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  1. Bill the Bong

    Speedometer phone app recommendation

    At Upington we need to use perforated foil for the heat. Seems to work even better
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    Speedometer phone app recommendation

    This is a plus. Now somebody in china can’t spy on you while riding
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    Ktm 690 enduro - connecting info

    Charcoal evap cannister for US bikes. But I’m not wearing my glasses😵
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    F850gs - poor throttle response

    Somebody is gonna say sumtin bout a Booooosterplug
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    Ktm 690 enduro - electrical issue

    Measure the voltage between the battery pos and the frame, sommer a footpeg
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    KTM Virgin ...

    Dis onwys om n pub in die donker te verlaat
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    KTM Virgin ...

    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
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    'Dropped valve', is this common and what next?

    Most ‘dropped valves’ in bikes I have had the pleasure of repairing or just stripping to quite, have actually been conrod big end bearing failures and the extra movement caused the piston and some of the valves to meet. Although anything is potentially repairable, I will not personally pay for...
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Thanks for the incomplete quote
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    I’ve recently had a 350 in with a failed oil pump. The oil jets were not supplied any pressurised oil, only lubrication to the head was splash lubrication from the cam chain. They realised there was a problem as the bike would die after idling for a while. Turns out that it would size, as the...
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    Going forward Petrol or Diesel.

    With a bakkie, there’s basically no other opsion than diesel. For a car, petrol
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    For Sale TuneECU

    TuneECU cable and software for 690/990 and Triumph I believe. Software support for the KTMs has stopped, so getting tricky to get a download. This comes with the software on a CD. I used it on a couple if 990s, a 690 and a very early 1190. As I see as many 1290s as 990s, I needed to go a...
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