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Offline joshyz166

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Headshake on a ktm150sx nearly crash
« on: April 30, 2013, 04:40:40 AM »

so i got a tiny bit of headshake then put the wheel down wrong and yeah.. was intense :)
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« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2013, 05:56:00 AM »
Man that is crazy! I hated headshake! The faster/better you get the easier it is to handle!

This is when I was still learning in the C class...

The scariest headshake I've ever experienced!

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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2013, 12:32:08 PM »
Thank 'gawd' for steering stabilizers! Easy fix is to lower the forks in the triples. Most 144/150 riders put them on the first notch of the fork tubes. If you have the linkageless suspension, I've found that softening up the rear helps a lot too. They tend to ride a bit high in the initial stage of the compression.

 
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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2013, 04:31:31 PM »
thats crazy haha! This is my friends ktm 150, i dont actually ride big bikes myself, i rode my frineds ktm 200 once and then this, so i guess im doing alright just handling it.
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2013, 05:33:57 AM »
I had an 01' KTM 200 and the head shake on that thing scared the **** out of me. :(
Great motor tho.
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2013, 10:16:21 AM »
they are a brilliant motor :)
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2013, 10:27:25 AM »
Quote from: joshyz166 on May 02, 2013, 05:16:21 PM
they are a brilliant motor :)

Yep, Wish I had kept it to put into a modern frame.
Would make a great woods bike.
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« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2013, 11:04:02 PM »
Quote from: TMKIWI on May 02, 2013, 05:27:25 PM
Quote from: joshyz166 on May 02, 2013, 05:16:21 PM
they are a brilliant motor :)

Yep, Wish I had kept it to put into a modern frame.
Would make a great woods bike.

Why not just buy a new one thats already in a modern frame?
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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2013, 08:04:48 AM »
Quote from: gpnewhouse7 on May 05, 2013, 06:04:02 AM
Why not just buy a new one thats already in a modern frame?

Because a new 1 will set me back 13k and the 1 I had cost me $600  + $1k for a full engine build.
+ I probably don't need another bike at the moment, Well not a 13k 1 anyway. ;)
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