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blaine.hale · 11-06-2012, 02:58 PM

Turn it up to 11!!!

Airhead Wrangler · 11-18-2012, 03:03 PM

New shoes for the for the GSPD. I was pleasantly surprised that enduro 3 saharas are a lot cheaper here than in the states - under $200US for a set. The MT60s that came on the bike had a little bit of tread left, but i didn't like how dried out and cracked they were so they got replaced. I took the bike out to the mountains for some dirt road exploring today and put another 200 miles on it. All went well, except the dirt roads really let me know that the shock and steering head bearings need attention badly. Lots of knocking. That'll be next on the list as soon as some relatives fly down for xmas and act as parts mules.

Still some tread on the MT60s

...but these cracks aren't too reassuring and are a lot bigger with pressure in the tires.

Work time...

New shoes and my new favorite tire irons. Wow, these things make tire changes on tubeless rims a LOT easier. Not exactly travel size though.

...and out for a ride in the mountains today.

Stagehand · 11-18-2012, 06:52 PM

AHh thats real nice.

Clay Spinner · 11-19-2012, 02:33 AM

How does it feel when compared to your monolever? I'm thinking of weight,balance etc.

chollo9 · 11-19-2012, 04:37 AM

Don't touch it, don't even look at it.

Airhead Wrangler · 11-19-2012, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clay Spinner

How does it feel when compared to your monolever? I'm thinking of weight,balance etc.

Longer, no shaft jacking, tracks better, and a hell of a lot heavier. I'd say the GSPD is better for nice, fast, smooth hard pack dirt roads, but the monolever would be better for the hairier stuff, just because it's lighter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chollo9

Don't touch it, don't even look at it.

???

Beater · 11-19-2012, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stagehand

AHh thats real nice.

+1

Ras Thurlo · 11-20-2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stagehand

AHh thats real nice.

+2

Airhead Wrangler · 12-05-2012, 09:18 PM

I just shipped off the shock to racetech to get a full rebuild; new seals, bushings, heim joints, oil and maybe modify the reservoir cap to use a schraeder valve instead of just an allen bolt as a nitrogen fill port. They should have it done soon and shipped off to my parts mule... I mean... mother in law who's going to bring it down in a couple weeks along with oil filters, an air filter, new ignition wires, steering head bearings, a swingarm boot, a toolkit, and the necessary bits to rip out and plug up the pulse air system. In the next couple weeks while the thing's immobile I'll replace the fuel line, clean the carbs out, flush the fuel tank, as well as do some general investigative disassembly. I should have this thing ship shape before too long.

Daithi · 12-06-2012, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ras Thurlo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stagehand

AHh thats real nice.

+2

+3

Houseoffubar · 12-07-2012, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

After a little more research it looks like the shock shares a lot of spare parts with the WP 4681 BAVP shock used on early LC4s and I think the early dukes. Turns out it's not a bladder design, but instead a floating piston keeping the nitrogen and oil separate.

Owners manual here:
http://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2011/02/04...ers-manual.pdf

...and a later version here:
http://ktm.kicks-ass.org/ktm/KTM_man...681%20BAVP.pdf

Rebuild thread here:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=653302

Kind of an obscenely huge shock:

As far as rebound damping is concerned, "mine goes up to 11."

Why not just make the dampening heavier on ten?

Airhead Wrangler · 12-07-2012, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houseoffubar

Why not just make the dampening heavier on ten?

"No, no, you don't understand... ours go to 11. That's... one more."

I just talked to racetech today and they finished the rebuild, but they did not change out the heim joints as they didn't have the size in stock. Does anyone know what size these use by chance so I can order them and have them shipped down? Anyone know a shop that stocks lots of old WP parts??

Houseoffubar · 12-07-2012, 01:57 PM

Where do you go when the road get really really rough???? 11 that's where! This one goes to 11!

Glad to see you have a bike to explore on, I know it was eating you up to be without your machine! This should help the days go by peacefully.

blaine.hale · 12-07-2012, 01:59 PM

You gotta think that someone at that company has seen that mocumentary and intentionally did that. There's just no other practical reasoning for it.

Airhead Wrangler · 12-07-2012, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaine.hale

You gotta think that someone at that company has seen that mocumentary and intentionally did that. There's just no other practical reasoning for it.

Compression damping only goes up to 7. 7-11, maybe a craps thing? Donno.

Whatever the case, anyone know where I can get my heim joints?

11-06-2012, 02:58 PM	#31
blaine.hale Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga Oddometer: 2,296	Turn it up to 11!!! __________________ 1974 BMW R90 /6 1968 Bultaco Matador MK3 1973 BMW R75 /5 Toaster LWB 1969 Bultaco Bandido MK2 2013 Husqvarna Terra TR650

11-18-2012, 03:03 PM	#32
Airhead Wrangler ^OP More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,127	New shoes for the for the GSPD. I was pleasantly surprised that enduro 3 saharas are a lot cheaper here than in the states - under $200US for a set. The MT60s that came on the bike had a little bit of tread left, but i didn't like how dried out and cracked they were so they got replaced. I took the bike out to the mountains for some dirt road exploring today and put another 200 miles on it. All went well, except the dirt roads really let me know that the shock and steering head bearings need attention badly. Lots of knocking. That'll be next on the list as soon as some relatives fly down for xmas and act as parts mules. Still some tread on the MT60s ...but these cracks aren't too reassuring and are a lot bigger with pressure in the tires. Work time... New shoes and my new favorite tire irons. Wow, these things make tire changes on tubeless rims a LOT easier. Not exactly travel size though. ...and out for a ride in the mountains today. __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

11-18-2012, 06:52 PM	#33
Stagehand +/- V TDSPP Joined: Oct 2004 Location: "Poughkeepsie?!?!" Oddometer: 19,949	AHh thats real nice. __________________ What to do... What to do...

11-19-2012, 04:37 AM	#35
chollo9 Screwed the Pooch Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Silk Hope, NC Oddometer: 496	Don't touch it, don't even look at it. __________________ If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough When you get knocked down you gotta get back up, I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I know enough, to know, If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough

12-05-2012, 09:18 PM	#39
Airhead Wrangler ^OP More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,127	I just shipped off the shock to racetech to get a full rebuild; new seals, bushings, heim joints, oil and maybe modify the reservoir cap to use a schraeder valve instead of just an allen bolt as a nitrogen fill port. They should have it done soon and shipped off to my parts mule... I mean... mother in law who's going to bring it down in a couple weeks along with oil filters, an air filter, new ignition wires, steering head bearings, a swingarm boot, a toolkit, and the necessary bits to rip out and plug up the pulse air system. In the next couple weeks while the thing's immobile I'll replace the fuel line, clean the carbs out, flush the fuel tank, as well as do some general investigative disassembly. I should have this thing ship shape before too long. __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

11-19-2012, 02:33 AM	#34
Clay Spinner Woodfire or Bust Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Dartmoor, UK Oddometer: 398	How does it feel when compared to your monolever? I'm thinking of weight,balance etc.

12-07-2012, 01:57 PM	#43
Houseoffubar fine beer sampler Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Bothell, Washington Oddometer: 1,534	Where do you go when the road get really really rough???? 11 that's where! This one goes to 11! Glad to see you have a bike to explore on, I know it was eating you up to be without your machine! This should help the days go by peacefully. __________________ Performance Welding Service 1978 R100/7 Build thread 1915 Boardtrack racer replica (Electric Powered) Lots of bicycles Hemp: The strongest natural fiber in the world, and the most nutritious plant on earth.....why is this illegal again?

12-07-2012, 01:59 PM	#44
blaine.hale Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga Oddometer: 2,296	You gotta think that someone at that company has seen that mocumentary and intentionally did that. There's just no other practical reasoning for it. __________________ 1974 BMW R90 /6 1968 Bultaco Matador MK3 1973 BMW R75 /5 Toaster LWB 1969 Bultaco Bandido MK2 2013 Husqvarna Terra TR650

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