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    Bros what do we do against the taxi problem???

    I've never seen women in fancy SUV's deliberately drive on the wrong side of the road, or down one way streets forcing other road users out of the way.
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    Bros what do we do against the taxi problem???

    I tend to drive into them with my Jeep. I've can-opened a couple that way. Fuck em. I give them all as much shit as I possibly can, at all times.
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    Learning how to wheelie ("Wheelie school")

    Buy 1290. Wheelies kinda take care of themselves at that point:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: But for real, I find clutch in 2nd is much better than using power in any gear. It's more reliable and predictable whereas you kinda have to roll OFF on the powerwheelie as the front comes up....otherwise it...
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    F800gs on Ranger double cab?

    I took my 1290 on the back of my Supercab. Straight with back wheel juuuuuust on the tailgate (but mainly on the hinged part so very little weight on the gat itself. Diagonal will fit a bit better for sure.
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    I love my Norden, but dunno how long I'll keep it out of warranty.
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    Guess who I just bumped into ?...............Noraly

    Man, I think she got used to that KTM in Madagascar....Ever since coming back she was riding waaaaaay quicker than she usually did on the Honda. I was thinking she should get that bike stood up ASAP before the pain really kicked in and then at least she'd have a chance to limp herself back to...
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Jeeeeez man, only saw this now. That's hectic.
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Yeh. It just never seemed to cause much issue on the Vtwins. My 990 sounded kak, both 1190s sounded kak, and the 1290 sounded kak. But no major issues on any of em.
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Yeh but to be fair the VTwins also sound like old tractors on startup :LOL:
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    All the KTM Vtwins are dry sump, even the 950 I think, but definitely from 990 up. They have an oil "tank" at the front of the motor and no sump. Th parallel twins have a conventional sump setup.
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Mine sometimes sounds horrendous on a really cold start up. Shit dude!!! Good luck!!!
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Small observation from my side.... Anybody know which side of the sump the oil pickup is? I've noticed my Norden is much quieter on startup, and pretty much never gets the very brief "low oil pressure" warning if I start it on the centre stand. I only get the low oil pressure warning if...
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    Difficult to select 1st from neutral

    Might be a combination of the freeplay, and how far your lever is set from the bars meaning it's not disengaging the cluthc completely with how far you're pulling it? Maybe keep the freeplay the same, but set the lever further out from the bars a bit and then pull and see.
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    Thingamajobbie to make clutch easier for 890

    Yeh I'm very aware of NOT slipping the clutch too much now that I have it. I also find playing with the angle and amount of cable play at the "slave" lever itself can dramatically alter how soft/hard the pull is. If you get it wrong you got al the negatives with barely any reduction in pull...
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    2023 890 Adventure R accessories

    Does it change the look of the screen much? I was always worried about scratches but if it' anything like the 1290 screen, it's tough as nails.
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    ROAD CONDITION INFO

    Oh and Clarens- Reitz -Frankfort is all good.
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    ROAD CONDITION INFO

    Did Winterton/Bergville, Oliviershoek-Clarens about a month ago. A little pothole hear and there and very small section of roadworks on the Oliviershoek twisties but otherwise nothing jumped out at me. There's a section near the Amphitheatre Backpakers where there's a bit of a dip/bump in the...
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    One thing I did find is the 890 has wider finger followers which should help reduce the pressure on the cams slightly. And they are cheaper than the old 790 parts and interchangeable. But there are still failures happening on the 890s as well.
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    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    There are so many theories because there are so many instances of this now. The Internet obviously amplifies the failures, but the fact that there's a whole FB group about it.....Yeh. And if you ask a KTM dealer about it you'll ikely get the "Oh we haven't heard of any failed cams here" even...
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