cal
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Hola Animo!I went “down there” and haven’t left, it’s been 20yrs.
Hola Animo!I went “down there” and haven’t left, it’s been 20yrs.
Hi Cal, good to see you here.Hola Animo!
Give this a try...Long shot here...anyone familiar with KTM shops around Mexico City and have a recommendation for service?
Yeah, need to get the valves inspected and maybe adjusted. Having weird fluctuations/stalling at idle, so it might be a sensor issue also. Ruled out fuel and air, so I'm at the end of my experience.Can’t help with shop info, but what bike and what needs to be done?
Other then a deep dive into an engine, there isn’t much that can’t be done in a motel parking lot.
It's a little bit beyond me at the moment. Don't really want the first time popping the engine open to be street-side, plus I don't have tools, supplies, etc. It's essentially my home, so avoiding downtime is paramount. And yeah, it needs to go in to have some stuff down via their diagnostics tool anyway. 2020 with just shy of 30k miles on it! It's seen some stuff.I can’t really tell the age of your KTM from your pictures, but if it is newish as it appears, you will need a real KTM twin dealer that has the official KTM tablet to diagnose a sensor.
On the older bikes, there was a downloadable program called “Tunecu” that with the right cable allowed any shop with a pc to diagnose, check for codes and even remap the ecu.
If you were able to “ Rule out fuel and air problems“ you have the skills needed to check the valve clearance.
Stordog ,
Sounds like we have the same idea towards the same goal.
I got a DAN policy for myself and Dad when we rafted the Grand Canyon, it was recommended by others who purchased policies and a few that had to use them.
Eager to compare cost vs potential benefit, especially in a trip planning thread. Who do you use for your travels?
Cheers, Chris
Mexico has a lot of spilled diesel in places, especially bad are the Pemex stations. I pulled into one a little fast and hit the brakes and the front just washed out and I slid to a stop at the curb by the pump! Jumped up quickly at said lleno con magna por favor!!! They all had a good laugh.Found some slick asphalt outside of Mazatlán! Was coasting up to a red light and the next thing I know I'm sliding on my hands and ass watching my bike spark away in front of me. The bike slide 10-15 feet and I personally got 5-10.
I guess the bright side of slick asphalt is that it's slick! My pants and gloves were completely unphased and my soft bags picked up more road grime than scuffs. The crash bar did it's job!