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I do remember the bog issue with my bike as well. From what I can remember, I went down to the local Honda dealership and bought the complete accelerator pump assembly for a CRF450R. I believe, it cost a whopping $19.00. Kinda cheap for a Honda part (although it is genuine Keihin). Back in '04, that...

I got an '04 450exc, not plated and only set up for Colorado goat trails with 43 hours on it. Ok, in no certain order here's my take on it. On the '04 bikes, ktm changed the rear shock spring to a straight wound from the '03's progressive wound. From riding an '03, the rear suspension could take a b...

Harvey, If I think you're who I think you are. I last rode with you on 06/19/04 up to Atchinson. The ride was led by dhamphill. I believe, you were on your white 620. Met donnie there, too. He was called up from the back of the pack to check out how deep a water hole was. I had a flat on my 640adv a...

Getting back to Speed Tech; here's what I know 'bout the owner. His name is Dennis Burnett and works at his dad's shop, Burnett Repair. I became aware of his bike suspension business thru a coworker, who's an avid trials bike competitor. Also, the old Jim's Import yamaha shop took their fork busines...

I've run a d606 backwards [inadvertantly] and it worked better in sand so, I did that on a karoo front as well. Worked good, too. I believe that directional thing may have greater effect when doing something like a ton or over the tires speed rating, anyway.

In the Wichita area, you might try Speed Tech at 316-262-7223. The guy's been doing shocks and forks as long as I can remember. He's done three of my CO riding buddie's shocks and forks, recently. I'm about to have my forks and shock on the 2002 ktm 640adv R&R there, soon.

Wil

My onboard tool kits usually consist of three tire irons, one a 10" spoon and two 8" enduro size. They're also what I use in the garage. From what I've experienced, three works good for me. If you need more, you're probably doing something wrong. I wouldn't say there's a secret to changing motorcycl...

Hey ajayhawkfan, if you're considering a balancer, you might check out what bmw has listed in the latest service manual on cd. I believe it's dated 02/07. Looks like they got everything a guy would need to change out tires on a r1200gs. Anyway, our bikes have 5 hole wheels with a big hole in the mid...

I know what you mean ... Surely them tire manufacturers can make a knobby last 10,000 miles on a big d/s. It's a racket for sure. Getting back to the tire selection thing; my 950se came with karoo(T)'s and the rear tire lasted some 1400 miles ... and that was babying it. I didn't like the rear but, ...

My bike was burning oil at an alarming rate but, it seems to have stopped since I put mobile1 15w-50 extended life oil in it. [For you none beemer guys, they do use car oil since the motor's more like a car's instead of a motorycycle's ... mainly no wet clutch.] I'm gonna change oil every 6000 miles...

Got a 2007 R1200gs Adv myself. Ordered it with tkc80s and picked it up last November at MAP in Wichita. The original rear tire lasted 3500 miles which, was used on 80% tarmac and 20% flint hills dirt roads. The bike now has 5600 miles and the front tire probably has another couple of thousand miles ...