My KTM 690 Adventure

[blacksheep]

Thats a mighty fine rack you've got yourself there. Very nice work on the fabrication. I've bodged up a couple of racks in my time but nothing as pretty as that. You should spin out a few more and sell them.

cheers...........$180 worth of stainless steel and nearly 2 days to make,lot harder than i thought it would be!would have to charge about $400 to make it worthwhile,would rather be riding the bike anyday

[Night Falcon]

had a phone call from Cycletreads today...out of the blue....they have sourced the correct silencer and are sending it down...WELL DONE Cycletreads the sheep and cows will love you for it.

in the mean while....JMJ's tour of the eastside over the weekend was awsome. Plus discovered Route 52 from masterton to herbertville on the way home...no gravel but twisty, bike leanin, wrist turnin fun all the way home!!

[Taz]

That is good news. But...... Didn't your bike come from the factory with a nice quiet legal muffler?

Did route 52 on the grand challenge one year in the dark and wet. Was a hoot!

[Night Falcon]

That is good news. But...... Didn't your bike come from the factory with a nice quiet legal muffler?

the stock muffler weighs a little under 9 tons and has an operating tempreture the equivalent of nuclar fission!

Whilst it dose meet euro 3 emmision standards in many owners opinions (the ones that count) the high heat generated to quell the co2 (and other harmful environmental gasses) compromises safety in the event of a crash. Added to this is the potential for burns from inadvertant contact with the exposed stainless muffler, which incidentally maintains its burn tempreture to skin for at least 5-10mins after the engine has stopped.

For these reasons most owners chose to replace them...and at some cost I might add by golly....plus the aftermarkets look better and give the engine more power and some say fuel economy, plus the less weight is also a bonus.

I could go on about the co2 "rought" arguement which argues that the world is C02 neautral (you cant add more carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere from burning fosel fuels as at some point they absoerbed carbon from the atmosphere in order to grow and thus when they breakdown the carbon immitted is equal to the sum of the carbon absorbed thus the ying and yang is retored...... grasshopper) but thats a story for another time.

hope this answerrs your question

[junkmanjoe]

wow your phone takes wicked photos........

JMJ

[.chris]

the stock muffler weighs a little under 9 tons and has an operating tempreture the equivalent of nuclar fission!

Whilst it dose meet euro 3 emmision standards in many owners opinions (the ones that count) the high heat generated to quell the co2 (and other harmful environmental gasses) compromises safety in the event of a crash. Added to this is the potential for burns from inadvertant contact with the exposed stainless muffler, which incidentally maintains its burn tempreture to skin for at least 5-10mins after the engine has stopped.

For these reasons most owners chose to replace them...and at some cost I might add by golly....plus the aftermarkets look better and give the engine more power and some say fuel economy, plus the less weight is also a bonus.

I could go on about the co2 "rought" arguement which argues that the world is C02 neautral (you cant add more carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere from burning fosel fuels as at some point they absoerbed carbon from the atmosphere in order to grow and thus when they breakdown the carbon immitted is equal to the sum of the carbon absorbed thus the ying and yang is retored...... grasshopper) but thats a story for another time.

hope this answerrs your question

I am keeping my stock exhaust because it is better for the environment and my wallet.

[Taz]

I am keeping my stock exhaust because it is better for the environment and my wallet.

And it sounds so nice and inoffensive.

[Night Falcon]

got my new silencer insert the other day and thought... "great looks like the right one this time"....famous last words not gonna bother the importer again I'm just gonne attack it with a hammer..it won't look nice but will be lots of fun bashing it up!!

on a more exciting note...I herd my first fissssssst from the bleed screw on the forks the other day...it was after riding hardout with JMJ in wairorappa...hurray I'm no longer a girly rider

[junkmanjoe]

i only took you on the easy stuff...............

when you coming back for the nasty stuff.......

JMJ

[dmc]

And it sounds so nice and inoffensive.

Depends on what you call inoffensive, I thought the factory pipe was offensive in making the engine sound like a lawnmower.

[Night Falcon]

i only took you on the easy stuff...............

when you coming back for the nasty stuff.......

JMJ

I'll be back 4 sure the ridin over your way is sick man! Am planin a we sarfi of our own for youse fullas to enjoy over this way....watch this space

[junkmanjoe]

....................this show going to start soon.....................
its one them nudey shows................

long weekend i got new tires..............

JMJ

[Night Falcon]

hummm nice thought but alas prior engagement

....................this show going to start soon.....................soon young skywalker soon you are not a jedi yet

its one them nudey shows................only thing nudie is your rear tire

long weekend i got new tires.............. about time... that rear was slicker than a dancing banana :

JMJ

[junkmanjoe]

yea it was starting to humm a nice tune but went quite when i cornered....dodgy mate..

JMJ

[Night Falcon]

Went for a ride over "Darkies Spur" awsome veiws, stinkin hot, lots of gravel...fast and slow, did I mention it was stinkin hot and dust...mate


the 9fiddy decided to stop for a bit in the hotest part of the valley with no shade!! after clearin its throat to no avail it turned out to be the stinkin fuel pump!! A quick clean of some connections managed to get her goin...but looks like a new pump is on the cards for jimbo!