Adventure Bike Rider Forum

I have always fancied a KTM 990 and one is available near me in grey colour with 38,000 miles on it.

I have obviously heard endless horror stories about reliability but are they true?

Any tips on what to look for when I go see the bike at the weekend are greatly appreciated.

Cheers

The big one is the valve check/ adjustment every 7000 so a fsh carried out by a KTM dealer preferably.

A certain in mate called Auriel from Bordeaux has one after riding all over the world he decided at 100,000mls it needed a refresh lol....you wont find a better heavy weight do it all...




Did i really just say that..lol

I'm in exactly the same position. Just left a deposit on an 09 with 21k miles. Had most adventure bikes but never this one

Diesel Pete wrote:
I have obviously heard endless horror stories about reliability but are they true?



Cheers

No not true, usually made up by fat old men who heard it once about 15 years ago and are too afraid to move from their tired old tractor to something thats top of its class

Lower the sumo guard...two bolts....look under it where the battery is. If the bike has been looked after it will be clean and tidy under there.

Mike

JJay51 wrote:

Diesel Pete wrote:
I have obviously heard endless horror stories about reliability but are they true?



Cheers

No not true, usually made up by fat old men who heard it once about 15 years ago and are too afraid to move from their tired old tractor to something thats top of its class

Absolutely spot on :laugh:

Thats all good news, thanks chaps as I have always fancied one (thumbs)

They're ugly, heavy, overrated, thirsty, high maintenance,

But man they are fun.

Go for it. They are seriously gaining in popularity again.

Never had any real issues with my 950.

I had one brand new did 40k+ on it lots of off road great bike. Fuel consumption not as bad as people make out. I had the water pump seal fail and a few issues with corroding wiring connection around the battery. Fantastic bike