Picking her up tomorrow...

Well tomorrow i will be picking up my first ktm 990 adventure r...I already plan on adding some form of panniers no idea soft or hard or what yet...i already ordered a little extra light in the form of a 6in dual led bar good for an extra 2160 lumens.





also gonna throw some more street friendly tires on for now.

Congratulations!!!! Good looking machine!!!

Nice bike.

Very Nice! You're going to love it! Congrats

Very cool. Corn-grats from Iowa.

I designed that DSM logo.

You must never remove it. It is a design of beauty and function.

Oh- I'm sure you'll find the suspension too tall for you, and you'll want to find a low-mileage standard bike with which to swap components. One in Southern California.

Sweet . . . Yes, we hope you have long legs. The Seat Concepts seat is awesome . . . But adds 2"

Have fun . . .

No, we hope your legs are short, and desperately need to lower the entire contraption.

I may know someone who'll be happy to facilitate

The bike is way too tall...but i shall not change it..

Oh, I'm sure you'll feel so much more comfortable with it just a bit lower. And think of the money you'll save by avoiding those pesky tip-overs...

Remember, I'm here for you....

LOL.............congrats!

Already had my first tip over so there a nice gentleman on a multistrada helped pick it up too..


With that said is it normal for the bars to moved back and forth (front and back) a little bit with bar risers?

No.

le sigh

What Risers? I have the Rox Risers and they are rock solid.

ITs not the risers that are moving...its the rubber bushings that the bars and the damper mount to that are flexing...

(the two that go through the top triple)

I'll take that 908 off your hands when you swap on new tires.

I'm just down the hill from you.

That kind of movement could be a couple of things. It could be that the bolts holding the bar mounts down to the triple tree could be loose. But, you usually feel that looseness when you move the bars left and right. The bolt that is closest to the key is really, really hard to tighten, so your prior owned might have messed with them while installing risers and not gotten both perfectly tight. Check that.

The second thing it could be is that the rubber bushings are worn out. My bike is an 05 with 34,000 on it, and the bushings are not worn out. However, CJRacer makes a solid mount because these do wear out: http://www.cjdesignsllc.com/products/ktm-solid-bar-mount-bushings/

And make sure that that bike has a sidestand relocator on it. The sidestand is mounted to the aluminum case at the factory, and it has to be moved off or you will crack your case on day, so make sure it either has a relocator or that you order one immediately. I bought mine from Black Dog Cycle Works, but there are other makers out there.

Congrats on the new bike.

Honestly if you help me change the tires you can have it...i already have new tires i just dont want to pay for them to be mounted.