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  1. Bill the Bong

    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Maar jy het self n nuwe tensioner ingesit? Wie het die laaste valve clearance gestel?
  2. Bill the Bong

    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Het jy shims uit n kit (soos Hotcams, etc) gebruik? Dis moontlik om een uit n kit te gebruik wat onder die retainer gaan. KTM se parts finder sal die minimum shim wys. Indien wel, kan jy die shim grootte onthou?
  3. Bill the Bong

    F800gs 2013 slip on exhaust!

    Don’t go too loud. I had an Akra on mine, the stuff like the Bossons and the other cheap options were too loud. No - no performance increase Yes - it doesn’t feel like you are riding a sewing machine No, as there’s no performance increase
  4. Bill the Bong

    How do you have your nuts?

    Plak die gaatjies toe met duct tape
  5. Bill the Bong

    How do you have your nuts?

    I have elongated holes in my rims and I have rubber gaiters over the stems that cover the hole. No nuts, only valve caps
  6. Bill the Bong

    2012 F800gs Crash bar and Bash plate

    https://wilddog.net.za/threads/f800gs-protection-combo.282664/ So, bashplate, crashbars, carbon fibre screen, tooltube that looks like its missing 1 bolting point
  7. Bill the Bong

    2012 F800gs Crash bar and Bash plate

    I think I might still have a bashplate, crashbars and carbonfibre screen for a F8GS. I ran an ad a couple of months ago
  8. Bill the Bong

    Speedometer phone app recommendation

    At Upington we need to use perforated foil for the heat. Seems to work even better
  9. Bill the Bong

    Speedometer phone app recommendation

    This is a plus. Now somebody in china can’t spy on you while riding
  10. Bill the Bong

    Ktm 690 enduro - connecting info

    Charcoal evap cannister for US bikes. But I’m not wearing my glasses😵
  11. Bill the Bong

    F850gs - poor throttle response

    Somebody is gonna say sumtin bout a Booooosterplug
  12. Bill the Bong

    Ktm 690 enduro - electrical issue

    Measure the voltage between the battery pos and the frame, sommer a footpeg
  13. Bill the Bong

    KTM Virgin ...

    Dis onwys om n pub in die donker te verlaat
  14. Bill the Bong

    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.
  15. Bill the Bong

    '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...
  16. Bill the Bong

    Cam Wear. Any examples in SA?

    Thanks for the incomplete quote
  17. Bill the Bong

    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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