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Garage Night TV Forums Tag: ktm - Recent Topics http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/tags/ktm Find out how to fix your bike en-US Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:21:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/search.php Waz on "Ep 1: Bikes, Blokes and Beer" http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/topic/ep-1-bikes-blokes-and-beer#post-144 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:36:17 +0000 Waz 144@http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/ <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/%2B32omSkA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="510" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us"><div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 110px"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2888965327_eb4077da6a_t.jpg" alt="Stick with us" width="100" height="69" />Stick with us! Get the official sticker by supporting Garage Night</div></a> A new show featuring four motorcycle adventurers who get their hands dirty fixing their bikes. If you liked Long Way Down, you’ll learn something on Garage Night - watch these Britain-based world tourers work on every aspect of their machines and let their stories inspire your own two-wheeled travels. <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/ep1-bikes-blokes-beer/">Ep 1: Bikes, Blokes and Beer</a> Waz on "Ep 3: Sand, heat and nipples" http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/topic/ep-3-sand-heat-and-nipples#post-143 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:33:32 +0000 Waz 143@http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/ <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/%2B3204m0A%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="510" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> In this episode, we dismantle a front wheel, removing the brake discs, spokes and nipples - and Trent brings out the blowtorch to free up some sticky bolts. Pete builds a sandblasting cabinet, mostly out of junk, and continues work on his KTM 950, while Rich is getting close to his BMW being back on the road. <div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 110px"><a class="flickr-image" title="Stick with us" href="http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2888965327_eb4077da6a_t.jpg" alt="Stick with us" width="100" height="69" /></a><a href=http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us>Stick with us! Get the official sticker by supporting Garage Night</a></div>There was no way Pete was letting me put the new twin-disc front wheel on my bike without at least giving the shabby hub a paint job. That means stripping the hub, which means breaking down the wheel, which means removing the spokes and nipples, which means replacing any that are in poor shape or simply don’t survive disassembly … you can see how this job snowballed. The first stage is to remove the brake discs. You do this with the wheel still fully assembled - because you probably couldn’t get the spokes out with the discs still on, and even if you could, it’s easier to remove the discs while you’ve still got the rim to hang on to. <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/ep-3-sand-heat-and-nipples/">Ep 3: Sand, heat and nipples</a> Waz on "Ep 2: Beads and bearings" http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/topic/ep-2-beads-and-bearings#post-99 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:53:13 +0000 Waz 99@http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/ <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/%2B32v0T8A%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="510" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> In this episode: Pete dismantles the rear end of his KTM 950, which he <a title="Pete's South America blog" href="http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/baird/">rode through a salt lake in South America</a>; while Trent sets to work cleaning and greasing an all-too-neglected part of any bike: the swingarm bearings. Trent ‘breaks the bead’ on Waz’s front tyre and removes the tyre and tube, giving advice along the way on how to find and fix a puncture at the roadside. <div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 110px"><a class="flickr-image" title="Stick with us" href="http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2888965327_eb4077da6a_t.jpg" alt="Stick with us" width="100" height="69" /></a><a href=http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us>Stick with us! Get the official sticker by supporting Garage Night</a></div> Swingarm bearings come in two main varieties: plain or needle roller. A plain bearing is essentially a tube of metal, sometimes bronze, that is pressed into the suspension parts involved. Running inside these bearings are the various shafts or bushes that are the pivot points of the suspension. Needle roller bearings are far superior - they consist of a tubular metal casing that houses thin cylindrical rollers. In this episode Trent gives a great demonstration of how to pack them with fresh, clean grease, and the best kind of grease to use. These bearings are often ‘caged’ to keep the needle rollers in place. That’s how Pete’s KTM and Richard’s BMW are set up, but unfortunately in my Cagiva Elefant the rollers are loose, and held in place only by the shafts and bushes running through them. When dismantling the suspension, the little buggers are prone to falling out everywhere. When removing, lubricating and reinstalling they must be meticulously counted out and counted back in. <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/episode-2-beads-and-bearings/">Ep 2: Beads and bearings</a> Waz on "Ep 13: Mountain Madness 2009" http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/topic/ep-13-mountain-madness-2009#post-34 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:36:21 +0000 Waz 34@http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/ <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/%2B32BldobAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="510" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> We did it! <a href="http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/humm">Mountain Madness 2009</a> is done and dusted, with Garage Night “satellite squad” the Mushman Candidates placing FIRST in the under-650cc class and 2nd outright on points. <div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 110px"><a class="flickr-image" title="Stick with us" href="http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2888965327_eb4077da6a_t.jpg" alt="Stick with us" width="100" height="69" /></a><a href=http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us>Stick with us! Get the official sticker by supporting Garage Night</a></div> Trent and Pete again teamed up with KTM rider and navigator extraordinaire James to produce an outstanding result - though scoring second overall for the <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/mountain-madness/">second year running</a> left them even more determined for outright victory next year. Our not-so-hotly-competitive “official” entry Team Garage Night - myself (Waz), Richard and Etienne - placed 8th out of 14 in the over-650cc class. Richard and I hadn’t ridden on dirt for years, and for the three of us it was our first outing as a team. Not making excuses - but it took us a while to find our offroad legs. <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/ep-13-mountain-madness-2009/">Ep 13: Mountain Madness 2009</a>