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DamageWagon wrote: ↑

Wed May 30, 2018 8:44 pm

Do the dirt bikes have the same problems the LC4’s had with the crappy Turkish cam bearings??

Crank bearing.
Replaced the original roller bearings with heavy-duty ball bearings at ~6k miles.
Replaced the clutch-side bearing in '16 since it felt crispier than I was comfortable with.
Now it's the stator-side bearing. Suspect I've just found the MTBF on these bearings in this engine.



Aaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnddddddd..... pinion seal on the rear diff of my truck is leaking.

Not for nothing but isn't that super early for a bearing failure of that kind ? KTM's ain't cheap. My DR650SE had around 20k when I sold it. No problems like that. Some DR650SE's have gone 140,000 miles with no bearing failures. I know they are apples to oranges compared to a KTM but that just seems too early for that type of failure ?

RFS = Racing Four Stroke. Things are wound up a bit tighter in there than a DR650.
High-50s/low-60s hp numbers on my 525, vs. mid-40's for the DR.
525's 272lbs ready-to-ride, vs. 320+ dry weight on the 650.
Gotta pay for that performance somewhere. "Keeps Taking Money"...
Still better than the MX bikes; those want an oil change every ride, top-ends once a month. Very short maintenance intervals on those.

And since this is a truck picture thread ...


New seal, no more gear-oil-fountain. Lost about 1/2qt over the past week or so that it's been leaking(spraying).


Torque spec on the pinion nut should just say "More than you have tools to do". Wrenched down on it and got a vibration 25-40m/h, which is typical if you don't preload the pinion gear with the torque on that nut. Wrenched down on it some more and now the vibration's gone. Still whines a bit, but it's been doing that since I got it and there's no skuzz in the fluid, so i'm just going to deal with it.

I just picked up a 950 Adventure, the engineering in these things makes my Yamaha MX bike look like a play toy. And that bike gets an oil change every trip.

For as complicated as the KTM’s are, it’s a good complication. The troubleshooting is excellent and with 53,000 miles on it this thing piers like a kitten...

You know the story...

Posing at OBX last week...

This scenery in Alaska sucks.

Horrible

Not enough snow.

Mule wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:41 pm

Not enough snow.

Best I can do in late June is ice.

Tda!

Leaving sun behind, heading into darkness

You have a bunch of weight in the back of that? Looks like it could use a 1/2” or 1” spacer our back to level it off a little better. And it needs some 37’s now!

olyelr wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:14 pm

You have a bunch of weight in the back of that? Looks like it could use a 1/2” or 1” spacer our back to level it off a little better. And it needs some 37’s now!

i have two spares!
stock spare under the bed and a fullsize spare with Method wheel in the bed. aftermarket full size will stay bolted down but the stock spare and resonator/ muffler are all being removed! mufflex magnaflow and resonator chop coming soon! (s&B intake, mufflex muffler are also in bed)

should net me over 100Lbs removed from truck once done. most of that bed mounted!
i cant wait to destroy my 35s...trust me.

Making it work for a living. Now it has to drag the base camp as well as make it down the trails.

Monache Meadows, CA

PWJouster wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:23 am

olyelr wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:14 pm

You have a bunch of weight in the back of that? Looks like it could use a 1/2” or 1” spacer our back to level it off a little better. And it needs some 37’s now!

i have two spares!
stock spare under the bed and a fullsize spare with Method wheel in the bed. aftermarket full size will stay bolted down but the stock spare and resonator/ muffler are all being removed! mufflex magnaflow and resonator chop coming soon! (s&B intake, mufflex muffler are also in bed)

should net me over 100Lbs removed from truck once done. most of that bed mounted!
i cant wait to destroy my 35s...trust me.

I'd look into the Traxada 1 inch spacer. Myself and BoldAdventure run them and i wouldn't do it again without it.

TankerZak wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:39 pm

I'd look into the Traxada 1 inch spacer. Myself and BoldAdventure run them and i wouldn't do it again without it.

front or rear? I have Thuren coils front and rear, and will typically cruise without much load. pictures are deceiving as the truck sits very level.

Rear. A lot of people that opt for the taller Thuren front springs find that the truck ends up a little too level.

PWJouster wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:03 am

Front or rear? I have Thuren coils front and rear, and will typically cruise without much load. pictures are deceiving as the truck sits very level.

1-inch in the rear, don't dare put one up front. That being said, I'm always carrying around 250/300lbs of gear. Ram Box's, 37 inches spare, Rack and RTT.

PWJouster wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:03 am

TankerZak wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:39 pm

I'd look into the Traxada 1 inch spacer. Myself and BoldAdventure run them and i wouldn't do it again without it.

front or rear? I have Thuren coils front and rear, and will typically cruise without much load. pictures are deceiving as the truck sits very level.

Rear for sure. Sorry, i missed a word. I actualy ended up a hair low in the rear on full thuren suspension. I have .5 to .75 of rake with the 1 inch spacer. Just enough to not be nose up.

Boise, Idaho

Trying out some of the new Thuren parts. This spot used to get at least 1 tire off the ground... Not any more!

Chromolykid wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:02 am

Trying out some of the new Thuren parts. This spot used to get at least 1 tire off the ground... Not any more!

looking really good on that flex.

really making me want to remove my rear sway bar.
the constant contact with my rear PC diff cover is driving me nuts.

Chromolykid wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:02 am

Trying out some of the new Thuren parts. This spot used to get at least 1 tire off the ground... Not any more!

Hot damn! That’s one sexy truck you’ve built. One of the few new trucks that make me think twice about buying a newer truck than my 3rd gen. Did you do the rear diff cover with a stencil or freehand? I love that little touch