X-Challenge - Accessories/Farkles

[August West]

Originally Posted by vfrpilot

Wolman gets my vote. I built the racks and the dry bags are super!

I'll be starting my second season with Enduristans, no complaints, Like 'em a lot.

[Earlevet]

All in all I am happy with the way this project turned out. A couple of things to note if trying this tank out.
1) make sure that you do not fit the tank to high up or else you will not be able to turn the key which releases the saddle. Mine is at the very upper limit which will allow the key to turn. I got lucky!
2) 1/4 inch steel is probably overkill. My next bracket with be thinner stock.
3) Stock signals fit with 1/4 inch clearance

Originally Posted by Earlevet

Thanks to Butter and tbarstow posts of their Baja tank addition I have completed my tank set up. With the physical help of grinding drilling and cutting 1/4 stock steel from Mouthfulloflake I present you picutres.



We did cut into the cross bar bracket to provide for addition 1/2 inch of room to play. Did not seem to compromise the stability of the bar at all.



Stock signals should mount just fine. Plenty of room.



Instead of using the supplied aluminum spacer we used a rubber stopper. This set up will allow for the tank to run with out the side racks installed.



About 1 inch clearance from the tank to the sidewall of tire.



Test run beginning of next week

[tbarstow]

Originally Posted by Earlevet

All in all I am happy with the way this project turned out. A couple of things to note if trying this tank out.
1) make sure that you do not fit the tank to high up or else you will not be able to turn the key which releases the saddle. Mine is at the very upper limit which will allow the key to turn. I got lucky!
2) 1/4 inch steel is probably overkill. My next bracket with be thinner stock.
3) Stock signals fit with 1/4 inch clearance

I had previously modified my seat release to remove the key switch. That mod is somewhere in this thread.

[Powershouse]

I'm looking at replacing the air shock. Talked to the Oehlins folks at the bike show and they speced a BM636, also traded emails with Klaus about a Hyperpro. Are these two shocks equivalent, or are there advantages to one over the other?

If I go with the Hyperpro I'm considering going with the 1/2-inch lower ride height version - has anyone here done that? I'm not a fan of the purple spring on the Hyperpro, but the former KLR owner in me balks at the notion of paying an additional $10 for a black spring.

[The Jester]

Originally Posted by Powershouse

I'm looking at replacing the air shock. Talked to the Oehlins folks at the bike show and they speced a BM636, also traded emails with Klaus about a Hyperpro. Are these two shocks equivalent, or are there advantages to one over the other?

If I go with the Hyperpro I'm considering going with the 1/2-inch lower ride height version - has anyone here done that? I'm not a fan of the purple spring on the Hyperpro, but the former KLR owner in me balks at the notion of paying an additional $10 for a black spring.

Never ridden a bike with an ohlins but I'm very happy with my hyperpro. Also worth noting the number of posts on here about having ohlins shocks reworked.

[MTBiker78]

Originally Posted by Powershouse

I'm looking at replacing the air shock. Talked to the Oehlins folks at the bike show and they speced a BM636, also traded emails with Klaus about a Hyperpro. Are these two shocks equivalent, or are there advantages to one over the other?

If I go with the Hyperpro I'm considering going with the 1/2-inch lower ride height version - has anyone here done that? I'm not a fan of the purple spring on the Hyperpro, but the former KLR owner in me balks at the notion of paying an additional $10 for a black spring.

Oehlins BM636 (S46HR1C1) is comparable to Hyperpro 461. Oehlins has 360mm between mount points which keeps bike quite high. I have ridden my friends XCh for few kilometers during our 2012 TransIceland trip:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1083580...07/Iceland2012

At that moment I have had Hyperpro 460 and its not a way to go if you want to ride hardly offroad
Standard lenght between mount points was 332,5mm which was IMHO definetly to little.
Currently I have Hyperpro 461 which is much more offroad capable and Im very very happy with the way my bike is handling now.

Hyperpro service and client care are outstanding.

[Pine Sol]

hello,


has anyone ever seen brackets that lower the foot pegs for XChallenge? something like 2 or 3" closer to the ground?

thanks
ed

[Pine Sol]

oops two questions in a row....


im thinking of putting a steering damper on to my X, mainly as cheap/easy insurance after last summers trip to NWT/ yukon/ alaska. i found that to float on the pee gravel you need to drive in excess of 100km/h, but this is the double edged sword, when the gravel gets deeper the front has a tenancy of flipping back and forth causing many ass puckering moments, few of them i reached that feeling that i knew i was going down..... some how, lady luck felt different...

way out in the middle of no where, it would be along walk back after high siding it, if a steering damper will help situations like this, then i see it as cheap insurance.....

i have been trying to read as many posts regarding dampers, im not interested in the welding approach to the neck anchor post. and unless im mistaken... it seems that scotts is the way to go.

so i guess my question here is...
any suggestions as to where to find a bolt on neck anchor thingy that will work/ fit the X, not knowing if the outer diameter of the steering hub is different from other bikes (im on the other side of the planet away from my X, so i cant simply measure it right now)...

cheers
ed


ps, maybe someone out there has just what im looking for and is interested for it (damper and anchor post thingy) to find a new home.... just a thought

[tbarstow]

Originally Posted by Pine Sol

oops two questions in a row....


im thinking of putting a steering damper on to my X, mainly as cheap/easy insurance after last summers trip to NWT/ yukon/ alaska. i found that to float on the pee gravel you need to drive in excess of 100km/h, but this is the double edged sword, when the gravel gets deeper the front has a tenancy of flipping back and forth causing many ass puckering moments, few of them i reached that feeling that i knew i was going down..... some how, lady luck felt different...

way out in the middle of no where, it would be along walk back after high siding it, if a steering damper will help situations like this, then i see it as cheap insurance.....

i have been trying to read as many posts regarding dampers, im not interested in the welding approach to the neck anchor post. and unless im mistaken... it seems that scotts is the way to go.

so i guess my question here is...
any suggestions as to where to find a bolt on neck anchor thingy that will work/ fit the X, not knowing if the outer diameter of the steering hub is different from other bikes (im on the other side of the planet away from my X, so i cant simply measure it right now)...

cheers
ed


ps, maybe someone out there has just what im looking for and is interested for it (damper and anchor post thingy) to find a new home.... just a thought

The only damper made specifically for the X is by Emig Racing. Replaces the top triple clamp and clamps to the top of the frame.

[gumbellion]

Originally Posted by tbarstow

The only damper made specifically for the X is by Emig Racing. Replaces the top triple clamp and clamps to the top of the frame.

Unless you are made of money there are other Xch specific options that work


I used to use a Gorillazilla mount with a scotts unit on my X-challenge which is made specific for the Xch. When I bought mine for the kit without the scotts it was 1500rand which was about $175CAD shipped to Ontario. I had a scotts off an old dirt bike laying around that I used instead of getting a new one. Here is a photo of the kit when i sold it without the bar clamps (they were still on the bike)



Everything is machined out of aluminium and is good quality and install is a breeze. The post is bolted around the stem right below the top triple, and it is machined to fit just above the steering stops. The kits come with replacement bar clamps and hardware for mounting the actual dampening unit.
I sold the complete kit on here after I installed a Ohlins and got my forks reworked. The suspension work made the bike a lot more predictable but cost a lot more than the GZ setup I was using.
Here is the guys e-mail. I had a few dealings with him and besides the fact he is on the other side of the globe he is fast with replies, shipping, and has all the answers
dave@gorillazillaproducts.com

Any questions shoot me a PM, and I think you have my e-mail address in your inbox too Pinesol.
You still in China?

[satur9]

Rallemoto also makes a bolt on kit.i had the gz kit first and broke it. I also bent the rallemoto post too.had to order another one.the bolt ons are not that strong .if you try to turn a stationary bikes bars with the settings up you will bend the post. Turn it down after every ride. I warn you first.

[tbarstow]

Originally Posted by gumbellion

I used to use a Gorillazilla mount with a scotts unit on my X-challenge which is made specific for the Xch. When I bought mine for the kit without the scotts it was 1500rand which was about $175CAD shipped to Ontario. I had a scotts off an old dirt bike laying around that I used instead of getting a new one. Here is a photo of the kit when i sold it without the bar clamps (they were still on the bike)

Good find. Is it a sub mount or an over-the-bars mount?

Originally Posted by satur9

Rallemoto also makes a bolt on kit.i had the gz kit first and broke it. I also bent the rallemoto post too.had to order another one.the bolt ons are not that strong .if you try to turn a stationary bikes bars with the settings up you will bend the post. Turn it down after every ride. I warn you first.

You really need a sub mount system and you have to be careful due to the rubber mounted bars on the X bikes. I've taken up replacing the bar riser bolts when I get home from a ride that involved a good crash.

[Pine Sol]

i did find this
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...&postcount=430

its old now, but he did use a post anchor thingy for a 2000 ktm 640 adventure....
there is hope

[LTCOliverNorth]

I run the Emig, it's a great fit and the post height is very short which is a good thing.

[aprilian]

Originally Posted by tbarstow

I've taken up replacing the bar riser bolts when I get home from a ride that involved a good crash.

Mine bent during trailering.

Do you use OEM or Hardware store bolts?
For the life of me, I can't seem to get the stock nuts to break free, any suggestions?
Thanks!