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Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
-Christian LRRS/CCS HasBeen ECK Racing
2011 Pit Bike Race CHAMPION!
Cause some generous soul decided it wanted a new home where it would be loved and cared for.
It's needing a lot at this point. All the brakes need to be rebuilt. Throttle cable is frozen. Carbs need to be rebuilt. Transmission won't shift. All the things you'd expect for sitting untouched for 10+ years. BUT, it has a good EBC floating rotor up front and a Fox shock out back. So hey, why not?
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2016 BMW S1000XR
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
Hmm...what keeps the transmission from shifting?
Probably corrosion on the shifter cogs or something. No idea. We'll open it up and take a look.
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2016 BMW S1000XR
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
Gas it is then!
Agreed, splitting is a PITA
You are usually the first one to tell me - sell it and put it into a better bike...then send me the shock and the brake setup
is it like the EX250 where it wont shift unless the back wheel is moving? When i first got the 2fiddy it would go into first and that was it. I read up and found it had
a 'feature' that wouldn't allow you to shift anywhere but neutral unless you were moving. If you part it out wanna sell the rear shock?
That’s Kawasaki’s “Positive Neutral Finder” - if you’re stopped, you can only shift between first and neutral, can’t shift up into second.
No, that isn't the case. First thing I tried is rocking the wheel while trying to shift. Shifting internals are locked up.
In other news, while at the TTD event in Thompson yesterday/Sunday, what comes rolling through tech? BOTH of my old EX500 racebikes. Guy riding my old A bike was doing great in Blue too!
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2016 BMW S1000XR
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
Ya guys I am pretty sure Iglu knows how to rock a bike back and forth
Cool to see your old bikes back out there! Can’t kill some of these bikes
Did you offer to trade him
That is by far the best looking EX I’ve ever seen.
I went to MMI I know what Im doing here chief
Riding into the danger zoneeeee
Yeah, 4ish months?
I have a parking spot for my truck and moved to the burbs so the Ninja is street leisure duty now instead of commuter. Some days I actually cycle to work...like on a bicycle
Every “first” ride I keep her at 7-8k cruising just to get the darn thing to move but after you get used to it, she is very adequate for cruise duty
2020 more day rides, and hopefully a solo overnighter and/or hopefully a camp night off the bike
And maybe, just maybe a track day!?!? I dunno
Last edited by breakdirt916; 01-11-20 at 12:29 AM.
first off - I missed this:
SO RAD.
the links, the emulators w' higher rate springs, dirt bike handlebars, and all for $1,500 !? If it was local I'd totally hit it!!
220ish miles
this bike is more than enough for the street...has enough power to get ahead of cars...cruise at 80-90mph...and pass people on the freeway
small, nimble, and doesn't overheat in stop-and-go coastal cruises through beach areas
the only issue I had was sore tush on the hot spots
even w' 30-40 min stops, butt stretches, and band exercises, after 130ish miles I was moving around a lot on the seat to be comfortable...time to install the corbin
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Yeah, but how is it as a trackday bike?
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2016 BMW S1000XR
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
dammit
2021
I already talked to a mechanic that races the 250's and he is willing to get the 500R track ready...he said new chain/sprockets/carb clean/tires at a minimum. So I may consider hitting tracks once I burn my current wear items, then put fresh front/rear tires that are actually sticky (not shinkos)...then *just* use it for track days (no street in between) until those components wear out.
but low key, I am more excited about the low/mid range cylinder port job that's being done at millennium on the YZ250 right now, go -1/+2, and maybe a FWW and/or 36mm Keihin carb for the YZ for 2020...plus I have some 90/10 tires that I'd like to try at the flat track...and I haven't been to sumo in years...and spring/fall are the perfect temps for touring rides...so ya...too much riding to do, not enough time.
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for the next long ride...
just needed to swap the brackets w' 4 screws
tried a Corbin on my first street bike ('89 Ninja 600R) years ago and thought it was at least better than stock
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Be prepared for a LONG break in time before distance on that seat is comfy.
alright, next ride coming up soon...roughly 200ish miles (?) up through Big Bear
goal is to get these done + YZ stuff on the one day off it's not-raining:
-cruise control
-GoPro chin mount (ProShotCam)
-Add-a-fuse + phone charger
-LED brake light on top case
-rim reflectors
dunno which cruise control is best...just googled ex500.com and "Vista Cruise Control" popped up...$30ish, ordered up w' the add a fuse, auto charger, and 12V receptacle
next longer(ish) ride will be to Vegas and back....then by fall, when it cools off again, I'd like to do some touring starting from the Vegas area
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