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KTM LC4ADV 2003, 30000km
6000 km - new cylinder (micro crack... leaking water) no warranty, was in 2009
30000 km -nothing but normal wear parts
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7 Nov 2010
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Just started a major rebuild on my 640 at 95 000 km, details over on advrider:
Clintnz's KTM 640 95,000km service - ADVrider
There are a couple of other guys doing some maintenance on their well travelled LC4's also & posting up the details on advrider, plenty of good info for anyone with lots of miles on their 640.
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3 Oct 2012
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Bumping this thread so that peeps can update or add their history!
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I have had all the well known issues with my 2006 adventure.
Cam follower bearing at 40k
Broken tooth of starter gear destroyed stator.
Broken rear sub frame
Steering head bearings
Leaking base gasket at 50 k so did a top end rebuild at the same time.
Leaking fork seals
Clutch replaced at 55k
Usual consumables chains sprockets brake pads wheel bearings tyres etc
Frayed wires under the dash caused all sorts of issues.
Currently have the carb off chasing a bogging issue.
Bike has now done 65 thousand hard klms and I still love it, although the relationship gets a bit strained at times.
If they were still making them I would buy a new one. Would love a 690 adventure but obviously never going to happen, so I am going to hold on to the 640
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12 Nov 2012
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Originally Posted by overlandr
Bumping this thread so that peeps can update or add their history!
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Done 20K (almost trouble free) km since the rebuild now so on about 115K km. Only recent issue has been some wires rubbing through on each other just out of the igniter box, easy fix but took a few hrs to find. 1st time it's ever stopped on me out on the road.
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I have had all the well known issues with my 2006 adventure.
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Clutch replaced at 55k
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Clutch? That's not a common one at all, what failed? There are a few issues with the cylinders now & then but the rest seems to last forever usually.
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Sorry Should have pointed out that it wasn't a clutch failure as such just replaced the plates.
Still got the Current issue of a flat spot just off idle and bogging after landing off small jumps or climbing rough hills.
Have replaced the needle & seat and cleaned carb but its still there. Going to raise the needle 1 notch to see if that helps.
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Originally Posted by saab463
Sorry Should have pointed out that it wasn't a clutch failure as such just replaced the plates.
Still got the Current issue of a flat spot just off idle and bogging after landing off small jumps or climbing rough hills.
Have replaced the needle & seat and cleaned carb but its still there. Going to raise the needle 1 notch to see if that helps.
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If you experience bogging over rough ground that usually points to an incorrect float level...
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Still got the Current issue of a flat spot just off idle and bogging after landing off small jumps or climbing rough hills.
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Not so funny BST40 carb, is it?
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