The DCT is absolute pants if you intend to use your AT for anything other than the gentlest of off-roading; we had one bloke out with us who took an hour to get up a 1 mile green lane. It's a...
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The DCT is absolute pants if you intend to use your AT for anything other than the gentlest of off-roading; we had one bloke out with us who took an hour to get up a 1 mile green lane. It's a...
I’d be astonished if they made much of a difference apart from adding noise. Will almost certainly add minimal power, if any.
That said, it might well run better with rejetting anyway! Every...
That's the other thing. I get to use full throttle, pull wheelies, slide the back and generally and play in mud. When I drop the bike I tend not to damage it - it's a KTM, there's not much of it -...
Agree 100%, and I don't kid myself that bike riding is anything but dangerous.
I broke three ribs a few months back, am currently having difficulty walking because of some unscheduled ditch...
Yes, I had one.
1 Power is adequate, though not much more than that, and you can usefully improve response by dropping a tooth at the front and adding at the back - I think I went from 16/40 to...
I had the same at Cadwell a good few years back. I was in the fast group and there was a guy ahead of me clearly having to work hard to keep up and not looking at all comfortable. He got it wrong on...
My sole bike is an enduro - servicing every 10-15 hours, and as I wasn’t prepared to use dealerships I’ve learned to do all the servicing myself, including tyres, chains, sprockets, valve clearances,...
Too true, it's absolutely appalling on road (though the vibration through the bars can be sorted reasonably easily). Mine gets trailered to the start of the ride and only gets used on the road for...
Blimey, you've been through the KTMill, haven't you?
The one really weak link I've experienced with KTM has been the dealers - they're variable in quality, but none of them much good. As a...
My own experience with KTM is that they're really robust - even the crappy switchgear on my bike is 100% reliable - and although I have friends I ride with who've killed a variety of...
Around February they always offer a "VAT-FREE SALE" which clearly is anything but VAT-free ... I don't know anyone who's bought a new KTM enduro bike other than in the annual reduction period....
Someone I used to ride with swapped their CBR600 for a 916 SP; a good rider but not brilliant, he'd normally go out in the middle group of any track day.
He turned up at Cadwell with this...
I stopped track riding after seeing a fatality occur right in front of me at Cadwell. I’d been speaking to the guy about 20 minutes before and chatting about decorating kids bedrooms.
Just...
Level 1 is better than nothing, but road or track you really want the level 2.
Or ride in the off-road mud where it's lots more fun, way more challenging and although the risk of injury is higher,...
In no way top heavy. I imagine it handles like a hippogriff.
I only ride off road and you'd think that the beating the chain gets from a lot of hard acceleration plus no cush drive plus being run in a mud bath most of the time would kill it in about no time...
Are chain oilers really still needed? I understand they'll extend the life of the chain, but an X-ring lasts a hell of a long time now with sensible cleaning. Let's be honest, most riders will trade...
I've not ridden the Tiger 900 but blimey, is it heavy! Had a rider on one with my group on a green lane ride yesterday and it required picking up several times. On rough ground it proved to be a...
Don't be intimidated - and I'd not sell your bike if I were you - but perhaps consider that (for now) you can't do what you used to. So don't try tight turns where the bike could be dropped; the next...
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How do you find it off-road on those tyres? They look mostly road-orientated
Another 3 hours on it yesterday in appalling weather - more mud than I can ever recall - and it's starting to make a lot more sense.
You realise that you can ride stuff in 4th that was tricky in...
Finally managed to get my KTM EXC-F 500 road registered and had a first ride:
1. I didn’t die of instant death off-road (which is a good thing) and it was immediately and massively better than its...
If it's only as a get-you-home, then this one from Richa is OK. It's genuinely waterproof, though I don't think it would realistically stand up to everyday use.
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Thinking about it, so long as you ran the tank really low, then put in (say) 2-3 litres and ran it for a bit, you wouldn't even need to drain the tank. Not a problem with my bike (KTM EXC-F 500) as...