The power of orange compels you!

[Slide Panda]

Got the front wheel tubelessified. 19+ oz saved. No leaks exposed on the soapy water test. We'll see how the pressure holds overnight. Going well so far.

Per the ADV rider gang a dose of gap filling CA glue was used to fill in the depressions and level stuff out more.

Hopefully I'll get the rear done tomorrow.

[Slide Panda]

Rear done with the help of a buddy. Seems my little compressor is good up too seating a front tire. Not so much for a rear. Had to borrow a buddies to get enough volume at pressure to seat the tire. Mine could never pump out enough.

So now we wait and see if the rear holds too.

Thoughts on the kit.
- doubled side sealer tape is harder to lay on straight than one would think.
- flattening the nipples and rim interior is a pain. Getting everything leveled off took a good bit of time. And the prep is important so you're spending time
- for a $ per ounce way to loose weight it's a great value. But if you're short on time or the tools then you're looking at Duke wheels on my bike.

[Slide Panda]

Ok, so I seriously do not recommend you guys convert to tubeless. The tickets and getting pulled over will not be worth it  

I still have to do the final math on the rear for the total weight loss between the tube and going to an all AL sprocket - but it feels like a picked up 100ccs and some bigger brakes. It's going to take some getting used to, it picks up noticeably quicker.

For the weight watchers. These numbers are from 17" wheels on a 690 (160 rear)

Totals so far are:
Front Wheel: -19.85 Oz.
Rear Wheel: -22.9 Oz.

Swapping from a 'Stealth' sprocket to an all AL one

Totals at that point are:
Front Wheel Assembly: -19.85 Oz.
Rear Wheel Assembly: -36.6 Oz.

With tires - Previous Pirelli Diablo 2, new Dunlop Q2 same sizes
Front wheel w/ tire: -11.25 Oz
Rear wheel w/tire: -46.5 Oz

[DanTheMan]

Sounds good SP, but after my weekend trip to Death Valley, i might just keep my tubes. If it wasnt for the ability to air down to 15psi, not sure how easy it would have been to make it through.

The 950SE belongs to Jammen and thats my sumo on the left. We had another 800gs with us and they both had DOT knobbies on front and DS on the rear. I was running Pilot powere front and back, and have to tell you, i only had one tip over where these two guys had multiple falls  . We expected the terrain to be washboard fire roads, but it was also sandy with many washouts and rocky which has been describes as "baby head" sized rocks. A little bit nuts and at one point we weren't 100% sure we were going to make it out of the Valley due to washed out roads and running out of water. Fun stuff, but would only return with proper knobbies and a true dirt bike.  All of these so called "adventure" bikes made it, but not as fun as it could have been.





Hot springs down below in the oasis


temp around 103


salt flats




Impassable? Nah!

Thats me getting tossed over my bike at 2:00
Starting to get sketchy..

And some washed out roads.
A hole was dug for us.

[Slide Panda]

I get to cheat since I've got the E. 17" go tubeless and I've got the 21/18 wheel set which will stay tubes - best a both worlds! This is my secret weapon for the track

Definitely benefits to smaller bikes in bad terrain. Everything I've seen, folks love the 800 and Super Enduro, until it gets real messy. Then they want a lighter bike 

BTW, your front rotor - it's this one yes?
Part #58409060200
http://www.ktm-parts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=38e7e2e589c649ad05e72f4d9f4e9579&Screen=PROD&Store_Code=K&Product_Code=58409060200

[DanTheMan]

I get to cheat since I've got the E. 17" go tubeless and I've got the 21/18 wheel set which will stay tubes - best a both worlds! This is my secret weapon for the track

Definitely benefits to smaller bikes in bad terrain. Everything I've seen, folks love the 800 and Super Enduro, until it gets real messy. Then they want a lighter bike 

BTW, your front rotor - it's this one yes?
Part #58409060200
http://www.ktm-parts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=38e7e2e589c649ad05e72f4d9f4e9579&Screen=PROD&Store_Code=K&Product_Code=58409060200

yeah i need the forks and everything else to convert to 690E specs. There was still about 5" of the front forks unused.

it came with the bike, but that looks like the same one. 

[Slide Panda]

Converting the SMC to the E will be a hassle. Top triples, a caliper relocation bracket, if you don't get the E brake set up and a couple other widgets. Totally do-able but it'll run you a few hours to do the swapping.

[Popeye the Sailor]

 

[zooom]

I guess we can put that in the same catagory as the Ducati Indiana...

[Slide Panda]

It's not orange... we deny it.

[zooom]

It's not orange... we deny it.

crap....someone will ready that and photchop it...watch!

[lethe]

not a real KTM, the seat looks way too comfortable

[Popeye the Sailor]

not a real KTM, the seat looks way too comfortable

Yes and you can change the oil.

Any of you lot actually know what KTM stands for (sans google)?

[zooom]

Any of you lot actually know what KTM stands for (sans google)?

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324738

[Monsterlover]

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