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'04 KTM 525 EXC - customization required?
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[QUOTE="CR Swade, post: 744748, member: 21423"] Yeah, they have horribly lean jetting for Cali emission requirements (oops I see you are not in the US, so I'm not sure of your jetting specs). I have used the James Dean kit w/ a richer pilot (45) and I also tried a Yamaha OBELN needle w/ the same richer pilot. JD kit gave a more linear, seamless pull while the OBELN needle gave a little more hit . Don't even bother running the stock jetting though unless you like blued pipes, hard starting and popping like crazy. The headshake wasn't a proplem at all, just make sure to get about 10 hours on the bike for break in before considering the shock adjusted. I adjusted race sag initially then again after break in. As w/ any bike, the KTM is very sensitive to suspension set-up and if it is off headshake can occur. I run a stabilizer but not to lessen headshake, its to lessen fatigue in the woods. As far as offset clamps, they work great on the KTM. I run 18mm Emigs on mine and it really tightens up the handling. The other mods you might want to consider, a good seat (mine is a Moose) trust me on this the stocker sucks, WER wheel spacers and bearings (again the stockers are a ruined hub waiting to happen). Enjoy our new bike, the 525 really is a great machine (wish I still had mine) [/QUOTE]
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