Farm to Phillip Island – Part 2 – Off Road to the Australian MotoGP
Armed only with a KTM 1290 Super Adventure R and a newly built Kit690, the Adventurist.TV crew set off for an unsupported adventure ride to the 2018 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
This is day 2 of “Farm to Phillip Island” – our off-road adventure to the 2018 Australian MotoGP. Covering dirt roads through NSW and VIC including Barry Way, Snowy River Road and McKillops Rd, we discover stunning scenery and amazing roads on our second day in the saddle.
In case you missed part 1, you can watch it here.
Hi!
I purchased a 1290 SAR this year and would like to use my garmin 595 lm with the Touratech mount as you do (on the KTM bracket). However, the max. weight according to KTM is 500grams (half a kilogram) while the whole gear exeeds (almost) one kilogram.
Do you have any negative experience regarding vibrations or damages of the windshild brackets (left and right)?
Greetings from Austria!
Harry
Like you, I was concerned that this might be a problem when I originally fitted the KTM GPS bracket, but after nearly 6000km, it is still going strong. The KTM bracket can get a little loose and floppy over time, which allows the GPS to bounce up and down a little over rough terrain, but tightening it up has mostly solved that.
I have had the nut securing the locking mechanism of the Touratech GPS mount fall off due to vibrations, but it is a standard thread size, so I was able to purchase a replacement at a hardware store and I have added some lock-tite to stop it coming off again.