Rally bike rehab - Page 2

meat popsicle · 08-17-2008, 04:45 PM

What am I doing in an RFS thread?

Well, an RFS motor with 25K of racing abuse and little maintenance is interesting enough...

HighwayChile · 08-17-2008, 08:01 PM

25K? amazing!

these bikes have the pipes where they belong, down low, obviously KTM spy's nabbed photos of my 71' honda SL100

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Originally Posted by meat popsicle

What am I doing in an RFS thread?

Well, an RFS motor with 25K of racing abuse and little maintenance is interesting enough...

SpringOly · 08-19-2008, 07:27 AM

Robb Mc · 08-19-2008, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by meat popsicle

What am I doing in an RFS thread?

Well, an RFS motor with 25K of racing abuse and little maintenance is interesting enough...

And it ran when we parked it... A little valve blowby made it a bit smokey, but otherwise ran good.

meat popsicle · 08-19-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Robb McElroy

And it ran when we parked it... A little valve blowby made it a bit smokey, but otherwise ran good.

don't overplead your case... wait for neduro to start hummin' and hawin' about it, and then casually say something like "it was all gud when you picked her up man" and maybe add "what'd ja do?"

25K of racing abuse on an RFS with no head work? KTM maintenance specs a lil' conservative?

neduro · 08-19-2008, 04:53 PM

I had a visitor today...

Bike #98 is on it's way home with Gaspipe. The project is beginning...

Mudguts · 08-19-2008, 05:02 PM

Hi Ned , is the motor a 554cc or 570/600 stroker, I'm building a simliar project for next years Aust safari

gaspipe · 08-19-2008, 08:04 PM

Ol' #98 has had me thinking all day (while I drive myself home from a nice long ride). This one should be a really fun build.

meat popsicle · 08-19-2008, 08:10 PM

mmmm,

Superplush

brents347 · 08-19-2008, 09:39 PM

Very Cool!

I've been riding one of Charlies' 660 Rallyes around town (CA. plated don't 'cha know), and it's amazing the responses I get from people who either know what it is, or have no idea at all.

I had one guy ask me if I knew what I had in the back of my truck! I assured him I had some idea.

But by far the most common question (and my favorite) is simply "Why?".

Because it's cool. Because it's been there. And done that. Because I never will be there or do that. Because I can live vicariously through the stories the bike would tell me if it could.

And becasue it's still a really, really capable dirt bike!

Congratulations on a very cool project. I'm subscribed.

mykrrrr · 08-20-2008, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by brents347

Very Cool!

I've been riding one of Charlies' 660 Rallyes around town (CA. plated don't 'cha know), and it's amazing the responses I get from people who either know what it is, or have no idea at all.

I had one guy ask me if I knew what I had in the back of my truck! I assured him I had some idea.

But by far the most common question (and my favorite) is simply "Why?".

Because it's cool. Because it's been there. And done that. Because I never will be there or do that. Because I can live vicariously through the stories the bike would tell me if it could.

And becasue it's still a really, really capable dirt bike!

Congratulations on a very cool project. I'm subscribed.

That's great!!!! You're just on a long liason section...yeah that's it.

You should have told the guy..."really? I just picked this up to save on gas. Got it for a screaming deal...I think. Is $2000 worth it?"

bigdon · 08-20-2008, 06:50 AM

N

Brian500R · 08-20-2008, 07:38 AM

quality thread.

DougRoost · 08-20-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian500R

quality thread.

+1....I'm in, too.

doyle · 08-20-2008, 12:07 PM

I always figured that with 200+ riders each year (in the Dakar), most of which have been on 660's and other various KTM iterations lately that the used market would be a little stronger for them. Surely not all are reused year to year, but they are not the easiest things to come by. Way to go Ned and GP, glad to see the old dogs brought back to life.

08-17-2008, 04:45 PM	#16
meat popsicle Ignostic Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Circumlocution Office of Little Dorrit Oddometer: 13,843	What am I doing in an RFS thread? Well, an RFS motor with 25K of racing abuse and little maintenance is interesting enough... __________________ Kronreif Trunkenpolz Mattighofen LC4 640 Its not so much staying alive; its staying human that counts.

08-19-2008, 07:27 AM	#18
SpringOly Old Swede Joined: Dec 2005 Location: High Country Colorado Oddometer: 186	Sweeeet! __________________ SpringOly Dual Sport Riding Techniques - The DVD! Advanced Dual Sport Riding - The Sequel!

08-19-2008, 04:53 PM	#21
neduro ^OP Tuareg 2013 Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Oddometer: 11,342	I had a visitor today... Bike #98 is on it's way home with Gaspipe. The project is beginning... __________________ For Sale: FJ60, Defender 90, Superduke Doubletake Mirrors- Folding D/S mirror that is both useful and indestructible. Dual Sport Riding Techniques DVDs: Clear instructional DVDs to improve off-road skills.

08-19-2008, 08:04 PM	#23
gaspipe Just a dude.... Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Pickwick Lake, Tennessippi Oddometer: 11,205	Ol' #98 has had me thinking all day (while I drive myself home from a nice long ride). This one should be a really fun build. __________________ gaspipe [the original] I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -- Winston Churchill

08-19-2008, 09:39 PM	#25
brents347 KOTW 2010 Finisher Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Where the hell is Truckee, CA? Oddometer: 3,006	Very Cool! I've been riding one of Charlies' 660 Rallyes around town (CA. plated don't 'cha know), and it's amazing the responses I get from people who either know what it is, or have no idea at all. I had one guy ask me if I knew what I had in the back of my truck! I assured him I had some idea. But by far the most common question (and my favorite) is simply "Why?". Because it's cool. Because it's been there. And done that. Because I never will be there or do that. Because I can live vicariously through the stories the bike would tell me if it could. And becasue it's still a really, really capable dirt bike! Congratulations on a very cool project. I'm subscribed. __________________ Brents347 Truckee, CA. 07 Yamaha R6 07 KTM 950 Super Enduro 04 KTM 250exc- plated two-stroke

08-19-2008, 05:02 PM	#22
Mudguts when in doubt GAS IT Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Some were in , lostralia Oddometer: 1,661	Hi Ned , is the motor a 554cc or 570/600 stroker, I'm building a simliar project for next years Aust safari

08-19-2008, 08:10 PM	#24
meat popsicle Ignostic Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Circumlocution Office of Little Dorrit Oddometer: 13,843	mmmm, Superplush

08-20-2008, 06:50 AM	#27
bigdon Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Oddometer: 2,060	N __________________ ADV Relay Rider 08 (The Texas Connection) Ride Pooie Ride Don't stop riding until you get to the crash , you might save it!

08-20-2008, 07:38 AM	#28
Brian500R Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Oddometer: 68	quality thread.

08-20-2008, 12:07 PM	#30
doyle RallyRaidReview-ing Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Off Piste Oddometer: 21,525	I always figured that with 200+ riders each year (in the Dakar), most of which have been on 660's and other various KTM iterations lately that the used market would be a little stronger for them. Surely not all are reused year to year, but they are not the easiest things to come by. Way to go Ned and GP, glad to see the old dogs brought back to life. __________________ *Got Smugmug? Use code HWkDUhHwGv5Tc for a discount.* RallyRaidReview - @RallyRaidReview

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