What did you do to your bike today?

MowyTone · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:47

TallPaul_S said:
Not keen on the holes drilled into swingarm...

Depends on how its done. If it's done in a certain way it can work without weakening the swingarm.

This is a practice on track cars

edit: ah they are not countersunk holes - looks like its just a custom swingarm

Freeman · 23 Oct 2015 at 16:52

Hmm, what did I do on my bike today? Oh yeah I stripped the rear brake pad pin so now I can't get the pads out.

Kreeeee · 23 Oct 2015 at 17:02

Tested out my gimbal, froze my balls in this weather, and then packed her away for winter.

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 18:06

Changed the front master cylinder, bleeded the system successfully and still no braking. The pistons won't even come out, so I'm guessing the seals need replacing?

How hard would that be? The bike is in the workshop, but they won't start on it till late monday-tuesday as two of the mechanics are on holdiay...

Edit:

My mate just told me that his alternator in the bike died, its a SD990. He was laughing at my KTM breaking and now his broke.... lol

wazza300 · 23 Oct 2015 at 18:19

seals are ok or it would be leaking fluid

u sure you bled all the air out

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 18:29

wazza300 said:
seals are ok or it would be leaking fluid

u sure you bled all the air out

Yes, no air was coming out. I bought a special bleeding valve, no air was coming out. I spent 30 minutes bleeding the brakes...

wazza300 · 23 Oct 2015 at 18:45

it wont be the seals,it will be trapped air somewhere in the system if its not pushing the pistons at all

you kept the reservoir topped up all the time you bled them?

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 18:52

wazza300 said:
it wont be the seals,it will be trapped air somewhere in the system if its not pushing the pistons at all

you kept the reservoir topped up all the time you bled them?

Yes I have, there were bubble coming out from the reservoir. But in the bleed valve I didn't see any bubbles...

But I topped it up regularly with Dot 4 (you can use Dot 3 or Dot 4 on my bike) and nothing.

The bike is at the mechanics at the moment, but they won't start till Tuesday on it. I'm thinking whenever I should try to bleed it again, but I doubt that'll work. The new mastercylinder on the other hand works like butter compared to the old one.

Captain · 23 Oct 2015 at 19:21

All these problems suck IC3

Was your bike from a dealer or private sale?

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 19:41

Private, I'm repairing it and will only use it to commute till it sells. I won't touch KTM again, I've had enough of it... My mates KTM is borken now too, his dad's SD1290 is on warranty.

To much coincidences, to me it just looks like KTM has really bad quality control or is cheaping out on stuff. I'm looking finance now, will buy a brand new bike. MT-07 or CBR650F, I won't keep it under a blanket though and still ride it in winter.

Edit:

I can't blame the previous owner though, I've done over 2000 miles since first problem developed, 2nd problem developed after 2,500 miles...

Craig321 · 23 Oct 2015 at 19:45

I have heard KTMs aren't the best quality bikes

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 19:55

They aren't indeed, I know that my posts sound a little bit hateful to some. But even though I'm extremely pee'd off, I'm posting a private video that my mate sent me to just confirm how ******* these ***** are...

So another advice from my own mistakes, AVOID KTM bikes. No wonder I only see them on a sunny day... just like Italian bikes.

Edit:

His uncles RSV4 has blown up a month ago after 10,000km's. Only just told me this today along with his video...

acemastr · 23 Oct 2015 at 20:09

That's KTM for you, go Jap or stay at home

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 20:09

acemastr said:
That's KTM for you, go Jap or stay at home

should have went for YZF or WR... :mad:

Captain · 23 Oct 2015 at 20:36

My KTM is faultless, can't complain about anything with mine lol

acemastr · 23 Oct 2015 at 20:36

The Japs don't really make a similar bike that's worth having though. I'd still love an RC8R

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 20:48

acemastr said:
The Japs don't really make a similar bike that's worth having though. I'd still love an RC8R

I would pick ZX10-R 2016 or R1M over it, even though R1 is too small for me.

Edit

By the time I'll be able to even own one of these bikes, there will probably be new sports bikes with 300bhp and kerb weight of 150-160kg.

Edit

Clov!s said:
My KTM is faultless, can't complain about anything with mine lol

That's what my mate said, he was laughing at my KTM breaking and now his broke too. lol

wazza300 · 23 Oct 2015 at 21:28

Wait till you own a cagiva

One · 23 Oct 2015 at 22:02

IC3 said:
Yes I have, there were bubble coming out from the reservoir. But in the bleed valve I didn't see any bubbles...

But I topped it up regularly with Dot 4 (you can use Dot 3 or Dot 4 on my bike) and nothing.

The bike is at the mechanics at the moment, but they won't start till Tuesday on it. I'm thinking whenever I should try to bleed it again, but I doubt that'll work. The new mastercylinder on the other hand works like butter compared to the old one.

Bleed it until fluid comes out of the bleed valve. Also you need to make sure the valve is at the top of the caliper. One of my calipers has the valve at the bottom of the caliper so if I want to bleed it I have to turn it upside down or air will get trapped.

IC3 · 23 Oct 2015 at 22:07

wazza300 said:
Wait till you own a cagiva

How many issues did you have with it?

One said:
Bleed it until fluid comes out of the bleed valve. Also you need to make sure the valve is at the top of the caliper. One of my calipers has the valve at the bottom of the caliper so if I want to bleed it I have to turn it upside down or air will get trapped.

Only fluid was coming out, the valve is at the top just like it was before I took it apart.