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Started by Monsterlover, November 20, 2011, 06:35:04 PM

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ZLTFUL

#1320
June 09, 2014, 11:28:08 AM
Somebody had the dumb idea(was compelled by the power of orange) to take at least one B road...funny how the leader on the KTM always has the dumb ideas...



Fortunately, I wasn't leading and it wasn't my stupid idea. Of course, I did follow... Of course, then we all had to wait on the guy with the 690 Enduro R who decided to follow the rest of us with the easy to push out of the mud pit bikes...

Here we all are waiting for the fastest bike in the group...
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The Architect

#1321
June 11, 2014, 02:11:23 PM
So I've put a few miles on the 625.

It's fun to rip around with!  It's not fun to commute with.

The thing vibrates like a paint shaker.  You don't notice the vibrations while the front wheel is off the ground, leaned way over or tearing up a dirt road.  But cruising down the street is uncomfortable. 

Monsterlover

#1322
June 11, 2014, 05:12:37 PM
Does it blur you vision at certain rpm on decel?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

The Architect

#1323
June 12, 2014, 11:35:49 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on June 11, 2014, 05:12:37 PM
Does it blur you vision at certain rpm on decel?

No.  The bike likes full throttle and decel.  Runs pulls hard and runs smooth.  It doesn't like to cruise along. 

muskrat

#1324
June 12, 2014, 03:43:19 PM
Can we thin the gene pool? 

2015 MTS 1200
09 Electra Glide

Monsterlover

#1325
July 31, 2014, 01:14:13 PM
Not too much orange happening these days.

I keep looking at my 450. . . I can't remember the last time I rode it :( 

I've been basically living at the shop and it's not the best commuter, though I've done it.  I should get it out for a beatin'
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

1.21GW

#1326
July 31, 2014, 02:11:07 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on July 31, 2014, 01:14:13 PM
Not too much orange happening these days.

I keep looking at my 450. . . I can't remember the last time I rode it :(  

I've been basically living at the shop and it's not the best commuter, though I've done it.  I should get it out for a beatin'

I think it's about time to alter your username.  How about: KTMlover or Monsterhaver?  ;D
"I doubt I'm her type---I'm sure she's used to the finer things.  I'm usually broke. I'm kinda sloppy…"

Monsterlover

#1327
July 31, 2014, 02:45:30 PM
But...I still love the monsters...

Well, the older ones.

;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

The Mad King Pepe'

#1328
July 31, 2014, 03:48:05 PM
Quote from: muskrat on June 12, 2014, 03:43:19 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on May 14, 2014, 02:50:40 PM

[drool] [drool] [drool]

Test rode it a couple weeks ago at a KTM event, what a beast!  [evil]
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

DRKWNG

#1329
July 31, 2014, 06:59:41 PM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on July 31, 2014, 03:48:05 PM
[drool] [drool] [drool]


Test rode it a couple weeks ago at a KTM event, what a beast!  [evil]

Did they have the ecu opened all the way up?
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

MadDuck

#1330
August 01, 2014, 09:42:08 AM
Then again there is this issue  [roll]

http://www.s1000r.co.uk/index.php/topic,958.msg10331.html#msg10331

That's me, mac900. Maybe this bike is going to need some time to get everything sorted.
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

Speeddog

#1331
August 01, 2014, 10:01:52 AM
Rear axle bearings every 5-6 rides?

WTF?
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The Mad King Pepe'

#1332
August 01, 2014, 10:10:58 AM
Quote from: DRKWNG on July 31, 2014, 06:59:41 PM
Did they have the ecu opened all the way up?
Nah, street mode all of them (Dukes, Adventures). But still plenty of power for Thurston Rd.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

MadDuck

#1333
August 01, 2014, 10:15:26 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on August 01, 2014, 10:01:52 AM
Rear axle bearings every 5-6 rides?

WTF?

Yep. He says it's because of all the dirt & water they ride through plus they ride all day so he figures he has to change out every 40 or 50 hrs.  I couldn't believe it either. He gets a bit better life if he uses genuine KTM bearings but the cost factor leads to some aftermarket stuff because the life expectancy isn't appreciably better. Crazy, huh?
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

Speeddog

#1334
August 01, 2014, 10:58:28 AM
Quote from: MadDuck on August 01, 2014, 10:15:26 AM
Yep. He says it's because of all the dirt & water they ride through plus they ride all day so he figures he has to change out every 40 or 50 hrs.  I couldn't believe it either. He gets a bit better life if he uses genuine KTM bearings but the cost factor leads to some aftermarket stuff because the life expectancy isn't appreciably better. Crazy, huh?

So he actually has bearing failures, or he's following some prescribed replacement schedule?

Do the other guys he rides with on KTM/non-KTM have the same issue?

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