Maintenance
Adding a luggage rack on the Transalp
So after some research on the available luggage racks for the Transalp we decided to save some time and ordered a FIVE STARS Side Rack Systems from the German site Louis. But it didn’t really fit super nicely, spacers too short and holes were not lining up: Contacted Louis and complained some and they sent … Continue reading
H.I.D Xenon lights
Another old modification I have done. Was an impulse purchase since the British pound was low and I ordered other stuff and threw in H.I.D lights for both low and high beam. All dual sport bike should have good lights! A large punch to open the rubber covers: A custom bracket out of thin aluminum … Continue reading
Rear Homemade Aluminum Tank
This I worked with early 2009 during the winter. Got some good help with problems I had on advrider. Had the rear spring out and had pulled the rear wheel up to see that I still could use the full suspension length and worked with cardboard to see what I could do: Some bending and … Continue reading
Side stand relocation for the KTM 950 Adventure
Since its winter and cold ill add some of the old modifications I have made to the bike. Enough posts on advrider about cracked engine cases to make me worried, so I decided to do a 950 side stand relocation.. First went with the bracket welded to the frame: But since I didn’t have any … Continue reading
Fat Foot for the KTM 950 Adventure
Since its winter and cold ill add some of the old modifications I have made to the bike. Started with a template in cardboard then cut out the pieces from some scrap aluminum and had it welded. Made a small notch in the stand with a bolt to stop it from rotating and a hole … Continue reading