Rockies regional randomness - Page 656

jjustj · 11-02-2012, 08:37 PM

Hondo · 11-02-2012, 08:41 PM

Looks like a caption contest photo to me..............

thump_co · 11-02-2012, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Hondo

Looks like a caption contest photo to me..............

meh, too easy.. obviously has a riding buddy on a KLR.

Wentjo · 11-03-2012, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Blakebird
the 310's seat came back from Seat Concepts today...they sure do a nice job for a reasonable price.

My seat came last Tuesday.

Rode about 80 miles Wednesday to test it out, best thing I put on my bike by far!

StmbtDave · 11-03-2012, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Hondo

I'm in for a stator & regulator upgrade too- the stock system just can't handle the LED headlight setup.

The LED's should draw less than the stock light. Why the needed upgrade or is it an AC/DC issue?

singletrackslayer · 11-03-2012, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jjustj

I did just here about a 990 for sale in moab with a winch. Test ride?

singletrackslayer · 11-03-2012, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hondo

Looks like a caption contest photo to me..............

"They couldn't find a good anchorpoint for the crux move. Luckily, Geek was nearby"

Hondo · 11-03-2012, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by StmbtDave

The LED's should draw less than the stock light. Why the needed upgrade or is it an AC/DC issue?

Hi Dave!

It's a weak stator on the KLX450R whose outputs are split - one to the regulator/rectifier and one directly to the headlight. The stock headlight was operating (not very well) on the direct AC output and the ADV Monster LED light needs a 12 VDC source.

I rewired the bike to have a relay controlled, direct battery 12 VDC (with a fuse) to the LED light, but it just drained the Antigravity Lithium battery.

So getting it rewound at Baja Designs & using their upgraded regulated regulator is the plan. That'll give me 100 watts or so, and the most the bike will need is maybe 50 watts (28 watt headlight, 2 X 5 watt fans, dual sport kit lights and a GPS later).

burque magoo · 11-03-2012, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Wentjo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blakebird
the 310's seat came back from Seat Concepts today...they sure do a nice job for a reasonable price.

My seat came last Tuesday.

Rode about 80 miles Wednesday to test it out, best thing I put on my bike by far!

My new Enduro Engineering tall seat came in yesterday for the KTM; installed it last nite and rode the bike to work today, HUGE improvementover the stock seat!!

Blakebird · 11-03-2012, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by burque magoo

My new Enduro Engineering tall seat came in yesterday for the KTM; installed it last nite and rode the bike to work today, HUGE improvementover the stock seat!!

My first aftermarket KTM seat was an SDG for the '01 520 MXC, and I'm not sure it was much of an improvement at all.
Still rock hard, still narrow... the best was a Guts Racing that Saul put on the 525.

That long Mt. Withington loop down there about did me in on the stock 310 seat.... then I had the bonus of riding Mark's Sherco and it's plush suspension and Renazco seat. I didn't want to swap back

First thing I did when I got back was send my seat off and took the bike to his suspension guy...

I finally got around to putting the petcocks, fuel pump, and bypass valve (two large openings on the tank aside from the two petcocks) on the IMS tank.
When I went to slosh test for weeps....there was no IMS cap - never missed it being gone until I realized just now the stock tank (Acerbis) has a different diameter opening than the IMS.

So I sent JGT an email asking for a cap.

MartiniUp · 11-03-2012, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Blakebird

My first aftermarket KTM seat was an SDG for the '01 520 MXC, and I'm not sure it was much of an improvement at all.
Still rock hard, still narrow... the best was a Guts Racing that Saul put on the 525.

That long Mt. Withington loop down there about did me in on the stock 310 seat.... then I had the bonus of riding Mark's Sherco and it's plush suspension and Renazco seat. I didn't want to swap back

First thing I did when I got back was send my seat off and took the bike to his suspension guy...

I finally got around to putting the petcocks, fuel pump, and bypass valve (two large openings on the tank aside from the two petcocks) on the IMS tank.
When I went to slosh test for weeps....there was no IMS cap - never missed it being gone until I realized just now the stock tank (Acerbis) has a different diameter opening than the IMS.

So I sent JGT an email asking for a cap.

And that suspension guy is ???

Blakebird · 11-03-2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MartiniUp

And that suspension guy is ???

Dave at STM in Ft. Collins
http://www.stmsuspension.com/

burque magoo · 11-03-2012, 12:32 PM

Blake, are you heading down south next weekend?

Blakebird · 11-03-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by burque magoo

Blake, are you heading down south next weekend?

The 310 won't be back together in time.

I thought about riding the Guzzi down - but it looks like I can't do another long weekend for the next few weeks.

I had a break in a couple of projects at work that gave me a bit of a break recently...but there's another perfect storm brewing with two of them coming back from review this next week.

Geek · 11-03-2012, 04:13 PM

The sprinter got a side exhaust today.

11-02-2012, 08:37 PM	#9826
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11-02-2012, 08:41 PM	#9827
Hondo What if its a Samsquamch? Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Oddometer: 7,848	Looks like a caption contest photo to me.............. __________________ LC8World.com - KLRWorld.com Forums - Nighthawk Forums "Life's an adventure, and I refuse to live a boring one."

11-03-2012, 12:32 PM	#9838
burque magoo master of disaster.... Joined: Feb 2009 Location: nuevo mexico Oddometer: 3,778	Blake, are you heading down south next weekend? __________________ -Baja survivor NMOHVA/RMARiders.org/COHVCO/BRC/AMA/USA-ALL I'm not a Gynecologist... But I'll have a Look... 2007 Suzuki WeeStrom/2006 KTM450EXC/2001 Honda XR650L

11-03-2012, 04:13 PM	#9840
Geek ^OP oot & aboot Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado Oddometer: 26,180	The sprinter got a side exhaust today. __________________ www.motogeek.com

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11-03-2012, 05:57 AM	#9829
Wentjo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Lakewood, CO Oddometer: 205	Quote: Originally Posted by Blakebird the 310's seat came back from Seat Concepts today...they sure do a nice job for a reasonable price. My seat came last Tuesday. Rode about 80 miles Wednesday to test it out, best thing I put on my bike by far!