New KTM 530exc

[Rick ReidMember]

I have always liked these bikes and will have mine at the end of next week :woohoo: Is there anything that needs to be done prior to riding that I should be aware of , gearing ect, or all I need to do is go riding with Puds and make him eat some big pumpkin dirt. 😆

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Set up the suspension so it has the correct ride and sag settings is probably the first thing you should do. Look at the Tekniks website for information on how to do it if you are not sure. I have been doing that with my Berg this week, I have the static sag set but just need ahand to set the ride height when the young bloke gets home.

[DeanMember]

I would be fitting a Tow point to the back of the pumpkin so you can drag Puddles sorry arse out of any unseen stump holes he seems to find :laugh: :laugh:

Sorry Rod :blush: NOT :laugh:

Ollie

[PuddlesMember]

Ollie wrote:

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I would be fitting a Tow point to the back of the pumpkin so you can drag Puddles sorry arse out of any unseen stump holes he seems to find :laugh: :laugh:

Sorry Rod :blush: NOT :laugh:

Ollie

funny Ollie NOT
the only problem with that is the pumpkin has to get infront of me 1st :laugh:

[ianMember]

KTM pumpkin wrote:

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I have always liked these bikes and will have mine at the end of next week :woohoo: Is there anything that needs to be done prior to riding that I should be aware of , gearing ect, or all I need to do is go riding with Puds and make him eat some big pumpkin dirt. 😆

is this the 2010 model your getting be very intersted to see how you go with it as im splitting with the husky at the end of this season and looking at the 530

[alanMember]

just check the basics first make sure it has an air filter and its freshly oiled check the oil level and radiater rear suspension sag 115mm have a look in the book and set the clickers at standered or sport settings .sorry i don t trust dealers think its worth a look have brought a new xr400 with not enough oil in it in 99 and an aprentice at work got a new klx650 with no air cleaner than dusted it and they tryed to get out of fixing it ? its worth checking

[Rick ReidMember]

I will let you know how it goes , have done a bit of reserch imto them some of the 08 09 mods had a few problems but have been sorted out now, Everyone who did a reveiw on them said overall that they were very happy with them. should get a ride in next weekend seehow she goes.

[GregMember]

Puddles wrote:

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Ollie wrote:

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I would be fitting a Tow point to the back of the pumpkin so you can drag Puddles sorry arse out of any unseen stump holes he seems to find :laugh: :laugh:

Sorry Rod :blush: NOT :laugh:

Ollie

funny Ollie NOT
the only problem with that is the pumpkin has to get infront of me 1st :laugh:

Puddles you idiot :laugh: To get in front of you he only needs to turn up to a ride, from my experience you dont :laugh:

TB

[Rick ReidMember]

Now pud thats not being nice , just a good thing you wear back protection, that way you will feel anything
when the 530 rides over the top of you :laugh:

{or there is that option of that toe hook ”}

[Rick ReidMember]

Thanks for all that I be shure to go over it with a fine tooth comb ”.

[ianMember]

im not really up on the motors on ktms but do you have to take the cams out to do the valveshims on these, thats one thing i reely like on the husky very easy to do these periodic maintenance, The way the huskys been goin of late its hard to get rid of her its absolutely crackin at the moment so i have a dilema to sell or not to

[alanMember]

you don t have to take the cam out to do the valve shims just the rockers the valves don t move much anyway.

[Mike WyethMember]

Hope you have more luck with it than we had with an 08 model got sick of changing head gaskets :blink: think we might of had one of those orange lemons :angry:

[PeterMember]

Picking up my 2010 450exc in 2 days time – they are the same bike … 530 has slightly bigger discplacement but every other part is identical.

Interested in your findings.

Cheers

[PeterMember]

Picked it up today and been for a quick blast at some parkland nearby.
Sweet.

Bike shop removed rear tail light section, and moved blinkers and rego plate up higher.

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