KTM 950/990 Adventure owners show off your bike

[DesertSurfer]

Originally Posted by Blur

"Run what you brung" I always say. Makes the ride more interesting, forces you to make smarter choices, greater challenge, etc. etc.

A better tire makes a better rider makes a better ride.

I'd offered to pay for a new set of tires of many riding partners to stop their bitchin and keep up the pace. Riding a tire at the end of it's life just to milk the last ounce out of it... is a total disrespect of how little free time we actual have to enjoy being out on a ride. And how in one split second on a bald tire, things can go from fun to done. Funny how cheap a $200 tire is compared to a trip to the ER for a tweaked ankle or bunged up shoulder.

[Hueychief]

Sorry, Huey... Dunno :shrug
It was parked at my father's RV dealership and I got a smokin' deal on it.
King beds in front and rear, slide-out with a fold-down dinette. 2-burner stove, refrigerator, furnace, toilet, shower. I like it.

With a slideout it's an E3, very nice setup indeed.
If you're into FaceBook, they have a Coleman Evolution page, highly informative.

[Blur]

Originally Posted by DesertSurfer

A better tire makes a better rider makes a better ride.

I'd offered to pay for a new set of tires of many riding partners to stop their bitchin and keep up the pace. Riding a tire at the end of it's life just to milk the last ounce out of it... is a total disrespect of how little free time we actual have to enjoy being out on a ride. And how in one split second on a bald tire, things can go from fun to done. Funny how cheap a $200 tire is compared to a trip to the ER for a tweaked ankle or bunged up shoulder.

If they can't keep up, your friends don' t need new tires, you need new riding buddies.

Originally Posted by Hueychief

With a slideout it's an E3, very nice setup indeed.
If you're into FaceBook, they have a Coleman Evolution page, highly informative.

Thanks, Huey!

[DirtKnob]

I Stole (I mean, bought) this from a friend of mine. http://]

[liferider]

Hi inmates...
Coming from a 640 Adventure, I have recently bought a 990 Adventure S 2007.
I will post some pics soon, for the moment I haven't had the chance to ride it as much as it deserves...

Been doing some cosmetic and farkling jobs instead, and now I'm analysing how to mount my Garmin Zumo 550.
I could see that to mount it directly onto the factory dash is too low for me, so I discover kind of a mount option between the clocks and the head light: it's an aluminiun plate with 4 holes. The upper part of the dash has what I figured out are two pre marked oval holes to be opened where it meets the windshield... does anybody know if this is correct? has anybody made a mount to be used there?

Other mounting points on the handlebar are not an option because I'm used to see/use it higher in fron of me... (each crazy man has his own issues... )

Thanks in advance.

Cheers!

[666]

safari tanks

[Peanuts]

Originally Posted by liferider

Been doing some cosmetic and farkling jobs instead, and now I'm analysing how to mount my Garmin Zumo 550.
I could see that to mount it directly onto the factory dash is too low for me, so I discover kind of a mount option between the clocks and the head light: it's an aluminiun plate with 4 holes. The upper part of the dash has what I figured out are two pre marked oval holes to be opened where it meets the windshield... does anybody know if this is correct? has anybody made a mount to be used there?
Cheers!

That is where the factory /Touratech mount fits. Uses the 4 holes and 2 rubber pads that rest on the top of the dash.

[liferider]

Originally Posted by Peanuts

That is where the factory /Touratech mount fits. Uses the 4 holes and 2 rubber pads that rest on the top of the dash.

Peanuts, thanks for your data. This is quite a surprise for me because when I have just bought the bike I asked at KTM Chile about a GPS mount for the 990, and they only offered me handlebar mounts. I can see now that those were what they actually have in stock, not all the options as I expected to be informed.
I will start my search from here then

Cheers and thanks again.

[coolmoose]

....had some fog, had some mud and a lot of fun

[liferider]

Off Topic? certainly yes...
Almost everyone will enjoy it? definitely yes
(come on... we are riders, it's a bike and it's a KTM )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=3IDyNesztHQ

My apologies...
.

[dogsslober]

Originally Posted by liferider

Off Topic? certainly yes...
Almost everyone will enjoy it? definitely yes
(come on... we are riders, it's a bike and it's a KTM )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=3IDyNesztHQ

My apologies...
.

Man thats funny

[HellSickle]

Originally Posted by DesertSurfer

A better tire makes a better rider makes a better ride.

I'd offered to pay for a new set of tires of many riding partners to stop their bitchin and keep up the pace. Riding a tire at the end of it's life just to milk the last ounce out of it... is a total disrespect of how little free time we actual have to enjoy being out on a ride. And how in one split second on a bald tire, things can go from fun to done. Funny how cheap a $200 tire is compared to a trip to the ER for a tweaked ankle or bunged up shoulder.

Not to mention a potential of months or a year off the bike for rehab & healing.

BTDT, got the T-shirt.

[Blur]

Originally Posted by HellSickle

Not to mention a potential of months or a year off the bike for rehab & healing.

BTDT, got the T-shirt.

A good carpenter doesn't blame his tools.

[HellSickle]

Originally Posted by Blur

A good carpenter doesn't blame his tools.

Spot on. A good carpenter makes sure his tools are sharp and in good repair. He doesn't keep wasting his time with a dull hand saw that will wear him out, or a frayed cord on a power sander that could electrocute him.

Good carpenters don't like working with bad ones. I've ridden with guys with bald tires & bikes in poor repair. If they are consistently holding up the group because they require constant attention, then I no longer invite them along on rides. I spend way too much time and $$ preparing for rides to have my time wasted by those that don't.

[Hueychief]

Good carpenters don't like working with bad ones. I've ridden with guys with bald tires & bikes in poor repair. If they are consistently holding up the group because they require constant attention, then I no longer invite them along on rides. I spend way too much time and $$ preparing for rides to have my time wasted by those that don't.

Well said!