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Bartlioni

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KTM 690R Koubalink install completed
« on: July 15, 2014, 09:36:04 am »
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).

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Re: KTM 690R Koubalink install completed
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2014, 09:44:56 am »
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Re: KTM 690R Koubalink install completed
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2014, 10:43:21 am »
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
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2014, 11:03:37 am »
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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