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Thumper · 03-17-2024, 08:26 AM

Yesterday, I discovered why I was getting rattling sounds from under the tank on my Templar X. The air louvers on both sides had come apart in different ways. On the right, the lower mount (an 8mm bolt through a grommet) was totally loose. There was no washer under the bolt, and it had a plain bolt instead of one with a built in stand-off. On the left side, the plastic mounting pins had dislodged and the Louvre was not planted at all in the metal frame. I got it all back together.

These are both QC and fit/finish issues. Before that, the mounting tab on the horn broke. It was making an odd thunking rattle while bouncing around in the space between the triple clamps held on by the two wires! I thought it was something in the head coming apart. I pulled it off and still have no horn!
The engine sounds fine and everything is secured again.

03-17-2024, 08:26 AM	#1
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,340	Yesterday, I discovered why I was getting rattling sounds from under the tank on my Templar X. The air louvers on both sides had come apart in different ways. On the right, the lower mount (an 8mm bolt through a grommet) was totally loose. There was no washer under the bolt, and it had a plain bolt instead of one with a built in stand-off. On the left side, the plastic mounting pins had dislodged and the Louvre was not planted at all in the metal frame. I got it all back together. These are both QC and fit/finish issues. Before that, the mounting tab on the horn broke. It was making an odd thunking rattle while bouncing around in the space between the triple clamps held on by the two wires! I thought it was something in the head coming apart. I pulled it off and still have no horn! The engine sounds fine and everything is secured again. __________________ -2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it
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