Buckster Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 19 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: if you run in technical deficulty...just remember...I'm always here for you... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 5 minutes ago, Pedro said: Can you comfortably work inside the steel garage or is it weather dependent? I will need to remove the end cans out of the garage but will do the rest of the job in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 My son's Exc 500 has a bad clutch slave ....they've been trying to find a rebuild kit to repair it...been sitting there with bits spread out on the floor for months now.....I had to put my foot down tonight and told them to order a new one from KTM...anyway the kit they were looking at doesn't have the piston in it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzak Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 46 minutes ago, Pedro said: Can you comfortably work inside the steel garage or is it weather dependent? The last steel garage he worked in had bars on the windows and a guy called Bubba. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 8 hours ago, Pedro said: Can you comfortably work inside the steel garage or is it weather dependent? Why did I just think of one of those portaloos falling over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Catteeclan said: Why did I just think of one of those portaloos falling over Personal experience no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 11 hours ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: My son's Exc 500 has a bad clutch slave ....they've been trying to find a rebuild kit to repair it...been sitting there with bits spread out on the floor for months now.....I had to put my foot down tonight and told them to order a new one from KTM...anyway the kit they were looking at doesn't have the piston in it... just replace with an Oberon slave, fit and forget. The KTM slaves cylinders are crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 24 minutes ago, boboneleg said: just replace with an Oberon slave, fit and forget. The KTM slaves cylinders are crap. Not sure if I can find those around here...I'll check.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 Beautiful evening so thought I would sit outside and do the bike. Strip down complete. This is the old and new axles. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 New axle fitted. New shocks, half inch longer than the originals. Fitted. Just have to tension the belt with the new much better axle adjusters that will no longer concern me unlike the kak half moon set up on the original and everything can go back together. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 11 minutes ago, Buckster said: New axle fitted. New shocks, half inch longer than the originals. Fitted. Just have to tension the belt with the new much better axle adjusters that will no longer concern me unlike the kak half moon set up on the original and everything can go back together. Did the shocks come all set up for you or do have a bit of tuning to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 12 minutes ago, Buckster said: New axle fitted. New shocks, half inch longer than the originals. Fitted. Just have to tension the belt with the new much better axle adjusters that will no longer concern me unlike the kak half moon set up on the original and everything can go back together. Did you resist taking it for a spin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 6 minutes ago, Pedro said: Did you resist taking it for a spin? Still putting it back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 2 hours ago, Buckster said: Beautiful evening so thought I would sit outside and do the bike. Strip down complete. This is the old and new axles. That axle shaft seems to be the deal...hate those half moon adjusters...think I got the same crap on the indian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Nope I was wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 Looks like I will have to finish it tomorrow, I need a 1 5/16 socket or 33mm to torque up the axle. The original is 36mm but the people who make the after market have obviously changed it, pretty sure I don’t have one, have just about everything else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 1 hour ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Did the shocks come all set up for you or do have a bit of tuning to do They have set them but I can fiddle with them, they have the spring rate and valving for my weight less a bit I guess as there is a little bit of preload on, I will try them as is and fiddle with them later if need be. Come with a nice little tool for setting preload. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 2 hours ago, Buckster said: half inch longer than the originals It’s like I can see the future! All good choices in this thread! Looking forward to hear about the result in handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Are you not putting your new wheels on at the same time or waiting until the tyres are shot on the originals ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 15 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Are you not putting your new wheels on at the same time or waiting until the tyres are shot on the originals ? Yeah waiting until the tyres are shot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 17/05/2024 at 17:59, Buckster said: Yeah waiting until the tyres are shot. What's the weather forecast looking for today ? Will you be doing a test run ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Well I took a run out to test the shocks on some roads that upset the bike usually, at first I thought the bike was a bit fidgety until I realised how fast I was going, I was cornering 10 to 20mph faster than I normally do along that route, the bike turns in easier and responds to body English easier. It is easier to change line mid corner as well and it tracks road imperfections less. In town it does not jar over potholes anymore. The only bad part is it has shown up the limits of the front end, I definitely need to soften the front a touch but even then I suspect I would benefit from more complex fork damping so am already thinking of Nitron fork cartridges. I will play with the damping on the shocks a little, I think it may benefit from a slight increase. Braking is also better and it seems more planted under acceleration when passing traffic. Going across Gullane golf course there are some uneven off camber corners that I normally take at 40mph, I glanced at the clock through there and I was doing 55 to 60mph. So first impressions are night and day. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 53 minutes ago, Buckster said: Well I took a run out to test the shocks on some roads that upset the bike usually, at first I thought the bike was a bit fidgety until I realised how fast I was going, I was cornering 10 to 20mph faster than I normally do along that route, the bike turns in easier and responds to body English easier. It is easier to change line mid corner as well and it tracks road imperfections less. In town it does not jar over potholes anymore. The only bad part is it has shown up the limits of the front end, I definitely need to soften the front a touch but even then I suspect I would benefit from more complex fork damping so am already thinking of Nitron fork cartridges. I will play with the damping on the shocks a little, I think it may benefit from a slight increase. Braking is also better and it seems more planted under acceleration when passing traffic. Going across Gullane golf course there are some uneven off camber corners that I normally take at 40mph, I glanced at the clock through there and I was doing 55 to 60mph. So first impressions are night and day. How much of that better balance do you think might come from just having it a little higher in the back than before? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 5 minutes ago, Pedro said: How much of that better balance do you think might come from just having it a little higher in the back than before? Virtually none of it, it’s all down to the damping. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 14 hours ago, Buckster said: Virtually none of it, it’s all down to the damping. Keep in mind your still riding a 1 ton barge and not a sport bike... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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