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  1. #721
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    I did the simple fix to this one when I first got the bike, just put a couple of washers on the lower fan bolt, it then holds the fan far enough away from the radiator.

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    KTM 690 Radiator Repair

    heres my fix. Had to use some split tubing as the washers wern't quite enough to clear where the repairs were made. Seems to be working ok though.
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    ....wherezz that track go

  3. #723
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    1000 plus posts for NF

    1000 posts on KB is such an important milestone and only 2 infractions I've been coverting one of those spinning rainbow cube thingamajiggies under my tag line for some time now....one less item on my bucket list
    ....wherezz that track go

  4. #724
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    becoming more adventurous

    Hey,
    Well, I rode my first wee gravel road in the weekend and first corner nerves and general flapping about rogue holes etc...but after 10 minutes, started to feel normal again....so good to be back.

    As part of my ongoing performance, I recently did the 2nd and 3rd gear power restriction removal ie removed the wires out of the connector and was surprised that it is noticeable. I had previously thought that the akra map disabled this as part of loading the that...but clearly not. As a test... I have a bit of road, that I occassionally wheelie up...and I know that I could power wheelie in second with the bike coming up easily enough. Now with the wire removed now...same test, and I nearly got spat off the back with the wheel coming up a bit quicker and bit higher than expected...eek, but good all the same.

    Did you chop yours?

    Also the mod has actually put some more stress on my clutch and over a few hours, in the heat...the bloody clutch started slipping under full load. The clutch is wearing, so had to remove some more clutch fluid to lessen the problem. The bike has 29,000k's now so might need to do some friction plates...have you done any clutch work yet?
    ...back in the saddle, and getting a little!

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    Quote Originally Posted by vegeman View Post
    Hey,
    Well, I rode my first wee gravel road in the weekend and first corner nerves and general flapping about rogue holes etc...but after 10 minutes, started to feel normal again....so good to be back.

    As part of my ongoing performance, I recently did the 2nd and 3rd gear power restriction removal ie removed the wires out of the connector and was surprised that it is noticeable. I had previously thought that the akra map disabled this as part of loading the that...but clearly not. As a test... I have a bit of road, that I occassionally wheelie up...and I know that I could power wheelie in second with the bike coming up easily enough. Now with the wire removed now...same test, and I nearly got spat off the back with the wheel coming up a bit quicker and bit higher than expected...eek, but good all the same.

    Did you chop yours?

    Also the mod has actually put some more stress on my clutch and over a few hours, in the heat...the bloody clutch started slipping under full load. The clutch is wearing, so had to remove some more clutch fluid to lessen the problem. The bike has 29,000k's now so might need to do some friction plates...have you done any clutch work yet?
    firstly, great to hear you're back in the saddle! Took me a few rides/months to get over the mental stresses of thinking every corner was my last one. Don't know I'm even totally over it 4 years latter!.


    As for the 2/3rd gear mod, yup did mine some time back. One thing I have noticed is the MAP selector which I relocated to my dash stopped working around the same time? Don't know if its related but have checked my wiring for faults and is ok so would be good to see if yours still works?

    Havn't had any clutch problems (at 25K) except replacing the slave after the chain wiped it out . It stiil seems ok. I don't do alot of real slow speed stuff where I'm slipping it so hope it will last for a good while longer!
    ....wherezz that track go

  6. #726
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    yeah thanks it's great to ride, and ironically...I have to ride more, as to far to walk with a limp :-D, but even that is getting better.

    I'll check to see if the map feels different, I always leave it in standard mode so very rarely change it. for me the advanced mode just made the throttle too twitchy especially at slow speed ie it was on or off... but it's an easy check.

    my clutch only showed its first sign of wear after last years adventure ride which would have been about the 25,000K mark....I'm sure I said it someone on the forums, and you probably know...but as the clutch wears the clutch fluid goes up. I've read a lot of people have discovered that after a new clutch investment . ...it seems that the cheeky way to get more life out the pads is to install some washers in top of the clutch springs which compensate for the wear on the pads, and therefore return the pressure to keep the power solid.
    ...back in the saddle, and getting a little!

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    Had my first actual proper break-down on the 690 yesterday, I had been having the battery light coming on after starting (sometimes) for a while now, I figured maybe it is not charging as well as it should.
    And yesterday it came on while riding on the beach, soon afterwards the bike started to splutter/backfire and then died entirely, when I power the bike on the lights and everything seem fine but I can't hear the fuel pump wind up. And when I hit the started, the bike seems to reset (dash resets, like when you first turn it on).

    I am not entirely sure what the problem is, I am guessing it might just be the battery is bung and not charged properly, or it could be a dead fuel pump or some other electrical fault. Have to get her back into the workshop and see what I can find.

    Not bad to have my first actual breakdown at 58,000 km. So glad it happened close to home not while I was in the middle of no-where on my recent south island trip.

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    yeah the 690 gets the odd bad rap for reliability but i think its more to do with getting your head around riding computerised bikes that folks struggle with.

    It sure sounds like a battery problem don't it? When my battery died a while back it had similar problems. I thought it was the pump so removed the injector and turned the key on after putting the battery on a charger and fuel came squirting out so guessed that wasn't the problem. The battery soon died again so repalced it with a motobat...excellent battery so far for about $100.00. Be interesting to see what ya find out
    ....wherezz that track go

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    sounds like the Battery to me Chris
    'Good things come to those who wait'
    Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it

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    Chris, how did you get home mate? Get the bike going again?
    Resort to the AA Plus Card on the beach.......wait 9 hours? aka our friend on the Motu....
    It obviously sounds electrical.....I bought a MotoBatt for the aprilia, left it three weeks, it fired up fine!
    AND I thought it was aprilias fault at first, till I figured it was battery related....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Waihou Thumper View Post
    Chris, how did you get home mate? Get the bike going again?
    Resort to the AA Plus Card on the beach.......wait 9 hours? aka our friend on the Motu....
    It obviously sounds electrical.....I bought a MotoBatt for the aprilia, left it three weeks, it fired up fine!
    AND I thought it was aprilias fault at first, till I figured it was battery related....
    Luckily I was almost on SH16 when it died, so I just pushed it along to a local bussiness and have it stored there, I need to go pick it up tomorrow.

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    After about 6 hours on the trickle charger the bike is back running again. All *seems* fine.

    Is the battery likely to die on me again? Shoiuld I replace it anyway? Would rather not spend the $120 on a new battery if I don't need to.

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    well you could just imaging having to push the bike from spaghetti junction


    i'd rather be safe than sorry... maybe get the battery tested if all ok start testing other shit to find why it lost power, like you said earlier it would have sucked if it had happened on your trek south in the middle of the wop wops, lucky it happened close to home

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    thats how my battery died...slowly and annoyingly. If its still the orignal one then you've got twice the life I did.
    ....wherezz that track go

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    Quote Originally Posted by .chris View Post
    After about 6 hours on the trickle charger the bike is back running again. All *seems* fine.

    Is the battery likely to die on me again? Shoiuld I replace it anyway? Would rather not spend the $120 on a new battery if I don't need to.
    I'd expect it to die again (particularly when the weather turns colder. If you're planning a big ride then personally i'd rather be happier knowing I had a new battery. Could chuck a shorai in there to ditch more weight.

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