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Life with a 950R SE
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joker650
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Well it's been one hell of a fun summer with the new bike.:clap:
Here are a few stats:
The bike had 1500k on it when I bought it so this is from 1500k to now 12,478.
SO the cost for 10,978k: averaged out
= 78.4 fuel stops
= 844.4L of fuel
= $971 in fuel costs
= 2.5 front tires
= 3.5 rear tires
= 8L Motul Synthetic eng oil @ $19L
= 2 engine oil filters $40
= Re=useable air filter $100
= Black Dog skid plate $300
= 12v aux plug for GPS $12
=Heated grips $50
The bike is way hi:
I was hitting my knee all the time on the rear rack grab handles:hr:
I decreased 3 turns on the nut for the rear spring pre-load. This lowered the rear by about 1/2"...it was noticable:tup:
I thought about sliding the forks up a little but didn't bother...maybe before we hit the snow I will try that.
40 acres:
The turning radius is not verry good.
I think this is one of the shty things about this bike. KTM could have narrowed the frame at the steering stem a little to solve this. As it was, they had the screw stops quite far out. I adjusted them and it was alot better...but not much.
Weight:
Yeah it's heavy but once u get her moving allmost al of it goes away.
Usually at the beginning of a ride on some of the tighter stuff I find myself being too cautious, taking it easy as to not wipe out.
After about 1/2 hr or so I remember to ride the bike hard.
As soon as you start riding this bike agressivly it gets easier to ride:ted:.
I found the easiest way to get it in the back of the truck when I take the kid out riding is to just ride it up.
SEAT:
Seat is prety hard but on a long ride like the DZ or the Loose Screw it's not oo bad. It's when u have to sit for extended periods on pavement that ur but starts to get sore.
I'm going to change the stock seat a little. Going to cut out about 1.5" and put in some of that memory foam. It should be more comfortable and still have the same profile, But it just may get my arse closer to the ground also.
I am also going to buy another stock seat and modify it for hi-way use so Wifey will enjoy the ride more.
Repairs:
I had a problem with the clutch slave cylinder. All the fluid leaked out.
But I blead the system with new oil and have not had a preblem since. I will remove the parts for better inspection but I think just flushing new oil 2-3 times a year will work ok.
Rear tip of subframe broke.
Got it welded and beefed up.
Worked great the rest of the summer.
HAd another scare one day. I thought the engine was on it's way out.
Ended up a lower subframe bolt came loose....LOCTITE them bolts.
One of the first trail ride and the bike started to get HOT...and not cool down.
I didn't know too much about the bike at this point but it ended up I was on the right track.
Temp sender came un pluged when the carbs were done.
PAvement:
Went with Jack on a hwy ride to Vernon......
All I got to say bout that was it didn't take too long to get there or back
It was fun but the combo of the Scorpion Pro(knobie) on the front and the Ralley Raid on the rear made the straight line stability SUK.
I never brought a patch kit when I went riding before.
I thought with this bike maybe I should.
Bought this from Leading Edge for $20....and needed it one day down in Langley.
That's it for now...
I frickn love this bike:dr:
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Well it's been one hell of a fun summer with the new bike.:clap:
Here are a few stats:
The bike had 1500k on it when I bought it so this is from 1500k to now 12,478.
SO the cost for 10,978k: averaged out
= 78.4 fuel stops
= 844.4L of fuel
= $971 in fuel costs
= 2.5 front tires
= 3.5 rear tires
= 8L Motul Synthetic eng oil @ $19L
= 2 engine oil filters $40
= Re=useable air filter $100
= Black Dog skid plate $300
= 12v aux plug for GPS $12
=Heated grips $50
The bike is way hi:
I was hitting my knee all the time on the rear rack grab handles:hr:
I decreased 3 turns on the nut for the rear spring pre-load. This lowered the rear by about 1/2"...it was noticable:tup:
I thought about sliding the forks up a little but didn't bother...maybe before we hit the snow I will try that.
40 acres:
The turning radius is not verry good.
I think this is one of the shty things about this bike. KTM could have narrowed the frame at the steering stem a little to solve this. As it was, they had the screw stops quite far out. I adjusted them and it was alot better...but not much.
Weight:
Yeah it's heavy but once u get her moving allmost al of it goes away.
Usually at the beginning of a ride on some of the tighter stuff I find myself being too cautious, taking it easy as to not wipe out.
After about 1/2 hr or so I remember to ride the bike hard.
As soon as you start riding this bike agressivly it gets easier to ride:ted:.
I found the easiest way to get it in the back of the truck when I take the kid out riding is to just ride it up.
SEAT:
Seat is prety hard but on a long ride like the DZ or the Loose Screw it's not oo bad. It's when u have to sit for extended periods on pavement that ur but starts to get sore.
I'm going to change the stock seat a little. Going to cut out about 1.5" and put in some of that memory foam. It should be more comfortable and still have the same profile, But it just may get my arse closer to the ground also.
I am also going to buy another stock seat and modify it for hi-way use so Wifey will enjoy the ride more.
Repairs:
I had a problem with the clutch slave cylinder. All the fluid leaked out.
But I blead the system with new oil and have not had a preblem since. I will remove the parts for better inspection but I think just flushing new oil 2-3 times a year will work ok.
Rear tip of subframe broke.
Got it welded and beefed up.
Worked great the rest of the summer.
HAd another scare one day. I thought the engine was on it's way out.
Ended up a lower subframe bolt came loose....LOCTITE them bolts.
One of the first trail ride and the bike started to get HOT...and not cool down.
I didn't know too much about the bike at this point but it ended up I was on the right track.
Temp sender came un pluged when the carbs were done.
PAvement:
Went with Jack on a hwy ride to Vernon......
All I got to say bout that was it didn't take too long to get there or back
It was fun but the combo of the Scorpion Pro(knobie) on the front and the Ralley Raid on the rear made the straight line stability SUK.
I never brought a patch kit when I went riding before.
I thought with this bike maybe I should.
Bought this from Leading Edge for $20....and needed it one day down in Langley.
That's it for now...
I frickn love this bike:dr:
joker650
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The Skid plate is bolted up to the frame at the rear and the front of the oil tank.
The oil tank is rubber mounted and can rock a little in it's mounts.
The bottom of the rad is mounted to the top of the oil tank.....
So............. puting tht bike up on a bash plate stand that I made has caused a little damage.
Having the weight of the bike on the skid plate and the plate pushing up on the rad has bent the rad a little...but not enough to worry about.
I will be adding 2 small brackets to stiffen up the plate to the frame.
SO now I can work on the bikes like this....
These stands ROCK :ted:
They even have a spot for ur BEER :hb:
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The Skid plate is bolted up to the frame at the rear and the front of the oil tank.
The oil tank is rubber mounted and can rock a little in it's mounts.
The bottom of the rad is mounted to the top of the oil tank.....
So............. puting tht bike up on a bash plate stand that I made has caused a little damage.
Having the weight of the bike on the skid plate and the plate pushing up on the rad has bent the rad a little...but not enough to worry about.
I will be adding 2 small brackets to stiffen up the plate to the frame.
SO now I can work on the bikes like this....
These stands ROCK :ted:
They even have a spot for ur BEER :hb:
joker650
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Hooligan wrote:
Princess Auto Babby...Princess Auto:clap:
Kind if pricey though.....$499 :hr:
THis one has the optional air pump on it also....hook up the air and push the button. Watch the bike go Up..UP....UP.
I found it goes up quicker with the foot pump.
Add another $100 for that fancy air set up:shock:
I got prety lucky with this stand though. My sister just bought a new house and they don't have enough room for it.:clap::clap::dr::dr::tup:
But now I will be doing services on ...of all things...Harlies :spl:
Worth the traid off though :ted:
Princess Auto is on Spall in K-Town.
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Hooligan wrote:
Princess Auto Babby...Princess Auto:clap:
Kind if pricey though.....$499 :hr:
THis one has the optional air pump on it also....hook up the air and push the button. Watch the bike go Up..UP....UP.
I found it goes up quicker with the foot pump.
Add another $100 for that fancy air set up:shock:
I got prety lucky with this stand though. My sister just bought a new house and they don't have enough room for it.:clap::clap::dr::dr::tup:
But now I will be doing services on ...of all things...Harlies :spl:
Worth the traid off though :ted:
Princess Auto is on Spall in K-Town.
joker650
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I looked into it last year and the SM tank was about $1500 but u needed to buy the seat also(the SE seat did not lock or fit to the SM tank)
A small mod was needed to the rad cap to fit the tank also.
THere is a guy on ADV Rider that has that set up on his SE.
Ken at Alternate Cycle here in Kamloops tested the Sm set up on his SE.
Other than price that is the set up I would like.
Sounds like the Aqualine tank is causing some problems due to swelling on a few of the SE's.
But if u hear anything else let me know.........:hf:
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I looked into it last year and the SM tank was about $1500 but u needed to buy the seat also(the SE seat did not lock or fit to the SM tank)
A small mod was needed to the rad cap to fit the tank also.
THere is a guy on ADV Rider that has that set up on his SE.
Ken at Alternate Cycle here in Kamloops tested the Sm set up on his SE.
Other than price that is the set up I would like.
Sounds like the Aqualine tank is causing some problems due to swelling on a few of the SE's.
But if u hear anything else let me know.........:hf:
joker650
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The charging system on this bike is prety good, 450 watts :clap:
Here is battery voltage key off.
This is with the grips on HI
Headlight on HI
Fog lights on
And engine at an idle, 1400RPM......she sounds sweeet :tup:
I might get the brackets powder coated black.
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The charging system on this bike is prety good, 450 watts :clap:
Here is battery voltage key off.
This is with the grips on HI
Headlight on HI
Fog lights on
And engine at an idle, 1400RPM......she sounds sweeet :tup:
I might get the brackets powder coated black.
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Thanks! She's a beauty, but the price is still a little scary! I saw one again around here in Salmon Arm and it sure is a nice big long bike, just my type of toy. Would never feel guilty riding the trails a little quicker than normal on it.
I found a few dealers in the US that will sell me a new 2008 950R and after the conversion and border crossing, I figure I still save around 3k, so might do that. Is the 2008 950 R the right model or are their better ones? I know there is also a Erzberg one too, but except for the graphics and for guards, it did not seem look much different. I was also wondering if the 2009 model had any changes. So far from what I read on your thread and the ADV threads, the bike has a water pump problem too, but that was about it.
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Thanks! She's a beauty, but the price is still a little scary! I saw one again around here in Salmon Arm and it sure is a nice big long bike, just my type of toy. Would never feel guilty riding the trails a little quicker than normal on it.
I found a few dealers in the US that will sell me a new 2008 950R and after the conversion and border crossing, I figure I still save around 3k, so might do that. Is the 2008 950 R the right model or are their better ones? I know there is also a Erzberg one too, but except for the graphics and for guards, it did not seem look much different. I was also wondering if the 2009 model had any changes. So far from what I read on your thread and the ADV threads, the bike has a water pump problem too, but that was about it.
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SO last year at the Dead Zone the ol 95-OH started to become a handfull on some of the tighter stuff (that last 1k in the trees as a matter of fact):hr:.
I figured I would ride it out till winter then rip appart the carbs and see what's up.
Well winter has come and gone and it's riding season....I better get my butt in gear
I took the carbs off and started , did the rear first.
Here is what I found.
A peice of plastic in the Idle air jet that is located in the horn on the filter side of the carb. I think this was causing my problem of wanting to stall when the throtle was just moved. If I cracked it hard then it would not stall.
This hard plastic adaptor is screwed to the filter side of the carb. It had a large shaved off peice from when it was replaced back on the carb, and that small peice came from here also.
One of the othe rprobs I had ever since I got the carbs re jetted was a hanging idle.
I think this is why.
A missing o-ring on the idle air screw. Maybe a little air was sucked past the threads just enough to cause a lean condition.
The air screws are to be set at 2.75 turns out .
Front carb was set at 4.25 out and the rear at 3.25 out.....wtf?
The floats are to be set at 2-3 mm.
One is set at 4mm
and the other is set at 2.5mm
SOthis kinda bumms me out cuz I paid good moola for the pros to set this thing up properly.
Guess ya have to do it ur self.
SO all I gotta do is re assemble the carbs, check the valves, change the plugs and coolant and it's time to ROCK!!:dr::woohoo:
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SO last year at the Dead Zone the ol 95-OH started to become a handfull on some of the tighter stuff (that last 1k in the trees as a matter of fact):hr:.
I figured I would ride it out till winter then rip appart the carbs and see what's up.
Well winter has come and gone and it's riding season....I better get my butt in gear
I took the carbs off and started , did the rear first.
Here is what I found.
A peice of plastic in the Idle air jet that is located in the horn on the filter side of the carb. I think this was causing my problem of wanting to stall when the throtle was just moved. If I cracked it hard then it would not stall.
This hard plastic adaptor is screwed to the filter side of the carb. It had a large shaved off peice from when it was replaced back on the carb, and that small peice came from here also.
One of the othe rprobs I had ever since I got the carbs re jetted was a hanging idle.
I think this is why.
A missing o-ring on the idle air screw. Maybe a little air was sucked past the threads just enough to cause a lean condition.
The air screws are to be set at 2.75 turns out .
Front carb was set at 4.25 out and the rear at 3.25 out.....wtf?
The floats are to be set at 2-3 mm.
One is set at 4mm
and the other is set at 2.5mm
SOthis kinda bumms me out cuz I paid good moola for the pros to set this thing up properly.
Guess ya have to do it ur self.
SO all I gotta do is re assemble the carbs, check the valves, change the plugs and coolant and it's time to ROCK!!:dr::woohoo:
joker650
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37,000KM
Chain starting to make some noise.
Figures it's time for a change.
Rear sprocket looks not oo bad but will be replaced.
Front sprocket has about 1500k less that the rear one.
Quite a bit more wear...3 times as much.
Ground the link off and found all the play/wear.
All this wear on 96 mlinke(i think) added up to the chain being "streatched" by 3 pins or 1 and 1/2 links
A little bit of loctite and Corona and under $200 and the job was done.
What a differance!
The bike is soo much smoother. Even just wheeling it out of the shop it is so much quieter.
Nex job.
Tackle the fuel pump.
Oh....and one pic for the road.
The good ol'80's
PARTY ON !!
Chain starting to make some noise.
Figures it's time for a change.
Rear sprocket looks not oo bad but will be replaced.
Front sprocket has about 1500k less that the rear one.
Quite a bit more wear...3 times as much.
Ground the link off and found all the play/wear.
All this wear on 96 mlinke(i think) added up to the chain being "streatched" by 3 pins or 1 and 1/2 links
A little bit of loctite and Corona and under $200 and the job was done.
What a differance!
The bike is soo much smoother. Even just wheeling it out of the shop it is so much quieter.
Nex job.
Tackle the fuel pump.
Oh....and one pic for the road.
The good ol'80's
PARTY ON !!
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