Tight Spot on the trail near Wabeno, WI
One of the early products CJ Designs came out with a few years back was the clutch cooler reservoir for the KTM 950 Adventure. It added nearly 3 times the volume of clutch hydraulic fluid available and kept everything in the system full and running cool.
The cooler reservoir is a pretty small piece but requires extremely precise machining so when stock ran out about a year ago a new batch was not started since the 950’s were getting a little older and there was less demand for the product. But…there apparently are still some of you out there that see the need for the little bugger so CJ Designs has responded with a new batch available – now!
CJD KTM 990 Adventure clutch coolers in production
CJD KTM 950 Adventure clutch coolers (with the choke lever boss) getting assembled
The 990 version is in stock now at Dual Sport Warehouse in orange or black and the 950 version with the choke lever mounting boss will be in stock in about 2 weeks (same colors). For advance planning, if you own a 950 this is going to be your last chance at this product since this will be the last production run. Don’t wait and miss your chance.
Each year Powersports Business dealer magazine picks 50 new, unique, useful and “cool” products in the motorcycle marketplace and highlights them to dealers in the industry.
CJ Designs Expedition Storage Box on KTM 950 Super Enduro
The Expedition Storage Box is designed to replace the left side exhaust can on KTM 950/990 Avdventure’ s and Super Enduro’s. This will give you about 2 gallons of storage space for tools, tubes, cooking supplies or anything else you need to carry along on your travels.
These hot new CJ Designs products are in stock at Dual Sport Warehouse and you can get your own by simply clicking on the links below:
For the Super Enduro version click HERE
For the Adventure version click HERE
Be sure to check out all the rest of the great products at Dual Sport Warehouse while you are on the site. We have things like the 2-1 Remus Roxx Exhaust systems you will need to be able to mount the Expedition Storage Box (your bike has to have a single side exhaust conversion and the storage box goes where your left side can was) and the CJD Liquid Storage Tanks (sister product to the storage boxes).
If you’re prepping your bike for the spring season, now is the time to check out all the cool, functional and real world tested products from Dual Sport Warehouse.
Looking for a smoking good deal for Christmas? Take a few minutes and check out our new Clearance Specials tab at Dual Sport Warehouse and you might just find something you “have to have” and something we need to move out, so you get a great deal. These items are not all for dual sport or adventure bikes – we handle all types of bike parts and they range from parts for 50 cc bikes to 990 Super Dukes!
Here is the link to the Clearance Specials: DSW Clearance Specials
Also on DSW is a new color gas tank from Aqualine Safari tanks for the 950/990 KTM Adventure. A new limited availability WHITE tank is now in stock and ready to ship. These will be an excellent match for the newer Adventure 990’s with the white color schemes or you can give your old, tired 950 a fresh, updated look along with 10.5 gals. of fuel capacity.
New Aqualine Safari White Tank for KTM 990/950 Adventure
As mentioned above, these are limited, so if this gets you all excited for a new tank don’t wait – they will sell out fast and won’t be available for a long time once they’re gone.
Here is the link for the new tank: Safari White Tank
This is the hottest new product for your KTM 950/990 LC8 – The CPR “Rottweiler” intake air filter! This has just hit the market and the first run sold out in a matter of days. Dual Sport Warehouse is taking pre-orders for the next batch and if you want one you need to order NOW. They will be available in about 3 weeks.
The Rottweiler air filter reduces weight by about 3.5 lbs., simplifies the whole intake system on your KTM 990/950 and is the cheapest way to bump your power about 10 hp!
Log on, check it out and get your order in so you don’t miss out on this very cool new air filter kit for your spring riding season.
http://www.dualsportwarehouse.com/CPR-ROTTWEILER-AIR-FILTER-KTM-LC8-990-CPR-ROTT-990.htm
Rottweiler Air Filter KTM LC8 990
Filter Assembly
Bottom Plate of Rottweiler Air Filter
The summer of 2011 was busy for us at Dual Sport Warehouse getting our new online store built, sorted and working properly and then adding products that dual sport and adventure riders want and need to support their motorcycle riding adventures. We had the privilege of working with some local riders to support their summer trips and some world travelers stopped by on their way through our area to check us out and get products or service.
The first group we worked with was “our own” group of three, Craig Johnson from Wisconsin, Matthew Ferhmann from Ohio and Ardie Bode from Australia. They did a pretty epic trip from Wisconsin west across the northern plains through western Canada to Alaska and the Arctic Circle. That was halfway! Then they headed down the continental divide all the way to Mexico and then back to Wisconsin for a total of over 16,000 miles! Dual Sport Warehouse helped supply much of the gear for the trip, sent emergency parts to various “pit stops” along the way and welcomed the guys back home at the end of July after 2 months on the bikes.
Craig, Matthew and Ardie after 16,000 miles of adventure riding in 60 days!
Three 2006 KTM 950 Adventures loaded with all their gear - a lot of it came from Dual Sport Warehouse
Sherri Jo Wilkens and her KTM 690 Enduro, Around the World she goes!
Headed back out to conquer the World with a fresh set of tires
Another local rider, Bo Marciniw, travelled to Nova Scotia this summer on his 2008 KTM 990 Adventure and stayed with a friend there for a few days and got to know the area a bit. Bo did a solo ride from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia and back and was out enjoying the North-East USA and Canada for a couple of weeks.
Dual Sport Warehouse helped Bo set up his bike with a CJ Designs rear luggage rack, Roto Pax 1 gallon auxillary fuel pack, Kriega R30 backpack and a CJ Designs “super shaft” water pump kit install before leaving on his trip. Bo also has added several other accessories from from Dual Sport Warehouse over the last couple years like L.E.D. lighting, CJD foot peg extensions, Zumo GPS/Mount and a Euro headlight assembly. We are always glad to see our customers on their bikes living out their dreams!
A stop along the way. Check out the rear view mirror - not sure if that was planned but it's kind of cool how that is framed!
Bo stopped in on his way back from Nova Scotia to say Hi!
If you’re out travelling the world stop in and see us at Dual Sport Warehouse. We’d love to meet you and help facilitate your adventure in any way we can.
After nearly 18,000 miles running the Remus Revolution Ti Silencer with CJDesigns 2 into 1 adapter I can safely say this is an extremely worth while upgrade. The silencer design and construction is nothing short of the highest quality in fit and finish.
Not only is this silencer a work of art but it’s light, try 4 pounds a side lighter if you run the twin set up and even lighter if you are running the 2 into 1 adapter like I am.
One of the most noticeable differences as soon as you take your first ride is the sound, it’s very pleasing for those of us who love motor sounds with a deeper than stock growl that means business. I did not want an overly loud system and where the sound has more punch and a different lower note than stock I still feel it’s quiet enough for the neighborhood and the trails. If you really enjoy the open motor sound, want to compete with the Harley guys in the neighborhood, or run a few track days pull that insert and unleash the fierce sound of the LC8. While loud with the insert out the lower note is still pleasing, sounds aggressive, and with a few revs to the limiter your neighbors will wonder what plane is taking off from their driveway.
After some time on the tight trails or stuck in some city commuter traffic you will notice and greatly appreciate the heat reduction. These pipes run much cooler than stock and you and/or your passenger will greatly appreciate this as the ambient temperature starts sky rocketing in the summer time.
After some fairly major abuse the finish still shines and cleans up very well. The photograph above is of the famous mud and sodium chloride slurry from the “haul” road after returning from Dead Horse, AK
Warranty on the Remus Revolution Titanium Silencers is a Lifetime Warranty, yep you heard me right, LIFETIME! That includes running a single silencer with a 2 into 1 adapter, yep you heard me right again. They have certainly built these to last and with a warranty like that why would you question which exhaust to buy.
Pictured above is the cjdesigns 2 into 1 adapter and this is also a nice piece of kit. Utilizing the stock exhaust midpipe it’s carefully cut and then expertly tig welded into the 2 to 1 adapter. This make room for an auxiliary fuel tank or a tool tube on the other side. We have been testing a new tool tube for the last 17,000 and it has preformed very well, a few minor tweaks and there will be a small production run of these in the next few months (fingers crossed). Since we are running the Safari tanks holding 12.5 gallons of fuel the tool tube was the right choice for us, the nicest thing about having the extra storage is you can carry front and rear tubes, front sprocket, rear brake pads, tire irons, stock tool kit, small spares, and more all on the bike all the time not just when you are packed for a big trip. The other added benefit is you do not have to unpack anything to get to any of your tools, as you know standing on the side of the road in the rain digging in your side cases looking for some small part you packed 2 months ago can be a frustrating task. This leaves the under seat storage available for tools not needed as often, I keep spare plugs, small air compressor, winch extension leads with the remote, and jumper cables there.
Prototype tool tube in action, have everything on the bike wether you are fully loaded or just out for the day trail riding, no extra baggage needed.
Alright enough writing time to go ride.
Matthew Fehrmann
Remus Exhaust available at DualSportWarehouse.com
Make your plans now to attend the Central ADV Rider Rally in Eagle River, WI from Aug. 12-21. Sign up at http://www.CADVRIDER.com. This rally spans two weekends and offers lots of riding opportunities in Northern WI and the U.P. of MI. Spend the week or come for a couple days, you’ll have fun as long as you show up!
Dual Sport Warehouse will be there with a vendor booth from 8/18 – 8/21, Thurs-Sun, so come visit us, ride some great trails/roads and enjoy a great week of riding and “hooliganism”.
On the trail as the journey winds down
The three adventurers, Craig, Matthew and Ardie, are on the last leg of their journey that has taken them from WI, across the northern U.S., through Canada – BC, Yukon and into Alaska. Once in Alaska they spent a week on Kodiak Island, then went to Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay, then cut east back into Yukon and the Nortwest Territories. Once they headed back south the goal was to ride all the way down the continental divide, off-road as much as possible, from Canada to Mexico and that took them back down through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and finally New Mexico until they hit the Mexico border.
Currently they are on the final leg headed back to the Mid-West and their final destination, Wisconsin. Click HERE to see their last few days of progress. We are expecting them back on Wednesday, July 20 and they are planning on attending “Bike Night” at Quaker Steak & Lube in new Berlin off of I-43 with their bikes fresh off the road/trail. Plan on stopping by to check out the bikes and gear that they used for 2 months of long distance traveling and camping through a wide variety of weather and terrain.
Surviving everything from rain, snow and cold to days over 100+ degrees requires good planning, good gear and bikes that will get you through all types of terrain. This is your chance to see the bikes fully equipped and hear the story first hand of how everything worked. There will be gear reviews and stories from the trail posted on the CJ Designs blog as well as here.
Craig is home once he hits Wisconsin but Matthew lives in Ohio so he will have a ride to get back home and Ardie is from Australia and will still have some traveling to do to get back to his home base. Ardie has literally been around the world this last few months. Here’s to wishing them a safe final leg and hope you all can come to welcome them home on Wednesday night.
Posted in Alaska Trip 2011, Product Updates on June 28, 2011 by mdfehrmann
Review and photographs by: Matthew Fehrmann, for www.cjdesignsllc.com and www.dualsportwarehouse.com
Let me start this review off with how impressed we are with the general performance of the Heidenau K60 Scout tire. What I hope to do is provide a good review including a collection of photos to share as they wore through our trip. Another important point I will attempt to make is the mix of conditions we put them through, the weight of our bikes, and the milage they carried us down the road. These are great tires and I will spoon on another set in the very near future.
The bikes we are riding are all 2006 KTM 950 Adventures.
Some of the specs to consider about our bikes, they are fully loaded for camping on the 2+ months and 20,000 miles we are spending on the road, we all have upgraded fuel tanks holding around 12 gallons each, and the riders weights range from 135lbs to 275lbs without gear. The rear Heidenau 150/80-18 is mounted on the stock adventure rim which is 4.25in wide, The front is 90/90-21 mounted on a 1.6in wide dirt bike rim either a DID Dirtstar Strong or Excel A60. Regardless of terrain we ran these at street air pressures, remember we need a compromise on milage and performance after all we are largely self funded in our testing, so the rear we ran at 36psi and the front at 34psi.
Some samples of the brand new Heidenau K60 Scouts mounted up and ready to roll.
After burning up some pavement to put some milage under our belt we found the tires holding up great, they roll smooth on the road, hold corners very well, and are predictable on the pavement regardless of speed or lean angle. There is plenty of side lug to start dragging hard parts on even the tallest of bikes so if you are into those sorts of things these tires will not disappoint.
We are about 2500 miles in for these photos and are almost at the ware bar in the center of the tire. once reaching this bar the added surface area should provide us an even longer life and that is exactly what we found as we continued to rack up the miles.
We ran this set to 7162 miles before pulling them off and if we did not already have a tire drop in Fairbanks, AK we could have easily ran these another 1000-2000 miles as long as the roads or trails were not too muddy or sloppy. We took them through a huge selection of terrain including but not limited to, highway, back roads, river rocks, hard pack dirt, gravel, and mud on the Haul Road to Deadhorse, in fact we chose to run these all the way to Deadhorse and back after stashing our dirt set since they were still performing so well. The high mileage and traction was outstanding and for a 50 / 50 tire this is the set to run in my opinion.
The tires the day we pulled them off after 7162 miles.
Ardie’s Set (275lbs rider)
Craig’s Set (190lbs rider)
Matthew’s Set (135lbs rider)
Some notes about the front tire and it’s design, we did start to see some cupping near the end of our time running it but it wore like iron and stuck to the pavement and hard pack without much issue. This is a hard tire to run in the mud and the slippery ruts but once you figure out that you will end up in the low part of the rut it becomes a predictable and truly ridable tire through all but the deepest of mud and slop. For our use this tire ran the miles as intended on a dual sport ride, and the total milage shocked us on fully loaded bikes. The Front K60 Scout we would classify as a 50% on road 50% off road tire through it’s entire serviceable life.
The rear K60 Scout hooked up on almost everything we could throw at it and is a better tire off road than the stock tire with no compromises on the street. I’m totally sold on running this tire through almost anything dual sport rides could bring you and we all agree the rear tire is a good 65% off road 35% on road tire until about 4000 miles then it’s a 50% / 50% tire through the end.
Would we buy this set again for a trip like this? Yes no hesitation.
Milwaukee to Fairbanks in 7162 miles.
Buy them at Dual Sport Warehouse.
Dual Sport Warehouse 