KTM 640A owners, lets see your dash

rob1313 · 01-10-2008, 09:33 AM

I put a deposit on the last 07 640A at the dealership today. I've been reading the threads on the bike and it looks like suspension will be the first mod of the spring.
I'd like to see how you guys have mounted GPS's/roadbooks and the rest. That space above the cluster looks perfect for my Garmin Quest but how do you mount it there?
Pics would be great so I can decide how to proceed.
Heres a shot of my new toy.
Don't worry it'll never be that clean again.

Seikkailu_R · 01-10-2008, 09:56 AM

KTM roadbook carrier with some rubber hose and o-ring for gps.
Simple and very cost effective ;-)

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Wreckluse · 01-10-2008, 10:04 AM

Nice bike!!!!!

Looks like a great picture of Cycle Works!!!

Regards,
Doug

rob1313 · 01-10-2008, 11:20 AM

Thanks Seikkailu_R thats exactly the type of set up I was looking for. The TT piece was waaaaay to much for my tastes.

Thanks for the compliments on the new toy. I can't wait for spring now. Good thing they are holding it at the dealer till then or I'd be sleeping in the garage.

KTM640Dakar · 01-10-2008, 11:26 AM

My 2002 KTM 640.

ChrisC · 01-10-2008, 11:51 AM

Garmin 76S on a 2003 w/Touratech mount on TT crossbar.

disconnected · 01-10-2008, 12:00 PM

Heres my set up..

leonphelps · 01-10-2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by disconnected

Heres my set up..

Whats up with the wire/hose coming right accross the speedo and tach? I looked at a few of the other pictures on this thread and they have them too. WTF KTM? Cant they find a better way to route those.

But I guess you would get used to them quick enough, after all its a 640A!!

ChrisC · 01-10-2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbunceiii

Whats up with the wire/hose coming right accross the speedo and tach? I looked at a few of the other pictures on this thread and they have them too. WTF KTM? Cant they find a better way to route those.

But I guess you would get used to them quick enough, after all its a 640A!!

Front brake hydraulic line and throttle cable. Not sure where else you would route them and keep them free and unbound, particularly the hydraulic line that is pretty stiff and needs to move with the front suspension stroke.

MarkN · 01-10-2008, 12:32 PM

Here's mine and when riding I can see both clocks perfectly

The hose coming across the top is the second brake hose to the front wheel from when I added the high fender. This hose was completed in the KTM kit.

Flueger · 01-10-2008, 12:56 PM

Opted to make mine to tuck in behind the fairing. eitherway congrats on the bike purchase.

Flueger

Seikkailu_R · 01-10-2008, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbunceiii

Whats up with the wire/hose coming right accross the speedo and tach? I looked at a few of the other pictures on this thread and they have them too. WTF KTM? Cant they find a better way to route those.

But I guess you would get used to them quick enough, after all its a 640A!!

Front brake hydraulic line and cable for speedo sensor.

nfranco · 01-10-2008, 02:48 PM

Hi Flueger, what diameter tubing did you use for your gps holder? Is it stainless? I need to make something up for mine to get rid of the interference between the handguards (same as yours) and the stock roadbook holder.
Thanks, Nick

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Originally Posted by Flueger

Opted to make mine to tuck in behind the fairing. eitherway congrats on the bike purchase.

Flueger

fasteddy · 01-10-2008, 03:05 PM

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Here's my dash, used a road book holder as a template and then made one out of stainless. Bars do not touch this one and it get's the GPS up in my field of vision.

Ed...

crazybrit · 01-10-2008, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbunceiii

Whats up with the wire/hose coming right accross the speedo and tach? I looked at a few of the other pictures on this thread and they have them too. WTF KTM? Cant they find a better way to route those.

You've obviously never seen a pic of the dash on a 950

I guess it's effectively the same as the 640A got the 950 front end in 2005. I've never quite figured out why they didn't run the brake line down the right side and then split it over to the left rather than the other way round which leads to the long loop of hydraulic line from the right side m/c across in front of the speedo.

It's way better on the 990. Seems like 1/2 the number of lines and not blocking the speedo either. Hopefully they'll carry this forward to the 690 (though the ABS played a part in the new 990 brake hose routing so maybe not ;-)

01-10-2008, 09:33 AM	#1
rob1313 ^OP Still learning Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Oddometer: 4,061	KTM 640A owners, lets see your dash I put a deposit on the last 07 640A at the dealership today. I've been reading the threads on the bike and it looks like suspension will be the first mod of the spring. I'd like to see how you guys have mounted GPS's/roadbooks and the rest. That space above the cluster looks perfect for my Garmin Quest but how do you mount it there? Pics would be great so I can decide how to proceed. Heres a shot of my new toy. Don't worry it'll never be that clean again. __________________ "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

01-10-2008, 09:56 AM	#2
Seikkailu_R Studly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Piikkiö, Finland Oddometer: 813	KTM roadbook carrier with some rubber hose and o-ring for gps. Simple and very cost effective ;-) Large image __________________ -- "The concept of a versatile motorcycle equally at home on dirt and pavement is as old as motorcycling itself"

01-10-2008, 10:04 AM	#3
Wreckluse Will work for beer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Calgary Oddometer: 425	Nice bike!!!!! Looks like a great picture of Cycle Works!!! Regards, Doug __________________ Indecision is the key to flexibility. 07 950 SM R 09 450 EXC dual sport 08 DRZ 400 SM 12 GasGas 250 Pro

01-10-2008, 11:20 AM	#4
rob1313 ^OP Still learning Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Oddometer: 4,061	Thanks Seikkailu_R thats exactly the type of set up I was looking for. The TT piece was waaaaay to much for my tastes. Thanks for the compliments on the new toy. I can't wait for spring now. Good thing they are holding it at the dealer till then or I'd be sleeping in the garage. __________________ "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

01-10-2008, 11:26 AM	#5
KTM640Dakar Motorsick Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Oxbow Lake Oddometer: 1,704	My 2002 KTM 640. Attached Images __________________ A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. It is not the destination, it's the journey.

01-10-2008, 11:51 AM	#6
ChrisC Molon Labe Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Earth Oddometer: 6,286	Garmin 76S on a 2003 w/Touratech mount on TT crossbar. __________________ Chris '03 KTM Adventure 640 '43 BSA M20WD

01-10-2008, 12:00 PM	#7
disconnected ultra runner Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Oddometer: 5,859	Heres my set up.. __________________ .

01-10-2008, 12:32 PM	#10
MarkN Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Dorchester, Dorset.UK Oddometer: 1,957	Here's mine and when riding I can see both clocks perfectly The hose coming across the top is the second brake hose to the front wheel from when I added the high fender. This hose was completed in the KTM kit. __________________ Only ride as fast as your guardian angel can fly!

01-10-2008, 12:56 PM	#11
Flueger Wandering Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Flat Land Ontario Oddometer: 115	Opted to make mine to tuck in behind the fairing. eitherway congrats on the bike purchase. Flueger Attached Images __________________ ....

01-10-2008, 03:05 PM	#14
fasteddy Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Southern Ontario, Canada ( Niagara Peninsula ) Oddometer: 329	My Dash Here's my dash, used a road book holder as a template and then made one out of stainless. Bars do not touch this one and it get's the GPS up in my field of vision. Ed... __________________ 2003 KTM 640 Adv-gone 2005 KTM 640 Adv-gone 1993 KTM 400 LC4 EXC (winter project) 2003 KTM 250/350 RFS EXC 2006 KTM 640 Adventure 2008 HUSABERG 550 FE 2008 Paris to Dacre, TEAM ORANGE KRUSH 5 KTM's and 1 Honda Circumnavigate Ontario's Algonquin Park 4 KTM's and 1 Honda Go North, to Abitibi Canyon & Beyond 3 KTM's, A Honda, A Husaberg, and a Jam Tart 4 Ktm's and a Honda go "NORD"

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