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After about 10 hours of riding i would suggest you change the fuel filter located in the hose above the quick release clamp under the tank. They are disposable and can be replaced in minutes. if you ever have it stop and it wont start just pull it out and rejoin the hose and it will run fine. You just need to remeber to replace the fuel filter when you get home other wise you will do an injector and they cost $240 . Experience is an expensive !!!
Just wondering if you have changed the type of oil you are mixing with the fuel . Just another thought have you tried using less oil in your airfilter.
The stock jetting is pretty bloody good ,most people run the Mild power valve. They are usually a pretty good bike to get second hand because the people who ride them are usually pretty experienced.
Keep the bike as soft as you can to help it brake well. Most guys who go from a 4 st usually cook the rear brake fluid. I would change it straight away on a 2nd hand 300. The only bling I would reccommend is the extended brake resevoir with cooling fins.
I rode one last week with the new centrifical clutch . Sorry about the spelling. Gee it was good you could virtually climb any obstacle with half the speed you would normally need to carry.990 set up continues
Comms
On my bike I have the following
1. auto comm $400 with connections to my zumo 550 and my uhf.
What is cool about the auto comm is that i can answer phone calls by pushing buttons on my gps screen.
The iphone just bluetooths to the zumo gps. This is the weakness that the new garmin montana has and that is it has no bluetooth. i can listen to music that the zumo has stored as well.
2. I use just a gme 6100 radio which is just a 5 watt handheld unit. I like the hand held because I can switch it from bike to bike easily. We have also found that radios that are hard wired into bikes get interference from the bikes other electrics.
At the end of the day I just have to remember to charge my radio and my phone.7. Bridgestone ultra heavy duty tubes and I use the following tyres for different trips.
Dunlop 606 front and rear for 2-4 day trips
Mefo super explorer for 10 day trips on the rear. 28psi in front and rear tyres. As sonn as I put nobby tyres on I balance both wheels.
When putting the front wheel back in I make sure the disc are centred in the brake calipers. This can be done by just doing up the big hub nut to just past finger tight then slightly toghten one on of the top nuts and then push the front end up and down wit the front brake on.
There is little margin for error and if one disc is slightly touching the caliper housing you will get a shudder in the fron tend when you come off acceration above 80 km. This problem has produced more sales for steering dampners than i would like to think off.
P.s The front rim will get dints in it no matter what you do. Sm pro on the front is the best i have found so far. Part of the reason i run 28psi is to limit rim damage. The 990 is a special animal that can hit shit hard but this is where you will get the carnage.
Another p.s : swann insurance offers rim insurance and no 990 owner who goes bush should not have it.
8. Weld large washer onto side stand so it can work on sand or in the mud.
9. The suspension should be set to sport setting. If you are getting the bottom end bottoming out we have found that dave at suspension matters has got some magic valving to help wiith this issue.
I have never had valing work done on the front forks because I reckon stock is so bloody good.
On all my bikes I will adjust the front pre load . Usually i will turn it in just one revolution both sides and then test.
Here are some things I look for with 990 suspension.
I find the best testing ground for suspension is a gravel road with off camber corners. What i am looking for is the softest settings I can run without the bike bottoming out too often and it wallowing when I am applying power or diving too much when braking hard.Usually if the rear is kicking out when applying throttle the rear compression is on too much. If the bike wont stay in a corner and turn into the corner the rear is usually too hard. Solution. Step1 just unwind the big rear knob under the seat. If you cant solve it there just un load the spring a revolution. If you cant get it right with that you usually need a new spring and set your static sag again.
If the front is not turning into the corner the front pre load needs to be backed off. I will then go for my compression settings. I find that the 990 standard set up is really good on the front forks you just need to play with the preload which you need a spanner to adjust.
When I put new springs in a bike I always replace the fork oil with high end racing fork oil. You have to pay for the stuff that doenst heat up and then fade.
I get my rear shock serviced after every 10,000 km,I also make sure my rear brake pedal is perfectly level with the footpeg. To get a 990 to brake in an even manner and have the bike compress in a nice smooth manner is really the key to riding one quickly through corners.
When a bike is set up right all i have to calculate is how much weight I have to put on the outside peg to stay in the corner and be keeping on the throttle in an even manner so i dont load my suspension with braking and then have the bike lose shape and then have a wheel break traction.one more
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42,000 km per year on a ktm 990
5000 km per year on ktm 350
3000 km per year on a mountain bike.Most enjoyable km’s all year are riding next to my 5 year old daughter on our push bikes.
There are 4 guys from W.A doing this years rally on xr 650’s >they asked if I knew anyone who new about setting them up for the rally. I told them that old bulls has a healthy amount of xr owners.
I know its a long shot but I am trying to find my 2000 safari bike which was an xr 650. It had a modified airbox, flowed head ,hot cam and white brothers exhaust with a braided front brake line ,wir steering dampner which was mounted down near the front guard.Park your vehicle near brooms head caravan park. Then just head west following the main dirt track. There is a heap of track in a 50 km raduis of the caravan park. Take plenty of water.
These tracks can suite both a little bike and an advanced rider on an adventure bike.
If you are on an adventure bike and want something a littel easier go about 70 km west of grafton to jackadgerry and the track is on southern side of the big bridge before entering Jackadgerry. You head north and stick to the tracks following the river . The jackadgerry caravan park is inetersting. They cook you dinner if you organise it in advance . Last time i was there they cooked rabbit. Cold beer and good people at the camp ground. -
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