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Suspension / What about installing a shorter shock?
« on: July 07, 2015, 07:32:24 am »
Mine is used mostly for street, sometimes easy single-track, sometimes urban antics, like going up and down stairs.  I find the seat height awkward getting on, but once going, it's fine. So, if the lowering link merely changes leverage on the shock, and not seat height with no weight on the seat, my situation is not helped. What about installing a shorter shock?

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: September 04, 2014, 12:27:31 pm »
I would like to thank GSP, and dasklein, as well.  My goal here is to eliminate the heat caused by the excessively lean condition provided stock. Anything else is icing on the cake.  Currently I have the Wings can and the KTM EVO1 airbox lid. I'm running GSP's auto-tuned map with the negative fuel mixture values changed to zero and timing changed to zero up to 4000 rpm.

Meacham, I'd be interested in your map, so please post!  Is your cam the one that comes with the EVO2 kit?  I wonder what it does to the power band compared to stock. Curious.

... David

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There is a thread about it on ADVrider here: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=947087  I seems like a good idea, but I'm not ready yet.
... David

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: August 20, 2014, 09:47:50 am »
Thanks for the help!  I've been out of the loop for a few days.  I installed an Evo 1 air box lid from KTMparts because it is easily reversible.  While the Wings muffler added some bass, the more open airbox lid added some sub-woofer. I have the short, quietest, insert in the muffler, so it is not too loud. I don't particularly care for the sound the pipe makes on rolloff, but I will live with it: it still sounds better than the stock muffler and weighs 6 lb. less.  I loaded GSP's second auto-tuned map. I seems to perform nicely with a nice mid-range hit. Since a lot of my riding thus far has been put-putting from stoplight to stoplight in the city, it still runs hot-ish, as I described earlier.  Maybe that's just the way it is; however, I am considering changing the spark advance in the above table to zero up to and including 4000 rpm and 40% throttle. This is where most of this slow hot riding is, so maybe it will run a bit cooler there as a result.

I didn't calibrate the throttle yet, but I will.  The pot under the seat has been at 3 for precision in slow going.  I understand from another thread here that the difference between 2 and 3 is only how much throttle opening there is per grip-twist (for lack of a better term), and there is no difference in the ignition or fuel mapping.  If it really needs to be on 2, please let me know.  This thread has been a lot of help!

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: August 14, 2014, 04:11:58 pm »
I installed the PC5 this morning with the map it came with; that is, the one for stock muffler and air box.  I couldn't tell any difference in performance, or much in temperature.  This riding is put-putting around town - a lot of stop and go.  Then I loaded a version of the same map with the negative numbers changed to zeros.  Maybe a little lower running temperature.  Then I added the 3% fuel close to idle, so I now have GSP's original fuel map with no timing advance.  I think somewhat cooler running, maybe.  The fan doesn't come on as often at stoplights, but it still comes on at various times.  It is about 80 degrees F ambient temperature.

So now I have put the wings muffler on.  I am wondering if I still have to do the 15-minute idle.  Went for a ride, anyway: a bit more pull in the mid-range. Runs hotter, if anything.  Then I added 2 degrees spark advance according to GSP's first map.  I think it definitely is running hotter.  The fan comes on more, sometimes not even sitting at stop-lights.  Steady on the tenth notch out of 12 on the temperature gauge.  Does this make sense?

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Got it.  Thanks.  Very much.
... David

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link doesn't work for me.

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My PC5 came today so I am ready to rock!  I would like to change things one at a time, starting with stock air and exhaust, but with PC5 added.  Then add my Wings muffler, changing the map accordingly.  Then, with a opened-up air box, and appropriate map.  My question is, what map to use with the stock air and exhaust.  I understand that the PC 5 comes with a map for stock air and exhaust already loaded, so I theoretically don't have to change anything for step 1.  However, I noticed that while the stock air and exhaust map (M18-016-001.pvm) adds fuel in a a lot of places, it also leans it in others.  Since the idea is to lessen the overly-lean factory settings, leaning it still further seems to be doing the opposite.  Should I change the negative values to zero, or are they there for a good reason?

Also, there are no ignition changes in the stock air and exhaust map.  Is it OK to advance the timing 2-3 degrees, or should I wait until I add the Wings exhaust?

And thanks for bringing up the subject of spark advance and octane relationship. I researched it and learned a lot!

Best,

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690 Discussion / Re: Weight of the 2014 690
« on: August 08, 2014, 09:36:02 pm »
'Sounds about right.  I have a fairly light sport bike, a Honda VTR-1000, and my KTM 690 is about 100 lb lighter: heaven for around town, and tons more comfortable.  I find the 690 suitable for easy trails, but I have a 250 for anything serious.  I use the 690 to check out places to ride the 250.  When I lean it over more than about 20 degrees going slow, the weight is really felt.  As a primary dirt bike, no way for me.  80-90% street.  But I am still a weight freak as a matter of principle.  You can save a reasonable amount of weight by replacing the muffler with a titanium one; the battery with a Shoari or similar, and a little maybe by replacing the aluminum heat shields with carbon fiber.  There is a thread somewhere about reducing the weight of the 690 to under 300 lb.  Still, it is light for it's intended purpose.

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Did the air box modification create any more noise coming from the intake at certain times?

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: August 04, 2014, 06:06:23 pm »
Thanks a lot, GSP.  One more question just occurred to me.  I had the dealer re-map my ECU to the EU maps.  I didn't notice any difference in performance or running temperature.  I wonder how different they are than the original US maps.  But since we are piggy-backing off whatever is in the ECU, it could make a difference.  Did your bike run any cooler with these mods so far?

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: August 04, 2014, 12:27:47 pm »
Cool, I plan to copy the fuel map and the second ignition map you posted.  While waiting for my PC 5 to arrive, could you elaborate on the relationship between octane and spark advance?  Also, I could not find any maps on the powercommander.com web-site for the 690 Duke past 2011.  Where did you get the ones you mentioned?
Best,

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: August 01, 2014, 08:28:30 pm »
Thanks again, GSP; I have one ordered.  Should I advance the timing as you described earlier, in addition to the Brit map mentioned above?

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: August 01, 2014, 05:54:35 am »
Who did you get the PC5 from for $277?  Does it come with the software for programming?

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Airbox, Pipes, and Programmers / Re: New Slip On and PC5 on 2014
« on: July 30, 2014, 11:51:21 am »
This appears to be the only solution for the 2014 Enduros.  Thanks very much!! What settings would you recommend for pipe only (Wings), but no air box mod for now?

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