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Have the bike almost back together by now but will write some about the problems I had during the rebuild. The teardown can be found here. Part of this rebuild taking so long has been that I ordered parts from all over the world to save money and finding good prices and shipping took longer . . . → Read More: Honda XR 400 Engine Rebuild Problems So after last summers engine failure on the Honda XR 400 I have been working most of the winter and cause of trouble getting parts and some setbacks it has taken a lot longer then I would have like getting it back together. So when it came to the cam axle the auto decompressor feels . . . → Read More: Honda XR 400 Automatic Decompressor Removal On the new KTM 990R Adventure I wanted to add an oil pressure gauge. After some searching around I choose to go with a mechanical dial gauge. Have seen nice solutions with an oil pressure gauge mounted in the front fairing but that would be hard with a mechanical gauge to have a hose connected . . . → Read More: KTM Adventure Oil Pressure Gauge Installation With the CPR trio there is some space for a compressor under the Snap-out bracket: And beside the headlight there is room enough for the horn: Clear hose is the for horns, braided hose seen is for the oil pressure gauge installation: Some foam and zip ties to fasten the pump: . . . → Read More: KTM 990R Adventure Air Horn Installation 
So bought this a couple of years ago since I was able to get it at a good price complete with an upper triple clamp for the KTM 950 Adventure. It was time to give it an oil change. All clean and ready to work on: Removed cap and indicator, needed a screwdriver to . . . → Read More: Scotts Steering Damper Oil Change So for the 990R I choose to go with the CPR Trio. Did not properly install the Dog House in the previous post but had it in place with the clamps that came with it: But once getting the tanks on they are tight against the frame and squeezes the clamps, and that style . . . → Read More: CPR “Snap-Out” Dog House So a little before leaving for Russia I had to go pick up my dad since the XR 400 had died on him. Since there was no compression the engine needed to come out, took plenty of pictures to be able to get it back together, especially on the electrical connectors and cable routing: . . . → Read More: Honda XR 400 Engine Failure Dissasembly Haven´t had the time to keep up with this website as well as I would have liked. But have started digging into the XR400 engine that had a toasted piston, more on that later. And started setting up the new 990R Adventure. One of the items I really wanted to have easier was the air . . . → Read More: CPR Trio Installation Cause of some issues with the Pyndon Syndrome and the gearbox starting to act up every now and then I have started the question how much longer the KTM 950 Adventure will survive. So took the plunge and bought a leftover 2011 KTM 990 Adventure R: Also have the first video from Russa this . . . → Read More: Brand new KTM 990 Adventure R Was hoping to be able to post more while traveling but limited internet and not enough time made it hard. Did two quick posts earlier but this will be the full story about Russia and getting there and out, we also traveled some in Norway but that will be another post. First I will introduce . . . → Read More: Russia 2013 The Full Story |
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