the Day you buy Pumpkins for Halloween or Samhain
29th of October,
the Day you buy Pumpkins for Halloween or Samhain
Bought myself a funny little pumplin and brought it home today
As usual I brought it to the workshop and first task, change all fluids. 525Sticker is a fake btw. |
The bike stood over a year at my Landlords Dealership and the oil looked acordingly |
the oil screens were fine, no debris |
the two filters removed |
and casing cleaned out |
chain guard aluminium surround had to go, no good if it bends. Without is better |
unfortunately the front rim has cracked |
so has the rear, but no biggy, my Landlord has plenty more wheels |
nasty little crack this is |
workshop is getting full now. Have to stop buying bikes .... :-( |
All cleaned, maintained and ready to go. |
except for the wheels that is. Btw. it is a 450EXC MY2004 |
AsI surely will have to pull the bike out of awkward situations I set about to fit some rescue straps |
Front and rear. I used an old tie down strap I had lying around |
same as I used on the Rally, where it cam handy hundreds of times |
I first tried to fit it so it would run over the seat too |
This way it would sit in front of the exhaust mount and would hold a bit better |
needed to get it thru the rear plastics. But it didn't fit well with the washers and screws |
so slipped it a bit backwards. Easier to get the plastics off this way and the wasgers wouldn't foul the seat or even damage the seat |
The front strap will be secured with these two screws |
like so ... |
nice and easy to reach in case I get stuck in a ditch |
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While waiting for the wheels to get new rims I installed neoprene Socks on the fork legs to protect the old Oilseals | ||
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Finally got the wheels back. New Rim on Front and complete new wheel on back |
It needs a new Brake Disc though, but I had a spare one ;-) |
to position the gear lever a bit higher a little gap needs to be put in |
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the gap is to avoid contact with the chain when switching gears up |
and yes, a new chain & sprocket set is on order ...... |
| Just back from the 2011 Edition of the Nikolausrally in France. Friend of mine brought with him a few things I had ordered in Germany and which had been posted to his Address. | New Front Mask, Lamp and Fender |
New Tank Scoops |
New Rear Plastics |
Looks close to brand new again |
Should make it easy to get it road registered again. After that the old scruffy Plastics will go back on |
Few final touches done ... |
Installed the front spindle puller |
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Also put on new Fork Protectors |
Nearly as new |
Fork Protection Stickers and new Hand Guards |
and the little KTM Fender Pack |
22 January 2012
Last thing for the Bi-Annual Road Test.
In Switzerland and Germany the EXC is restricted to 17PS (16.8BHP)
This is done with a special screw that limits the movement of the slide in the carb.
Clean with Brakecleaner and Air, remove the two screws |
tilt the carb a bit for better access |
remove the Hex Screw that holds the slide to the lever |
and replace it with the special screw |
More to come ....
