[1jzsupra]

In case anyone is interested in joining a Facebook group we made a while back. A group of us were tired of the other groups that are plagued with SPAM problems. We created this group a while back and pretty much immediately ban people that post spam. It does say US, but that is more of an indication as to the primary language (Which is English). Anyone is welcomed! Just make sure you answer the questions or we won't let you in.

KTM Duke/RC/Adv - US Based | Facebook

 

[Viet.Tetsuo]

Wish I could join and learn from your wealth of knowledge, love your YT vids. Unfortunately I don't do social media. Best of luck.

 

[KTMasean]

That chain eating away on the cylinder head must have produced a bit of a noise???

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Another view of the head gasket and the head.

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The timing chain was insanely worn out, I made a video on it. You can see here I was starting to drift more and more and was not able to get them to line up. This was creating a condition that made it extremely difficult to start my bike.

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Parts:

Valve Cover Gasket
Valve Cover bolt grommets
Spark plug tube O-rings
"High" compression head gasket, which is just a 2-layer gasket instead of a three.
Titanium retainers.
Gray Area KTM stainless valves
New head bolts
New Circlip for the piston
New timing chain guide
New timing chain
Manual tensioner
New valve stem seals


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Did some minor porting on the exhaust side and new crush seal

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[Syer Shulver]

Wish I could join and learn from your wealth of knowledge, love your YT vids. Unfortunately I don't do social media. Best of luck.

Me too. Agreed !!

I'd LOVE to join-in with some clued-up, educated, like-minded folk.

But because of the mindless drivel i get subjected too on Social media these days ......i cancelled all my accounts earlier this year.

 

[1jzsupra]

That chain eating away on the cylinder head must have produced a bit of a noise???

Interestingly enough I had no indication. I didn't even see anything when I changed the oil. Did you see how bad the chain was?

 

[1jzsupra]

Me too. Agreed !!

I'd LOVE to join-in with some clued-up, educated, like-minded folk.

But because of the mindless drivel i get subjected too on Social media these days ......i cancelled all my accounts earlier this year.

Yeah, I've learned to not really care about what other people post on Social Media lol. It can be a black hole if you aren't careful.

 

[KTMasean]

Difficult to grasp not noticing this ha ha.
I have not seen the chain, please share.
The place it was chewing away on must have acted as a boom box.
Have you had this bike from new?
And no shavings in the oil filter???
Wierd stuff 1jzsupra.

Interestingly enough I had no indication. I didn't even see anything when I changed the oil. Did you see how bad the chain was?

 

[KTMasean]

Unfortunately, some of those social media keyboard worriers spill over to the forum as well.
Not easy to strike a balance sometimes.

Yeah, I've learned to not really care about what other people post on Social Media lol. It can be a black hole if you aren't careful.

 

[1jzsupra]

Difficult to grasp not noticing this ha ha.
I have not seen the chain, please share.
The place it was chewing away on must have acted as a boom box.
Have you had this bike from new?
And no shavings in the oil filter???
Wierd stuff 1jzsupra.

Yup, didn't notice a thing. Not even in the filter. Have a look at this video I made:

 

[KTMasean]

Nice work 1jzsupra,
It indeed is somewhat shocking seeing those timing chain links froozen.
Although you had them (old & new) laying beside each other it was not too clear to see if there was any difference in length.
Could you see any rotation in the old chains link pins?
It does make one wonder what causes the chain to run out so far (in both directions as seems)?
Is/was there any way you were able to check the alignment of the timing sprockets?
Thanks for sharing, good stuff

Yup, didn't notice a thing. Not even in the filter. Have a look at this video I made:

 

[1jzsupra]

Nice work 1jzsupra,
It indeed is somewhat shocking seeing those timing chain links froozen.
Although you had them (old & new) laying beside each other it was not too clear to see if there was any difference in length.
Could you see any rotation in the old chains link pins?
It does make one wonder what causes the chain to run out so far (in both directions as seems)?
Is/was there any way you were able to check the alignment of the timing sprockets?
Thanks for sharing, good stuff

I had the chains next to each other side by side and I was not able to tell a difference in length. I didn't think to look and see if the link pins rotated, I'll see if I still have it. The only thing that I can think of is a material issue with the chains. I changed my oil frequently with 300V so it's not like I was using a bad oil or anything. As you can see by the video the inside of my head looked really good as well. I have completed valve checks on that bike at least 5 times in the past. My observation was that the exhaust cam over time was drifting farther and farther out of alignment. That was when I first started suspecting that there was an issue with the chain. After I changed the chain out the timing markers are dead on.

 

[1jzsupra]

My Ali-express order came in. Changed out the fuel hatch sticker, added some rim decals, changed out the oil filter plate with a new one, and added some plugs for the old mirrors.

My oil is green because it is Motul 300v.... Just in case any one thinks it is coolant.

ktm 390 duke oil filter cover - YouTube

 

[1jzsupra]

Time for another potentially useless mod. While going to the junkyard with my buddy I saw an intake scoop for a ford focus and thought to myself... Could I adapt this somehow? For $2.00, why not try it [email protected]

 

[Syer Shulver]

Love it ! This is what I’m into: a little DIY ‘out of the box’ thought / not just shop-bought parts - coupled with an idea of how it works and what you’re aiming to improve. Full Kudos to you Sir.
Irrespective of if it ‘works’ or not. Just good for you for trying / having fun and messing around….

Do be sure to let us know though of course….

 

[1jzsupra]

Love it ! This is what I’m into: a little DIY ‘out of the box’ thought / not just shop-bought parts - coupled with an idea of how it works and what you’re aiming to improve. Full Kudos to you Sir.
Irrespective of if it ‘works’ or not. Just good for you for trying / having fun and messing around….

Do be sure to let us know though of course….

Cheers mate. Hopefully, I can gather some data and provide some feedback.

 

[1jzsupra]

Decided to port out my throttle body a little. I did the filter side more than the engine side as I know the port on the head has a similar profile. I didn't do the greatest job at polishing it out, but to be honest I needed to do it over the course of the weekend so I could ride it again on Monday. Here are the before photos:

After:

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[duke200]

Decided to port out my throttle body a little. I did the filter side more than the engine side as I know the port on the head has a similar profile. I didn't do the greatest job at polishing it out, but to be honest I needed to do it over the course of the weekend so I could ride it again on Monday. Here are the before photos:

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Have you noticed any difference in performance?

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[1jzsupra]

Have you noticed any difference in performance?

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Just got it all wrapped up. I started it up and gave it some gas. My observations so far is that the throttle response some better and then according to the real time data it is running leaner. This was kind of the expected result I was looking for as it means more air is leaning it out. Now to get my tune back up to par. More to follow.

 

[Mirius]

Good job. I’ve been wondering why I’ve not seen this more often as this as the airflow from the factory isn’t great especially around the throttle plate and some step at the engine end. I’ve had a spare sitting in my to do pile for a long time now so this reminds me I need to do it!

 

[1jzsupra]

Good job. I’ve been wondering why I’ve not seen this more often as this as the airflow from the factory isn’t great especially around the throttle plate and some step at the engine end. I’ve had a spare sitting in my to do pile for a long time now so this reminds me I need to do it!

It wasn't too bad. I just ordered a velocity stack that I'm going to try and incorporate into my intake setup as well.