Hi Patrick,
I am aware of the step you mentioned but left it out, not wanting to get too complex.
In the past I have loosened the triple clamp and tapped on the clamps and banged both ends of the bars to find any neutral position but with the big new modern forks they seem to find center in the clamps on their own. Then I torqued the bolts and did the axle routine.
I come and go on messing with the triple clamp.
I re-grease the steering head bearings every 10K miles so they get a going over then or if I crash hard.
As you suggested, KTM advises 10-15 lbs of torque on the triple clamp bolts which isn't much. The top clamps are different than the bottoms but I don't remember which is which.
Once the forks slide up and down nice the bike really does ride better.
b.
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