watch those 640 spokes

[Greg Podlaski]

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/pr...rintVersion=NO

[meat popsicle]

I was going to call

but this is a recall for some of the other LC4s...

Originally Posted by nhtsa

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
KTM / LC4 400 2000-2003
KTM / LC4 640 2000-2003
KTM / LC4 640 ENDURO 2000-2003
...
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSTALL CLIPS TO HELP SECURE A LOOSE SPOKE TIGHT TO THE NEXT CROSSING SPOKE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2006.
...

no new rim for these folks; some kind of clips to cross link the spokes (seem those somewhere before...). thanks for sharing; too bad your thread title doesn't stipulate.

[dagwood]

Originally Posted by meat popsicle

I was going to call

but this is a recall for some of the other LC4s...



no new rim for these folks; some kind of clips to cross link the spokes (seem those somewhere before...). thanks for sharing; too bad your thread title doesn't stipulate.

what a cheapass fix
you'd think the real fix would be new spokes...securing them "just in case" is asking for trouble as thats an admit that they know somethings wrong. stupid just stupid on KTM NA part.

[rjf]

http://www.ktm.com/frameset.asp

[woody's wheel works]

oh lordy,,,,when i read about this,,,i realized someone at ktm is getting desperate.

tying up the spokes where they cross either with safety wire,zip-ties or copper wire with a dab of solder are old competition tricks for keeping your spokes from flailing around should one break.

i suppose the strategy is to minimize losses from having their broken spokes inflict even more damage.....and possibly slow down the requests for wheel replacement,,or????

do not confuse a band-aid for the cure to your problems!!!!

[fire_strom]

it's a step up from wiring the spokes together like some bicycle racers did for a stiffer wheel. a very short step.
scott

[Bob]

Thanks for the info on the fix.

[dagwood]

Originally Posted by woody's wheel works

oh lordy,,,,when i read about this,,,i realized someone at ktm is getting desperate.

tying up the spokes where they cross either with safety wire,zip-ties or copper wire with a dab of solder are old competition tricks for keeping your spokes from flailing around should one break.

i suppose the strategy is to minimize losses from having their broken spokes inflict even more damage.....and possibly slow down the requests for wheel replacement,,or????

do not confuse a band-aid for the cure to your problems!!!!

yup...and it still doesn't solve the problem of a flat tire from the broken spoke nipple.
I still think KTM just opened a huge can a cluster fuck with this instead of spoke replacement...laws suites here we come.

[bmwktmbill]

The problem with the spokes shows itself after hard braking use on pavement. Just keep roadracing the machine and you will ruin the wheel. If you are all packed up and doing pavement I would suggest you use restraint. Just be glad the machine has such a good brake up front. It will probably save your life. Maybe you would like something to increase the unsprung weight. Check your spokes grasshopper...or die.
And buy a spoke wrench.
Bill in Tomahawk, WI.

[woody's wheel works]

Originally Posted by bmwktmbill

The problem with the spokes shows itself after hard braking use on pavement. Just keep roadracing the machine and you will ruin the wheel. If you are all packed up and doing pavement I would suggest you use restraint. Just be glad the machine has such a good brake up front. It will probably save your life. Maybe you would like something to increase the unsprung weight. Check your spokes grasshopper...or die.
And buy a spoke wrench.
Bill in Tomahawk, WI.

superlace it and you can even roadrace it or supermotard it or mx it or get off just looking at how awesome your wheel looks

end of story...

[Surly]

Ive got a newer model but still I wonder what I should look for

Is it just a matter of loose spokes?
Nipples pulling thru the rim.
Cracked hub flanges?

[dagwood]

Originally Posted by Surly

Ive got a newer model but still I wonder what I should look for

Is it just a matter of loose spokes?
Nipples pulling thru the rim.
Cracked hub flanges?

the broken spoke pictures I've seen have been random but mostly one or two inches down from the nipple. so, mid spoke. so I think it's a quality control problem with cheep steel.

and as for

bmwktmbill ;
The problem with the spokes shows itself after hard braking use on pavement.

thats funny.
I can see where you get the logic for it but jez, they are ment to take a hit off road as well as on road why would this couse Spoke failure unless the spokes were suspect anyway?
latery stress as well as load could flex the wheel but they are designed to do this to some extent and survive. spokes breaking is not part of the equasion.

[meat popsicle]

Originally Posted by Surly

Ive got a newer model but still I wonder what I should look for

Is it just a matter of loose spokes?
Nipples pulling thru the rim.
Cracked hub flanges?

surly, don't you have the black rims (Behr)? a few have found those too wide for any tire they found to protect. The result was dings or bent rims where they felt a narrower rim would have been protected by the tire. I think the thought is the stock black rim on the 04 and later bikes are more road-biased.

[Surly]

Originally Posted by meat popsicle

surly, don't you have the black rims (Behr)? a few have found those too wide for any tire they found to protect. The result was dings or bent rims where they felt a narrower rim would have been protected by the tire. I think the thought is the stock black rim on the 04 and later bikes are more road-biased.

I do
I havent had a problem with them yet
Maybe I am too slow

I am building wheels for the GS first anyway
Maybe 640 wheels later

[meat popsicle]

Originally Posted by Surly

I do
I havent had a problem with them yet
Maybe I am too slow

I am building wheels for the GS first anyway
Maybe 640 wheels later

Nah, just luckier than those others.