i thought the bike was working but now i'm stuck in L.A.
i'm at a buddy's place, but he has to take off and i need to get 3 hours north.
i don't really have the tools I need to work on it. It might be the battery and it might be the charging system.
Bike is an 02 KTM 640 adventure.
I realize this is a bit late in the day, but any help would be appreciated.
Where are you at specifically?
Or just give me a call..... # below...
Current status...I need to get the bike to Reseda. And me back to studio city afterwards.
I'll buy you a beer or 2 and buy you a tank of gas.
dang...i no longer havea truck
Get it handled?
Bike transport to Valley Desmo arranged.
Quote from: Speeddog on May 26, 2014, 09:40:14 PM
Bike transport to Valley Desmo arranged.
You're a prince! [thumbsup]
Quote from: Speeddog on May 26, 2014, 09:40:14 PM
Bike transport to Valley Desmo arranged.
Cool. I didn't see this until late. Was preparing the Tacoma to delve into that shithole we call LA County. [puke]
I was just coming here to say I got the transport arranged.
as a bonus I will get to meet Speeddog!
Quote from: hbliam on May 26, 2014, 09:58:58 PM
Cool. I didn't see this until late. Was preparing the Tacoma to delve into that shithole we call LA County. [puke]
Thanks for thinking of me!
Quote from: Curmudgeon on May 26, 2014, 09:58:26 PM
You're a prince! [thumbsup]
And I was coming here to say not so fast, Knight arranged it. :P
My go-to Towing Guy is suffering truck malfunction, and #2 was way too far away.
Thanks, Nick!
I'm on my way home in a few minutes
Some sprucing up of dodgy wiring and a new battery appears to have done the trick.
Charging system seems a bit lazy, so fingers crossed.
If he makes it home, then I'll count it as battle won.
We'll see if the war is won as well....
The new ground wire is frying. Bike starts to run but then doesn't catch.
Going over the wires again. [bang]
Mmmm... all is not well in KTM land.
Let me know what your weekend plan is.
Quote from: Speeddog on May 29, 2014, 10:46:11 PM
Mmmm... all is not well in KTM land.
Let me know what your weekend plan is.
I'm driving down.
More than an electrical issue surfaced. Something internal seems to have died a horrid death.
In case you missed this...
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=53746.msg1231490#msg1231490 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=53746.msg1231490#msg1231490)
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=53746.msg1235675#msg1235675 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=53746.msg1235675#msg1235675)
???
Quote from: ducpainter on May 30, 2014, 09:54:56 AM
???
I missed your post, didn't see there was a page 2. [laugh]
I still stand by my ??? in response to Knight's post of an internal horrid death.
Could be the malady that the architect's bike suffered, I spose. :(
Quote from: Speeddog on May 30, 2014, 10:05:35 AM
I missed your post, didn't see there was a page 2. [laugh]
I still stand by my ??? in response to Knight's post of an internal horrid death.
Could be the malady that the architect's bike suffered, I spose. :(
I'm just connecting dots...
wimpy charging...crunching noises...no start.
Coincidence?
Quote from: ducpainter on May 30, 2014, 10:09:08 AM
I'm just connecting dots...
wimpy charging...crunching noises...no start.
Coincidence?
Yep, that's basically what I was thinking, though I didn't havespecific parts in mind. Just that area