I got it. I've done the carb mods found on this forum and changed the exhaust can to a KTM Supermoto unit. I changed the gearing from 17/42 to 15/42 and added higher and wider fat bars. White mountains here we come.

Just got the prognosis...

Adamska's rocker roller bearing is seized & the chances are i will have to have the cam replaced, or the rocker roller. So i am just waiting for a price then i'll know how much to lend from my bank!

Save yourself some money and order the parts from partshark.com and get the dealer to fit them. If parts prices in SA are like Australia, you will save yourself a fortune.

+1 very wise words of wisdom

munn racing are 15% off

They wont ship overseas, only within the US (according to their website)

i just got some quotes via a friend that buys all his KTM parts from munn. i was told chip will freight to australia (maybe that was for me i don't know)

i was just doing a price comparison munn are $3 above on partshark.com in the discount price.

That's my big problem. Any Ktm part i want to order will go through Ktm SA which is who the dealer has to go through as well, so might as well let the deler get it for me, wanted to get myself but T.I.S, This is Africa people. Hahaha!

Luckily i am on a good foot with my dealer & negociate good prices for parts. Thanks anyway, would have been nice. Still waiting for the prices, will most probably have to call them tomorrow morning...

Don't understand how if you order the parts yourself from munn or partshark, KTM SA get involved, but it's your money.

Good prices in AUS means the dealer only sticks his finger up your ar#e and not his whole member.

Why am I not going with you on those trips Brian. Damn - I have GOT to stop making work a priority - haha !

Signing in. Here is my ride...has 11k on the clock with plenty of scratches Only had it for a few months, gets better every time I ride it.

2002 KTM Adventure 640

-Doma Slip on Pipe Ceramic Coated Matte Black w/ added spark arrestor

-Thermal Wrapped Header Manifold

-Re-jeted Carbs for Pipe

-Bar Risers

-Larger Foot Pegs

-Garmin GPS 176 and Mount

-KTM Z-ring Chain

-KTM Orange Rear Sprocket

-Motech Side Stand/OE Center Stand

-Matte Black Skid Plate/Engine Guard

Signing-in the Faux Adventure 640.

'07 SXC625 17000kms (10000 road/motard 4500 gravel/sand track/Adventure 2500 single trail/rock trail-riding
Trailtech HID light assy - mounted off head-stem with home-made screen
MSC Steering damper with home-made clamps, etc.
High set taper bars with home-made 38mm risers
Acerbis hand-guards
Dash with grip heater switch, aux power and GPS mount (Zumo)
28 litre Acerbis tank and home-made 4 litre aluminium sub-tanks
Custom raised gel seat with suede seat cover
Home-made Chro-mo crash bars and pannier/rear rack
Modified SXC muffler up-swept to suit tank
Excel HD gold rims with HD tubes and Dunlop D908RR rubber
Home-made aluminium bash plate compartments for tools and spares
Giant loop Fandango tank bag and Dri-rider soft panniers
320mm front disc (taken off my motard wheel)
Home-made stainless steel wheel weights
Supersprox Tri-metal rear sprocket
Home-made poly storage tube for spare tubes, pump and chainlube.(fishing rod and gear on other occasions)
Home-made stand foot extension (Camel toe)
Aftermarket rubber-mounted indicators (Originals vibrate to bits - literally!)
Mandatory oil leak from rocker cover!!! (Shop had 2 unsuccessful attempts to repair under warranty)
Broken a couple of times - but loving the old girl!

Gorgeous. Too gorgeous. Go push it over or something and take a new pic.

Erik
First photo of bike on morning of departure for recent Finke/NT trip.
had to be straightened-up (sub-frame, front rim replaced, handle bars replaced, etc.) after massive get-off in outback NSW18 months ago.
Sat in shed bent until getting it ready for this trip in June - hence being shiny!

This picture of bike after 4000kms, one river swim and once on it's side in some deep ruts.

A bit dusty, scratched and crash bars on RHS bent back into tank.

Thanks, will try 2 get them myself! Misng Adamska!

A little back highway ride today (Pic courtesy of the sad 2.0 meg iPhone camera).

What a beauty !

Just had a tune and it pulls like a MONSTER this bike. I cannot get over how amazing this is to ride on or off road. wow, just WOW.