steviegasgas
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So has anyone any idea what I should upgrade, has anyone any off the parts for sale to upgrade? Its standard at the moment. Any modifications that should be done? Cheers.
990 SMT being picked up Saturday, yippee....
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You just gotta put cans on it.Huge weight saving,they run cooler and make the bike sound even better. Akrapovic would be my choice.
Great choice of bike ,fair chance i will have one before long. You can buy last years model, only the colours are different for £8500. A great deal for a new bike like that.
Tyres -don't last on the rear,michelin RP3 is a good replacement.Otherwise your looking at around1500 miles from a back tyre.
enjoy
Great choice of bike ,fair chance i will have one before long. You can buy last years model, only the colours are different for £8500. A great deal for a new bike like that.
Tyres -don't last on the rear,michelin RP3 is a good replacement.Otherwise your looking at around1500 miles from a back tyre.
enjoy
I still like the idea of the 990smt, with ArdCase panniers for touring and perhaps a 5l fuel pack on the pillion.
Not sure how it'd be on the motorway miles- but has to be a great machine for the roads in the alps etc.
Al
Not sure how it'd be on the motorway miles- but has to be a great machine for the roads in the alps etc.
Al
steviegasgas
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I have tried the others!!!
I reckon it should be good, have had the GS1200, I am now trading in my Multi 1200 for it, I have never ridden one yet!! EEk!!! Looking forward to it though, meant to be a fun bike aswell as a good tourer so here is hoping!!!
May put cans on it but I have had cans on previous bikes and the Ducati especially was offensively loud. Maybe need to hear one with Akro cans on to decide.
Roll on Saturday!!!!
I reckon it should be good, have had the GS1200, I am now trading in my Multi 1200 for it, I have never ridden one yet!! EEk!!! Looking forward to it though, meant to be a fun bike aswell as a good tourer so here is hoping!!!
May put cans on it but I have had cans on previous bikes and the Ducati especially was offensively loud. Maybe need to hear one with Akro cans on to decide.
Roll on Saturday!!!!
Pictures and a full ride report as soon as you can please, especially in comparison to the Multistrada. I'm seriously thinking of buying one of these to replace my broken (again) Buell Ulysses (Useless). A few other bikes on my short list, but this one's pretty near the top, only worries are long distance capability - not the bike, but my arse!
Glynw
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Nephew just bought SMR, was told that KTM do a chip any body know what difference is, compared to a power commander? Also what's best way to go with air filter? Any advice gratefully received, ta.
u having a mark 1 or 2 ? what colour ?
centre stand, engine bars, heated grips, luggage ... ?
centre stand, engine bars, heated grips, luggage ... ?
Well done for making the move Steviegasgas,
I've had my SMT for 2 years now and its done 16,000 hard fast miles and it still gives me a big grin, a couple of my earlier threads for you to read :-
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274942
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=281496
That brings you more or less up to where I am now, I've done 16,000 miles on the bike so far and have ridden the arse off it, thinking if anythings going to go wrong on it i want it to happen while its under warranty still, but its never missed a beat.
If the suspension is still on its standard settings it might feel a bit loose, I've got mine set onto the sport settings and its very well controlled now but still soaks up the crap roads.
I have been riding with some guys that have KTM's for about the last 4 years and they have been bulletproof, and far better build quality than an ADV GS that rides with us. That gave me the confidence in there build quality and reliability to buy one of my own.
I guarantee once you hit 6,000 revs on it you will laugh out loud at the shove you get from this bike, its so much fun to ride.
Service costs - £160 for minor, every 4.5 k
and £460 for the biggie valve check job every 9k
I've mostly done "sensible" mods -
Heated grips
Crash bars
Scottoiler
Oberon clutch slave cyl
Its such a great all rounder, I'm gonna struggle to think of a replacement for it, hopefully KTM will see the light and make an 1190 SMT.
Mind you, the new 1290 Superduke is getting my juices going big style :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zlOkYysCNI
Notice the logo printed on the bars as it comes from the factory "Are you ready for this" ????????????
I think a course of "Anti-blink" pills comes as standard with this one!!
Enjoy the SMT, it will spoil you for other bikes!
I've had my SMT for 2 years now and its done 16,000 hard fast miles and it still gives me a big grin, a couple of my earlier threads for you to read :-
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274942
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=281496
That brings you more or less up to where I am now, I've done 16,000 miles on the bike so far and have ridden the arse off it, thinking if anythings going to go wrong on it i want it to happen while its under warranty still, but its never missed a beat.
If the suspension is still on its standard settings it might feel a bit loose, I've got mine set onto the sport settings and its very well controlled now but still soaks up the crap roads.
I have been riding with some guys that have KTM's for about the last 4 years and they have been bulletproof, and far better build quality than an ADV GS that rides with us. That gave me the confidence in there build quality and reliability to buy one of my own.
I guarantee once you hit 6,000 revs on it you will laugh out loud at the shove you get from this bike, its so much fun to ride.
Service costs - £160 for minor, every 4.5 k
and £460 for the biggie valve check job every 9k
I've mostly done "sensible" mods -
Heated grips
Crash bars
Scottoiler
Oberon clutch slave cyl
Its such a great all rounder, I'm gonna struggle to think of a replacement for it, hopefully KTM will see the light and make an 1190 SMT.
Mind you, the new 1290 Superduke is getting my juices going big style :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zlOkYysCNI
Notice the logo printed on the bars as it comes from the factory "Are you ready for this" ????????????
I think a course of "Anti-blink" pills comes as standard with this one!!
Enjoy the SMT, it will spoil you for other bikes!
side stand relocater, if give the side stand a whack it can crack the engine cases, the relocater moves the mounting to the frame not the ali case.
steviegasgas
Registered user
Hi all and especially Mr Poucher!! It was your full reply that helped make my mind up to go for a KTM and especially the SMT.
Right, well this is my comparison to the Multistrada 1200, I arrived with the Multi, did paperwork then got on the KTM straight away, no test ride! It has done 3k, year old and looks like new.
Right, I got on, felt good riding position, manouvred out the car park, clutch lovely and light, very easy to move around.
Left the car park, joined the road and pulled off up to 50, first thing I notice different is the way you seem to sit on the bike and not in it, everything is so light though, gearbox is fantastic, clicks in ultra smooth up and down. Joining the dual carriageway give me a chance to accelerate and have a play. It is quick enough, but the Multi is quicker, by far, it would be worrying if it wasn't as it does have 36 brake more. Yes the KTM has a lot off go, but the duc has lots more, it would just growl and in the top half of the rev the difference is profound. But, and it's a big but, the extra growl is very rarely used in real time riding. It's a bit like the difference between a 600/1000. One is very quick and involving, the other one is mega quick and whilst involving you don't quite get the same involvement.
I feel I have to say that I have had R1s, Mille Rs, k5 fixer thou( best bike ever) and now run an ex race r6 on track. So I think I can comment on how it goes. So that's in a straight line anyway, but, get to bout 80, slight shimmy at the bars, and a sense of a weave starting, I am surprised, this would start at about 125 for the duc, I keep it going, gets bit worse, then I lift off both hands to see what it does, it remains so its not me holding the bars wrong. Get toward home and start hitting the twisties. It feels good, has plenty go, sounds nice between corners, go through them smooth as yer not arriving as quick as before. Suspension feels tight, yet absorbent of the bumpy country roads. Still something not right though, back end is bit wallowy, front is okay. The brakes are awesome, far far better than the duc, both radial brembo but KTM far more stopping power, lovely hiss as you scrub speed off. It's now bout 40 mins on the bike, I get a feeling I haven't had for two years, yep, numb arse. The seat is quite hard, but the worst thing, same as most bikes, is its so narrow, the duc had a wide seat that yer arse cheeks are on, KTM yer arse bones are on so it's a lot less comfy.
It's also near impossible to keep it running at 40mph, it's either on or off the throttle. Same at 30, snick up a gear, better but it's still there.
Wind blast is on chest, but in a nice way, the duc was horrible, it was a piercing blast and yer head was all over the place as standard. But I am now getting hit by flies on my visor, that never happened on the duc. Could go months without cleaning yer visor!
I get home and have a think.
It's not as quick, it's not so comfy, it handles bit strange, but it goes well, you can use all it's power and she can pick her skirt up and go when asked. Am I happy, yes, it feels ver very well built.
I bounce the bike and the back end is soft, front stiff as a stiff thing. I think it's set up wrong, I haven't yet had a play but I think the settings are well out. I will set it up to factory and I hope that will get rid of the weave and also the slight wallow in corners.
Is it better than the duc? No, they are different bikes but I loved the duc. Why sell it, because of the extensive returns to the dealer to have warranty work done, because that peeps hate high mileage on a duc, because I had only 3 months left on the warranty, and I had worries that things would go pear shaped after the warranty expired.
So I think a suspension set up, a seat set up, slightly higher screen or an airflow thingy, a pc3/4 to sort the fueling and then I will be delighted.
I am happy, it's different to the duc,it's a lot more flickable, better gearbox, no missed gears.
I look forward to gettin some more miles on it!!!
Right, well this is my comparison to the Multistrada 1200, I arrived with the Multi, did paperwork then got on the KTM straight away, no test ride! It has done 3k, year old and looks like new.
Right, I got on, felt good riding position, manouvred out the car park, clutch lovely and light, very easy to move around.
Left the car park, joined the road and pulled off up to 50, first thing I notice different is the way you seem to sit on the bike and not in it, everything is so light though, gearbox is fantastic, clicks in ultra smooth up and down. Joining the dual carriageway give me a chance to accelerate and have a play. It is quick enough, but the Multi is quicker, by far, it would be worrying if it wasn't as it does have 36 brake more. Yes the KTM has a lot off go, but the duc has lots more, it would just growl and in the top half of the rev the difference is profound. But, and it's a big but, the extra growl is very rarely used in real time riding. It's a bit like the difference between a 600/1000. One is very quick and involving, the other one is mega quick and whilst involving you don't quite get the same involvement.
I feel I have to say that I have had R1s, Mille Rs, k5 fixer thou( best bike ever) and now run an ex race r6 on track. So I think I can comment on how it goes. So that's in a straight line anyway, but, get to bout 80, slight shimmy at the bars, and a sense of a weave starting, I am surprised, this would start at about 125 for the duc, I keep it going, gets bit worse, then I lift off both hands to see what it does, it remains so its not me holding the bars wrong. Get toward home and start hitting the twisties. It feels good, has plenty go, sounds nice between corners, go through them smooth as yer not arriving as quick as before. Suspension feels tight, yet absorbent of the bumpy country roads. Still something not right though, back end is bit wallowy, front is okay. The brakes are awesome, far far better than the duc, both radial brembo but KTM far more stopping power, lovely hiss as you scrub speed off. It's now bout 40 mins on the bike, I get a feeling I haven't had for two years, yep, numb arse. The seat is quite hard, but the worst thing, same as most bikes, is its so narrow, the duc had a wide seat that yer arse cheeks are on, KTM yer arse bones are on so it's a lot less comfy.
It's also near impossible to keep it running at 40mph, it's either on or off the throttle. Same at 30, snick up a gear, better but it's still there.
Wind blast is on chest, but in a nice way, the duc was horrible, it was a piercing blast and yer head was all over the place as standard. But I am now getting hit by flies on my visor, that never happened on the duc. Could go months without cleaning yer visor!
I get home and have a think.
It's not as quick, it's not so comfy, it handles bit strange, but it goes well, you can use all it's power and she can pick her skirt up and go when asked. Am I happy, yes, it feels ver very well built.
I bounce the bike and the back end is soft, front stiff as a stiff thing. I think it's set up wrong, I haven't yet had a play but I think the settings are well out. I will set it up to factory and I hope that will get rid of the weave and also the slight wallow in corners.
Is it better than the duc? No, they are different bikes but I loved the duc. Why sell it, because of the extensive returns to the dealer to have warranty work done, because that peeps hate high mileage on a duc, because I had only 3 months left on the warranty, and I had worries that things would go pear shaped after the warranty expired.
So I think a suspension set up, a seat set up, slightly higher screen or an airflow thingy, a pc3/4 to sort the fueling and then I will be delighted.
I am happy, it's different to the duc,it's a lot more flickable, better gearbox, no missed gears.
I look forward to gettin some more miles on it!!!
Stevie - thanks for taking the time to give us your impressions.
I look forward to reading more, once you get some miles on it in all conditions (including Motorway days, twisties, luggage, tank range etc)
Have fun!
Al
I look forward to reading more, once you get some miles on it in all conditions (including Motorway days, twisties, luggage, tank range etc)
Have fun!
Al
Congrats Stevie 
Funnily enough I once had a quick ride on a 1200 Multistrada that a friend had and my overriding impression was how comfy the seat was by comparison, you get used to it!
That and the fact that the Multi felt "grown up and sensible" compared to the KTM's enthusiastic, naughty scamp type of sensation!
I had a 280 mile day out on it yesterday in that fantastic sunshine to St Mary's Loch ( Scottish borders ) and no numb bum syndrome so I suppose you get used to it.
Check that its got a 16t front sprocket fitted as that makes it more managable in towns and re the suspension, even when I set mine to "sport" settings as per the label under the seat, it still needed an extra 2-3 clicks of rebound on the rear shock as I felt it was kicking back too quick over bumps.
I've also pulled the forks up through the yokes by about 8mm and it steers a bit quicker now, the handling is ace!
That weave you mentioned doesn't happen on mine till a lot later, does it still have the Contisport tyres on it? didn't rate them really, they grip ok but don't have much feel about them, Mich pilot road 3's suit the bike very well, and I can get around 4 - 4.5k out of the rear.
Its never gonna be the fastest bike out there with 115 bhp, but with the 16t front sprocket on you get a good whollop of useable power right where you need it, and all my mates like me out front on our rides because I can see further into the bends due to being sat up that much higher and it makes for a more
"flowing" ride.
I'm sure you'll enjoy it once you get it set up to suit your preferences, and if at the end of the day you don't "click" with it, just sell it and move onto something else - so many bikes to choose from and its difficult to buy a "bad" bike these days, we are all spoilt
Funnily enough I once had a quick ride on a 1200 Multistrada that a friend had and my overriding impression was how comfy the seat was by comparison, you get used to it!
That and the fact that the Multi felt "grown up and sensible" compared to the KTM's enthusiastic, naughty scamp type of sensation!
I had a 280 mile day out on it yesterday in that fantastic sunshine to St Mary's Loch ( Scottish borders ) and no numb bum syndrome so I suppose you get used to it.
Check that its got a 16t front sprocket fitted as that makes it more managable in towns and re the suspension, even when I set mine to "sport" settings as per the label under the seat, it still needed an extra 2-3 clicks of rebound on the rear shock as I felt it was kicking back too quick over bumps.
I've also pulled the forks up through the yokes by about 8mm and it steers a bit quicker now, the handling is ace!
That weave you mentioned doesn't happen on mine till a lot later, does it still have the Contisport tyres on it? didn't rate them really, they grip ok but don't have much feel about them, Mich pilot road 3's suit the bike very well, and I can get around 4 - 4.5k out of the rear.
Its never gonna be the fastest bike out there with 115 bhp, but with the 16t front sprocket on you get a good whollop of useable power right where you need it, and all my mates like me out front on our rides because I can see further into the bends due to being sat up that much higher and it makes for a more
"flowing" ride.I'm sure you'll enjoy it once you get it set up to suit your preferences, and if at the end of the day you don't "click" with it, just sell it and move onto something else - so many bikes to choose from and its difficult to buy a "bad" bike these days, we are all spoilt
EricGS
Registered user
Happy New bike.
You don't need a Power Commander you can dial straight into the ECU and do a full on remap , if you have the right kit and a rolling road at home.
I'm guessing that you don't so do yourself a favour and give Kev at Projex a call.
He's known on the KTM forums and done loads of KTMs. He'll tell you what air filter you need to let it breathe, fit it and and remap it all for less than the cost of a PC.
http://www.projex-uk.co.uk/
I'm guessing that you don't so do yourself a favour and give Kev at Projex a call.
He's known on the KTM forums and done loads of KTMs. He'll tell you what air filter you need to let it breathe, fit it and and remap it all for less than the cost of a PC.
http://www.projex-uk.co.uk/
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