Ktmrat wrote:
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Hi Mickust, Mate I can say that I have total faith in the Motul 5100, I have 33,000 kms on a KTM525 with no problems at all,
Rat would you please explain the above, when I first saw that I thought you meant to post in the joke section, then I thought its a typo should be 3,300kms!
Now before you all cut sic and try to defend the orange make, here’s how I came to the above decision
1, White rockets KTM530 is worn out and needs a top end rebuild at 150hrs
2, Mick told me on the phone today Ants KTM 530 is getting tired and is about the 150hr mark or less (is that right the hrs on it Mick?)
3, I know a bloke from down south that owed 3 525’s, he looked after them, good with the maintenance etc, one was rebuild before 190 hrs, one cut itself in half at while trail ridding with his son (dealer said piston pin failure, should have been changed at 85hrs had done 87.9 by the meter) Dealer traded him into the 3rd then rebuilt the failed 2nd one, 3rd he sold with 9hrs as was fighting with dealer regarding oil consumption complaint. This in mind, you have been blessed with yours.
4, Mate Ace took one with 12 odd hrs on it the the cape with us in 2004 and was told by the dealer it would need to be rebuilt when he got back because he would do around 1800kms (he only rode from Cairns to the tip, not back)
That’s my experience with KTM 525’s, oh by the way, Ace’s was a nice bike tom ride and had heaps of power, handled good as well.
TB
