Safety Wiring Grips Grips are a consumable item, they wear out over time and need replacing. Sometimes the handlebar needs to be replaced, either though bending in a crash, or change in preference in the bend. Your current grips would need to be either transferred to a new bar, or replaced. I always replace them. … [Read more…]
State of the Garage Address – 1 January 2017 Today is January 1st 2017, the first day of a new year. I have always found the start of a year to be a good time to pause and take stock on the operational state of my fleet. Last year started with the smallest fleet in … [Read more…]
Alex Martens at Konflict Motorsports is a suspension wizard, there is no other way to put it. I normally do all of my own maintenance, I’ve split the cases on my LC8 to repair a transmission issue no problem. I’ve replaced more fork seals than I care to count over the years. Beyond that, even knowing … [Read more…]
Author’s note: This was penned a few weeks back, so forgive the incorrect timeline. The Touratech Rally West has already come and gone, I was busy and didn’t get this posted in a timely fashion… It is that time of year again, the Touratech Rally West looms on the calendar. Normally these five or six weeks … [Read more…]
2016 Stumpjumper Desert 100 Countdown 6 Days to Go Less than a week until race day. The window on rush ordering parts and shaking down the bike is rapidly closing. Tuesday night the engine was hung into the frame. The rest of the week flew by too fast, and without any more work completed. Sunday … [Read more…]
2016 Stumpjumper Desert 100 Countdown 13 Days to Go Less than two weeks to go until race day, and a few days less than that before I head out. Things are starting to move along. Today my box of part arrived, and shortly after that I received the call that my engine was ready for … [Read more…]
2016 Stumpjumper Desert 100 Countdown 17 Days to Go It is that time of year again, the Stumpjumper Desert 100 race weekend is closing fast. I plan to race my mighty KTM 950 Adventure for a third year in a row. My first attempt saw a 2nd place finish in the Adventure Bike class, and … [Read more…]
Because Racebike… A while back my buddies Adam and Jason were hanging out in my garage with me to preform a valve check and adjustment on Adam’s KTM 990 Adventure. I have experience doing this job on my own KTM 950 Adventure, and have the special factory tools and shim set, as well as a … [Read more…]