Picked up a new bike

[ktm300hater]

[TX_Snake]

Very nice.

[ktm300hater]

Very nice.

Thanks. It's replacing a freshly rebuilt 2010 Honda 250F which is now for sale. Lol

[snacksnack]

Im Jelly... Wanna trade for a 200sx?

[Tremor14]

I didnt think you liked KTM's

[Mike]

Nice

[ktm300hater]

I didnt think you liked KTM's

My screen name has to do with a guy on a moto forum that was ktm300. He was an idiot so I came up with ktm300hater just to bust his balls and I've used it since.

[ktm300hater]

I actually had a ktm 300 mxc and had a love hate relationship with it. But it was more live than hate

[kingjason]

Damn you. I really want one of those. My 450 has had my mechanic scratching his head since I bought it. Hopefully it will be rolling this week since the weather is perfect, well other than the rain.

[ktm300hater]

Damn you. I really want one of those. My 450 has had my mechanic scratching his head since I bought it. Hopefully it will be rolling this week since the weather is perfect, well other than the rain.

What's it doing, which 450?

[Mike]

"Should have waited and bought the 2016" - Vitards

[kingjason]

What's it doing, which 450?

04 YZ450 with 27 hours on it. I bought it already warmed up (I know better), and he told me it was kind of hard to start but it had been sitting a good while(years). Its just got a weird ass popping on decel, and not to easy to crank. Tried the exhaust leak theory and it is not that. I am going to check on it in a bit, but we think maybe the stealthy flywheel he put on it may be a tad out of whack or maybe a valve is a hair off. Leakdown showed great compression, jets are spot on, carb is clean, fucking bizarre, and running kind of lean. I rode it and it had plenty of power but something is just off a tad. I have had two of them prior and both would fire off on the first or second kick. I don't ride all the time like I use to so I just wanted a low hour cheaper bike. Get what you pay for sometimes. Bike is clean though and I know they have pretty solid engines in them. I looked at 3 of the KTM's but just didn't want to spend that much this year on one.

[ktm300hater]

Ya check the valves and also check the valve timing. If someone adjusted the valves and got a cam a tooth off it will run wierd like that. Also is the hot start plunger stuck open by chance, possibly the cable isn't adjusted right

[snacksnack]

04 YZ450 with 27 hours on it. I bought it already warmed up (I know better), and he told me it was kind of hard to start but it had been sitting a good while(years). Its just got a weird ass popping on decel, and not to easy to crank. .

hate to say it but your carb isn't clean enough or its a tad lean
(also the fact that the jets aren't clean enough) I have had to clean them 3 times before a satisfactory clean was obtained. I like to use torch tip cleaners to clean the jets out, all it takes is a small amount of film to cause that.

[kingjason]

Ya check the valves and also check the valve timing. If someone adjusted the valves and got a cam a tooth off it will run wierd like that. Also is the hot start plunger stuck open by chance, possibly the cable isn't adjusted right

Checked most of that. Guy is a solid mechanic but has a few projects going with mine.

hate to say it but your carb isn't clean enough or its a tad lean
(also the fact that the jets aren't clean enough) I have had to clean them 3 times before a satisfactory clean was obtained. I like to use torch tip cleaners to clean the jets out, all it takes is a small amount of film to cause that.

We will see after he checks the valves. I think the carb even took a nice dip for a while in some quality stuff. The guy I bought it from cleaned it a few times I think (before buying a KTM 350) and my guy cleaned it really good. I am with you though, the bastard sat for seven years being ridden like once. That new gas is some nasty shit. My mechanic is not rapey on pricing and likes a good challenge so we shall see. He is putting a 426 back together today and then going to work on mine tomorrow or so. He tinkers with it a little, then moves on to something else and comes back to it. I am going to go google torch tip cleaners. Hell I will buy new jets if that is the issues. I should have left my Miata stock and bought a 350!