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They're going to use a carb?
We can only hope the new KTM TBI carb conversion kit from Pinnit Racing will quickly developed a 327 kit.
They should get someone racing it in MXGP where it doesn't need homorated by the AMA. I'd love to see if put thorough the paces.
MXGP class is restricted to 250cc for 2 strokes...
That's right, wasn't thinking. It's only EMX, and only 250 that allows both 2T and 4T at the same size. 20 demerits for me.
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Baylor talks about the 327 starting around 2:10. Recorded back in September?
Such a good listen. Lots of good insight on Sexton, Prado, and Kawi in general. It’d be cool if his team ran the 327.
New KX327 content just dropped. Steward Baylor on Gypsy Tales:
I completely missed someone posting it above. Sorry about that.. just super super excited for this bike to release! I just hope there is good weather that weekend!
Watching the Stu interview he confirms the bike is running rich. So suck it down voters
He literally said what everyone already knows, that manufacturers ship bikes a little more rich than lean so they don't have units seizing right out of the showroom. He also said that he rode different configurations and it can easily be made to be faster than a 450 with mapping
If a TBI bike arrives rich or lean, guess who can't correct it. You're stuck with it until an appointment at the dealership can happen. Add to that, there may not be a re-flash available for a minute. After the re-flash, you may not like the new mapping, so you wait again for the next Kawasaki release. A year later maybe some guy has cracked the ECU code, but you don't like that re-flash either or maybe it even seized.
After spending time and dinero to make or not make progress, then there just might be less hate for a carb conversion kit.
I can just about guarantee that when one of the first KX327s hits the Gallatin Valley that it will be strapped down in Belgrade at Dynojet and a Power Commander 6 will be available shortly after. Spend the $530, then hook it to a laptop and do all your own tuning if you don't like the basemap that Dynojet will have loaded up or waiting for Kawasaki/dealer to fix it for you.
Couldn't you just buy an aftermarket ECU and avoid all that drama you mentioned?
$ure could, but the majority of consumers look to the dealer/OEM to correct an issue free of charge and actually don't trust anything but stock equipment.
Likely, the bike will be delivered with ideal average Joe fueling.
I think it is a leap to assume the FI system won’t be reasonably well dialed in. Those were preproduction bikes and they didn't even have the same ECU settings. At least wait for a production bike before suggesting a new ECU or other nonsense will be required.
This is fine, but it's a waiting game and not what buyers expect from day one. I get it that some buyers expect to go this route for diy tuning.
Has there been any mention of being able to use the Rideology app to tune from your phone like you can on the 4 strokes? Would be smart for them to allow some small tuning with the app as well as power valve settings.
Yes, but I don't know how a smartphone connects via GPS!
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A carb bike being "shipped rich" to avoid seizing under varying user conditions is understandable. Applying the same logic to an EFI bike is ridiculous. That is literally the entire point of EFI - to automatically adapt the tuning to any given condition. It should be tuned to perfection and adjust itself to maintain perfection wherever it is delivered.
so you're saying Baylor didn't know wtf he was talking about? He sure seemed knowledgeable on the technical side of these motors and has some experience with the bike if I understood correct.
The Rideology app does not describe any ability to alter ECU settings on the 327 in the same way it describes it on the 250/450. Also, I don’t think the KTM CUO allows for mapping on the 300 the way it does on the four strokes. I’ll leave the ‘why’ to real engine tuners.
We're probably not too far away from intentional break in period., similar to sleds where the map changes after so many hrs.
You guys are going about this the wrong way.
Just add more Oxy fuel until its crispy!
Bummer, might need different tires and handlebars too. Those engineers at Kawasaki are such dumbasses.
Carbs are still the undisputed 2 stroke champion. full stop.
beta was last new bike I got due to carb. All else has too much tech, ride modes, ride by wire, etc
I wanna RIDE the bike, not sit on a couch that does it for me autopilot style
WHERES THE SKILL GONE? WHERES MY RAW MECHANICAL FEEL?
You have your carb. Why are you on here ranting?
The two stroke EFI has a much smaller window you just wont ever get that huge adjustability you can with the four strokes with the apps and all that.
The nice thing about a two stroke is you can almost ride it in three different gears and that will have a much larger effect than any tuning of the ECU will to change its attitude. Change your gearing to get it in that sweet spot for most of your riding and its perfect.
I don't recall saying that. But on the point of intentionally sending it lean to avoid problems he said "I think...." quite a few times... and he also said -
"They are probably wanting to send things a little bit fat, and this is just speculation, but ya gotta think, maybe they're just trying to make things a little bit on the fat side so that it's safe for the consumer."
And he also implied the sound/power "issue" may have been related to fuel differences from Japan, or that it may have been intentionally detuned to better suit the consumer and that the consumer would "hate it" if it was tuned for more power.
So he was just speculating, in his own words, and was actually kind of all over the map about why it sounded or ran the way it seemed to in the recent videos. Basically seemed like a test rider just making his best guesses and not an engineer with actual, specific information about the tuning choices they may or may not be making.
He also said "if you take your MSO and pay your taxes" you can make your KX327 street legal. 😁
did you notice all the contemplative pauses searching for the right words before answering some of the meaty questions? He obviously knew a lot more than he could say without getting into trouble. The points you raised about him hedging and not making firm declarative statements are understandable since the bike isn't released to public yet and wouldn't be in anyone's best interest to blow the whole Kawi reveal before they're ready. I never heard of the guy before but digging in the guy's experience as test rider and developer is legit.
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