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« Reply #1920 on: December 12, 2018, 03:33:08 PM » |
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I did my back to back this morning while dodging rain showers. Limited rides but still. The Husky isn't slow but it's not going to win any drag races. The KTM is a full on hot rod out of control beast that is just civilized enough to be on the road. It just doesn't like anything slow, in sport mode anyway. Both handle very well but just differently. Both on the borderline of being obnoxiously loud. Hmmmmm................
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« Reply #1921 on: December 13, 2018, 10:58:44 PM » |
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Is that "Hmmmmm" the thought of going over the line into obnoxious territory? Every now & then I forget how loud, how really crazy earsplitting loud, they are with the baffles out. Lasts only one ride and the baffles go back in. Remember that the internal packing keeps going away over time so that every time the baffle comes out it is louder than before. Take my word for it that with the open intakes and the aftermarket exhausts neither of these bikes is anything close to unobtrusive. Both are louder than the old 900 Monster or the 848. ............. OK, maybe not louder than the Monster but not any less loud either |
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« Reply #1922 on: December 24, 2018, 10:51:54 PM » |
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Merry Christmas Ya'll
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« Reply #1923 on: December 25, 2018, 07:27:12 AM » |
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Merry Christmas indeed  |
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« Reply #1924 on: July 04, 2019, 10:20:13 AM » |
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RIP Carlin Dunne...
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« Reply #1925 on: July 04, 2019, 10:29:55 PM » |
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RIP Carlin Dunne...
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« Reply #1926 on: July 13, 2019, 06:57:15 PM » |
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Dang! Got the very last issue of Motorcyclist today.  |
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« Reply #1927 on: July 14, 2019, 10:21:12 AM » |
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Dang! Got the very last issue of Motorcyclist today. So sad...Motorcyclist, Sport Bike, Cycle, Cycle Guide they're all gone...  With, I predict, Cycle World soon to follow... |
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« Reply #1928 on: August 11, 2019, 07:16:17 PM » |
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« Reply #1929 on: August 12, 2019, 10:01:44 AM » |
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Probably the best issue since they went to the new format... |
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« Reply #1930 on: October 01, 2019, 11:36:46 PM » |
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The 701 is almost ready to go again, with luck.   |
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« Reply #1931 on: October 02, 2019, 09:16:33 AM » |
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The 701 is almost ready to go again, with luck. What was it down for? |
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« Reply #1932 on: October 02, 2019, 10:21:20 PM » |
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What was it down for?
Cam chain tensioner. |
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« Reply #1933 on: October 03, 2019, 10:17:13 AM » |
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Cam chain tensioner.
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« Reply #1934 on: October 05, 2019, 12:29:32 AM » |
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Already? It's a thing. Clutch slave, chain tensioner...... I expect the countershaft sprocket seal oil leak next.................. |
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori. Good people drink good beer. Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.
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