KTM EXC 250/300 starter solution

[oldskool]

This is interesting reading and a possible solution to the EXC e-starting woes.
The Freeride 250 upgraded bendix is a possible retrofit for the EXC250/300


http://www.ktmforum.co.uk/off-road-enduro/670586-ktm-300exc-starter-transformed.html

[BoristheBiter]

I can't say i have had a problem starting the 350 once I learnt the trick.
Just open the throttle minutely and it starts first time, or just use the kick start.

The new freeride we have is just press the button.

[scott411]

I can't say i have had a problem starting the 350 once I learnt the trick.
Just open the throttle minutely and it starts first time, or just use the kick start.

The new freeride we have is just press the button.

its the two strokes that have had the problems in the past,

[takitimu]

its the two strokes that have had the problems in the past,

They've got better, bit not sure they've gone away.

My KTM sxf does need a touch of throttle to start & prefers neutral.

[Jay GTI]

They've got better, bit not sure they've gone away.

My KTM sxf does need a touch of throttle to start & prefers neutral.

KTM have tried to improve the issues, with higher wattage starters and a couple of other mods, but the link is talking about the slipping bendix gear issue, which is fixed by lazer welding it to the shaft on the Freeride starter.

That link also reminds me of why I don't live in the UK anymore. The vid at the bottom is a prime example of the shithouse riding that is available for most people in the UK, they get nothing like the riding and trails we have over here. I've been to that track and it was so fecking depressing.

It's one of the reasons why, whenever I'm on a ride like Waikaretu, I stop for an appreciation moment and just remind myself how bloody lucky I am (and we are).

[oldskool]

KTM have tried to improve the issues, with higher wattage starters and a couple of other mods, but the link is talking about the slipping bendix gear issue, which is fixed by lazer welding it to the shaft on the Freeride starter.


It may have been the bendix mechanics right from the start. Replacing the electric motor with a higher wattage one and increasing the capacity of the battery didn't really fix the problem of the 'warped' bendix gear preventing the required crank speed to fire up the motor.

[Jay GTI]

It may have been the bendix mechanics right from the start. Replacing the electric motor with a higher wattage one and increasing the capacity of the battery didn't really fix the problem of the 'warped' bendix gear preventing the required crank speed to fire up the motor.

Yeah seemed like an odd solution to quite a well-known issue, a higher wattage motor and larger capacity battery would have made it worse, surely?

[oldskool]

Yeah seemed like an odd solution to quite a well-known issue, a higher wattage motor and larger capacity battery would have made it worse, surely?

Yes in hindsite the extra grunt would have sped up the process of the pressed gear wiggling loose, not rotating true would have further excaberated the issue. Now it will be interesting if KTM propagates the upgraded bendix across the 2015 range.

[oldskool]

There we go, I wonder if it's the FR Bendix



Updates for the 2015 EXC range:
Improved power valve setting for 250/300 EXC – better torque
Shorter gearing of electric starter drive for 250/300 EXC – safer starting
New battery for 200/250/300 EXC with 3 Ah (instead of 4 Ah) – reduced weight

http://www.colwynbaymotorcycles.com/ktm/new-ktm-motorcycles/ktm-200-exc-2015/