KTM 640A owners, lets see your dash

rob1313 · 01-10-2008, 09:33 AM

I put a deposit on the last 07 640A at the dealership today. I've been reading the threads on the bike and it looks like suspension will be the first mod of the spring.
I'd like to see how you guys have mounted GPS's/roadbooks and the rest. That space above the cluster looks perfect for my Garmin Quest but how do you mount it there?
Pics would be great so I can decide how to proceed.
Heres a shot of my new toy.
Don't worry it'll never be that clean again.

Seikkailu_R · 01-10-2008, 09:56 AM

KTM roadbook carrier with some rubber hose and o-ring for gps.
Simple and very cost effective ;-)

Large image

Wreckluse · 01-10-2008, 10:04 AM

Nice bike!!!!!

Looks like a great picture of Cycle Works!!!

Regards,
Doug

rob1313 · 01-10-2008, 11:20 AM

Thanks Seikkailu_R thats exactly the type of set up I was looking for. The TT piece was waaaaay to much for my tastes.

Thanks for the compliments on the new toy. I can't wait for spring now. Good thing they are holding it at the dealer till then or I'd be sleeping in the garage.

KTM640Dakar · 01-10-2008, 11:26 AM

My 2002 KTM 640.

ChrisC · 01-10-2008, 11:51 AM

Garmin 76S on a 2003 w/Touratech mount on TT crossbar.

hondahawkrider · 01-10-2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seikkailu_R

KTM roadbook carrier with some rubber hose and o-ring for gps.
Simple and very cost effective ;-)

Large image

This rocks - I just got the same carrier for a roadbook and quest GPS.. Never thought of using the extra space to carry a pouch like that - it would be real easy to fold up some tubes/patches and the like - just in case...

Thanks

Flueger · 01-10-2008, 04:35 PM

Hey Nick,

Was stainless, half inch diameter for the tubes.

Flueger

nfranco · 01-10-2008, 07:29 PM

Sorry, I asked the wrong question(I'm under the influence of small children)
What I meant to ask was, what wall thickness is the tubing?
Thanks again, Nick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flueger

Hey Nick,

Was stainless, half inch diameter for the tubes.

Flueger

Seikkailu_R · 01-10-2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hondahawkrider

This rocks - I just got the same carrier for a roadbook and quest GPS.. Never thought of using the extra space to carry a pouch like that - it would be real easy to fold up some tubes/patches and the like - just in case...

Thanks

Its Haglöfs watatait mapcase in picture.
I also use that roadbookcarrier to carry pmr-radio and some times second gps...
And digital camera.

Tim · 01-11-2008, 07:52 AM

There y'go.

1stworks · 01-11-2008, 07:59 AM

home made mount

firstworks

boney · 01-10-2008, 08:45 PM

earthmover · 06-22-2008, 01:33 PM

I think I've just about got the cockpit of my 640 how I want it now. A Scott steering damper, mated to a Stenhouse Racing mount, to keep the plot straight and add an extra 20mm raise to the bars. I got new throttle and decompressor cables 50mm longer from Venhill, they weren't absolutely necessary, but I was able to route them better than the standard ones. Cycra handguards, with the U-mountings to allow me to have the levers set lower, and provide much needed crash protection. A roadbook holder from Acerbis, fastened to a stainless steel bracket made by a local fabricator to avoid the bars hitting it, as the KTM part does. (He has kept the pattern, if anyone else wants one). ProGrip handgrips, as I can't get on with the foam ones it came with, far too fat for my liking. I tried various methods for positioning the GPS, but none of them worked particularly well. A Malcolm Smith bracket from the handlebar bolts was fine, until I compressed the forks and the brake hose tried to rip the aerial off. Mounting it under the roadbook obscures the clocks, unless I lift the roadbook up, which puts it too far above the fairing. Without completely rearranging the dash, I settled on the faithful Ram Mount, with a Touratech bracket, very soon to be powered from an extra socket on the dash.
Big thanks to Colin Stenhouse, off this site, for his assistance with getting the right parts.

Mark

braaap! · 06-23-2008, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by earthmover

.... I got new throttle and decompressor cables 50mm longer from Venhill, they weren't absolutely necessary, but I was able to route them better than the standard.... Mark

mmmm! any chance of passing on the part numbers and the source... do they do esales?

I really need some extra rise to help my poor old back!... the only thing stopping me is I've run out of cable length with Colin's damper mount and riser kit....

would really appreciate the info - cheers

alfons

01-10-2008, 09:33 AM	#1
rob1313 ^OP Still learning Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Oddometer: 4,060	KTM 640A owners, lets see your dash I put a deposit on the last 07 640A at the dealership today. I've been reading the threads on the bike and it looks like suspension will be the first mod of the spring. I'd like to see how you guys have mounted GPS's/roadbooks and the rest. That space above the cluster looks perfect for my Garmin Quest but how do you mount it there? Pics would be great so I can decide how to proceed. Heres a shot of my new toy. Don't worry it'll never be that clean again. __________________ "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

01-10-2008, 09:56 AM	#2
Seikkailu_R Studly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Piikkiö, Finland Oddometer: 814	KTM roadbook carrier with some rubber hose and o-ring for gps. Simple and very cost effective ;-) Large image __________________ -- "The concept of a versatile motorcycle equally at home on dirt and pavement is as old as motorcycling itself"

01-10-2008, 10:04 AM	#3
Wreckluse Will work for beer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Calgary Oddometer: 425	Nice bike!!!!! Looks like a great picture of Cycle Works!!! Regards, Doug __________________ Indecision is the key to flexibility. 07 950 SM R 09 450 EXC dual sport 08 DRZ 400 SM 12 GasGas 250 Pro

01-10-2008, 11:20 AM	#4
rob1313 ^OP Still learning Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Oddometer: 4,060	Thanks Seikkailu_R thats exactly the type of set up I was looking for. The TT piece was waaaaay to much for my tastes. Thanks for the compliments on the new toy. I can't wait for spring now. Good thing they are holding it at the dealer till then or I'd be sleeping in the garage. __________________ "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

01-10-2008, 11:26 AM	#5
KTM640Dakar Motorsick Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Oxbow Lake Oddometer: 1,707	My 2002 KTM 640. Attached Images __________________ A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. It is not the destination, it's the journey.

01-10-2008, 11:51 AM	#6
ChrisC Molon Labe Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Earth Oddometer: 6,286	Garmin 76S on a 2003 w/Touratech mount on TT crossbar. __________________ Chris '03 KTM Adventure 640 '43 BSA M20WD

01-10-2008, 04:35 PM	#8
Flueger Wandering Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Flat Land Ontario Oddometer: 115	Hey Nick, Was stainless, half inch diameter for the tubes. Flueger __________________ ....

01-11-2008, 07:52 AM	#11
Tim Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK Oddometer: 2,291	There y'go. __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying........."Damn..We F*cked Up" - Anon.

01-11-2008, 07:59 AM	#12
1stworks dude Joined: Jun 2004 Location: south side Oddometer: 1,589	03 640 adv home made mount firstworks

01-10-2008, 08:45 PM	#13
boney Ride > Post Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Sonoma CA Oddometer: 1,376	__________________ The Beach Bus Esoteric, at best.

06-22-2008, 01:33 PM	#14
earthmover Opinionated, me? Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Kelsall, Cheshire, UK Oddometer: 223	I think I've just about got the cockpit of my 640 how I want it now. A Scott steering damper, mated to a Stenhouse Racing mount, to keep the plot straight and add an extra 20mm raise to the bars. I got new throttle and decompressor cables 50mm longer from Venhill, they weren't absolutely necessary, but I was able to route them better than the standard ones. Cycra handguards, with the U-mountings to allow me to have the levers set lower, and provide much needed crash protection. A roadbook holder from Acerbis, fastened to a stainless steel bracket made by a local fabricator to avoid the bars hitting it, as the KTM part does. (He has kept the pattern, if anyone else wants one). ProGrip handgrips, as I can't get on with the foam ones it came with, far too fat for my liking. I tried various methods for positioning the GPS, but none of them worked particularly well. A Malcolm Smith bracket from the handlebar bolts was fine, until I compressed the forks and the brake hose tried to rip the aerial off. Mounting it under the roadbook obscures the clocks, unless I lift the roadbook up, which puts it too far above the fairing. Without completely rearranging the dash, I settled on the faithful Ram Mount, with a Touratech bracket, very soon to be powered from an extra socket on the dash. Big thanks to Colin Stenhouse, off this site, for his assistance with getting the right parts. Mark

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