Forum: Thumpers
03-03-2013, 08:56 PM
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Red loctite: removal?
After fighting mightily with the centre stand bolt removal on my Multistrada (red loctite...only way to cleanly remove them is to heat with a torch), I would like to know how difficult it is to...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-25-2013, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 4,182
Views: 746,004
Maps/Tuner
Richard, thanks, and good to hear from a local with the same bike. I have to learn more about options with tuning vs maps on the KTM. I'm familiar with Powercommanders and Trimming programs on my...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-25-2013, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 4,182
Views: 746,004
Thanks again ...
I haven't yet got the various things needed to fine tune, or even identify the map...its bone stock right now and in Canada I would be surprised if they loaded the unrestricted Euro map, so that all...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-24-2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 4,182
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Great, thanks. That solves that part of the...
Great, thanks. That solves that part of the puzzle, although this pie pan with a pie in it seems like a pretty bizarre piece of engineering.
I guess I can't say with 100% certainty until I get...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-24-2013, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 4,182
Views: 746,004
What am I missing?
Miraculously, I returned to where I recall detecting the change in exhaust note to search for the screen/screw retainer, and actually found both!
I suspect there must be something missing still,...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-24-2013, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 4,182
Views: 746,004
Impact of lost spark arrestor screen
I just lost my first screen...should have read this thread earlier!
It certainly makes a difference in the sound, but I also noticed a simultaneous and considerable increase in backfire upon...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-17-2013, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 4,182
Views: 746,004
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Forum: Thumpers
02-17-2013, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 4,182
Views: 746,004
Oil screen question
Just about to do the first oil change on 2013 500 EXC. The manual refers to using a "pin wrench" when you insert the long screen into the engine on the side. My dealer said they just use a...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-26-2007, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 7,462
...and in the end...
Well, I traded in the 1200 GS for a 999S today. To each his/her own, but after having had the transmission seals, clutch, gear indicator all replaced (on warranty), and my oil consumption getting...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-20-2007, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,186
Timely
I have often ridden all year around in Vancouver (it does get cold, rainy, and even snowy/icy here) on other bikes, but always with a pickup as backup. Last fall I sold the pickup and got the GS...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-12-2007, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,335
Belated hard seating?
I got mine with 11,000 km on it and it has burned close to a litre per 1000 km since I have had it. No idea how it was broken in. Is there any evidence to suggest that a "hard break in" routine...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-12-2007, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 601
Simple thing to try
It may not work, but if you just take off the connector and clean the connections with circuit cleaner, and put some dielectric grease in it when you put it back together, it may help. This improved...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-11-2007, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,041
Timely 1200 GS experience
I have to say that I was very dissappointed with the fact that my transmission seals started leaking at 15,000 Km. That the gear indicator malfunctioned before that, didn't thrill me either. ...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-10-2007, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 7,462
Succuming to the force
After 3 months of riding the 1200 GS through the unusually cold/snowy winter here in Vancouver, and just having got the bike back after a week's worth of warranty work (transmission seals, new...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-03-2007, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,154
Thanks!
Thanks all. Sounds encouraging.
I've finally got the stock suspension dialed in reasonably well (soft springs!!), so after I get this seal and clutch fixed, all I have to do is figure out how to...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-03-2007, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,154
Thread helped
Thanks to this thread, I got my dealer to order in seals for the transmission after seeing and smelling a trasmission fluid leak like in the photograph on this thread. When they took it apart they...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-01-2007, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,475
white knuckles
It was clear sailing for me in Vancouver this morning until I got within 2 miles of my workplace, and then all of a sudden there was nothing but a narrow rut in an ice-covered road, and sometimes not...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-05-2007, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 4,099
Amazing
I am shocked at how much the oil consumption has decreased since I started warming the bike up, before riding off, for just long enough to render the load put on the engine by the transmission (in...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-03-2007, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 4,099
I expect if it is true that this warmup helps...
I expect if it is true that this warmup helps consumption and the tranny leak, it is likely only going to help at or below the "just below freezing" temperatures we have been experiencing here for...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-03-2007, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 4,099
Corroboration?
Despite declaring I had given up, this oil consumption thing bugs me so much I can't see ever giving up.
I discovered I have a (seemingly common) transmission oil leak out the right side...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-28-2007, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 4,099
So much for that experiment
So it was finally dry all day, albeit right around freezing. I did a hard 200 km ride and it used 200 ml of oil....so much for my "idling in commuter traffic" theory. I give up, no apparent...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-27-2007, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,802
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-27-2007, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 4,099
I will never assume it isn't burning oil! The...
I will never assume it isn't burning oil! The burn rate on mine varies dramatically (from over 1 litre/1000Km to about less than 500 ml/ 1000 Km), but I can't figure out what it is. Keeping the...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-27-2007, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,802
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-26-2007, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 4,099
Less consumption with mileage
My '05 1200GS burns just less than 1 litre/ 1000 km. I bought it with 10000 km on it, and now it has 13500 km. I know how to check the oil level. My question is how many people who have...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-26-2007, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,802
Confused
My 12GS manual refers to 2.2 bars front and 2.5 rear. That translates to 32/36 psi (1 up). All of these posts indicate much higher pressures...what gives?
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-23-2007, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,246
That is one problem I don't have
Mine so far has started happily down to -10 celcius. If you don't pull the clutch in, it definitely has a hard time. I've never had to open the throttle.
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-16-2007, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,701
low temperatures and oil consumption
At the risk of generating a slight tangent, I find that the already rediculous oil consumption goes up even more at temperatures below freezing. Is this a well-known/recognized trait of the GS? I...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-12-2007, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,250
I bought my GS used with a GSA seat on it. ...
I bought my GS used with a GSA seat on it. Apparently the person who traded it in for a GSA preferred the GS seat. I personally find the GSA seat tilts too much forward for my liking.
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-06-2007, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,332
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-06-2007, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,332
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-05-2007, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,332
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-04-2007, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,332
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Forum: Vendors
12-26-2006, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 9,625
Rick,
I just bought a 1200 GS and have...
Rick,
I just bought a 1200 GS and have been riding in nothing but rain so far. Your solution looks brilliant: do you have anything available for the 1200 right now, and what is the procedure...
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Forum: GS Boxers
12-26-2006, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 7,462
Feedback much appreciated.
First, I have...
Feedback much appreciated.
First, I have very little experience on dirt, and don't intend to do much, but
I agree 100% that an RC is a lousy dirt bike!
I think the buffeting is all to do...
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Forum: GS Boxers
12-24-2006, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 7,462
I recently picked up a 1200 GS in a rather...
I recently picked up a 1200 GS in a rather strange circumstance that is quite relevant to this post.
I have a heavily modified RC51 that I love, but have dreamed of a Ducati forever. I went to a...
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