Bikes, builds and gear
Buying a bike is just the beginning of the project, and no bike will survive adventure enduro rides right off the production line. The two main design fundaments of the build were intertwined. One affects the other and vice versa. The final build is a delicate balance of terror between weight and endurance.
The obvious goal was to keep the bike as light as possible, which is easy with parts selection. The hard part is applying the same fundament to everything that goes on the bike.
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Getting properly lost. The Garmin Montana 600.
I finally settled on a GPS navigator. Or more in terms of which one to get. I ended up getting [...]
It’s here.
The wait is over and I just picked up my new ride from the incredibly friendly guys at Motokeidas. The [...]
New family
As I wrote in the Arctic trip report, I was starting to lean towards adventure riding. The lean has now [...]
Exhausted
Picked up my headers, collector and link pipes today. They were coated by Martelius Exhaust. Here's the site for all [...]
Rattle can yokes
First coat of primer. I wonder if the coat will crack when the clamps are eventually tightened.
Seat plan visualization
So here's a visualization of the side profile. I want the lines to somewhat echo the curves on the tank [...]
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I thought I was doomed…
I had a bit of a fright today, after the very first oil change at 32 km. Upon starting the [...]
The build continues
Spent this evening at the garage, bolting hard parts on the bike. The build page should be up by the end [...]
Breaking in the 500
After two days of wrenching in the garage, the bike finally saw the light of day in the from of [...]
KTM Powerparts
Mr. UPS just dropped by with a few parcels from Austria....now all I'm missing is the bike...
KTM 690 Adventurisation page updated
Over 40 000 km with the 690 without major issues! The KTM 690 Adventurisation page is just updated with the [...]