KTM 990/950 Adv thread

[junkmanjoe]

thanks mate
they work real good as well.
also survived there first road trip this morn..
i went early just so i could use them.. was fukn windy as well..

JMJ

[cooneyr]

if i gear it down one up front,, make much difference to the fuel..
i belive im running 17/42.. it ticks along quite nicely on open road...


JMJ

Not that I've noticed but the 17 didn't last very long on my bike. I get 280km to reserve pretty religiously.

Cheers R

[ducatijim]

bring ya bike back......where could we find you, if we wanted to..I'm back in Unzud till April, bike is nice tucked up with company in Mt Barker, SA

or should i just go find your ride reports again....Oh, don't do that!!

what front sprockets are you ktm chaps running...16T front-only way to go!

in the twisty hiway 52 today,, was wondering if i should gear bike down a little,
seam to be laboring a far bit,spent most of the road down a gear...All Euro bikes seem to arrive here geared for their hi speed motorways-you won't belive the change 1 tooth will make to your bike Joe.

what ya reckon..

JMJ

[junkmanjoe]

okies...now a new front sprocket is on the cards....

JMJ

[Eddieb]

okies...now a new front sprocket is on the cars....

JMJ

And stop being a tight arse and put 95 gas in ya bike.

[BMWST?]

And stop being a tight arse and put 95 gas in ya bike.

you will prolly get slightly better consumption figures,dont know if it is enough to offset the extra cash but its only a dollar for normal size tanks...($2 for the pd)

[junkmanjoe]

And stop being a tight arse and put 95 gas in ya bike.

me tight arse....i think your arse was a little tight going up Thomson track other day mate.....
is it a dead end track or come out some where...

JMJ

[Paladin]

Nice vids Mark, Thompson's looks like fun, bit like Odlins or the Pram Track down near Welly!

[Ruralman]

okies...now a new front sprocket is on the cards....

JMJ

I'm finding mine a lot easier and nicer to ride - easier by a huge margin at slow speeds, and nicer in that the roll on power on the highway is better. I've just filled up and zeroed the trip meter and we head off tomorrow on our big trip to Auckland and back so I'll soon find out what the 16T has done to the fuel consumption - we'll be two up and fully loaded so that won't help.

So if anyone sees an orange 990 adv cruising two up heading to Auckland (ferry crossing on Tues night) then say high if you have a chance

Cheers RM and the Princess

[junkmanjoe]

where did you buy the sprocket from..

ride safe, which way you going up. east or west side...or straight up the guts..

JMJ

[Digitdion]

Not that I've noticed but the 17 didn't last very long on my bike. I get 280km to reserve pretty religiously.

Cheers R

Thats pretty good. So thats to reserve ah?! Do you ride it like a Nana? I normally only get 300 all up until i top her up.

[Digitdion]

I'm finding mine a lot easier and nicer to ride - easier by a huge margin at slow speeds, and nicer in that the roll on power on the highway is better. I've just filled up and zeroed the trip meter and we head off tomorrow on our big trip to Auckland and back so I'll soon find out what the 16T has done to the fuel consumption - we'll be two up and fully loaded so that won't help.

So if anyone sees an orange 990 adv cruising two up heading to Auckland (ferry crossing on Tues night) then say high if you have a chance

Cheers RM and the Princess

Will be interested to see how or if your fuel consumption changes. keep us informed!

[cooneyr]

Thats pretty good. So thats to reserve ah?! Do you ride it like a Nana? I normally only get 300 all up until i top her up.

I like my licence so I'm a bit nanaish but probably more relevant is that the 950 has the fuel pump outside the tanks (down near the battery) and the 990 has the fuel pump in one of the fuel tanks. The fuel tanks are the same on the outside but quite different on the inside.

Cheers R

[dino3310]

, bit like Odlins or the Pram Track down near Welly!

untill it rains

[dmc]

I like my licence so I'm a bit nanaish but probably more relevant is that the 950 has the fuel pump outside the tanks (down near the battery) and the 990 has the fuel pump in one of the fuel tanks. The fuel tanks are the same on the outside but quite different on the inside.

Cheers R

The 990's even with the slightly smaller tanks get better mileage on a tank with the EFI than the carbie 950's ever can.