Well I’m almost up to date!
So what else has been going on since the Beacons
Rally?
I got a new bike, no not the Rally bike, I replaced my
Triumph Tiger 1050 with a KTM 990 Adventure. An ex demonstrator from the KTM
Centre in Hemel Hempstead that had previously been loaned to the Hairy Bikers
for their “Bakeation” Series. However the only images I can find show a
different, although near identical 990 to mine but I have been told that the
“white bike” in the series was changed part way through but can’t find any
pictures, looks like I’ll have to watch the series on iplayer to see if my bike
really is an ex TV star!
The bike was fairly standard but I got a great deal on some
Akropovic silencers, a lovely sound and several kilos lighter than standard, not
to mention they run much cooler than the stock pipes which is important when
they sit right under your bum.
On the subject of which the bike also came fitted with the
optional KTM Ergo seat (aka a gel seat), luckily it also came with the standard
one as I find the Ergo seat more uncomfortable, largely because it is lower, so
puts more strain on my (admittedly dodgy) knees.
Being a 2011 model it doesn’t come with crash bars as
standard but I was offered the chance to have a look in the yard out the back
where they had a few bars from insurance jobs. Unfortunately it seems everyone
had fallen off on the same side so I could mix and match to fins a decent
looking pair but as they were free, I wasn’t complaining. Whilst we were out
there a pair of pannier frames was also found and so they were donated too. All
in over £300 of bits free of charge… not bad!
I’ve since added a few more bits and pieces but will post them up later.
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