Recent content by TennisFreak

I've signed up for a RideSmart track day Sunday March 5 at Cresson and would love to have some company!!!! It will be my first official track day on the KTM and I'm excited. It's a little prep for the xmas present my wife bought me. She bought me a California Superbike school package for...

I was only able to squeeze 104 out of mine yesterday.

I'd like to know if the build quality will be any different. If not, then no amount of new paint will make it worth a purchase.

Personally I think you will have a hard time finding anyone willing to give $5k for it. The market is just so incredibly small for this type of bike and then the KTM on top of it. Most people who track bikes can get amazing deals on track only bikes where titles, registration, being street...

Has everyone here that is loving their bike and not having problems with it get the valves checked at 600 miles? Just seeing how "necessary" it is.

Thanks here are some actual pictures of her.

Here is mine, just got her.

Do your research and know what you are getting into. These bikes suffer from build quality issues and many people who track these blow head gaskets.

I finally got a dealer to respond to me after trying 6 different ones. They told me that it would cost $440 for the first service which included the valve adjustment (and also an oil change). What bothered me though is the service manager kept insisting that I did not need to bring my bike in...

I live in DFW, really would like to find a trusted quality KTM service center in the metroplex.

So I am approaching 600 miles on my RC390 and I know that the valves need to be checked along with the initial service. Normally I do all the easy regular service items on my bikes (torquing bolts, changing oil, adjust/clean/lube chain). I've never done a valve check and after reading threads...

Wow talk about timing. I started hearing a rattle/vibration sound come from the lower front fairing area just this morning. I need to go out at lunch and look around for missing bolts, LOL.

Get ready for blown head gaskets!!!

F_ck this bike, I'm reading way too many bad things here and all over internet. Mine is going for sale. Damn!!!

In regards to the clutch. Does your clutch disengage with just the slightest of lever movement? It seems like the clutch is awfully quick to disengage from the lever movement, especially compared to the other bikes I have owned/still own. My clutch disengages withing maybe 1-2 cm of pulling in...