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8/13/2019 8:06pm
8/13/2019 8:06pm
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9/1/2019 7:49pm
So today marks one year of owning my 2018 KTM 300XC. 51.2 hours later and I could not be much happier. This bike has been absolutely rock solid through everything I have put it through. Never did I imagine I would be able to ride a bike to work, leave work on said bike, proceed to ride to a Wednesday night track session, then ride the bike home....Without touching a single thing. I use this bike for all types of terrain, but it mostly sees technical rocks and woods. I have done 3 dual sport events, countless trail rides, and a handful of track days.
Still have plenty of life left on the stock chain and sprockets, brake pads, footpegs, etc. I left the yellow powervalve spring in and ended up about 1/4 turn out from flush on the adjuster. I've got the bike jetted very well with the needles and jets provided from KTM. Running Klotz at 40:1 with zero splooge...and the original spark plug . Clean and crisp on the bottom, and it never loads up in the tight stuff....and will still pull hard when you apply some throttle. I cannot believe how much you are able to tractor this bike....nearly impossible to stall.
Dialing in the forks took a fair bit of time and effort. It seemed to always deflect in rock gardens, but is now much improved. I am still not 100% happy with them, but they are as good as any stock bike I have tried. They are extremely plush, but still have a semi-vague feeling in certain sections. I believe there is something currently wrong with them, as well. They seem to be riding very low in the stroke, and blow through the upper part of the suspension travel very easily...will be shipped to Factory Connection tomorrow. This issue started last weekend during a dual sport, and I again confirmed it on a Monday morning ride.
I recommend this bike to anyone that wants to buy a bike that can do it all. It does not get much more versatile than a 300. The counterbalanced engine is an absolute dream.....
Add ons:
Devol skid plate
Fastway adjustable guarded linkage
OEM KTM front axle puller from a KTM Six Days
OEM KTM XC-W headlight
OEM front brake line for KTM XC-W's
Cyclops LED headlight bulb (highly recommended)
Trail Tech speedo and speedo mount
Moose front and rear rotor guards
Sicass integrated start/stop button
Sicass LED tailight, bracket, and plate holder
Tusk lighting kit w/ horn
Tusk light controls
Tusk front and rear LED blinkers
Consumables list:
3 rear tires
2 front tires
8 oil changes
Air filters as needed
Needs a set of grips badly
The broken list:
Right side radiator
Hole in pipe
Bent pipe brackets
2 front tubes
1 rear tube
1 (slightly) bent front rotor
When I bought it:
How it sits today:
Changing a front tube at a dual sport:
A bunch of random pics of parts and such:
Still have plenty of life left on the stock chain and sprockets, brake pads, footpegs, etc. I left the yellow powervalve spring in and ended up about 1/4 turn out from flush on the adjuster. I've got the bike jetted very well with the needles and jets provided from KTM. Running Klotz at 40:1 with zero splooge...and the original spark plug . Clean and crisp on the bottom, and it never loads up in the tight stuff....and will still pull hard when you apply some throttle. I cannot believe how much you are able to tractor this bike....nearly impossible to stall.
Dialing in the forks took a fair bit of time and effort. It seemed to always deflect in rock gardens, but is now much improved. I am still not 100% happy with them, but they are as good as any stock bike I have tried. They are extremely plush, but still have a semi-vague feeling in certain sections. I believe there is something currently wrong with them, as well. They seem to be riding very low in the stroke, and blow through the upper part of the suspension travel very easily...will be shipped to Factory Connection tomorrow. This issue started last weekend during a dual sport, and I again confirmed it on a Monday morning ride.
I recommend this bike to anyone that wants to buy a bike that can do it all. It does not get much more versatile than a 300. The counterbalanced engine is an absolute dream.....
Add ons:
Devol skid plate
Fastway adjustable guarded linkage
OEM KTM front axle puller from a KTM Six Days
OEM KTM XC-W headlight
OEM front brake line for KTM XC-W's
Cyclops LED headlight bulb (highly recommended)
Trail Tech speedo and speedo mount
Moose front and rear rotor guards
Sicass integrated start/stop button
Sicass LED tailight, bracket, and plate holder
Tusk lighting kit w/ horn
Tusk light controls
Tusk front and rear LED blinkers
Consumables list:
3 rear tires
2 front tires
8 oil changes
Air filters as needed
Needs a set of grips badly
The broken list:
Right side radiator
Hole in pipe
Bent pipe brackets
2 front tubes
1 rear tube
1 (slightly) bent front rotor
When I bought it:
How it sits today:
Changing a front tube at a dual sport:
A bunch of random pics of parts and such:
The Shop
I ended up with the MX Tech Lucky system on mine. Took two tries to get the valving right, but I couldn’t be happier at this point.
now it's back to moto/offroad.
i threw a Lectron carb on and absolutely love it. i can ride the moto track and above 10k feet elevation in the same day and have no issue with jetting.
the bikes really are "Do It All" machines. best money i've ever spent.
I'm interested about this
Cyclops LED headlight bulb (highly recommended)
So that plugs right into the xc-w headlight assembly no modifications required the bike has enough wattage to pull it and does not draw too much amperage when the brake light is applied?
Thanks
What guards are you guys running? The radiator I ruined would not have been saved by any type of guard. The filler cap was made into an oval...and broke the cap clean off.
Pit Row
Here is the link. Curious as it says the bulb does not have the high/low beam function. That is the exact setup I have, and I do have high and low options.
https://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/KTM-Husky-100-LED-headlight-bulb…
On a city street that would not be cool to NOT be able to use the low beam I would have to get a switch of some sort.
I use these radiator guards they are done nice and the price is not bad.
I got the ones without the color.
http://www.srtoffroad.com/srt-pro-armor-radiator-guard-pair-pro-08
I found some jetting specs on ktmtalk and tweaked them a little to my liking. I'm running 35pj, 170main and NECH needle. From the research I've done the 38mm carb likes a little richer jetting than the 36mm.
That's impressive.
What tires are you running? Your third rear after 51 hours? I can get almost 50 hours out of one Bridgestone X30 on my 450 XCF. I'm pretty aware of saving the tire in really rocky terrain though, which could account for some of the difference.
Also you mentioned deflection in rock gardens... depending on the trail I lower my tire pressure to 5-6 psi with Tubliss. Night and day compared to the old days of running 14-16 psi with tubes. After 6 years and close to 1000 hours Tubliss have been super reliable.
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