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Hi all,
I am picking up a 2013 350 EXC on Saturday morning and have the rest of the weekend to prep it for its maiden voyage the following weekend.
I have not had a Kato before so I am after any tips that you might have in setting up the bike, clickers, what will need more grease etc, how far to run the forks thru the clamps, and any little tricks that are beneficial to do on a new Kato.
Any help would be appreciated.
BRING ON SATURDAY!!!!setting up clickers and fork height is almost as individual as we are.
as for extra grease i’ve not read/heard of any areas. maybe just put some fresh quality grease in all the spots you can find a grease nipple.
the only thing i can think of is if you are 20-30kg or more either side of the usual 75-85kg range the suspension is set up for, you may have to visit a suspension shop at some stage.
apart from that, fresh PULP , run it in and ENJOY :woohoo:
Trailrider,
Put some grease in the wheel bearings and seals
At the very least between the dust seals and bearings, mine had none
Other than that change your fuel filter from time to time and service as per the manual (I do mine at about 20 hours) and you’ll have no problems.
I haven’t bothered with the 105 hour crank bearing change etc as I don’t race and the motor hardly ever gets past half revs :blush:
Have fun on it :woohoo:
Adam.
Hi Adam,
Thanks for the heads up on the wheel bearings / seals – gotta pull the wheels off any to put ultra tubes in.
i’ve already given the hard parts book , and my bank acc, a floggin’ so i’m gonna have a heap of fun before i even get on it!!
Will post some pics next week once she is ready to goThanks for your thoughts Moto,
Dealer checked the sag when i was there last weekend and said it was ok – just. I probably prefer it a little softer and lower as I am just a simple trail rider
I am 85 Kgs, sometimes 
I have heard previously that it needs to be spot on with the PDS, so I guess ill take for a run and see how it goes……Trailrider,
I checked my hours and km’s when I got home this evening. I’ve clocked up 5150 km and 170 hours so far.
You shouldn’t have any dramas other than the usual consumerables if you treat her right, (a bit like your wife
)Adam.
Trailraider wrote:Hi Adam,
Do you run a map switch on yours and if so which one?If you ride as per your site name then apart from correct springs (especially rear), bash plate and barkbusters you won’t need anything else.
Both Krusty and I run stock exhaust and ignition. It’s handy to be quiet when you need to :whistle:
and if you do general trail riding / singletrail stuff you should be fine they have enough power for usSam took mine to the Stockton dunes with a few blokes and said he had no problems riding there, but would have struggled on his 250.
When you open them up they get going, I’m not sure what motor differences there are between the 12 and 13 model :huh:
Give it a try standard and if you feel your lacking have a play around with settings, mappings etc.
I agree with Moto, and I set my clickers to comfort (your out to enjoy yourself afterall) and have only slowed the rear rebound slightly
PS I’ll be riding next Saturday with Krusty and Action (will post this up soon) in Ourimbah again if your in need of somewhere to ride.
Enjoy your weekend :woohoo:
Adam.
Thanks Adam, I’m hearing ya mate!!
No plans to change exhaust, i just thought it might be nice to be able to turn it down a wick when you get on a slippery section on a wet day? but your right, i’ll try it standard first and see how we go.
Just gettin a little excitedTrailraider wrote:No plans to change exhaust, i just thought it might be nice to be able to turn it down a wick when you get on a slippery section on a wet day? but your right, i’ll try it standard first and see how we go.Typically the map switches are more noticeable from the middle of the RPM range and up and even then it’s not a massive difference, just with the edge taken off a little.
If it’s slippery going to the point where you are struggling you shouldn’t be up in the revs anyway and therefore the map switch in that scenario will do practically nothing.
I use it to add extra snap when riding the faster stuff. In conjunction with the fuel EFI tuner I have ‘angried’ my bike up, I use the map switch switch to tame it down or when I’m tired. Mostly it’s left in aggressive though.
You’d be better off putting the money towards a new tyre if running a totally stock bike
Hey Trailrider
I rode one the other day at nundle…had to :ohmy: as one of the peanuts i was riding with took off with my crf 450 :angry:
Awesome bike in the tight stuff but my muscular body was too much for the suspension :dry:
Gear the suspension to your weight and let it rip !! :woohoo:
Have funBol :woohoo:
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