This was what the bike looked like when I got it. Wanted to make it better and find some good parts for it like a full TI exhaust, Works shock, ECU from JD off a GP bike (Which I believed was impossible), Vented number plate like they ran outdoors, some silver plastics that McGrath ran on his Budlight KTM, ONE Industries graphics and seat cover and bling parts.
Got a full Ti four exhaust from Pro-Circuit that was NOS
Got the exhaust on and sounded much crisper and gave more bottom end. You may notice that I got bored and Polished the kickstarter and the rear Brake, also added the Brake snake.
This is not the works shock I was expecting or looking for but has a crazy back story to it. This Ohlins rear shock came off of DOC Bodnars Ktm he built quite a few years ago and has the works done to it internally pared with a Ti spring. Always loved Ohlins, had then on all my big bikes.
Got my vented Number plate and new cycra handguards cause they are a must for the woods. Also if you are wondering what that second cable is next to the front brake line it is a computer cable.
You can just see how clean it looks. Minus the surface rust above the frame guard.
First ride after new shock and PC pipe.
Got a NOS One Industries seat cover.
Got the One Industries graphics to.
Now this was a harder part to find, the silver radiator shrouds are really sweet and have the rear silver fender as well.
Put a NOS power parts heat shield on.
Closer look on the bike
Now this is the best part of this build A factory JD race ECU from the Netherlands with to maps and a data plug in to see the engine info.
Thats all for now on the build as this is my hobby and not my life but will plan to do some ODI bars and lock on grips(Been using ODI on jetskis for a very long time and trust them the most) and will get the rear brake master cylinder with no site glass cause I'm very hard on my rear brakes.
Here is a update found the works rear brake master cylinder off Blake Baggets 2018 Rocky mountain Ktm. Really happy I found this, was looking for a little bit but final secured it and will install it very soon. Also reached out to JD racing about the ECU and still getting more info on it so I will be very interested to see who's bike it came off and what the tune is!!
Just got a carbon fiber front disc guard from a friend and will throw the adapter piece for the spacer on it then mount it up.
Got the works rear master cylinder on the bike and it looks super trick. I am very excited to go riding and test this thing out. Also one of the other things is the billet rear brake hanger that I have on there.
What it looked like before
A quick comparison of the stock and works.
The works shock and the brake really make it look trick.My Ktm powerparts superspox (IK my wheels look like crap i willy get around to it)
There is the billet hanger with a disc guard attached to it for added protection.
So I got this a While back and is currently sitting on my other bike i was riding and i was thinking about trying it on the 250, only downside is it is just a stock ohlins with no works parts like a Ti spring or custom internals. Tell me what should I do.
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Evil handling bike. You'll need a good back surgeons phone number to keep you healthy.
Just say no.
Does anyone remember Stefan Everts comments after his first ride abord a non linked KTM bike the day after he retired from MXGP? What he said after that test?
Yea lots of people tell me these pds ktm's don't handle the best but luckily I'm younger and the have the suspension setup pretty good so I'm not doing to bad yet.
First ride back on the bike since the new rear brake factory master cylinder and what a difference it made, for sure more stopping power. While I still did not get my CDI on there to test it out I am currently waiting on a map switch and a water pump performance kit.
The Shop
The bike after a quick wash.
So after I purchased the Ohlins rear shock I wanted to track down so forks for it as well but always wanted a Set of FVO subtanks for a long time now and when I saw these on MxLocker for a steal I immediately got these with no hesitation. Now these really make for some Badass forks when set up right and given the conditions of where I ride I could really put these to good use and lets not lie they are also gonna lock sick sitting behind a Vented Number plate to. SubTanks allow you to run the forks with more oil in them so at higher speed you have a good fork feel and when you slow down to hit more technical stuff the oil will flow into the tank to allow a plushy fork feel at a slower speed.
I know i have to fix the crappy looking cable management I'm sorry, Honestly I am probably gonna take the trail tech computer off and put it on my Ktm exc 200 that we are rebuilding from the frame up.
A slight problem I met was when i was turning the bars back and forth after I put the 2 tanks on to make sure everything was gonna work they turned great to the right but to the left the felt really weird and that was due to the fact the radiator cap was hitting the carbon bracket so I had to take the steering stop out a few turns the prevent this from happening.
This photo shows how far out I had to take the stop but since I really ride 2 strokes more often then 4 strokes I am kinda like Jlaw and steer with the rear end, so this won't be a major issue.
It's been a minute but I am back and working on the bike again and wanted to put a set of GasGas marzocchi motocross forks on this bike because I have a 2014 GasGas that has those forks and they are really great. While I was on the search I found a Gold set of forks of a GasGas and funny enough my dad had a GasGas ECO 200 with the same forks, I showed him and he said yea those are Ohlins and for the price the Guy was asking for them I could not say no. (400) shipped.
Billet lugs
Starting the front end teardown
Both forks, I was setting up subtanks on the WP's but the day before I was going to do that I bought these forks and figured nah I'll just set them up on the Ohlins after I ride it once.
The last time I went riding I did notice a weird Bog feeling if I came of the bottom of a whoop sometimes, I wanted to fix this so when I ride with my friends I could keep up and not have the bike Cutting out so I ordered the R&D Powerbowl 2 and installed it and have yet to ride it but after I did this I started the Bike on the stand and it had much better throttle response so we will see.
Pit Row
Finally got my map switch. Before I test the ECU I wanted to set some better Radiators up on the bike It just seems like in the FL. my bike can't stay cool even with the fan so I gonna maybe put 450 Radiators on it if they are bigger change out the hoses for some new ones and a higher pressure cap. Currently looking into setting a oil cooler up on my bike to help out the clutch temps.
Just got the forks mounted on this morning and they look great, Everything fit perfect no modifications needed.
The triple clamps that came with these forks look so much better and look like works parts.
Put some guards on the forks to make them look cleaner and protect them.
cool picture of the bike before I put all the stuff on it.
next things I will be doing is setting my radiators up like this and adding a oil cooler to the bike. When I am done with this bike it will be the ultimate works bike. I already am working on a custom works transmission right now.
currently looking to buy this top triple clamp, works bottom and RG3 top would make some killer front end.
Wow bike already looks tough 😎
Thank you
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