KTM Super Twins Forum

These bikes are pretty fickle when it comes to batteries and I recently had similar issues with a [then] 16 month old battery. All the usual checking and fiddling, followed by giving up and 'jump starting' from one of those new fangled power bank things. IN the end I gave up and replaced the battery...

How old is the battery - these things don't like 'old ones' ...

Not expensive to replace - they do go with time and it's worth replacing as soon as possible.

Try page 1 of this thread, were the maps and full descriptions are listed ... have a look what's similar and give a map a go for a few rides - the case of downloading / use mean that you can try a few before settling on the one you find to be best.17,19, 20 might work but they're designed for the RC...

Normally there is a sure in there - when fitting the Scottoiler, the screw is removed and replaced by that spigot ... you'll have to fit a rubber cap over it or replace with a screw, which I think is Product Number: 61036023100
[Vacuum Conection 2006].

Nick

Agreed with you ... go for the "fuck it" option !

Yes indeed - perfectly normal. And they certainly get a bit whiffy, especially if you store the bike in a garage ...

Thank you kindly.

(Map 10 has always worked pretty well, so was 'just wondering').

Cheers!

Hong Kong's 'standard' petrol is 98 RON, so would that mean adding 1-2% to the F Trim? Anybody had experience with this and can comment on the differences between 1% and 2%.

Thanks very much!

Take the loss and get new ones on there before they rip themselves to shreds!

And you with them ...

Doesn't look too good - I'd suggest simply changing to an Oberon, especially as you're halfway through the job, simply by removing that rusty thing !

I'd suggest NOT OKAY - the rubber in the tires dries out over time. This can lead to cracking, greater stress on the tyre’s infrastructure and “catastrophic failure.”

Any doubts, just change it -I did and I certainly don't regret it !

Good luck!

Yes, everything needs changing and the tyres too .. .they'll be 5 years old, not used, bike resting on one spot for 5 years, so they'll be fooked!

Then enjoy the thing!

Good luck!

Seen it do this when the battery is low ... usually after a period of inactivity and it takes a few turns to get going.

Which doesn't mean that something else is wrong with mine but it goes away after a couple of normal runs.

Nick

I think you'll find - based on my own experiences and from other postings here - that the bike is hard to move when in gear and the clutch is pulled in. "That's the way they are, Sir!", apparently! I have the Oberon slave installed too - I tend to feel a bit of a jump forward when engaging...

Yep, the original battery is a Yuasa ... once it's shagged, it's shagged! It will appear fully charged if charged using an Optimate but it won't start the bike. It won't even start if jumped from a car battery. This happened to me recently and a new battery cured it.

... top of the TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS page ... (where you posted this query) ... click on http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3770 ... everything you need is there. You will find that everything is very much trial and error in so much that what seems to fit your bike doesn't always work pe...

Sorry - can't help with the part number. HOWEVER, just sharing what I was told when I bought a rear Renthal [gold] sprocket and DID chain ... the guy at the parts centre recommended sticking with the OEM sprocket because it was damped (those rubber bits that make it ugly!) and that a considerable nu...

If you're lucky then it might be crap / rust on the brake disc(s) that can be cleaned / brushed off. However, it's quite likely that one or both brake discs are warped and will need replacing, which is somewhere around the GBP 240 mark ...

At least that's what I think ...

Nick