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rlarue started the topic One less Vitpilen in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 1 month ago
Hi y’all, it’s been a while. There’s officially one less Vitpilen in Seattle. Well I guess someone will be riding the bike so it’s not like it died, but that rider won’t be me. There’s a few things that led me to ditch my Vit.
Number one was a major brake issue where the rear brake was locking up if I even touched it, which was scary on the…[Read more]
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rlarue replied to the topic Seat not locking? in the forum Vitpilen 701 Parts & Accessories 2 years, 1 month ago
I found that when I was having a real difficult time getting the seat back on that the tool bag was bulging a little too much and causing resistance. After I pulled out the tool bag no problems. Give it a try.
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rlarue replied to the topic Puig "alu" windshield installed in the forum Vitpilen 701 Gallery 2 years, 10 months ago
Turned out really nice, GB500.
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rlarue replied to the topic Riding my Vitpilen in the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 11 months ago
There’s only 3 weeks left before the ride and I’m still looking for donations for the cause. If you can help it’s much appreciated.
https://www.gentlemansride.com/fundraiser/RichardLaRue
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rlarue replied to the topic Vitpilen clipon Risers in the forum Vitpilen 401 Gallery 2 years, 11 months ago
That makes sense, especially with the demo deals. I was looking at the 701 Svart and thinking it’d be easier to trim away the fairings to simplify it like a Vit rather than taking a Vit and making it ride like a Svart. Good luck with the trade and conversion.
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rlarue replied to the topic Vitpilen clipon Risers in the forum Vitpilen 401 Gallery 2 years, 11 months ago
@elbastos I’m curious why you wouldn’t just upgrade to a 701 Svartpilen?
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rlarue replied to the topic Seat hard to remove? in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 11 months ago
It’ll look like this:
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rlarue replied to the topic Seat hard to remove? in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 11 months ago
No, it doesn’t exactly just lift up, you’ll need to raise the rear of it up and pull it back and lift it off. It does take a little bit of effort to get on, but not as much as it takes to put it back on. Do it a few times and you’ll get the hang of it. Do you have the manual? If so it has directions in there.
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rlarue replied to the topic from Porto in the forum Svartpilen 401 Gallery 2 years, 11 months ago
Very cool.
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rlarue replied to the topic Ride report: Seattle to Portland in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 11 months ago
That’s a long ride, rod frost. Did you need to stop much beyond filling the tank up? The svart has a more comfortable position so maybe not.
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rlarue replied to the topic Single seater conversion. in the forum Vitpilen 401 Gallery 2 years, 12 months ago
That looks really nice, stroem. I’ve thought about doing the same, but I don’t want to lose the option of using a the rear bag.
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rlarue started the topic Ride report: Seattle to Portland in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 12 months ago
I just got back from a pretty excellent trip to Portland and back. I took I5 both ways so round trip mileage was 350+ miles. Really nice weather on both days in the high 60s, but I hit some serious traffic on the way down which turned a 3 hour ride a into 4 1/2 hour one. Ooof. At least it wasn’t super hot or it would have been worse. I “filled up”…[Read more]
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rlarue started the topic Seattle: Was that your Vitpilen that was stolen? in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 12 months ago
Saw this on Lowside Towing’s Instagram. It’s rough out there so lock your bikes up, locking the handlebar isn’t enough.
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rlarue replied to the topic How do you describe the bike? in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 12 months ago
Yeah the Livewire was a blast to ride but 30k is way out of my range. Hopefully they sell them all and make cheaper bikes next round. That throttle control though…
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rlarue started the topic How do you describe the bike? in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 2 years, 12 months ago
Even though there are a few other members on this board that live in the PNW you don’t see many of these bikes around, especially at bike events, so wherever I am I usually get a lot of questions about my Vitpilen. I was at a event recently where HD was demoing their new Livewire electric motorcycle, which was really cool by the way, and one of…[Read more]
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rlarue replied to the topic Riding my Vitpilen in the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 3 years ago
Thanks, Jeff. I’ll definitely post pics after the ride.
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rlarue started the topic Riding my Vitpilen in the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in the forum Vitpilen 401 General Discussion 3 years ago
On Sunday the 29th of September, I will don my finest attire with my fellow men and women across the globe to join the fight with The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to raise awareness for men’s mental health and prostate cancer. But before I press my tweed and shine my Vit up, I need you to donate what you can for this meaningful cause and help me…[Read more]
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rlarue replied to the topic Svarty in the forum Svartpilen 401 Gallery 3 years ago
Thanks.
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rlarue replied to the topic Svarty in the forum Svartpilen 401 Gallery 3 years ago
Looks great. Which windscreen is that?
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rlarue replied to the topic Brand new Svartpilen 701 could have killed me. in the forum Svartpilen 401 General Discussion 3 years ago
You should talk to other dealers in your area about this one because this has got to be the fault of your dealer. Husqvarna/KTM has been making bikes for a long time and this doesn’t seem very likely.
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