What Did You Do To Your KTM Today?

[Peanuts]

Originally Posted by Patacca

Sorry guys....if I remember well....

If I look under my carbs....I don't have those two holes...but only a big one.....

Doubt it!

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by Lurkerlou

Forks are off and getting some loving.



I knew immediately the front end of this monster needed some loving attention and I know just the people to do the job.

GP Moto and Riders Edge Suspension , more pics of suspension porn to follow.

Similar story here, mate! Just with James at Super Plush instead...









Jacked up 35mm, re-valved, stiffer springs and custom pre-load adjustment.

... And so it begins!

[Thor_with_the_KTM]

tell me something more about Yours tank sliders

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by Thor_with_the_KTM

tell me something more about Yours tank sliders

I'd love to, fella. But - to be honest - I didn't even know what you were talking about until I looked a little closer.

That's actually just a bit a duct tape covering the fins on the OEM tank protector to keep things nice while the bike's being pulled apart. I'll be whacking in a set of Hepco & Beckers for protection, but now that you mention it, in the absence of hulking great steel bars, a little bit of carbon fiber over that area could prove useful in street rider spills...

[FakeName]

Originally Posted by amanlikemike

Similar story here, mate! Just with James at Super Plush instead...

Jacked up 35mm, re-valved, stiffer springs and custom pre-load adjustment.

... And so it begins!

Did you have to change your side/centerstand?

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by FakeName

Did you have to change your side/centerstand?

Not so far...

I live in NOLA, but bought the bike from Scuderia West in SF. In a way, this worked out very nicely because SPS has a tremendous reputation for their work with 9x0s and happen to be right next door to Scuderia, so it made sense to do the R&R remotely. I'm assuming that they'd know if the stands needed changing. And even if they didn't, they'd figure it out when 500lbs of Austrian steel toppled over on them!

Judging from the feedback and photos, jacking it up from 210 to 245mm doesn't present an issue in this area. Going balls-out to 265mm possibly would have. Either way, I'll be sure to let you know if Mark (Scuderia Service Manager) gets hospitalized by a falling Katoom. Or if I embarrass myself during the first ride.


Cheers!



Michael

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by vonotto

Im interested in this, let us know how it turns out

+1.

Got the CoreEXP going in mine this week. Be good to compare notes.

[go2cnavy]

Mounted a CJ rear plate and Some Rotopax cans. Next on the list a Pelican 1400 to mounts to the top can via a homemade mounting assembly. Rough stack to give a visual. Not sure I like how high the stack will be when carrying all three. I probably don't really need the case for longer trips. The cans will serve as a good point which to strap a medium Wolfman up to.

[go2cnavy]

Originally Posted by amanlikemike

+1.

Got the CoreEXP going in mine this week. Be good to compare notes.

You'll LOVE the clutch. By far the best investment in all of my bikes. Especially the 990.

[A.J.]

Rode it 834 miles (275 of it were yesterday) from Pensacola Fl where we bought it, to exit 95 off 95 in North Carolina. This bike is AWESOME!

[Cuse]

Originally Posted by amanlikemike

+1.

Got the CoreEXP going in mine this week. Be good to compare notes.

Will do.

[zgfiredude]

Originally Posted by go2cnavy

Mounted a CJ rear plate and Some Rotopax cans. Next on the list a Pelican 1400 to mounts to the top can via a homemade mounting assembly. Rough stack to give a visual. Not sure I like how high the stack will be when carrying all three. I probably don't really need the case for longer trips. The cans will serve as a good point which to strap a medium Wolfman up to.

You could mount the rotopax's to the pannier racks and have your soft bags hang on the outside of them as an alternative.....weight would be carried lower when the jugs are full. Then mount the Pelican to the rear plate and you could use the Wolfman over the Pelican when required........just a suggestion. I am pondering similar configurations as well, so my creative juices are flowing!

[akarob]

Originally Posted by zgfiredude

You could mount the rotopax's to the pannier racks and have your soft bags hang on the outside of them as an alternative.....weight would be carried lower when the jugs are full. Then mount the Pelican to the rear plate and you could use the Wolfman over the Pelican when required........just a suggestion. I am pondering similar configurations as well, so my creative juices are flowing!

That makes a lot of sense, especially because the bags he has on there don't stick out that far. It would end up looking a lot less awkward.

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by go2cnavy

Mounted a CJ rear plate and Some Rotopax cans. Next on the list a Pelican 1400 to mounts to the top can via a homemade mounting assembly. Rough stack to give a visual. Not sure I like how high the stack will be when carrying all three. I probably don't really need the case for longer trips. The cans will serve as a good point which to strap a medium Wolfman up to.

Not sure which pannier frames you've got there, but they look like the KTM 18mm jobs. If so, one of these might be of interest:



Easy on/off platform that can accommodate up to 2 x 15L bags or one or two 1-gallon RotopaX in place of either or both bags (i.e. up to 30 liters of storage or 4 gallons of fluids per platform).


http://www.kriega.us/adv-platform/

Just trying to be helpful, so hopefully, you don't think I'm spamming!

[zgfiredude]

OOoooohhhh, , Very nice!


I'll be checking into that!