My new to me 2011 KTM 300 XC

[Vonski]

Congrats on the bike! I've had a love-hate relationship with my '14 300. Had a bit of a set-back after racetech sent the wrong fork springs and it wasn't caught during install, so the bike was pretty much a jackhammer in chop and small stuff at speed. Ended up taking it to Brad at Notch Peak and he got things figured out. Had a re-valve done while he had 'em. Totally different bike now and really liking it.

 

[rholbrook]

Harrison sent me this picture. Said it was too tempting to not try it out.

 

[Tonkaman]

What a stud

 

[Gravy]

I'm going to steal it. Harrison gave me your garage code.

Hope you have full insurance.

 

[Corban_White]

I'm running the red spring with the adjuster backed out all the way. I'm ready to go riding as soon as you are back.

 

[Caleb]

Does the XC have provisions for a wiring harness?

Most of the time, yes. Even if it doesn't, everything else is the same as the XCW so it's plug and play to add lights.

 

[rholbrook]

Lots off fun up AF. Harrison is in the Red and I'm the last one in the back. I should have defected from Blue a long time ago.

 

[anderson750]

You have now officially drank the orange Kool-aid

 

[Cascadia]

You look so much cooler and faster on orange.

 

[Gravy]

I'm hoping if I stick to blue I can be fast like Terin

 

[Cascadia]

If you go orange you can be fast like Paul and Josh.

 

[rholbrook]

Don't wait too long to enjoy a light or atleast a lighter feeling bike. Pound for pound the KTM 300 and YZ450F are close but the KTM feels so much lighter. I was/am diehard BLUE but until they get their shit together I will ride ORANGE. A smoker YZ250 with a 300 kit would be fun and inexpensive to build

 

[anderson750]

If you go orange you can be fast like Paul and Josh.

Don't even put me in the same category as Josh.

 

[Cascadia]

That is my top ten category. He's 1 and you're 10.

 

[rholbrook]

I am getting all new plastics for this thing. I want to make it all white and KTM doesnt make the white plastic except for the rear fender.

My question is Acerbis or Polisport? Who makes the better plastics?

 

[Caleb]

Polisport are what the factory KTM plastics are usually. If you have original plastics, look on the back and often there's a polisport stamp. Acerbic are nice too though.

 

[jeeper]

Only the super cool KTM riders have white plastics

 

[rholbrook]

Today was really my first big ride on my KTM 300 XC. I absolutely love this bike. I can't believe how fun it is to ride. I worked on the jetting the first of the week and think I have it nailed. It came from Pheonix so I had to make some changes. I ended up with a 35 pilot, 162 main and a Suzuki RM250 needle. I took all three of my power valve springs so I could mess around with it. I ended up with the yellow spring with the screw turned out flush. I didn't put the red spring in it yet because I really liked how it was running with the yellow. Maybe next ride

 

[anderson750]

I have found that the jetting guide in the owners manual is a pretty good guideline. The only adjustments I really make away from it is to maybe go up a size on the main if I am going to be riding terrain like sand that will stress the motor more than normal.

 

[rholbrook]

I installed the OX left hand brake. The installation was really easy. We ride 5 Miles of Hell Saturday and had lots of opportunities to use it but I'm not used to having it so I forget about it. It was great to have access to the rear brake on tight downhill right handed turns when you have your right foot off of the peg