Staff Blogs

Getting Extreme with the KTM 1190 Adventure

After touching down in Denver, it hit me. I had only spent about 30 minutes on the 1190 prior to this trip, all of which was on pavement. That initial, lunch-break impression consisted of an ear-to-ear grin, incomprehensible grunts, and a healthy dollop of fear…

Archambault’s Angle: 2 Week Road Trip Pt. 5

Part 5 Tuesday 23 September 2015 Waking up I found a KTM 990 Adventure parked next to the Sprinter van in the hotel parking lot.  I had a nice chat with its owner, who was on his way to the IDBDR.  At my coffee stop on the way to the highway I ran into another […]

Archambault’s Angle: 2 Week Road Trip Pt. 4

Bonneville has been on my bucket list of places to see since I learned about it.  This is a cathedral of speed, the place many of the world land-speed records have been made, and where countless records have fallen. 

Archambault’s Angle: KTM Rally Road Trip Pt. 3

 I started the process of rejetting my KTM 950 for the altitude, but after dropping and losing a bolt early in the process I decided to just run very rich with the sea-level setting.  Morgan finally made it in later that night from Seattle.

Archambault’s Angle: The Unappreciated Gasket

I’ve been helping Beau Sullivan from the Touratech warehouse recently on his 1989 Suzuki GS500E.  While walking him though the engine rebuild process I realized how little thought is often given to the gaskets. 

Touratech Rally East Wrap-Up

Last weekend, members of the Touratech staff flew to Pennsylvania to host our inaugural Touratech Rally – East. We’d been working on the event for months and it was with much anticipation that the date finally arrived.