Two more: loving this bike... :wav:

For the next photos i hope to have the rear shock mounted as well. With this front fork mounted, the difference in quality with the standard shock becomes almost dramatic.
You might also note that it is missing the side stand? I made that one a bit longer to match the new hight, and it is now out to get a fresh powder-coat. Also have to do that with the main stand, as it stands with both wheels firmly on the ground now.

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Seen those new green rings on the front fork? They do not exactly match the color, but they have a practical use. Mud-scrapers they are, a first barrier that removes mud and dirt from the inner legs before it can get to the dust-seal section and the oil-seals inside.

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Hi Andy,

Thanks! This front fork is really great, specially after having it readjusted! The bike feels so much steadier already, you would not believe! How this takes bumps, wow... Cannot wait to have the rear shock done as well...

Hope you enjoy your new front wheel as well!

PS. a tip about the forks, coming straight from the specialist, a former chief mechanic at WP, until KTM took over. WP used to be a Dutch company you know... If you can get your hands on one, go for the older type 4860, as the chrome on the inner legs seems to be much stronger than the new ones. He could not tell if that had to do with environmental issues in chroming, or just a cheaper manufaturing method, but the quality-difference seems to be huge... Mine is a 2008 one, which is still the "good" type.

Hi Harry

Wich hand guards are these?
And the front fender, where it comes from?

Good job mate!

Looks sweet Harry. Well done. :023:

I must say, silver rims make the Z look about 50Kg lighter! ;)

KTM 640 Adventure mudguard??

Hi Jaume, those are the "old style" Acerbis rally handguards, the type is Rally Brush, and the spoilers are going separately. And then i got another mounting kit for the 28 mm handlebar.

Happy you like it! I really like yours as well by the way.

Actually, i got to find the guy who makes the rally fenders for our own Frans Verhoeven. He makes them both in polyester and in carbon/kevlar and the price is very good. Carbon/kevlar only around � 135,-, depending on how it comes out of the mold. But you get a lot of grinding to do, as it is still rough. Can give you his contact details if you like, in a PM.

Indeed, silver rims aren't so bad eh! The color was actually depending on the front wheel i got. The offroad front wheel (which is slightly dented by the way) happened to have a silver rim so my rear wheel also got silver.
For my street set i got my hands on a brand new front set, with a black rim, so also got the matching rim on the rear.

Nice to see the positive replies so far...

Thanks

The only thing I don't like it is the two levels seat. I had it but annoy me a lot.
Yes, silver rims look good!

I agree with that Jaume. But i asked the seat to be comfortable two-up, and to keep the double level as little as possible. Driver part got higher, while the passenger part got as low as possible, but also getting enough comfort for long distances. The way the subframe is constructed, to gain highth optically only, dictates how the seat was built up and with my specific wishes this really was the best possible solution. Make it a pure rally-seat and you get something as Jenny's Heroes Legend Tenere with almost no polstering in the rear part.Also the Touratech high is basically like that i think, taking rear polstering to its minimum.

The driver place is very spacy now though, completely the opposite of what it was originally. i am not achored in it anymore and can move forward and backward freely during driving. It really is a great compromise between rally- and touring-purpose. You could try for yourself if i would ever come across Barcelona... I should, though, as Morocco is still on my list.

Test-driving was done in Finland, a 2500 km offroad-tour last summer. (and a 2800 km route on- and offroad to get to Suomussalmi, the starting-point)
The Ten really handled great all the way, through every kind of terrain. I am in love for sure!
Only one weakness appeared. The mounting of the rear fender was too tight. It started to tear around the mounting points and eventually got caught in the rear wheel at high speed on gravel.

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Temporary solution to hold the thing together for the days to come:

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Never found back my licence-plate anymore so my original plan to return after this ride through the Baltic countries, Poland and Germany did not seem very wise to me. Driving through the Northern part of Finland was not such a big risk though, never saw any police. For the way back home fabriced this solution, thanks to Tupperware...

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Anyway, the new rear fender (same as the old one) now hangs in 6 mm thick rubber dampers on both sides of the plastic. More flexible and should resist the vibrations now. Also gives a better visibility on the tail light now. We learn as we go...

The Arctic Circle did not look very Arctic early august... Around 30 degrees Celcius.

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