My KTM 690 Adventure

[.chris]

Black tire Friday

Damn, you (or someone) got the last MT21 they had in stock. Ended up with another Karoo2, not to badly priced once you get the 13% discount for black friday.
Still a MT21, could have been the cheapest tire EVER with 13% off.

[Night Falcon]

Damn, you (or someone) got the last MT21 they had in stock. Ended up with another Karoo2, not to badly priced once you get the 13% discount for black friday.
Still a MT21, could have been the cheapest tire EVER with 13% off.

thats a bit of a stinker...evil forces at play i reckon

[.chris]

thats a bit of a stinker...evil forces at play i reckon

I dunno, the Karoo is a great tire. I have had 3 of them in a row now.
And I just did the math on that Karoo2(t) I was just running, and it lasted 24,000km. Pretty good value at $144 I reckon.

[NordieBoy]

I dunno, the Karoo is a great tire. I have had 3 of them in a row now.
And I just did the math on that Karoo2(t) I was just running, and it lasted 24,000km. Pretty good value at $144 I reckon.

I got 10,000km from a $10 E07
TradeMe is great

[.chris]

I got 10,000km from a $10 E07
TradeMe is great

That is pretty good value, but can you beat my 4 tires for $12 Karoo. front 10% worn, karoo rear 40% worn, MT91 rear near new, MT21 front 60% worn, must have got around 20,000km out of that lot, now that sir is value for money.

[Night Falcon]

I got 10,000km from a $10 E07
TradeMe is great

=$10 plus $ weighting for tire change @ $20.00 x1 =$30.00/10,000 = .003c per/klm

That is pretty good value, but can you beat my 4 tires for $12 Karoo. front 10% worn, karoo rear 40% worn, MT91 rear near new, MT21 front 60% worn, must have got around 20,000km out of that lot, now that sir is value for money.

=$12 plus $ weighting for tire change @ $20.00 x4 =$92.00/20,000 = .0046c per/klm



Nordie is the stingyist

[NordieBoy]

Nordie is the stingyist

Some more zip ties and hot glue and I could be an honararyayay KLR owner.

[Night Falcon]

back in the shed today: finished making the second safari tank bracket, so next job was to check out why my zumo 550 keeps cutting out. Seems the front brake cable had been rubbing on the gps cable, worn a hole through it and snaped both wires this time they are unreparable so its a new cable. Starting to think the 690 has got something against electrical cables

[Night Falcon]

Ordered one of those motobat battery's this morning on trade me cos the 690 stocker sparked its last spark this morning. Herd good things about them and they are comaparitively cheap compared to the KTM one. I'm not a superstious person (Time and chance happens to all men. Ecc 9:11) but thats the third electrical fault associated with the bike in the last 3 weeks buy hopefully, the last

I've found when lifes little electrical faults start to become to frequent you simply need to buy a new helmet to restore the balance . Accordinly I bought a (good as new) XD3 off trade me while I was at it .

[vegeman]

Ordered one of those motobat battery's this morning on trade me cos the 690 stocker sparked its last spark this morning. .... you simply need to buy a new helmet to restore the balance . Accordinly I bought a (good as new) XD3 off trade me while I was at it .

Seems fair enough to me....but I think you have confused the rules...I'm sure its based on the colour of the battery...and how that has to match the colour of the helmet...yes?

Sheesh...there is going to be no mistaking you with that beacon on your scone - "no officer is wasn't me speedy with the iridescent, glowing helmet, it was the other guy! - yeah right"

[Night Falcon]

Seems fair enough to me....but I think you have confused the rules...I'm sure its based on the colour of the battery...and how that has to match the colour of the helmet...yes?

Sheesh...there is going to be no mistaking you with that beacon on your scone - "no officer is wasn't me speedy with the iridescent, glowing helmet, it was the other guy! - yeah right"

As i never speed infront of traffic officers i can't see that being a problem , besides its a bit hard to hide the big orange fairing. On the bright side it reduces the chances of being mistaken as a deer by hunters while riding in the country

[Horney1]

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I've found when lifes little electrical faults start to become to frequent you simply need to buy a new helmet to restore the balance . Accordinly I bought a (good as new) XD3 off trade me while I was at it .

Hi Night Falcon,


What's that mount on the helmet? Is it for a contour camera? It seems quite high though moulded into the curvature of the helmet. Has it been adapted?

[Night Falcon]

Hi Night Falcon,


What's that mount on the helmet? Is it for a contour camera? It seems quite high though moulded into the curvature of the helmet. Has it been adapted?

Will let ys know when it turns up but I am looking round for a camera so might come in handy.

[Night Falcon]

Chucked the new motobat battery in the 690 tonight, whizzes over just fine but no start. Must be a loose connection somewhere as it was going last week? Will pull her to bits tommorow night and check connections but if I cant find the problem its no riding for me this weekend

[vegeman]

Chucked the new motobat battery in the 690 tonight, whizzes over just fine but no start. Must be a loose connection somewhere as it was going last week? Will pull her to bits tommorow night and check connections but if I cant find the problem its no riding for me this weekend

hmmm crazy and bloody annoying, I'd say. Logically, if it was all going before you swapped...then realistically it has to be related to what you just did. Aren't some of the main connectors pulled out, to get the battery in? -

My motobatt was a DOA, so that really blew my brain...and had to wait until the next day to get a replacement. After that it was sweet...also it has been working really well since, and cranking the bike over once or twice a week with only a 10 - 15 minute idle in the garage. It hasn't moved since April (sheesh has it been that long)....so I'd say the batteries are resilient.

Speaking of my broke-dick leg. Surgeon says the frame 'should' be ok to take off in 5.5 weeks...yay