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Re: Last-Minute Louie Rideout...Today 30th Jan
Posted: Feb 1st, '25, 21:28
by ptolemyx
Probably the one that didn't have to keep going back to the dealers to get things sorted
Re: Last-Minute Louie Rideout...Today 30th Jan
Posted: Feb 1st, '25, 23:01
by Ming
_Church_ wrote: ↑Feb 1st, '25, 20:05
Ming wrote: ↑Jan 31st, '25, 20:45
Church - what KTM do you ride? I've had several, and most of them got a bit wiggly when tramping on, but that was the reason I had them, rather than the more refined offerings from BMW, Triumph etc.
Glad you got out and sampled some of "our" roads. The narrow muddy goat tracks you mention tend to be included, whether by design or accident, on most of the rides we lead
Hi Ming : )
Which KTM was your favourite?
Definitely the 2015 1190Adventure. Just enough electronics to be useful (cornering ABS, Electronic suspension), but a conventional circular rev counter (I hate bar graph ones), comfy seats, good screen, 50 mpg, bulletproof reliability. Did 30k miles in just over 2 years.
If health would have allowed, I'd still be riding it.
Re: Last-Minute Louie Rideout...Today 30th Jan
Posted: Feb 4th, '25, 07:06
by _Church_
Ming wrote: ↑Feb 1st, '25, 23:01
_Church_ wrote: ↑Feb 1st, '25, 20:05
Ming wrote: ↑Jan 31st, '25, 20:45
Church - what KTM do you ride? I've had several, and most of them got a bit wiggly when tramping on, but that was the reason I had them, rather than the more refined offerings from BMW, Triumph etc.
Glad you got out and sampled some of "our" roads. The narrow muddy goat tracks you mention tend to be included, whether by design or accident, on most of the rides we lead
Hi Ming : )
Which KTM was your favourite?
Definitely the 2015 1190Adventure. Just enough electronics to be useful (cornering ABS, Electronic suspension), but a conventional circular rev counter (I hate bar graph ones), comfy seats, good screen, 50 mpg, bulletproof reliability. Did 30k miles in just over 2 years.
If health would have allowed, I'd still be riding it.
Man that sounds really good! 50mpg??? Good grief. I haven’t figured out what mpg I’m getting but it sure as f isn’t 50. And 30k miles…that’s excellent…you must have had some epic adventures.
Re: Last-Minute Louie Rideout...Today 30th Jan
Posted: Feb 4th, '25, 08:03
by Jug
The 1190 is lovely engine, I get 50-52 mpg from mine which I think is pretty good considering.
My 990.. is not so good.
36-40 mpg is typical from that bike.
Re: Last-Minute Louie Rideout...Today 30th Jan
Posted: Feb 6th, '25, 19:01
by _Church_
Hm yea the low fuel light comes on after about 130/140 miles….but I do seem to spend quite a bit of time at high RPM.
Re: Last-Minute Louie Rideout...Today 30th Jan
Posted: Feb 6th, '25, 19:52
by Jug
They do like to be rev'd.
