KTMs - not as tough as they're cracked up to be

Flat tyres?

 

yes, but I don't think that's reason the thing is feeling sluggish.

It really is incredibly hard to move.

I've moved it from the back patio to the side of the house - it's
visible now from the street - I hope someone nicks it.

 

no, it's not that either.

 

Or it's in gear.

 

hah.

 

Subsidence, and you now live at the bottom of a hill.

 

Subframe broken and wedged between wheel and swing arm?

 

In communiqué

Fubar wheel bearings.
--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Pete Fisher at Home: |
| Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" |
| Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Flat tyre.

 

Sticky brake pistons.

 

That's be favourite, followed by Pete's suggestion of rusty wheel
bearings.

 

Indeed. I had mentally included sticky pistons under manky brakes. The
YZ front ones made even a pip squeek weight crosser an effort to push.
Instant improvement on times was achieved when I got new seals in the
caliper and master cylinder.

--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Pete Fisher at Home: |
| Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" |
| Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

I reckon it just needs an Italian tune-up.

 

to be serious for a moment, it's making a sort of "screeesh" noise
when pushed, and I reckon the "brake caliper" suggestion is correct. I
don't think it's the bearings, because IME that sort of problem[1]
makes it feel lumpy-bumpy[2] as well as stiff.

[1] they went on my old TRX.
[2] this is a technical term.

 

It will be, & won't take more than a few minutes to pop the calipers
off to prove.

I know the Japs aren't renowned for being liberal with the grease, but
there's no way wheel bearings are gonna rust to that extent on a
modernish road bike unless you've gone mental with a pressure washer.

 

In communiqué

If you can get each wheel off the ground far enough to spin diagnosis
should be fairly simple. Not an easy task with such a behemoth unless
you have the requisite paddock stand I'll grant. Fairings generally
exclude the trolley jack option.

--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Pete Fisher at Home: |
| Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" |
| Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Now you have gone and spoiled by attempt to get darsy's bike teetering
on a pile of bricks.

True.

--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Pete Fisher at Home: |
| Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" |
| Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Question is, can darsy remove calipers or will he need to get a man in?

 

It typically involves using one spanner to remove six bolts to get all
three calipers off[1], which shouldn't be beyond even sir.twatty.

[1] At least off enough to check if that's the problem.

 

hah - I have a proper bike lift/stand thing.

Though as you mentioned in another post, the fairing is an issue.