KTM 1190 Adventure Vs Paul Van Hooff's old Guzzi V750

[Steph]

This KTM rider wanted to go in a group ride from London to Bangkok, do you think the bike made it?
Spoiler alert: No, his immobiliser stranded him in the middle of nowhere in China, and he had the bike shipped back to England via Bangkok ($$$$). Along the way, the old Africa twin and the Victory bikes made it. The KTM is now back iat the dealer getting diagnosed ($$$$)
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/london-to-bangkok-poacher-turned-gamekeeper.1184487/

In the mean time, Paul and his 60's V7 are strolling to Tokyo.
http://guzzigalore.nl

Moto Guzzi: 1
KTM: nil point

[Aaron D.]

That KTM ride report was hilarious! Likely among the best I've seen for entertainment.

It is a good argument for a simpler machine if you are going out there" though.

[Darren Williams]

How hard would it be for KTM, BMW, and others to program in a "User Code" to bypass the immobilizer if it goes bad, like MG has done?

Does make me appreciate simple machines with less gadgets that could strand you if they fail.

[fotoguzzi]

I want to know more about the guy in that trip on a Victory barg..

[Chuck in Indiana]

I truly hate immobilizers. The answer to the question nobody asked. Just something to fail and leave me stranded with no recourse..

[Testarossa]

Great read.  Restores my faith in carburetors and points.

[Steph]

Great read.  Restores my faith in carburetors and points.

 :1:

While he was away from the bike, someone tried to fix his problem by spraying WD40 all over the connectors. That was a bad idea!

[tiger_one]

I call BS, my 1190 has no immobilizer, standard key. 

[Testarossa]

I call BS, my 1190 has no immobilizer, standard key.

As I understand it, only Euro bikes get immobilizers.

[tiger_one]

Well, under farther investigation, I do have an Orange key along with another black (programmable?).  I don't know will have to read up on this.





P.S.  Ironic, I sat beside the road just outside Paonia, Co. for 4 hrs with a fellow rider (07 K1200GT) just last July, his bike would not start with EWS failure.  Hauled back in a truck to Salida and later to KTM dealer days later, turned out to be broken wire to EWS.

[O]

Thanks for sharing this RR.  What a great read! 

[Lannis]

I truly hate immobilizers. The answer to the question nobody asked. Just something to fail and leave me stranded with no recourse..

I don't know what everyone's complaining about.

Sounds like to me that the immobilizer worked just fine!

Lannis