The wall of coolness

**JATZ** · 21st July 2010, 21:00

Some decent pics would be good

I havn't made me mind up yet

**Waihou Thumper** · 21st July 2010, 21:03

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=303030660

The guy is very particular as you can tell by the work. The grage was full of bikes including a lovely txc450 Husky, brand new....He is beginning a rebuild on a 600 Berg...This is one fast unit for sale and I am still keen to take a van up and get it....The resurrection of trail riding, me thinks! The wall was cluttered with notes, as you can see the parts have been replaced with original bits...ALL the bolts are now hex stainless, this bike has had over $5G spent on it....really.....

**Waihou Thumper** · 21st July 2010, 21:05

Originally Posted by JATZ

Some decent pics would be good

I havn't made me mind up yet

Hey, $50 and enjoy the ride!

**JATZ** · 21st July 2010, 21:07

Originally Posted by NZKTM

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=3030306

The guy is very particular as you can tell by the work. The grage was full of bikes including a lovely txc450 Husky, brand new....He is beginning a rebuild on a 600 Berg...This is one fast unit for sale and I am still keen to take a van up and get it....The resurrection of trail riding, me thinks! The wall was cluttered with notes, as you can see the parts have been replaced with original bits...ALL the bolts are now hex stainless, this bike has had over $5G spent on it....really.....

that is one seriously cool ..... BEANIE ??

**Waihou Thumper** · 21st July 2010, 21:09

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=303030660

Try this...

**Waihou Thumper** · 21st July 2010, 21:11

Originally Posted by JATZ

that is one seriously cool ..... BEANIE ??

Wicked cool as aye...Sorry, dunno what happened there....

**Taz** · 22nd July 2010, 10:04

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

No way that is cool.

Would only qualify if I were looking for cheap Suzuki parts, OR
The builder had put serious thought & labour into making it more dirt capable, OR
The builder had got the whole rat-bike armagedeon cool theme going.

Whats with photographing it in a darkened (bed) room???

2 words

Beach Racer

**Taz** · 22nd July 2010, 10:11

Originally Posted by NZKTM

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=303030660

The guy is very particular as you can tell by the work. The grage was full of bikes including a lovely txc450 Husky, brand new....He is beginning a rebuild on a 600 Berg...This is one fast unit for sale and I am still keen to take a van up and get it....The resurrection of trail riding, me thinks! The wall was cluttered with notes, as you can see the parts have been replaced with original bits...ALL the bolts are now hex stainless, this bike has had over $5G spent on it....really.....

Looks nice, bet the guy has a garage full of old broken husaberg gearbox components too. I always liked the idea of the hussy's from that era but they were not reliable and relied on the cam chain to get oil to the top end

Ktm introduced them to oil pumps and filters.

**Taz** · 22nd July 2010, 10:28

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

Not exactly an adventure bike (but every ride on this would be an adventure).

I so want one of these. Wonder if I could make one out of my Falcon?

**warewolf** · 22nd July 2010, 12:42

Originally Posted by Anthrax

relied on the cam chain to get oil to the top end

Ktm introduced them to oil pumps and filters.

KTM LC4s do the same... only splash-feed to the head via the cam chain.

**Taz** · 22nd July 2010, 13:43

So glad mine has an oil pump.

**warewolf** · 22nd July 2010, 14:31

It's probably a revs thing. LC4s don't rev like the RFS engines. Got two oil pumps, just none to the head. Be interesting to see if the Rallye models run pressure-fed heads.

**Waihou Thumper** · 22nd July 2010, 14:32

Originally Posted by Anthrax

So glad mine has an oil pump.

The LC4 engine has been around for donkeys and there hasn't been issues or they would have done something drastic at KTM with re-designing.....oil pump/no oil pump, splitting hairs at the end of the day...

**Waihou Thumper** · 22nd July 2010, 14:34

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Looks nice, bet the guy has a garage full of old broken husaberg gearbox components too. I always liked the idea of the hussy's from that era but they were not reliable and relied on the cam chain to get oil to the top end

Ktm introduced them to oil pumps and filters.

This engine was the first of them with the filter...1998 in the '96 frame