Allright, have a look at mine? I will not start with pics of how it was originally, as anyone knows what an original Ten looks like

Instead, i will pick up the story a few mods later on, when i fitted Kevs O2 mod, a fuel mod, Aluminium Yamaha engine guard- already replaced by a Touratech Small, MTC single can, and already done my tail-tidy...

Making a KTM front end fit:



Machined a ring to fit in the lower tri-clamp, supporting the lower bearing



And milled out the chamber to fit the Yamaha pin:



Then machined a fitting spindle as an aid to determine the position of the steering-stoppers:



And one front fork done, now just mount and revise/adjust on the bike by a specialist:

Meanwhile i took a critical look at the dB-killer in the MTC can, after reading reports of people losing it underway... That is a crap indeed and just waits to give way to the pulses from the big single. MIG-Spotwelded only... And the bend at one place to make the bolt fit in also is very sensitive to metal-fatigue.









So what i did was flowing the existing welds with TIG, so that they would melt out and hold at bigger surfaces, instead of just laying on top of the metal.
Also i milled a ring that carries in the whole inner diameter of the exhaust outlet-pipe. This came in place of the bent part where the locking bolt goes and i welded it through all around. That way hopefully the dB-killer cannot vibrate anymore. Also stops leaking along the sides, making the sound a tick less loud and even a bit fuller.

After fitting the tail tidy and the exhaust, it was time to close the gap in the inner rear fender. A small piece of a tiny conveyor belt did the trick:





And what to say about my seat? Got new polstering with a layer of cell-foam, wild leather surface and got a bit higher and much spacier. It should now be a great compromise between long, long travels and also offroad- and rally usage, which are two worlds wide apart. Will report on that after my holiday, then i will know for sure. First test rides proved a massive improvement already though, really comfortable yet reasonably hard and adapting itself to the body. Raymond, thanks for this perfect piece of work!

Looks good!!

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Thanks! More to come as the front fork is mounted, professionally revised, and adjusted to the Ten. Excel rims are fitted and she is driving again now. Just have to wait about a week for the new �hlins shock for the rear. Oh, and some nicer weather for new photos would also be welcome...