Alex Soltero Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Accidently posted this first in the wrong topic. Bike: ktm 990 adventure went to go run some errands today and after starting up the bike, smoke started billowing out from underneath the right gas tank. Killed the engine and took a look and a bunch of (what I assume) heat shielding had just fallen off onto the exhaust pipe and was burning. I pulled a big chunk out and took pictures. I'm guessing if I remove it, the bike is no longer safe to operate.(melt open the gas tank and turn into a big ball of fire?) Is that so? What can I do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted September 11, 2020 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 wow. never seen that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Soltero Posted September 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Eric Hall said: wow. never seen that before! Never seen the heat shield or never seen it fall off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Hall Posted September 11, 2020 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Haven't seen it fall off. You can buy aftermarket heat shield and get it back up there. May take some time getting the wheel off and even removing the header pipe too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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