New KTM 2 stroke unveiled!!!

[ford832]

Lol,I noticed the same thing.

Hey Ktm guy,on a sort of related note,I never greased mine either but the second time I replaced them I went with pivot works(early stuff crap imo but later improved) which has no coating.I greased the crap out of them with maxima waterproof and they far outlasted stock-and were still tight when I sold it.

As for the linkage thing,I curse it whenever I have to work on it given how absurdly simple my KTM's and Berg were.
The PDS I found was just peachy 90% of the time-especially trail riding-but when pushed harder it just could match up to a good link system imo.Granted,my last was an 05 but people I ride with these days still complain of the same issues-just not so much as in years past.

[2smoker]

When the new pumpkins gonna hit the stealership floors??Anybody knows?? I love them!!!!

[DangisMX]

Oh my god. I just read the part about the four strokes. Sadly, KTM is also somewhat like the Japanese. I find this article slightly funny even because of how they exaggerate everything and somehow fail to mention a single fault in their design. For example, this one cracks me up  :

"The well proven ¼-turn fuel cap allows easy and quick refilling and includes a security against unwanted turning"

I, and many people with KTM's hate this gas cap because it leaks heavily and the "security against unwanted turning" thing sometimes tends to jam and "secure" the cap against any turning, unwanted or otherwise...

Other thing that is really scary to me- for exaple the 350 engine has DLC coated valve train parts, titanium valves, two oil pumps and apparently a dry sump, balancing shafts, hydraulic camshaft chain tensioners, fuel injection with temp, pressure and other sensors, AC generator, goes up to 13 000 RPM and probably has one of those piston with barely enough room for the rings. I mean that is COMPLICATED. Imagine how many things can go wrong. they constantly boast about the amazing power etc, and with such high RPM, it probably won't be too reliable. How much will the parts cost DLC coated cam shafts? Titanium valves etc... :O Oh my they even have a capacitor somewhere in the handle bars for the electric start if I understand it right.

I'm so glad I know better and hopefully will never buy anything like this .

I pitty people who will fall for this "Everts made this bike" deal . Why buy a ridiculously complicated 350 cc four stroke? There is a bike that should have just about the same characteristics but without all the headaches, and is in production for many decades... It's called a 250 two stroke. That's what I think.
 

[losec]

Oh my god. I just read the part about the four strokes. Sadly, KTM is also somewhat like the Japanese. I find this article slightly funny even because of how they exaggerate everything and somehow fail to mention a single fault in their design. For example, this one cracks me up  :

"The well proven ¼-turn fuel cap allows easy and quick refilling and includes a security against unwanted turning"

I, and many people with KTM's hate this gas cap because it leaks heavily and the "security against unwanted turning" thing sometimes tends to jam and "secure" the cap against any turning, unwanted or otherwise...

Other thing that is really scary to me- for exaple the 350 engine has DLC coated valve train parts, titanium valves, two oil pumps and apparently a dry sump, balancing shafts, hydraulic camshaft chain tensioners, fuel injection with temp, pressure and other sensors, AC generator, goes up to 13 000 RPM and probably has one of those piston with barely enough room for the rings. I mean that is COMPLICATED. Imagine how many things can go wrong. they constantly boast about the amazing power etc, and with such high RPM, it probably won't be too reliable. How much will the parts cost DLC coated cam shafts? Titanium valves etc... :O Oh my they even have a capacitor somewhere in the handle bars for the electric start if I understand it right.

I'm so glad I know better and hopefully will never buy anything like this .

I pitty people who will fall for this "Everts made this bike" deal . Why buy a ridiculously complicated 350 cc four stroke? There is a bike that should have just about the same characteristics but without all the headaches, and is in production for many decades... It's called a 250 two stroke. That's what I think.
 

What he said.