Anyone want to know how the TM 300 ran?

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Edited Date/Time 8/29/2012 5:47pm
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the bike in?
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Wolfman 3/25/2012 5:06pm
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I hope you are kidding man!
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NP301 3/25/2012 5:07pm
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Denn700 wrote:
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the...
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the bike in?
Here we go again.....

But that sucks man
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TriRacer27 3/25/2012 5:10pm
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TM's aren't intended for WOT, you know this Wink


Get better soon man. At least you went out like a champ, literally.

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NeWskoolmxer 3/25/2012 5:12pm
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I have been there man.....I luckily saved it when my throttle stuck on my 04 cr250 when it was like new. Since I got my 09 Kx450F it has never happened............
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DL 3/25/2012 5:15pm
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That sucks.... hope yoiu heal up and figure out why that happened...... My guess is that it's from Italy!
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TerryK 3/25/2012 5:53pm
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Katoom72 wrote:
Thats why i always tear a bike down after purchase, and also safetywire atleast the throttle so it cant lift up from the carb/throttle and get...
Thats why i always tear a bike down after purchase, and also safetywire atleast the throttle so it cant lift up from the carb/throttle and get stuck. http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRZpnqT8wlirmbrmXuRBJVyCw8-Q4u-… http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn160/WRGra/safety_wire_throttle_end…

Hope u get well soon man
Ditto. Never EVER ride a brand new bike without going over the entire bike, including greasing the shock linkage, steering head bearings, swingarm bearings, axles etc.

Hope you didnt get hurt too bad. Get well soon.
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newmann 3/25/2012 6:10pm
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Denn700 wrote:
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the...
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the bike in?
Probably the round slide Dellorto.....


Hoping your injuries aren't as bad as Reed's, he f'd up a lot of stuff. Get well soon.
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RonSkj 3/25/2012 6:23pm
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How Core is that! "Same injuries as Chad Reed"
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PPS Moto 3/25/2012 6:54pm
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Ugghh. That sucks. Hope injuries reported are an exaggeration. Definitely gonna make sure to go through mine when I get it after hearing this.
rustytrombone 3/25/2012 6:59pm
3/25/2012 6:59pm
Sucks for sure. I was hoping to hear that it ran great & thumpers were roosted. Heal up quick!
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WhKnuckle 3/25/2012 7:01pm
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Man, I haven't seen that happen in years. Good luck, heal up quick.
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roughneck 3/25/2012 7:21pm
3/25/2012 7:21pm Edited Date/Time 3/25/2012 7:25pm
ooo Shit! is the bike ok?






Just kidding Man..hope your joking...if not heal up quick..
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jeffro503 3/25/2012 7:32pm
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Denn700 wrote:
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the...
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the bike in?
HOLY SHIT Denn! Are you being 100% serious right now? If you are.....dude please heal up. That has got to be a heart break and a half. I haven't heard of that happening to anyone in a very long time. I know with the older bikes it was something you heard about every once in a while. On these newer bikes......I don't think I have ever heard of anyone having an issue.

Either way.....doesn't matter.....hope you get to feeling better soon! Take care and keep us updated!
Temor a la Mancha 3/25/2012 8:39pm
3/25/2012 8:39pm Edited Date/Time 3/25/2012 8:41pm
Sorry to hear this. The very first time I took out my '08 KTM 300, the throttle cable was pulled out of the carb and it was stuck wide-the-fuck-open when I fired it up. It's so damn easy to do on a two stroke. It amazes me no one has ever bothered to redesign those goddamn throttle cable assemblies. Makes no sense to me how easily they can get pulled out of the carb, especially if the cable gets caught up near the bars/triples. I had the same problem on my Montesa trials bike and once those things get revved up, the kill switch won't even kill them. I had to plug the exhaust. Nothing like a run away two stroke to get your heart racing.
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GuyB 3/25/2012 11:18pm
3/25/2012 11:18pm Edited Date/Time 3/25/2012 11:19pm
And you called it a four-stroke killer...

Sorry to hear it. Get well soon!

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matrixlee 3/25/2012 11:48pm
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Denn700 wrote:
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the...
The throttle stuck wide open and I am laying in the hospital with the same injuries as Chad reed!! What would cause this? Not breaking the bike in?
you wana sell it cheep im interested :-)
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SwapperMX 3/26/2012 4:03am
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Damn, I clicked this thread with so much anticipation. This was the last thing I intended to read. Seriously feel for you man. Get better soon. I want to read a real review on this bike.
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burnside 3/26/2012 4:35am
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This sounds like a brutal anti-climax. Heal fast.

Touch wood - have never had this happen, presume it all happens so fast you don't have time to rationalise, pull in clutch etc?
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txmxer 3/26/2012 5:56am
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Really? This is quality Steve? I don't bust your balls much, but this is crap. You bitch about 2 stroke threads and now you can't help but gig a guy that's pretty jacked up on the 2 vs. 4?

That's crap.
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txmxer 3/26/2012 5:59am
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GuyB wrote:
And you called it a four-stroke killer...

Sorry to hear it. Get well soon!
forgot to hit the quote button:

Really? This is quality Steve? I don't bust your balls much, but this is crap. You bitch about 2 stroke threads and now you can't help but gig a guy that's pretty jacked up on the 2 vs. 4?


That's crap.
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bultokid 3/26/2012 7:57am
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Funny starting to see the 4t sackers squirm....huummm...why is that ?............Could it be................. Satan !
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Arkmx 3/26/2012 8:04am
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Crazy Carb!

Get well soon Denn! See you at Sherwood in May??

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Suns_PSD 3/26/2012 8:26am
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That's a horrible way to go out man. I was almost killed by a poorly manufactured front street bike rim so I can relate.

Unfortunately, this is almost a 'common' issue. If you look around on ktmtalk you'll see that this has happened to many members and a stuck throttle killed a regular poster there about 7 months ago.

Motion Pro makes a throttle cable called the T3 that has the vinyl cable sheath hard attached to the metal adjusters at each end of the cable. So when you thread it into the carb and the throttle, a yank on the cable (usually caused by an errant branch) the cable does not pull out effectrively making the bike go full throttle.

Although, 2 strokes are praised for their simplicity, a dual cable throttle pull/ push like 4 strokes have, would be wise insurance and the manufacturers should just include it.
timetoridecycles 3/26/2012 8:31am
3/26/2012 8:31am
Get well, Bones heel and the bummerness fades but you still have a badass bike to look foward to . Hope you
heal up soon.
Halfast816 3/26/2012 8:56am
3/26/2012 8:56am
Saw it happen a LLLLOOONNNGGG time ago and to this day all my throttle cables are saftey wired immediately upon delivery. Heal quick. SO you will be pre-mixing it up again shortly.
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mjskier 3/26/2012 9:13am
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Unfortunately, this is almost a 'common' issue. If you look around on ktmtalk you'll see that this has happened to many members and a stuck throttle killed a regular poster there about 7 months ago.


He said TM, not KTM. TM is an Italian brand.

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