Upon returning from a 5,140 mile cross country trip I decided to go ahead and check the valve clearances and Cams the on the CF Moto built 24’ KTM 790 Adventure for the second time since I’ve owned it.
I checked them at 12,700 miles and the bike currently has 20,700 or so miles. The remaining factory warranty runs out in about a month so I wanted to peek at the cams again given the reputation of the platform.
All the valves were once again in spec! The cams also still look great with no wear and only light running marks on the lobes.
Bike has been ran on Amsoil 15w50 Metric mostly. When out west Both times I changed the oil before returning with Mobil 1 20w50 V-Twin. Intervals are 2k miles when local, 3K miles when traveling.
Bike is still a joy to ride! I’m going to put a new Chain, Sprockets, Rear Tire and probably preemptively change the wheel bearings and keep rolling the miles on the bike.
This is my first KTM coming from Yamahas and I fully expected to have “issues” but the bike has been exceptionally reliable for me. I’m starting to get partial…
I checked them at 12,700 miles and the bike currently has 20,700 or so miles. The remaining factory warranty runs out in about a month so I wanted to peek at the cams again given the reputation of the platform.
All the valves were once again in spec! The cams also still look great with no wear and only light running marks on the lobes.
Bike has been ran on Amsoil 15w50 Metric mostly. When out west Both times I changed the oil before returning with Mobil 1 20w50 V-Twin. Intervals are 2k miles when local, 3K miles when traveling.
Bike is still a joy to ride! I’m going to put a new Chain, Sprockets, Rear Tire and probably preemptively change the wheel bearings and keep rolling the miles on the bike.
This is my first KTM coming from Yamahas and I fully expected to have “issues” but the bike has been exceptionally reliable for me. I’m starting to get partial…
