Recent content by Seattle401

I tried a few options including Ktm mirrors (didn’t fit), and the fancy husqvarna billet ones (look great, but completely useless and expensive). I finally settled on the folding mirrors from Touratech. They work great, look good and are only $50 each. You’ll also need the reverse thread adapter...

Can you confirm that the stock svartpilen rims are able to be converted to tubeless using those conversion methods/tape/seal kits? I can’t find an accurate answer. But I’ve heard more than once than the stock rims are missing the correct groove/bead and are not convertible? I’ve yet to find...

Great, thanks for the info. After a couple of punctures and damage from a bad tow/recovery service, I’m not too keen on my tubed svartpilen wheels. I like the spokes, and would explore the tubeless conversion, but I don’t think it’s possible on those wheels. Spoked, after market tubeless wheels...

Hi, are the new wheels for tubeless tires, or are you still running tubes?

Yeah, I suspect the tech saw the red loctite residue when they removed the bolts, and just reapplied (I guess that’s what I’d do too if I saw it). But I agree, red loctite for those is crazy. I know the bike is fairly vibrational (don’t notice it personally), but red seems overkill-I guess if I...

I can tell you that my 2020 svartpilen DID have red loctite on the turn signal assembly bolts from the factory, they were hell to get out, snapped an Allen key in half (there was red loctite residue on the ones I removed). One bolt wouldn’t come out at all and I had to basically drill off the...