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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Muddy bike
The bike is still pretty muddy after our Fall ride in the Baltic states this October. Lots of cleaning ahead....Anyhow, [...]
The strip down continues
Day 2 finished. Oil drained, collector, oil cooler and fan, lamp, clocks, downpipes and front fender out. I was a [...]
Taking it apart
After removing the fairings I found some pretty funky wiring in the tail. Apparently it's of French origin. Something needs [...]
The K4 project begins
A friend made me an offer I couldn't refuse and I ended up with this: Fond as I am of [...]
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Black tape and heat.
I finally got around to getting some of the preventive work done on the KTM. Most of the wiring is [...]
An awakening and a near miss.
I finally got around to giving the 14 some attention. I decided to bin the mischievous HID. Well not bin [...]
Essentials.
Mr. DHL and Mr. Postman dropped by today with some new stuff for the KTM: The Adventure Spec Magadan panniers, [...]
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 [...]
The second ride. A futile search for gravel.
I headed out west from the city. Obviously the farmers are well off there as there's really not a lot [...]
First ride
I was super stoked to finally get geared up and ride it properly. I rode a few km on tarmac [...]