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Looking very good, thanks for keeping it up dated. I was in JD Racing yesterday admiring the pictures of John Deacons 640 Dakar bikes.

Yes was watching on youtube him racing, I think the 640 type bike looks the best..... Maybe I'm slightly biased

daveuprite wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:50 am

WesleyDRZ400 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:20 pm
I found a site that does decals also so will fit a set
http://www.hyena-mx.com/en/categorie?id=4682

That's a great site. I'll keep that link - thanks.

Bike's looking good. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

They look OK also, here is someone from adv rider who fitted a set, not sure what look I will go for

Yeah, really like the simplicity of that. Some of these sticker sets look a bit too busy, but that looks great against a fresh paint job.

While I am waiting for the resprayed items to be ready I am thinking of a carb change out.

This bike is fitted with the Dellorto PHM40 carb however the other 640 I have which I will possibly sell has the keihin fcr 41 mx carb

I am thinking to swap them.... Anyone fitted the fcr carb to a 640?

daveuprite wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:25 pm Yeah, really like the simplicity of that. Some of these sticker sets look a bit too busy, but that looks great against a fresh paint job.

Yes agree

Been really busy with work so not did much

Should be starting again soon, whet for powder coat on metal items with spray white on the carbon fiber items. Mixing it up abit

Are those carbon bits from Oz?--I'm still making the occasional set for the 640A --still a popular bike--about to send a set to Germany.

catcitrus wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 5:34 pm Are those carbon bits from Oz?--I'm still making the occasional set for the 640A --still a popular bike--about to send a set to Germany.
KTM 640A for sweden 1.jpg

Yes the guy who made them has stopped now I believe.

guy who sprayed it said was total nightmare as carbon fiber took 4 coats of primer and some filler.
His friend sprayed for lotus who use carbon fiber alot and said he knew it would be a nightmare. After he said never again

Price was really good

When I roughly fitted the fairing up and a tank gaurd the top of the tank gaurd seemed to sit under fairing so will need trimming.

Yours look good, might have to get a set for when I do the other ktm 640

The Oz ones were vac bagged and then lacquered I believe---so you probably didn't have a smooth finish(carbon weave "ripples") to start with--we start with a gel coat in the lay up (for a smooth exterior finish--we don't lacquer)--and its a press mould--gel, carbon, glass, carbon, kevlar triaxial, carbon triaxial and then press--and we extend below the petcock with an access hole--the danger of wiping off the petcock in the middle of nowhere is real. You can run from the inner cross balance pipe but lose a bit of reserve(blanking off the petcock). KTM only sold the H and B crash bars for the 950 and 990s, and didn't sell them (as a factory extra) for the 640 due to lack of rearward support--they can fold in a heavy drop.