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So continued working on the oil leak. Had decided to lift the rear cylinder and have a look. Had to disconnect all the electrical wiring and drained the coolant to be able to tilt the engine forward to have room enough to lift the cylinder: Several other wires and hoses later it was . . . → Read More: Pyndon Syndrome Since Im having a bit of trouble with some oil leak riding is limited. But did get some video showing off the notorious handle bar shake caused by the stock Pirelli Scorpion tires. And some will argue its causes by bad suspension settings and Im working on looking over my suspension. But this cant be . . . → Read More: KTM 950 Adventure Pirelli Scorpion Handle Bar Shake So was going to go to the bottom with the oil leak on the KTM, for some time it has been spitting a little oil out. Im suspecting the cylinder base gasket but hoping its the oil pressure sensor, so stripped the bike to clean it: As you can see its quite messy: . . . → Read More: KTM 950 Adventure Oil Leak So after visiting my friend it was time to head back home. Made it home but brought a cold with me so feel a little under the weather! First day getting home I spent on smaller tarmac roads still not much interesting happening, passing by this police force going through a stopped car, notice the . . . → Read More: Road back home Built a homemade one, did not take that many detailed pictures but did some cardboard mockups: Once I had some size info I had some help from a local company building aluminum trailer with the cutting and bending and welding. First raw form needed some more shaping to fit: Clearance: Getting there: . . . → Read More: KTM 950 Adventure Extra Rear Fuel Tank Day 2 Have had some requests for the GPS Track from this and it can be downloaded, called 2012 Skellefteå till Linköping. Started day day with some slab to cover some distance and when fueling up overfilled the fuel, great start: Some areas are beautiful: Mixed in some unpaved but good roads and . . . → Read More: Heading south to visit a friend Day 2 and 3 Since I at some weak moment in the spring promised to work the entire normal Swedish vacation I now have some time off work so going to head south to visit a friend that moved there. First day I did not need to cover that many kilometers since first night will be spent at the . . . → Read More: Heading south to visit a friend Day 1 This season has not contained as much riding as I had hoped and even the hopes and dreams this summer was quite low. But have had to fill oil every other ride and the engine looks messier and messier even the rear wheel looks filthy part is probably chain lube but its to much to . . . → Read More: Checking the oil leak on the KTM 950 Adventure When looking over an oil leak I also went ahead and synced the carbs since its easy when everything is exposed. For syncing the carbs I went penny tech with a wooden board and a hose with some engine oil in it, a more brightly colored oil makes it easier to view the levels but . . . → Read More: KTM 950 Adventure Synchronizing Carburetors So have been able to do some riding even if its only been shorter local rides it sure has been plenty fun! Had some help through Facebook after some pictures from our bomb shelter ride were posted about an old road between Bastuträsk and Norsjö. Had a request for the more detailed route of the . . . → Read More: Local riding end of July 2012 |
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