Hi, i'm in the process of stripping, cleaning and making my ktm 380 into a street legal supermoto, i've always wanted a big 2T and when this came up i had to have it,
here some pics from the strip and rebuild
The bike as i got it, was not in bad condition, owner had looked after the engine but frame and other bits need restoring
What i have seen guys do when they restore older bikes is they wet sand it and obviously just start with a rough grit and work to a finer grit to smooth it out. After that they apply wax or a polishing compound to really shine it up.
Thats a nice arsenal of motards you got there that CR is especially sweet, and it looks like this bike is coming along nicely keep up the good work!:thumbup:
looks awesome so far.. did you paint he cases black and silver on the side or buy new ones..it made the engine look so much more detailed..keep up the good work
Hi, i painted the cases black but put grease on the KTM RACING part which i previously polished prior to painting, so after paint dried it easily wiped off
got the engine and swinger mounted, and its starting to take shape now, still unsure on panel colours and decals yet, i want to go for the later 300 back end anyone know if i have to have subframe as well or can i just mod 300 rear mudgaurd on the stock 380 subframe ?
I know with the 300's you need the 04+ airbox, subframe, mudflap, and rear fender. idk if youve had a ktm 2 stroke before but make sure you do some runs with a new spark plug to make sure you have a good coffee color on the plug. They can be a bitch if not jetted right. For like 600 bucks you can pick up SMR forks and rear shock. I would do that that way you can bolt on all the later SM goodies with the 26mm axel.
Managed to get the clamps polished today, also checked out the reed block it turns out i have dual stage reeds fitted anyone know if these are any good, on my old 2 stroke racer we used very thin carbon fibre, these reeds i have in at the moment are fibre glass and seem quite stiff, prob better for top end and less flutter?
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