Roll it in the corner of the garage and wait until you're ready to put it back to its full potential. The day will come when you can no longer make use of it the way you have but you'll want to spend some time with it. Then it'll be like therapy putting it back to it's old glory and passing on a piece of history to someone else. The stories that you'll tell along the way will be priceless

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this had definitely crossed my mind. Unfortunately I don't have the space or money to do that and buy another bike, so I did end up buying a 990 and swapping all of my parts over to that bike, and offsetting cost by selling parts. It feels nearly the same, and even if it looks a little different, it lets me continue my adventure with an early LC8 bike. Like you said, there will always be one of these in my garage.

Very interesting and informative video for an off-road Lc8 owner! 👍 Good luck with your 990, looking forward to your next Lc8 video.

Run it till it blows baby! I have a 990 with 113k miles and it runs like a quartz watch.

@gearheadE30

3 жыл бұрын

I would if it would start! Wore out and ended up with low compression before anything else failed.

@a2dskins

3 жыл бұрын

@@gearheadE30 Well, you deserve a gold star for all the fun you had on it! If you're not in a rush I see first gen 990's for sale in the 3-4k range.

@gearheadE30

3 жыл бұрын

@@a2dskins I never did find one that cheap, but I did find a good one to swap all the bits onto and am in the middle of setting it up now!

@BackHurtsBad

2 жыл бұрын

@@gearheadE30 Curious if you end up breaking it apart, curious if it needs more than valve seals, worn seats and oil rings, if cylinders are done, thats a heck of a cost lol.

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

@@BackHurtsBad It's pretty unlikely I'll tear this down any time soon, to be honest. Based on operating symptoms, and that the valve shims never really changed, it probably needs valve seals, pistons, and rings. I'm sure the cylinders are glazed, but nothing makes me think it has the plating chipping issue some Nikasil bores have.

Love it! Mine is still kicking

Keep documenting

I'm glad I'm one of those people that always asked for this too many times hahaha. And it turned out way longer (in a good way) and better than expected. This has to be the perfect walkaround I've ever seen. Lots of info, and of course, a piece of history for yourself that'll be here for a long time to remember in the years to come. What a beast ! I just sold my big Africa Twin 750 and hope some day to get my hands on a crisp 950 or 990, but for now, I want to try something small to get my skills better and enjoy the pleasures of a bike I can easily pick up, even though I'm 6'5, a small bike is a breath of fresh air. Thank you Jordan !!!!

@gearheadE30

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, glad you enjoyed it! There are definitely perks to small bikes; much more forgiving when things go wrong lol.

@BackHurtsBad

3 жыл бұрын

@@gearheadE30 Curious how the 990 will turn out, I guess we'll see it on ADVRider when you make more progress.

@gearheadE30

3 жыл бұрын

@@BackHurtsBad yep, I'm sure I'll have stuff here or over there eventually.

@BackHurtsBad

3 жыл бұрын

@@gearheadE30 Hey, hows the transfer going?

@gearheadE30

3 жыл бұрын

@@BackHurtsBad So far so good

Fantastic

Thank you so much and I will check it out. Good luck on the new 990. I love my 950, there are plenty out there with very low miles. You may want to stick with the same. My total rebuild for my motor was $2000 all parts included. It all depends what yours needs.

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

I guess I need to do an update video on the 990 but so far it has been great. I know people hate on the fuel injection but it's actually working well enough for me now after a lot of time in tuneecu.

@BackHurtsBad

2 жыл бұрын

@@gearheadE30 Would love to seen an update with the 990.

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

@@BackHurtsBad it is all taken apart right now; guess I need to work on it some more!

@BackHurtsBad

2 жыл бұрын

@@gearheadE30 Hey, at leass post some pics about it on Advrider haha, we might learn something 😄

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

@@BackHurtsBad I will when it is done! Working on battery and oil tank relocation so I can stop killing radiators.

Great walk around. I have a question about the Brembo clutch master cylinder. Do you have a part number for the unit you are using? My old unit is leaking after many rebuilds. Who did you buy from etc. Thanks again

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have a part number, but I believe it was from a 2017+ KTM 450 xcf. Any of the usual parts houses should be able to get it; I usually get stuff from rocky mountain atvmc.

I've seen this in action, sad to see it go.

@gearheadE30

3 жыл бұрын

Going to do my best to make the 990 look just like it!

You say it’s cheaper to buy a new bike, but it wouldn’t be a 950. The carbs are better than fuel injection on the 990, the later bikes (1090, etc) aren’t close to being as capable of these and it keeps a classic on the road… me, mines got 80k miles on the clock and I’m stripping it down to rebuild it ground-up, as I’ll never get rid of it until i can no longer buy parts.

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

True, the newer bikes are not nearly as analog as the 950 is. I replaced the 950 with a 990 so still very similar. I haven't gotten the throttle response to be quite as natural as the 950 was, but I am finding that I actually prefer the fuel injection most of the time. I was kind of expecting I would be putting my carbs on the 990 but that seems pretty unlikely now.

Hi friend. Im planing on bilding up a bmw 650 twin. Help needed understanding suspention

@gearheadE30

2 жыл бұрын

Those bikes have pretty limited/basic suspension. Companies like Konflict Motorsports and others can give you an idea of what your options are and what might fit your needs.

@user-iq7ur8zn9z

2 жыл бұрын

@@gearheadE30 thanks decided to opt for complete swap with suspension off a ktm 990 adventure.

What no heated seat and no cruise control? 😂