1984 KTM 600GS restoration

[Tossa]

Great job can't wait for my 390 to be that close to riding

Wish I was that far along with my project, going to chase for one more week the 1981 clamps.

[brebel]

Damn' Liverpool exhaust quoted me $300 to make up 2 foot of stainless exhaust!! It had better be an impressive piece of work is all I have to say.

[brebel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLdVxsfAhRc

[mx250]

Sounds good -worth the $300

[2minutetim]

Hey guys,

thanks Tossa for the lead to Sunrise KTM and Flash, I ordered all of my 'must get bits' like the exhaust headers and 'y' piece, airbox, tappet covers and rear break lever from him, he managed to source them from Europe second hand but all in great nick. I would highly recommend him if you need anything tricky. (www.sunrisektm.com)

Brebel, I'm about to strip my frame and get it painted, wondering what the paint code is for the factory orange?

I've got lots of other questions for you too so may be intouch often.

Have a great one....Tim

[Tossa]

Hey guys,

thanks Tossa for the lead to Sunrise KTM and Flash, I ordered all of my 'must get bits' like the exhaust headers and 'y' piece, airbox, tappet covers and rear break lever from him, he managed to source them from Europe second hand but all in great nick. I would highly recommend him if you need anything tricky. (www.sunrisektm.com)

Brebel, I'm about to strip my frame and get it painted, wondering what the paint code is for the factory orange?

I've got lots of other questions for you too so may be intouch often.

Have a great one....Tim

Glad Steve was able to help pity he's a pom living with Yanks, makes it hard to understand he can actually be helpful without whinging about it!!lol

[ba-02-xr]

Hey guys,

tBrebel, I'm about to strip my frame and get it painted, wondering what the paint code is for the factory orange?

How are you going to paint. I found Jotun Coates orange is very close in powder coating. Or if you are going to use a spray can cheve engine orange.

[brebel]

Hey guys,


Brebel, I'm about to strip my frame and get it painted, wondering what the paint code is for the factory orange?

I've got lots of other questions for you too so may be intouch often.

Have a great one....Tim

I had a mate who's a spray painter do it for me and he looked up  KTM orange (dont ask me how but spray painters seem to know where to look ), I'm not sure if its exact but I am happy with it I would rather use a colour that looks better than the original if given the choice.

[brebel]

On another note it was interesting to see there was no bikes like mine at CD7 they must be a rare beast, where was your bike slakewell?

[Slakewell]

I took a KTM 77 250 and 400. I havent finished my rotax bike the engine is still in too many pieces

[2minutetim]

Thanks for the suggestions regarding the paint colours, I'll take that on board.

Not sure if I'm going to blast the frame or not, I'm a bit worried about getting grit in the frame mounted oil tank.

Does anyone know or have a shot of one of these set up as a motorcross mount. I'm building mine to be a Heaven racer.

Should be finished ready for next year...........not sure whether that is what I planned last year though.

T

[brebel]

The grit in the frame oil reservoir is a valid point, mine was full of it! I flushed it about a thousand times..but so far so good, there's plenty of oil filters on it though. You just have to make sure they plug the holes so the grit doesn't get in, I didn't tell them that .

[crash n bern]

Does anyone know or have a shot of one of these set up as a motorcross mount. I'm building mine to be a Heaven racer.

I have one that was the motocross model.  I thought it was a GS but recently read an old test and saw that they had a GS enduro model and a MX model.  Picked it by the different exhaust. The MX had a Supertrap muffler.  Which mine has. That and the fact it has no electrics or compliance plate.  Was thinking it might be a bit rare as all I've ever seen are the GS's.  I don't feel too bad about paying to much for it now.

[Slakewell]

I havent seen a real MX in Aus dont think many would have been imported

[gra1961]

i had a 504 mx disc brake front conventional fork type bought new from i think the shop was called top rider over carlingford way in sydney.it came with a gs muffler and head light and gs rear plastics with t/light and wiring in seperate boxes. years later i wanted to register it so i rang floods and told them the frame number and when and where the bike was bought from and they posted me up a compliance plate (blank mind you which i had to stamp myself) how times have changed.the mx muffler wasnt a super trap type one but.loud as hell though.