Forum: Old's Cool
05-12-2013, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 226
Views: 55,880
It's alive! ALIVE!!! Hoo hoo haa hah haaah
Boohoo ha ha ha! My frankenbike is alive! :eek1
After a carb rebuild, cleaning the rust out and lining the tank, a backwoods-worthy starter motor and starter-gears rebuild, some cleaned up...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-11-2013, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 252
Views: 52,709
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Forum: The Garage
03-25-2013, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 389
While I don't have experience with the 250s vs...
While I don't have experience with the 250s vs 450s, I am a suspension guy so I just wanted to chime in. I agree that it doesn't sound like you need to do anything, given that it seems the fork...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-26-2013, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 63,914
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Forum: Thumpers
12-03-2012, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 4,780
Views: 707,231
Pete & Caf,
Sorry I have no contacts for you...
Pete & Caf,
Sorry I have no contacts for you but you may be able to get it repaired at a typical auto shop if it is just a O-ring problem (leaking from the body). More likely it is a rod seal and...
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Forum: Thumpers
12-03-2012, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 4,780
Views: 707,231
My friends '00 or '01 (not sure...) KTM 640 LC4...
My friends '00 or '01 (not sure...) KTM 640 LC4 has the 27mm nuts that works for the Xch. These nuts have a flange on them and the OD of this flange causes the rear axle nut to not sit against the...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
10-10-2012, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 890
Views: 78,291
Short RR of a section of the BRT
Here's a ride report about our short BRT ride. If lucky, we may be able to update this with video...
http://advrider.com/forums/<wbr>showthread.php?p=19785092#<wbr>post19785092...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
10-09-2012, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 783
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Forum: Vendors
08-06-2012, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 343
Views: 41,325
Just thought I'd add my perspective to this...
Just thought I'd add my perspective to this thread. I ordered a Juggernaut last month. After about 10 days (paypal had been charged & an automated email had been sent on day one) I still had no...
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Forum: Equipment
07-30-2012, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,639
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Forum: Face plant
07-25-2012, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,181
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Forum: Ride reports
06-24-2012, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 247
Views: 63,914
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-19-2012, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,960
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-02-2012, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 226
Views: 55,880
Motivation needed...
Hey adventurers, I've had this XV for years waiting for some love. Just thought I'd throw up some pictures to show everyone the state of disrepair... I have all the parts in boxes, but have never...
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Forum: Equipment
06-02-2012, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 828
For the new dad's out there...
Repurposed baby paraphernalia.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7322111280_8d09c8a3b7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35775883@N07/7322111280/)
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Forum: Thumpers
02-28-2012, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 951,987
Cheers Erik!
Thanks for the dims. :D Now I...
Cheers Erik!
Thanks for the dims. :D Now I just have to find the time to make it...
And I'll have to tell my wife what you said... maybe she's right when she says I'm spending too much time...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-28-2012, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 951,987
I got my X used from a fellow on this forum...
I got my X used from a fellow on this forum (well-used!) and it just has the canister removed and the wiring disconnected. I don't think jumpering anything is necessary. I've had no problems,...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-28-2012, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 951,987
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Forum: Thumpers
02-26-2012, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 951,987
Front wheel spacer length?
Could somebody give me the precise length of the front wheel spacer (2007 XChallenge)? I seemed to have misplaced it during a tire swap and I need to machine a steel one anyway! I understand the...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-30-2011, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 1,282
Views: 258,606
Awesome RR
Nathan,
I started reading this report last year (where does the time go!) and life preventing me from reading through it all until just now! It has been great. Unfortunately, your last video is...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-09-2011, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 25,909
Thanks for the RR, it's great!
I only...
Thanks for the RR, it's great!
I only recently found out that my great-grandfather was a tunneler in the Australian army during the Great War, but where at I'm not sure. Perhaps Ypres? I'll have...
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Forum: Face plant
10-23-2011, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,843
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Forum: Ride reports
09-06-2011, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 2,547
Views: 1,597,719
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Forum: Day Trippin'
06-26-2011, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,958
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Forum: Ride reports
06-25-2011, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 16,065
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
06-09-2011, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 890
That totally sucks. I'll keep a lookout in...
That totally sucks. I'll keep a lookout in BBurg. Although unlikely, you could set up a search on searchtempest.com to do a wide search area for a specific thing (like "XR80" or something). Worth...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-24-2011, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 4,780
Views: 707,231
Thanks for the info on the toolkit. I didn't...
Thanks for the info on the toolkit. I didn't realize it was crap.
What about a good online source for OE parts (the front brake line)? I saw the recent thread by others about upgrading the brake...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-23-2011, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 4,780
Views: 707,231
Noob check-in and questions...
Hello all. I'm brand new to the XChallenge family and just got mine on Saturday from fellow inmate Dagwood. It was a bit risky to buy a bike sight unseen but Dagwood was a nice guy, really helpful,...
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