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Can't decide: 300EXC or 400 EXC or ???
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[QUOTE="KTM400EXC#232, post: 79003, member: 22338"] Yes I do all my own servicing TOTALLY, Yes I adjusted the valves(do a search on my user name and YOU too will also know how easy it can be). I am not slamming any "ring dings" either! Yes I race, Enduros, that are near home, but mostly trail ride. Most in field failures that I witness are two stroke bikes, and most of those problems are not in field repairable. I see more con rod bearing (little or big eng, mostly big end) damage on two strokes than valve problems on four strokes at a rate of least 4:1. Bulldog, I have owned this bike since Sept 00. I weigh 105kg and an 190cm tall, the weight of the bike makes a difference, but not as much as it would to a smaller person. Plus the biggest difference I have found is your fitness level, big bike or small bike you can't hang on at the edge when your "stuffed". No. I don't use stainless filters, I prefer to use fresh filters. And No I havent seen a water pump seal fail on any RFS that know of yet. Loose engine mounts, yes. And rear wheel bearings for those who overtighten their drive chains. Gear levers that never really seem to tighten up, need replacing with the new units and given a gentle tap onto the shaft to bed in the splines first. Most wear and tear on these bikes seems to be minor items all over, with nothing to drastic in the one area. eg. suspension(front seals and rear shock mounts) , cables, cooling system hose clamp/fittings, wheel beaings, dust into the switch blocks, some with poor front brake lever feel, sticking throttles. The engines dont have a common weak point. Have seen one 400 seize, this was put to not run in and raced, operator failure. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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