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KTM 690R Koubalink install completed
By: Bartlioni Date: July 15, 2014, 9:36 am
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When I got my 2014 690 enduro, it stood so tall I felt like was
a ballerina (sans the pink tu tu) on tippy-toes holding it up.
But even without the tu tu its hard to look cool at redlights on
tippy-toes holdling your bike up. It also felt like I was
riding around on an extension ladder given my 5 foot 9 height
and 29 inch length pant size. So after I installed the
koubalink, and lowered the front the prescribed 3/4 inches, the
bike handles substantially better through the twisties. That
twitchy steering that made me think I was going to need a Scotts
Steering Dampener is much more solid now in side winds and
around trucks on the road. So that left me with the side
kickstand to deal with. As I lowered the rear 1 + 5/8 I hacked
off 2.5 inches of kickstand and made a new foot using some 1/8
"weldable" mild steel I got at Lowes. If you lower it one inch
then only hack two inches off. In either case keep the foot
angle close to the original foot angle and you'll be fine. Then
I took the kickstand to a weld shop that charged me $20 and took
three minutes to weld my new foot on. They sprayed some black
paint on it for me and so I made them take $30 for the deal.
They told me to bring them something bigger next time. I
agreed. So, I have to say that the koubalink mod is very worth
it based on my experiences. I'm a happy ex-ballerina (still no
tu tu).
;D
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Re: KTM 690R Koubalink install completed
By: GSP Date: July 15, 2014, 9:44 am
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Pics man,,, PICS lol
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Re: KTM 690R Koubalink install completed
By: Maribo Date: July 18, 2014, 10:43 am
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So, is the front now higher relative to the rear, like a
chopper, or did the 3/4-in. fork adjustment lower the front
equally? It doesn't seem like it would. Thanks!
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Re: KTM 690R Koubalink install completed
By: Bartlioni Date: July 18, 2014, 11:03 am
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I suppose technically the front is a little higher with respect
to the rear now, but the undercarriage looks level just like it
did before when I look at it from the side. (Doesn't factor in
sag of course which I left at factory settings) I'm still
planning to put two inch vibration reduction risers on it to
raise the bar a little so I don't have to bend my neck so much
when I'm riding. And the stability and precision of my steering
has really improved.
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