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Another thing to watch is for some reason KTMs stock triple clamp binds like crazy. I had to loosen the clamps and retorque after every moto, never had that on Kawi or Honda. Ended up swapping them for Luxons clamps and that took care of that issue also. Bummer that for 11K these bikes dont just come with factory triple clamp which would probably eliminate that issue.
Also, on the forks, you can lower the oil levels, just like other spring forks!
Anyways, now that I’ve got like 2 rides on it, I love my new bike and it gets head and shoulders better each time I put a leg over it. Really excited for this one. The forks are even getting pretty comfy..
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Also zero complaints about vibration
Just rode my 2022 350 for the first time today and it was fine because i knew what to expect.
if they haven’t been through it before.
It’s kind of ike the difference between android to apple, when you switch to something new it’s not easy or fun.
I remember the first one I bought- a 2017 350 - felt so shitty I thought about putting it up for sale after the first ride.
When I finally figured it out, the bike was amazing.
As far as vibrations, I didn't notice anything terrible when switching from a Yamaha YZ250F. I swapped the stock bars out for Pro Taper EVO and glue on Renthal grips.
I don't think anyone has said this yet, but it would be worth while to verify your clickers are on the stock setting. Always a chance it didn't get set at the factory or even a customer at the dealership could have toyed around with them while on the showroom floor.
Honestly no I never rode it stock. But I would say I really felt like I was gelling on the bike was on my third ride with rough 4 hours on it (vibration sensing meter, it seems to add time when driving)
I also put CMT carbon engine mounts and Ti engine mount bolts in it to mimic Barcia's setup.
At one point I did have a YZ450F and couldn't live with it...sold it and stayed on YZ250s ever since. Compared to the 450, the 350 feels great due to:
- not having what feels like a huge amount of engine breaking
- not having the engine feel like there's gobs'o centrifugal force to deal with
- doesn't feel like I'm going to stall in every other tight corner
- nice to feel like it's not gonna get out of hand by getting on the gas hard
Pit Row
Is the investment the same as KTM, no. However, they haven't given up on them like the rest of the Japanese manufacturers. That's worth something.
As far as hating a new KTM, can’t speak for that since I don’t have a new one, but I can tell you I’m ready to throw my sons KTM 50 in the garbage
Good luck with setting your bike up :-)
Could just be the chromoly frames, but every ktm Ive ridden (and they have all been 2 strokes) vibrated a lot more than the japanese 2 strokes.
As far as the forks I installed mxtech lucky carbon 2 cartridges and couldn’t be happier with their feel and performance
Went out this past weekend with new set-up;
Ride Eng Triples, X-Trig PHDS bar mounts, Pro Taper Evo bar, and pro taper glue on grips.
Checked torque on motor mounts. Note they were under torqued from the factory. Very interesting. Went over the whole bike post discovering this. Nothing else too far out.
Out on the track, felt like whole new bike. Vibration now non existent really, through the handlebars at least.
Loving the bike in other ways, the light weight feel and handling is just amazing. Bike is the perfect combination of turning prowess, and yet still stable on fast rough sections.
Engine is still tight, needs more hours to run in, but i know how good it will be once that's done from owning an 18. I will say, does seem to have a bit less bottom end than my 18 FC, but a bit stronger mid to top.
Fork felt great this time out. Note at a different track and no real big flat landings where i felt the fork was lacking first time out. Plenty of hard pack chop though, and really impressed by how well it works on this type of track for an air fork.
Overall, super happy with the bike now. I changed 4 things at once i know. Maybe i could have saved money and just tried one thing at a time (i suspect the bars and grips may have been enough), but life's short and i didn't want to waste more days at the track with numb hands and not being happy.
*sorry, couldn’t help myself!
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