Hello all
Just purchased A 02' 400M. Definitely a tough decision between the 520 and 400 but I am very happy with my choice. I came off a hopped up DRZ 400 and I must say that the KTM will run circles around it. Thats not a bad thing as the DRZ was not ment to run with the likes of a KTM. I rode at one of my favorite spots. The area contains fast sand washes, whoops from hell, lots of open single-track and rocky hill sections. The elevation is 5,000 to 6,000 FT. This bike performed fantastic. Was nice to have some rev again no need to short shift this bike! I was able to pull 6th gear in the sand washes but 5th was good enough for me. How cool it is to have that 6th gear when you want it. :aj: I did find however that 1st and 2nd gear are high gears. Of coarse that might be left over from my DRZ riding techniques. throttle response also seemed lacking in the lower three gears. could still pull thru anything in the low RPM range it just seemed like it took awile to get into the revs. again, that could just be me or maybe jetting. Rode the bike in complete stock form and i would imagine that i have some tweaking to do. As for as suspension? Well, its going to take awhile to figure out what i want to do to it. It was incredable!! Cant think of anything to change. A good suspension package. Heck, I didnt even set the sag!!
If anyone knows any cool set-up tips or jetting specs for this altitude(5,000-7,000) please let me know. I have a race coming up on april 15 and would like to have it tweaked for a little more throttle response in the first three gears. Thanks for any help...see-ya out there...... P.S. :eek: I did break the bike in properly before this ride..see-ya
Just purchased A 02' 400M. Definitely a tough decision between the 520 and 400 but I am very happy with my choice. I came off a hopped up DRZ 400 and I must say that the KTM will run circles around it. Thats not a bad thing as the DRZ was not ment to run with the likes of a KTM. I rode at one of my favorite spots. The area contains fast sand washes, whoops from hell, lots of open single-track and rocky hill sections. The elevation is 5,000 to 6,000 FT. This bike performed fantastic. Was nice to have some rev again no need to short shift this bike! I was able to pull 6th gear in the sand washes but 5th was good enough for me. How cool it is to have that 6th gear when you want it. :aj: I did find however that 1st and 2nd gear are high gears. Of coarse that might be left over from my DRZ riding techniques. throttle response also seemed lacking in the lower three gears. could still pull thru anything in the low RPM range it just seemed like it took awile to get into the revs. again, that could just be me or maybe jetting. Rode the bike in complete stock form and i would imagine that i have some tweaking to do. As for as suspension? Well, its going to take awhile to figure out what i want to do to it. It was incredable!! Cant think of anything to change. A good suspension package. Heck, I didnt even set the sag!!
If anyone knows any cool set-up tips or jetting specs for this altitude(5,000-7,000) please let me know. I have a race coming up on april 15 and would like to have it tweaked for a little more throttle response in the first three gears. Thanks for any help...see-ya out there...... P.S. :eek: I did break the bike in properly before this ride..see-ya