RACE TEAM BIKES

2009 KTM 300 EXC-E (6 days)

Bought from ET James in mid Wales August 2008, road registered in UK with 58 plate.

Comfort Upgrades

Renthal twin wall bars moved forward

Protection Upgrades

Enduro Engineering clutch saver

Hard parts alloy skid plate

Acerbis handguards

Michelin mousses

Performance Upgrades

Stock jetting kit, leaner main and needle clip, specifics vary by altitude and temperature

Red power valve spring, flush

FMF Gnarly exhaust pipe and PC2 silencer

14/50 gearing with hard parts / supersprox rear sprocket

Suspension Upgrades

Stiffer fork and shock springs (0.46 and FCW2 respectively)

F2 unshocks front and rear

Hard Parts fork bleeders

Other Changes/Upgrades

F2 float bowl plug

Hard Parts quick release rear brake pin

KTM XC wiring loom for minimal electrics, removed brake lights etc.

1.8 bar radiator cap

Good Points

Chain, sprockets, Brake pads, Bearings, Reliability, wheels

Suspension big improvement over 2008 models

Looks great with white tank, plus you can fuel level

Very flexible engine

Great controls, easy to use, strong brakes

Bad Points

Airbox sealing poor, drowned and got water in carb few times

Big gaps in gear ratios, especially 3^rd/4^th and 4^th/5th

Engine overheats and boils if stuck / not moving even with higher pressure radiator cap

Nowhere to lift rear of bike

Electric starter does not really work from cold

Bit too much junk for race bike that needs to be removed

Headlamp shroud does not allow use of normal 6 inch race numbers without trimming