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Very nice job! What was the biggest challenge for you in this restoration?

Special thanks to KJ Donovan and Al Buehner for their help with this. I ended up using a Mikuni VM32 sourced from Dennis Kirk, a Gunnar Gasser throttle assy., the offset intake from Al Buehner to match the carb to the GS6 aluminum airbox, and I jetted it according to KJ's recommendations above. It runs really well with the jetting as-is and doesn't run out of air up top.

Dan



All,

I'm in a similar predicament. I have a 1977 KTM 175 GS6 that I'm attempting to resurrect from the dead. It has an incorrect carb on it now and I'm considering swapping for a Mikuni VM32. Has anyone done this swap and be willing to post jetting and fitment information?


Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

Dan Morse
Prineville, Oregon

All,

I'm in a similar predicament. I have a 1977 KTM 175 GS6 that I'm attempting to resurrect from the dead. It has an incorrect carb on it now and I'm considering swapping for a Mikuni VM32. Has anyone done this swap and be willing to post jetting and fitment information?


Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

Dan Morse
Prineville, Oregon

With some help from one of the members here I was able to do a bit of detective work and I located the original owner of my LE. It turns out that the original owner knew where the supplied box of goodies from KTM were located...and I found them. I now have the original KTM supplied box with the 30th anniversary shirts, hat, gym bag, cup, and mug. It's pretty cool to have the box reunited with the bike after years of being apart. I'm still trying to match the VIN with the serialized LE number, so that's the next part of unraveling the mystery.

Dan

Do you know what serialized number it is?

KTM 200LE Owners,

I've begun putting together a better spreadsheet with the following information:

200 LE Serial #, VIN, Engine #, Dealership where sold, Sale date, Original owner, Current owner, Current location

If you're interested in having your LE information on the registry I'll be happy to include it. A few people here will have access to it but it won't be published information.

You can email me at [email protected] and please include the above information if you have it.

Dan

One of the things a few of us are attempting to do is figure out the correlation between the VIN numbers and the special edition numbers assigned by KTM for each 200LE. Each LE was issued a statement of authenticity when purchased new and assigned a number from 1-133. To crack the code is going to require some more VIN numbers and special edition numbers, and likely a degree in cryptology. That's why we're asking for the special edition number. We have had some help along the way and once we have the sequencing figured out we can likely tell you which serialized number your LE is. Sadly the tribal knowledge is gone at KTM and they don't seem to have an interest in helping us figure it out.

RCG,

Do you know if there is a way to find out information on the bikes at the museum?

Thanks, Dan

Thanks Bob. I'll keep a list here and a list on FB. I've included a couple of questions as Clint suggested on the FB page.

In 2022 these bikes will be 25 years old. Kinda hard to believe.

It'll be interesting to see how many are interested in being part of the registry. I suspect there will be a good number that won't and that's okay. I've thought about putting a location down as part of the record to see where the bikes originated and where the bikes are now.

Dan

Greg,

Is it possible to request permission to share the list with verified owners. It seems like this would be very helpful information.


Dan

Here are some of the numbers I have so far....


LE# 27, VIN# VBKEXJ202VM200218

LE# 28, The VIN ended 200235 and engine number ended in 67 and was originally bought by DM from Hillsboro Motorcycles in Oregon

LE# ?, VIN# VBKEXJ204VM20053, owner DK

LE# ?, VIN# VBKEXJ203VM200227, owner CWP
 
LE# 53, VIN# VBKEXJ204VM200267, engine# 0752300092, owner CD

LE# 63, VIN# VBKEXJ205VM200245, engine# 0752300174, owner SS

LE# ?, VIN# VBKEXJ209VM200281, owner DK

LE# 97, VIN# VBKEXJ207VM200330, engine# 0752300200, owner BG

LE# 102, VIN# VBKEXJ208VM200238, engine# 0752300058, owner RB

LE# (?), VIN# VBKEXJ202VM200252, engine# 0752300178, owner DM

VIN breakdown - World Identifier/model/HP/2 or 4 stroke/zero/check digit character (revolving number for altered VIN)/model year 1997/place of manufacture Mattighoffen/200/sequential serial number

It is possible that 15 to 17 LEs exist over and above the 133 total number, but this has yet to be confirmed.

Greg,

Thank you for this information as well. I've been told the same. Is the picture you have something you could share?

Dan

Hi Clint,

We attempted a registry here, but there didn't seem to be much interest. I think we had three or four people interested and then couldn't really figure out what the access to the registry would look like here. I understand the caution with sharing personal information on social media. With the FB account folks would be responsible for what they want to post. Plus messaging and pictures are quite a bit easier there. If you're interested here is a link to the FB Group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/734868590431438

Dan

Hi Clint,

The registry didn't seem to have any traction. I think there were three or four of us interested, so it just kind of stalled out. My reason for a FB page is the broader exposure and the ease of pictures and messaging. I understand the caution some of us have about social media and would want to limit personal information. If you search for 'KTM 200LE Jackpiner Owners' on FB I've started a page there.

Dan

Doug,

No worries. I'm just testing the waters to see if there is any interest.

Thank you, Dan