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cans.HoweverI’matpeacehe’llbe
fineandthoroughlyenjoythisnew
life skill. Also riding with him to get a
full English on a sunny Sunday
morning makes me feel excited
and swell with pride.
In this modern society of sullen
youngsters, what better way to bond
with your teenage offspring?
Mark Sibun

‘Yes, I swapped to an
adventure bike!’
Following last month’s story on
adventure bikes, after many years
riding Honda Fireblades, my first
adventure bike was a Honda
VFR800X Crossrunner. I found it so
much more comfortable and practical
but found I missed the power of the
Fireblade. So now I ride a KTM 1290
Super Adventure S, which combines
the practicality and comfort of the

adventurebikewiththeoutright

powerofa sportsbike.

So yes, it was the right choice to

go to an adventure bike; I just didn’t

pick the right one for me to start

with. However, I’m now more than

happy with the right bike. I probably

should have changed style years ago.

Dean Evans

‘No, I’d never buy an

adventure bike!’

In the June issue you asked opinions

about swapping to adventure bikes.

I’ve ridden all sorts of bikes during

my 45 years of riding but have

never, and never will have, an

adventure bike. In my opinion

they are the biking equivalent of the

‘Chelsea Tractor.’ Each to their own

though, I suppose! We’re all

bikers, after all.

Chris Peacock

Like any good

relationship, you

need to put a

little effort in

‘RiDE stopped me

divorcing my KTM’

Reading RiDE month on month;

avidly following #ride5000miles on

Facebook; and visiting countless

motorbike shows I realised, while

reading the new-season special in

the May issue that I had a bit of a

problem; my KTM 990SMT.

We just weren’t getting on, no

matter how hard we tried. For

those who know, they’ll

understand the 990SMT with its

whiplash throttle, masses of

engine braking and tyre-

shredding hooligan mentality is,

quite frankly, an untamed wild pig.

Encouraged by the article I duly

set about getting to know my bike

again. Many hours later I emerged

from the garage not only having

done everything in the article but,

with the help of the KTM

community, I firmed up the front

and rear suspension, changed the

engine map via Tune ECU, removed

the SAS, disabled the EPC and O2

sensors and finally (sensibly)

tightened all fasteners correctly.

One 50-mile test ride later,

we’re buddies again, making plans

for the year ahead and enjoying

spending time together. Thanks

and cheers! We wouldn’t have

survived without you.

Chris Coleman

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