Thanks for your kind words. I spent a fair bit of time working on race cars many years ago!

@@ashesman1 I saw that working technique and working procedure well done and... well, now it all makes even more sense hahaha It's a pleasure, greetings from Spain!

It's not like that's legally mandated or anything?

Read the title, it's a supermoto, mirrors are a must!

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Thanks. I had hours and hours of video. Would have loved to make a detailed build series but time...

There would be so mouch better colour combination

Thanks, I love this bike. I ride it to work over the hills as often as I can.

Thanks! Actually I only spent a few weeks on the actual build but took months of googling and emails to find all the parts!

Buy a sixdays for repaint everything lol What a waste to repaint an orange frame! Why not buy the normal model and buy a pair of blue fork T's? In addition, it costs less and no work

Thanks for your kind comments. To be honest I hate the mirrors too. I had intended on changing them but as the bike is used a lot in the busy city I like to have big clear mirrors. The drivers in New Zealand are completely ignorant towards cyclists and motorcycles so safety is everything. The mirrors you mentioned look pretty good though, I may look into them further.

@@ashesman1 I understand and completely appreciate the comment about the safety side of the stock mirrors. My mirrors are not as clear as the stockers for sure. I just like the ability to flip them in so it is more trail worthy if I drop it on it's side or have to duck under a tree limb :) Cheers from Canada !! Stay Safe..

I wish I could have put all the detail in there. I struggled to compress it down to that much! Haha, yes she reluctantly got involved. Apparently I was doing it wrong!

peak covid lol

@Whut I own a 2021 ktm 500 excf, im not that upset lol.

Thanks for your kind words. I actually have a TE300 as well. Personally I don't like the look of the plastics on the personally don't like the look of the Husky plastics, but that is a personal thing. Six days KTM is same spec as a Husky. Probably the best thing about KTM is that there are so many parts avaialable. Most parts fit both, just not plastics, especially around the back end. Husky has a plastic sub frame, KTM still has aluminum so quite different. The non six days models dont have some of the nice features like better forks, billet triple clamps, map switch, bash plate etc. People have criticised me for not starting with a Husky, but this was the only bike I could get at the time and the price was right. Even then, I would have gone six days KTM given the option. I wanted a KTM 500, but I don't want orange. So I made it not orange. It probably is not obvious in the pictures but the frame and swing arm are powder coated in a textured finish which is quite nice. Hit me up if you have any questions... Cheers. Ashley.

@@ashesman1 thanks for the reply. I have to agree with you on the Husky plastics. I like that they are well specced machines but there is just something about a KTM and something better still about a six days. I did wonder myself how you could strip away all that lovely six days paint scheme but the end result more than justifies it. The powder coating looked amazing, you have the bike that you want with the cooler scheme that you want and you did it all yourself. Nothing more needs to be said 👌.

I couldn't get a sm front fender for this model ktm. Different mounting. I was going to cut it but the graphics wouldnt fit a cut fender so didnt bother.

Shit, I cant remember! It was a kit from the states, surprisingly cheap. I think I still have a packet of bits in the workshop so will look tomorrow and see if I can find the brand.

sicassracing.com

Legend thanks mate

Tire sizes are 120/60 ZR17 and 160/60 ZR17 Michelin Power S 2CT+. Rim size is 5.5" rear and I think 3.5 front. Warp 9 Elite rims. Warp 9 can help with rim sizes that will suit your bike.

Halla

@@mats205 yooo

About $5000 NZD for all the parts and anodising/powder coating from memory.

The turn signals were from ali express. Sorry, I dont have a link, but they should be easy enough to find. The tail delete was from sicass racing and was pretty well priced and excellent quality.

Thank you! Love the warp 9 stand. What color is that? Is it their standard blue? Also where did you get your foot pegs, brake peg and clutch peg?

@@michaelclass9772side stand was just their standard one, i got it with the wheels. Foot pegs and all the other aluminium parts were from aliexpress. Some parts I got reanodised locally which meant there are a few different shades of blue!

Six days has nice parts like cnc tripple clamps, better suspension, map switch etc. The colours on my year six days were awful imo! It was also the only one I could get, there is a waiting list to get them here and when that one came up for sale I grabbed it.

The valves are from aliexpress. There are many options you can choose for style and colour. The rim tape is a 3M tape. I do not remember the exact part number but if you search forums you will find it. Its building flashing tape. Works perfectly. Nearly two years and no leaks. Make sure to cut the tape narrow to fit down into the low part of the front rim. What I did in the video did not work as got damaged by fitting the tire and had to be done again with narrower tape. After that it worked perfectly.

I already have a nice enduro ktm, actually husky 300, so no loss...

All the plastics are rtech. You can buy each part individually.

Haha, you cant!

14 front, 44 rear. Good for about 140 kph. I would gear it any lower as it already impossible to keep the front wheel down in third gear! Much higher would be a waste too as there is only so fast you want to go on a dirt bike before it gets a bit hairy!

Six days has things like better forks, billet tripple clamps, floating brake discs, map switch and a bit of other stuff that doesnt come on a normal exc. Also, it came up at a price I couldn't refuse!

The graphics store

No lo creo. Solo se permite un pasajero si la bicicleta fue diseñada para uno. Tus leyes pueden ser diferentes.

There is no supermoto bolt on option for this model. Have to hack on one of the aftermarket guards which is why I didnt do it.

About two weeks of evenings to do the actual build but about three months of planning and buying parts!

The graphics store. Custom made for this build.

I use heavier oil in the forks. Also set suspension to the "sport" adjustment settings so is a bit firmer. I am not very heavy so the springs are on the edge of too stiff for me. The reduced head angle is a benefit as do not need that much take on the road although it is not actually noticeable. I find the suspension very firm. Actually I wouldnt want it any firmer, especially in the back. The front does dive a bit under really hard braking but to be expected for a long travel fork. Besides it helps to pick up the back wheel.

@@ashesman1 that’s what I found in mine the fork compression was ok but there was not enough rebound for a road. I think now about different offset triple clamps as it might improve the bike stability on higher speeds. Nice bike 👍

The plastics are standard. The black part that has the light and holds the number plate is from sicass racing. Not too expensive from memory.

@@ashesman1 thank you! can also got the EU rear light. Is it a KTM OEM rear guard? Because the standard six days France is white

@@lourencobento6582 the guard is aftermarket rtech but exactly the same as standard. The light comes as part of the sicass kit from memory. sicassracing.com/store/products/tail_lights/sicass_easy_fit/2017-18_ktm_sicass_led_easy_fit_under_fender

Nice thank you. The Rtech was the one I was looking for

I didnt paint any parts. All were powder coated or anodised. But you could paint it I guess. It is easy to remove. If you powder coat you will need to remove the bearings and seals and fit new seals on reassembly. Powder coat was not much more expensive than paint and is much tougher. Make sure they mask anywhere that has bearings or axle bolted to it.

120/60 ZR17 and 160/60 ZR17 Michelin Power RS

Warp 9 rims, neon yellow.

From memory the rear is 5.5". No way it can be fitted with the disc on. Believe me, I tried for quite a while off camera! Once I took the disc off it was easy!

@@ashesman1 jeez, what size tire? I run a 160 and get chain rub and swingarm rub occasionally. Love the feel of a fat tire in the rear though

Tire is a 160/60 Michelin power rs 2ct. I had a tiny bit of chain rub so moved the rim over by probably less than 2mm. Chain just brushes the tire now. There is an easy 10mm clearance both sides to the swing arm.

I throw some oil at it every 20 hours. It probably doesn't even need that, the oil comes out like new each time. The hours are pretty easy going on the road, you cant thrash it on the road like you do on the dirt. As you are not going through mud and dirt, everything stays like new and doesn't need any work!

@@ashesman1 how about top end? Do you still go by hours or by kilometres/miles?

@@domenjeram9180 I wont touch the top end on it for some time yet. I have heard of guys running them for upwards of 250 hours before even looking at the top end. I will check the valve clearances at 100 hours but I doubt they will need any adjustment. The 500 is a pretty solid engine. Low revving most of the time. I have only done about 85 hours on this bike since new. I do the piston on my two stroke enduro bikes every 150 hours and it always comes out looking like new so expect more from a four stroke and a low revving one at that.

I didn't pay extra money for it... Also I wanted the six days upgrades but didn't want an orange frame so I made it not orange! I have had enough orange KTMs and wanted a not orange one. It is a textured black powder coat now which matches the swing arm.

To use those LED lights I had to remove the factory indicator flasher. Then I had to add diodes on the dash indicator lamp as due to the low current the LED lights draw, there was back feeding through that lamp. To test, remove the flasher and jump a wire across where it plugs in. If both left and right turn on at the same time, then unplug the dash lamp to see if they are back feeding. If they work on a car battery, then they are all good and you will be able to get them working on the bike. At 12:50 in the video I am doing the indicator wiring for the dash lamp. I made a up a piece of wire with two spade terminals to plug in place of the factory flasher unit.

@@ashesman1 I bought a ebay LED flasher and didn't seem to work.. Im pretty sure I did jump the flasher wires but maybe not

@@brendon8702 The lights have built in flashing so you dont need to use a flasher at all. Just like when you power them from a car battery and they flash by themselves. Test them again on the car battery, if they are still good then should be able to get them working on the bike easy enough.

@@ashesman1 Thanks!

Pretty sure it is 17x5.5. And 17x3. Definitely wouldnt go wider on the back as is tight to fit already. Warp 9 wheels.

@@ashesman1 thank you cause im planning to Build a supermoto on my bike 😊

No brand. From aliexpress. Been on for over two years now and still look like new and nice and tight in the pins.

44 Tooth from memory. I did the maths to get the same ratio as it had with the OEM sprocket and larger wheel. I just used a Chinese sprocket with aluminium inner and steel teeth. Its done about 80 hours now and has absolutely no signs of wear on it yet. www.aliexpress.com/item/32803458932.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dX1rMnM

@@ashesman1 thx mate 👌

Haha, yeah, I regret not doing the spring. I have already nearly run out of gas twice now so too scared to cover the tank up!

@@ashesman1 or just buy a harder one in black 😄 i think some of the covers have a Spot where you can See how much gas you have left, however i have a even smaller Black cross tank on my Fe501 😂

@@pressaltf4117 I only weigh 63kg so spring is plenty hard enough! I would have loved to have done FMF pipe, tank covers, custom seat cover and a heap of other things but had to draw the line on spending. Its just my work hack...

@@ashesman1 oh allright then its hard enough. Yeah Sure its hella much money and you dont have to Chance everything at once, I will go on with my project next Winter 😄

I didn't make a list. I can probably remember any specific items if you want to know about something.

@@ashesman1 okay thanks, im in the progress of buying myself a 500 excf 2022, been dreaming about this for the past decade!