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Forum: Thumpers 01-31-2013, 05:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,437
Posted By Max Kool
Most bikes are relatively quiet with the stock...

Most bikes are relatively quiet with the stock exhaust. That ain't enough?
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 01-20-2013, 07:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 808
Posted By Max Kool
Sounds more and more a better idea to sell them...

Sounds more and more a better idea to sell them over here, and get different bikes again from craigslist or something locally in LA.
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 01-16-2013, 02:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 808
Posted By Max Kool
Importing a bike to CA?

Hi all,

I have a question for those who know. Chances are I might move from Europe to California because of a job offer. Me and my wife prefer to take our bikes with us (2007 BMW G650 Xchallenge...
Forum: Thumpers 01-04-2013, 03:56 AM
Replies: 610
Views: 123,953
Posted By Max Kool
I may have missed part of this thread, but are...

I may have missed part of this thread, but are there already plan to import this bike in California?
Forum: Thumpers 01-02-2013, 03:56 AM
Replies: 610
Views: 123,953
Posted By Max Kool
Talking about CA, what is the terrain like in the...

Talking about CA, what is the terrain like in the LA area, and where can one publicly ride offroad there? Angeles National Forest or Simi Valley area?
Forum: Thumpers 12-18-2012, 01:39 AM
Replies: 610
Views: 123,953
Posted By Max Kool
Please don't forget, some people would actually...

Please don't forget, some people would actually love a more sedate, but yet still hi tech bike, especially for "enduro-wandern". A play bike instead of a race bike.

(I would!)
Forum: Vendors 09-26-2012, 11:36 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 12,734
Posted By Max Kool
Hi, please send a PM to forum co-inmate Erik RS ....

Hi, please send a PM to forum co-inmate Erik RS . ;)
Forum: Thumpers 07-25-2012, 02:09 AM
Replies: 1,912
Views: 495,810
Posted By Max Kool
It seems the rally fender for a G450X is a...

It seems the rally fender for a G450X is a straight bolt on, available from speedbrain (very expensive btw!!)
Forum: Thumpers 07-20-2012, 09:29 AM
Replies: 1,912
Views: 495,810
Posted By Max Kool
The weakness of the OEM rims are their strong...

The weakness of the OEM rims are their strong point at the same time imho.

They may be a bit soft (damhik), but they sure aren't brittle in any way, like some other rims of suspect quality. They...
Forum: Thumpers 07-17-2012, 11:32 PM
Replies: 610
Views: 123,953
Posted By Max Kool
Thumb That is indeed a cool video. Thanks!

That is indeed a cool video. Thanks!
Forum: Thumpers 07-17-2012, 12:32 AM
Replies: 610
Views: 123,953
Posted By Max Kool
Ah tops, thanks for the heads up. I just...

Ah tops, thanks for the heads up.

I just rode a few days on a XR400R this spring, which for that type of terrain (North of France, Ardennes), had more than enough power. I expect an unrestricted...
Forum: Thumpers 07-14-2012, 12:42 PM
Replies: 610
Views: 123,953
Posted By Max Kool
You can't translate European prices to expected...

You can't translate European prices to expected US prices on exchange rate alone. The 350 freeride is somewhere between 1500 and 200 Euros cheaper than a EXC350.

If the Freeride would come to the...
Forum: Thumpers 07-14-2012, 11:30 AM
Replies: 610
Views: 123,953
Posted By Max Kool
Does this upgrade from 23 to 30 ponies involve...

Does this upgrade from 23 to 30 ponies involve more than just a different mapping? I can imagine you need to do "something" about the air intake as well?


Max
Forum: Thumpers 05-14-2012, 02:15 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 21,040
Posted By Max Kool
Most probably meant for the KTM 950/990 Adventure...

Most probably meant for the KTM 950/990 Adventure (which has a wider rear rim).

On the G50Xchallenge you will get it on the rear wheel, however it will "balloon" quite some I am afraid.
Forum: Thumpers 04-17-2012, 06:05 AM
Replies: 583
Views: 91,872
Posted By Max Kool
Still thinking the cause for bad starting on a...

Still thinking the cause for bad starting on a hot engine is the autodecompression lever. Lever stuck in "closed" position. Compression too big, starter has a hard job to cranck the engine, and bike...
Forum: Thumpers 04-05-2012, 04:50 AM
Replies: 583
Views: 91,872
Posted By Max Kool
Anyone here having the "not starting on a hot...

Anyone here having the "not starting on a hot engine" problem?

The more I think about it, the more I think it is the autodecompressor failing on a hot engine. Thus leaving a compression ratio the...
Forum: Thumpers 12-22-2011, 04:38 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 22,182
Posted By Max Kool
I bet Australia isn't hit by the recession as...

I bet Australia isn't hit by the recession as hard as the US is.
Forum: Thumpers 12-06-2011, 11:40 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 22,182
Posted By Max Kool
I have owned both an F650GS and an XChallenge....

I have owned both an F650GS and an XChallenge. How similar these two engines are in parts numbers, they actually ride VERY different. Where the F650 feels sluggish, underpowered and stressed, the...
Forum: Thumpers 12-03-2011, 08:00 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 22,182
Posted By Max Kool
Troll

Troll
Forum: Thumpers 12-02-2011, 07:43 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 22,182
Posted By Max Kool
Not to mention the fact that BMW as a motorcycle...

Not to mention the fact that BMW as a motorcycle manufacturer simply sees no need to produce two engines that are quite close within specification to each other. You weigh the options "which engine...
Forum: Thumpers 12-02-2011, 04:42 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 22,182
Posted By Max Kool
If you want a clean looking engine, you'd rather...

If you want a clean looking engine, you'd rather want an aircooled two stroker. :D

Modern watercooled fourstrokes have water hoses, oil lines (Husqvarna!), electronics, etc. That lambada sensor...
Forum: Thumpers 11-30-2011, 02:51 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 22,182
Posted By Max Kool
You don't know about the 5 speed tranny. ...

You don't know about the 5 speed tranny.

Husky is rumored to have "breathed on" the engine. I trust them to make the Rotax engine an exiting engine.

They have fitted the BMW G450 engine with a...
Forum: Thumpers 07-14-2011, 01:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,316
Posted By Max Kool
Daydreamig about a new Husky 650...

All,

now that BMW Motorrad has decided (apparently) that Husqvarna will be their niche brand, with the new Nuda 900R, and the TE449 BMW engined enduro, how about daydreaming of a new Husky TE650?...
Forum: Road warriors 07-13-2011, 06:02 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 11,023
Posted By Max Kool
You couldn't have hit the nail harder on the hat!...

You couldn't have hit the nail harder on the hat!

Sexy stuff!!!
Forum: Face plant 07-10-2011, 05:52 AM
Replies: 804
Views: 181,989
Posted By Max Kool
An axle failure, sure... NOT Either way you...

An axle failure, sure... NOT

Either way you put it, that bent axle ( if it is bent anyway), is always the result of something else that failed. You woulnt even be able to fit that front wheel...
Forum: Face plant 07-07-2011, 01:51 PM
Replies: 804
Views: 181,989
Posted By Max Kool
Question to the topicstarter: was the fork brace...

Question to the topicstarter: was the fork brace bent?
Forum: Face plant 07-07-2011, 01:38 AM
Replies: 804
Views: 181,989
Posted By Max Kool
I am still wondering what the BMW Dealer will...

I am still wondering what the BMW Dealer will come up with. It has been two weeks now...
Forum: Face plant 07-04-2011, 02:11 PM
Replies: 804
Views: 181,989
Posted By Max Kool
I am totally with PT Rider. I feel the right...

I am totally with PT Rider.

I feel the right fork leg (most probably) locked up, and the rest is the result. Stress on the axle that bent, and snapped off the lug on the right fork.
Forum: Face plant 06-26-2011, 06:32 AM
Replies: 804
Views: 181,989
Posted By Max Kool
I want to know how the dealer will react to the...

I want to know how the dealer will react to the TS.

Any update?
Forum: Face plant 06-24-2011, 05:16 AM
Replies: 804
Views: 181,989
Posted By Max Kool
Stupid question maybe, but shouldn't we be able...

Stupid question maybe, but shouldn't we be able to see the spring inside the fork leg here?

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h479/antiquewidow/2011%20bmw/DSC02266.jpg
...
Forum: GPS Tracks - Europe, Africa, & Middle East 05-30-2011, 04:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,241
Posted By Max Kool
Many have done these roads on a 1200GS, do not...

Many have done these roads on a 1200GS, do not worry. Of course the singlecylinder guys are faster, but you will get there, do not worry.

(it might be gravel, but they are still roads)


have...
Forum: Thumpers 05-27-2011, 06:46 AM
Replies: 1,912
Views: 495,810
Posted By Max Kool
14-47 gives an Xchallenge everything you need...

14-47 gives an Xchallenge everything you need apart from sustained highway droning imho.

Low enough for rougher stuff, and it still tops out around 100mph. Fast enough for me, it's no racing bike.
Forum: Thumpers 05-22-2011, 04:47 AM
Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,049
Posted By Max Kool
Afaik every gas expands when it gets hot...

Afaik every gas expands when it gets hot (physics). However the rate in which might vary from one to the other? Come to think of it, I even doubt that...

However, the molecules are bigger than...
Forum: Thumpers 05-18-2011, 05:34 AM
Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,049
Posted By Max Kool
I never had engine protecion bars, only a skid...

I never had engine protecion bars, only a skid plate.

Dropped my bike so many times, can't even recall how many. Also on hard rocky stuff. Dragged my bike even off a small cliff on it's side. The...
Forum: Thumpers 05-18-2011, 05:29 AM
Replies: 1,912
Views: 495,810
Posted By Max Kool
I've been told a muddy cooked header cleans up...

I've been told a muddy cooked header cleans up nicely by spraying it with Viakal/Antikal and let it stay for an hour or so.
Forum: Thumpers 05-15-2011, 04:32 AM
Replies: 1,912
Views: 495,810
Posted By Max Kool
Mind if I ask, which parts of your gearbox were...

Mind if I ask, which parts of your gearbox were replaced while it was apart?
Forum: Vendors 05-14-2011, 01:01 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 25,452
Posted By Max Kool
Btw, This fairing will most probably not...

Btw,

This fairing will most probably not directly fit the TT tank, however I feel with some trimming of the sides I am sure it CAN be made to fit. But beware, the fairing is also attached to the...
Forum: Vendors 05-13-2011, 10:53 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 25,452
Posted By Max Kool
ALL kodus go to Eric, really.

ALL kodus go to Eric, really.
Forum: Vendors 05-13-2011, 07:26 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 25,452
Posted By Max Kool
Hi all, slowly there has been made quite...

Hi all,

slowly there has been made quite some progress in creating the subframe for the XChallenge fairing. Slowly but surely we're reaching a product. Measuring is done, a prototype has been...
Forum: Thumpers 05-12-2011, 11:41 PM
Replies: 1,912
Views: 495,810
Posted By Max Kool
How were the shifting drum and forks on your box?...

How were the shifting drum and forks on your box? Still ok?

Mine is starting to shift more and more notchy lately (despite a fresh spash of full synthetic every 3000 kms), and I am wordering what...
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