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Haven´t had the time to keep up with this website as well as I would have liked. But have started digging into the XR400 engine that had a toasted piston, more on that later. And started setting up the new 990R Adventure. One of the items I really wanted to have easier was the air . . . → Read More: CPR Trio Installation Kandalaksha that we stayed just outside of had a tank on the town square: We did a day trip out to Umba were Mattias was able to try to sit in a real russian car: We had seen a landing strip with no roads leading to it we wanted to check out on . . . → Read More: We survived Russia! So after looking over last summers oil leak and having the entire engine out of the frame for the first time changing the front cylinder base gasket and adding the monster 320mm Pyndon Suspension. Its getting time to get her out of the garage, also did some other maintenance with oil change and installing a . . . → Read More: Slow start to the 2013 motorcycle season Time to check the front cylinder base gasket since the rear had developed a leak. This time I removed the the engine from the frame. And once up on the bench and all hoses and starter motor removed cleaning begun. Not much dirt but still some in all the “wrinkles”, ear cleaners are helpful, pipe . . . → Read More: LC8 front cylinder base gasket replacement So last weekend me and some fellow bikers took a trip south to visit the annual Motorcycle Expo. Quite a large event: Got to see the new KTM 1190 Adventure: Not that impressed will hold on the the old LC8 powered ADV for a while longer. Was all sorts of bike most . . . → Read More: 2013 Swedish Motorcycle Expo Tried a few times to use a feeler gauge and clean the seal and it work for a little while before oil started seeping out again. Have a spare set of fork legs so just swapped to them. So they have been standing for some time in the garage and leaked just standing there. Cleaned . . . → Read More: KTM 950 Adventure Fork Seal Replacement |
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