KTM 990 - long term experience wanted

**Dazza** · 14th July 2009, 10:24

Originally Posted by Oscar

Ze Greater Reich will live again!!

Deutschland über alles!!!

Very good

you ought to see my haircut & moustache (P/T)

**Waihou Thumper** · 18th July 2009, 12:18

"I just had haulbikes.com ship my 625 SMC from CA to NH. It took 45 days. A bit long if you ask me.
I also bought an 05 950 Adventure with 1000 KM on it and full Givi luggage for 6750 USD. I found it on trademe in NZ. I am going to fly there and take a couple months off and ride the piss out of it. The bike was checked out by my friend that lives there. It happened to be for sale at the local dealer he buys from. It was as advertised and he took delivery of it for me, bought a cover for it and stored it in his nice dry garage"

Anyone know who this is then? Looks as though a fellow rider from USA has bought a Katoom here because it was cheap!

It was posted just three days ago, so it is recent...

**Eddieb** · 18th July 2009, 17:36

Originally Posted by NZKTM

"I just had haulbikes.com ship my 625 SMC from CA to NH. It took 45 days. A bit long if you ask me.
I also bought an 05 950 Adventure with 1000 KM on it and full Givi luggage for 6750 USD. I found it on trademe in NZ. I am going to fly there and take a couple months off and ride the piss out of it. The bike was checked out by my friend that lives there. It happened to be for sale at the local dealer he buys from. It was as advertised and he took delivery of it for me, bought a cover for it and stored it in his nice dry garage"

Anyone know who this is then? Looks as though a fellow rider from USA has bought a Katoom here because it was cheap!

It was posted just three days ago, so it is recent...

got a link to the thread?

**Waihou Thumper** · 18th July 2009, 18:24

Originally Posted by Eddieb

got a link to the thread?

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=481839

Post number 21 Eddie...

AND I am still a Lurker....The pricks still have me banned. I have given up.

How was your ride today mate?

**Padmei** · 18th July 2009, 19:56

Can you make up another identity for your email address? I know I can pretty easily (well ok, I can't remember how to but do have more than one).
That way you should be able to join by using your different email address.

If you haven't done anything really wrong there shouldn't be a prob.

**Waihou Thumper** · 18th July 2009, 19:59

Originally Posted by Padmei

Can you make up another identity for your email address? I know I can pretty easily (well ok, I can't remember how to but do have more than one).
That way you should be able to join by using your different email address.

If you haven't done anything really wrong there shouldn't be a prob.

The guys were or are paranoid. No matter what I write to them it seems like I am from Nigeria or Russia with a nice worm to infect the site or similar...
I could join again I suppose but it notes my IP address, it is better if I lurk, it allows me...

**Padmei** · 18th July 2009, 20:24

I've read about your probs with them but is your IP address the same as your identity? ie. blahblah@xtra vs blehbleh@xtra ?

**Waihou Thumper** · 18th July 2009, 20:30

I could change to windowslive....instead of xtra...BUT, at the end of the day I can lurk happily. As DucatiJim said, I can do without them, just browse...Sad I know, but I am not going to sweat it...
I can still view happily..

**ducatijim** · 19th July 2009, 19:24

Originally Posted by NZKTM

I could change to windowslive....instead of xtra...BUT, at the end of the day I can lurk happily. As DucatiJim said, I can do without them, just browse...Sad I know, but I am not going to sweat it...
I can still view happily..

Yep, yep.....life does go on, nicely too, without them Mark.

Some of the little shitters that live in these places can really get yer goat......

**Waihou Thumper** · 20th July 2009, 10:46

This Friday she arrives. He has traded the 950 Adventure in and is getting the new 990......
Apparently Aussie has asked for all the 2008 990's, there aren't enough to go around....KTM want them back...

He got a good trade price and will be one of the few riding around on a brand spanking Katoom...

More maintenance, more costs and just when his other one had finished warranty he flicked it off....

Anyone want a 950, low Kms, there will be one in the shop soon.....Very very tidy....

**buzzard** · 7th August 2009, 15:43

Just had a 25,000km service on my '06 990. Triple X moto did a great job and the bike is running the very well. Thanks for the great servce gents.

**Ruralman** · 12th August 2009, 21:44

Ive had the 990 for a month or so now - and I LOVE it. I would probably love it some more if I could sell the Tiger which is still parked beside it!!

The lingering question I have is - has anyone been able to hold one of these beasts back to something close to the legal speed limit for a WHOLE tankload of fuel to work out just how far they will go and what fuel they use at that sort of speed???? Because I Haven't!!

I find I can be really disciplined for a while but as soon as there's a bit of interesting road, a bit of traffic to pass.......etc etc the discipline seems to vaporize

I know when I travelled with a certain older gentleman who was keen to explore the limits that fuel consumption dropped into the 15's/km/litre and on my way home improved to the high 17's but I'm sure that something around 20km/litre is possible at around 110km/hr???

The bike is quite high geared and there's a bit more gear changing at 100-110 than the Tiger required - so maybe it isn't more economical at that speed?? Has anyone else managed to get 20km/litre?
What seems to be becoming quite obvious is that the rear tyre isn't going to have the longevity of any other bike I have had before

- but there seems to be a direct correlation between tyre wear and the smile factor

**oldrider** · 12th August 2009, 22:04

Hey Brucie, you have got the perfect set-up really:

When you want economy, performance and reliability, ride the Tiger!

When economy, performance and reliability are not an issue, take the KTM!

**Ruralman** · 12th August 2009, 22:18

Originally Posted by oldrider

Hey Brucie, you have got the perfect set-up really:

When you want economy, performance and reliability, ride the Tiger!

When economy, performance and reliability are not an issue, take the KTM!

I don't think the Tiger was markedly different in fuel usage when ridden like that - and of course it couldn't match the KTM when the KTM rider really started to use its performance anyway!!

**warewolf** · 12th August 2009, 22:49

I once asked a chap what he felt was the main difference between the Tiger 955i and the 990 Adventure. Answer: "wheelies from 100km/h... get the KTM!" (That was Paul, for you Nelsonians' familiar with his antics, and rest assured 4skins your bike was properly "run in"

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