The Keeper thread. Show us yours.

[Andy M]

My z how are you getting on with the 790?

[MOzZereLLa]

Not ridden it since mid June as I am away with work.

Covered about 800 miles in the short period I've had it and love it.  Have an Austin Racing stubby slip-on and seat cowl coming for when I get home in Oct to improve the rear end and noise.  The decat option seems insultingly loud so avoided that, plus if it does morph into a 1290 next year I want stuff that's easy to remove to sell on.

Its an exceptional bike.  I guess the only thing that lets it down is the brakes (I'd love to do a road bike only trackday next summer) and I think they'll be found wanting a little on track.  A Brembo MC would sort it easily.

[Andy M]

Not ridden it since mid June as I am away with work.

Missed that - stay safe mate. Eyeing up a 690, well up for a road bike trackday when you are back

[Carbon_ZX6R]

well mine would probally be my B1h which ive had since 9k miles in 2008









too much has been done to the bike, mss kawasaki have fettled the engine
has ktech fork internals
nitron race shock
hyperpro steering damper
bazz traction control
carbon galore
gilles rear sets


but my new keeper is probally my ktm duke 390
which has had a fair bit of work done....

when i bought it , it looked like this and its white just incase you dont realize



and now it looks like this




as you can see ive changed quite alot not just the colour

now some of you may be thinking i bet its crap , but now its all been set up and the engine played with it is 48bhp in a 125 frame , so its actually quite a mental street bike when it wants to be

fitted a steering damper just for safety

[MOzZereLLa]

Perfect starter bike - well done.

[Carbon_ZX6R]

Perfect b road tool , I'm alot faster than sports bikes in the twistys feels like my old 640 sm

[Alzo]

Perfect b road tool , I'm alot faster than sports bikes in the twistys feels like my old 640 sm

Badly ridden Sportsbikes maybe.  😉

[Carbon_ZX6R]

Perfect b road tool , I'm alot faster than sports bikes in the twistys feels like my old 640 sm

Badly ridden Sportsbikes maybe.  😉

think half of it is down to the fact that my mindset is still that i am made of magic and rubber

[Alzo]

Perfect b road tool , I'm alot faster than sports bikes in the twistys feels like my old 640 sm

Badly ridden Sportsbikes maybe.  😉

think half of it is down to the fact that my mindset is still that i am made of magic and rubber

I think you are made of magic and rubber...😂😉🤣

[Carbon_ZX6R]

Perfect b road tool , I'm alot faster than sports bikes in the twistys feels like my old 640 sm

Badly ridden Sportsbikes maybe.  😉

think half of it is down to the fact that my mindset is still that i am made of magic and rubber

I think you are made of magic and rubber...😂😉🤣

oh Alzo

That is the nicest thing you have ever said to me!

[Kitb4460]

Perfect b road tool , I'm alot faster than sports bikes in the twistys feels like my old 640 sm

Badly ridden Sportsbikes maybe.  😉

think half of it is down to the fact that my mindset is still that i am made of magic and rubber

I think you are made of magic and rubber...😂😉🤣

Like a Durex ?

[terry950sm]

Not ridden it since mid June as I am away with work.

Missed that - stay safe mate. Eyeing up a 690, well up for a road bike trackday when you are back

The R model is being released soon.

https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2018/july/2019-ktm-790-duke-r-information

[MOzZereLLa]

Change the callipers and MC, map the ECU to a can and I have an R.

[terry950sm]

well mine would probally be my B1h which ive had since 9k miles in 2008









too much has been done to the bike, mss kawasaki have fettled the engine
has ktech fork internals
nitron race shock
hyperpro steering damper
bazz traction control
carbon galore
gilles rear sets


but my new keeper is probally my ktm duke 390
which has had a fair bit of work done....

when i bought it , it looked like this and its white just incase you dont realize



and now it looks like this




as you can see ive changed quite alot not just the colour

now some of you may be thinking i bet its crap , but now its all been set up and the engine played with it is 48bhp in a 125 frame , so its actually quite a mental street bike when it wants to be

fitted a steering damper just for safety

The enduro headlamp looks errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I would have left it, as per fiist picture

[Carbon_ZX6R]

well mine would probally be my B1h which ive had since 9k miles in 2008









too much has been done to the bike, mss kawasaki have fettled the engine
has ktech fork internals
nitron race shock
hyperpro steering damper
bazz traction control
carbon galore
gilles rear sets


but my new keeper is probally my ktm duke 390
which has had a fair bit of work done....

when i bought it , it looked like this and its white just incase you dont realize



and now it looks like this




as you can see ive changed quite alot not just the colour

now some of you may be thinking i bet its crap , but now its all been set up and the engine played with it is 48bhp in a 125 frame , so its actually quite a mental street bike when it wants to be

fitted a steering damper just for safety

The enduro headlamp looks errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I would have left it, as per fiist picture

thats an official ktm powerpart (its missing its screen in photo), got fed up with people going "bloody hell your 125 is fast"
so tried to mimic the 690 with it , got a full factory decal kit to botch onto it so should look better then