Hydraulic lock on a 950 adventure

[onegear]

Hi everyone
I am new to the board and this is my first post. My question to all of the KTM folk: Has anyone experienced a Hydraulic lock on the 950 due to the fuel tank pressurizing and filling the cylinder up while the bike is sitting.

I am looking a purshacing a 950 and when I heard of this story, it raised some questions. The occurance I hope is unfounded and just a tactic to scare me into buying a BMW. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks for the Great Board
:hb:

 

[tomcycle]

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Not that familiar with the 950 except with some of the guys I met in California on the Sheetiron, they seem to be very happy with the 950, but the tire wear sucks big time if you are riding off road. 100 hp is bound to wear something down.

Be sure to check out DSBC

When you get your 950 be sure to check out the Dead Zone Dual Sport and the Routledge Run Dual Sport. Both have routes for the litre class of DS bike

TT

 

[deuce]

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Check out this site for KTM info. www.advrider.com

Go to the Orange Crush forum. I have an '04 950 with 15,000kms on it. Never had the problem you are talking about. Never had any problems at all. Well one problem is trying to keep my license intact This is a great bike for doing everything. I just did an 8 day ride to Calgary in all kinds of 'weather' :shock::dude:and had a blast. The roads were empty of touristas and police so I could ride as fast or slow as I wanted.



Cheers

Richard:hb:

 

[640in604]

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See a description of this issue and its causes and remedy here on advrider in the Orange crush forum

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71962&page=1

Cheers!

640in604

 

[onegear]

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Thanks a lot for all of your help. the above links spells out the problem easily. Now I can focus on buying the bike I need. Thanks again all

 

[640in604]

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There's a beauty 2004 nine-fiddy (the silver one) for $14,500? at Holeshot in Langley. It's been there awhile so maybe you could make a deal... They also have at least 1 or 2 more in there also (maybe 2005's?).

Those 950s call to me everytime I walk in that shop. Mind you, so does the CRF250X and the Suz 400 SuperMoto and the Aprilia... Gotta get another job.

Cheers!

640in604

 

[Hooligan]

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Paul,

I was seriously looking at the 950 when my head gasket blew earlier this year.

Keep what you have Paul, its da best bike on earth man....!

Now after having donethe Prudhoe Bay tripI am truly convinced, it is the best "true Dual sport" bike ever. It keeps up reasonably well with the big GS's on the highway's and it does reasonably well on the fairly bad offroad stuff, but it shines when you open up on a good/bad dirt road.....

.........show me another road bike that will keep up with it offroad and show me another dirt bike that will keep up with it on road....I am happy....!

My second bike will bea RC8 when KTM decide to launch them...?

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[640in604]

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That RC8 is pretty wicked looking bike.

But the 990 SuperDuke is no slouch either

I just finished getting my bike back together after a little routine maintenance. It is the same amount of maintenance as one of the Japanese bikes, but three drain plugs and two oil filters. Filling the oil has an extra step (filling the downtube), but overall it's still a pretty easy job. I adjusted the valves while I was at it, which wasn't much harder than any other thumper.

640in604

 

[Hooligan]

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After having rebuilt the motor myself and it having done more miles after that than from new to when it blew up I am confident I will never be taking it to a dealer again. The only thing is I need to find out how to do the fork seals myself.....

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