Papa considering 2nd-hand KTM Duke 390

[papa al]

Ride down via 36 uneventful.

Duke ran fine but up in the wind

like that …

ceeber much slipper.

 

Ko Chang pretty slow paced.

After 6 hr ride down papa showered & napped.

Up at 8pm, had a hard time finding

local action.

At Rasta bar only cute blond German frauline

working bar tender and her friend,

wouldn’t even let papa buy them a drink.

5 5.

Walked around got a little lost, twice.

Finally found a restaurant that would feed me.

about 11-ish.

Drank big Chang w/chow.

papa mao now,

walking home,

cook caught up with me and gave me lift on his scooter.

Back at bungalows smoked & joked w/ some French

hippies before sacking out.

[papa al]

????️  One problem w/ the duke

was difficulty securing 

papa's medium-sized duffle.

Heading south, lashed it on longitudinally;

& crosswise on return flight.

Those grab-bars are tapered & slick,

holding a hitch poorly.

Ended up bungies & chord

all the way around the fender.

Today my new rear rack arrived;  ???? .

[it wasn't due until Jan 3]   

&    the 4 axel-sliders.

Shop installed for 60 &

each[2] mechanic got 100 tip.

Things are slow. Great service.

Rack is small but good lashing points.

Aluminium, really nice. Stoidy

>>>>>>> Radiator-protecting-sliders &

wind-screen still on order. <<<<<<<<

????️

 

Edited December 16, 2019 by papa al

[papa al]

Plan to drill a 14mm hole in the

metal foot rests bracket/guard.

for more lash points.

No box for her.

[papa al]

On 12/6/2019 at 10:48 PM, papa al said:

 

 

like this from #146

Edited December 16, 2019 by papa al

[Damrongsak]

3 hours ago, papa al said:

like this from #146

Get another little pillion seat for the rack for the times you want to take 2 girls home. 

[OneMoreFarang]

6 hours ago, papa al said:

No box for her.

Good decision.

I hate it when I see otherwise nice bikes with one of those big boxes overhanging the back...

[canthai55]

6 hours ago, papa al said:

like this from #146

Looks good

[papa al]

6 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Get another little pillion seat for the rack for the times you want to take 2 girls home. 

One pillion,

smaller one facing aft on papa's lap.

Better CG.

Seriously tho, 

That's what Nouvo is for.

Edited December 17, 2019 by papa al

[Damrongsak]

9 hours ago, papa al said:

... That's what Nouvo is for.

Party time.

 

[OneMoreFarang]

10 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Party time.

 

Papa I can't see you. And can you handle all of them at the same time?

[papa al]

The Duke has an unusual exhaust sound.

https://www.youtube.com/?gl=TH

[OneMoreFarang]

3 hours ago, papa al said:

The Duke has an unusual exhaust sound.

https://www.youtube.com/?gl=TH

That link opens YouTube Thailand and nothing else. ? 

[papa al]

On 1/12/2020 at 3:11 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

That link opens YouTube Thailand and nothing else. ? 

This is what it pretty much what it sounds like.

Edited January 13, 2020 by papa al

[Agusts]

Papa, this is the thread you were looking for all this time, I forgot it too, how us your KTM 200...!

 

I re-read the thread, what is that phone  app mentioned that can read rpm and torque, does it have something that hooks up to ECU...!? 

 

[papa al]

1 hour ago, Agusts said:

Papa, this is the thread you were looking for all this time, I forgot it too, how us your KTM 200...!

 

Duke is good.

Ride it around, real fun.

 

[piston broke]

About time you traded it in for a 390 Duke, Pappa... ?