I know the quick, and intelligent answer is no.
However, I have yet to see a consensus on what jetting works best for any of their two stroke models. I know that what works in California may not work well in Mississppi, but I tend to think that if any bike is jetted "perfectly" for 1,000 feet in elevation at 75 degrees farenheit, that it should work okay in most places.
I owned a 1994 300 and a 1997 250 and had a devil of a time getting those bikes jetted. I currently ride a Husky 360, though I am thinking about going back to a KTM 300, and the jetting I use is the same as everyone else across the country. The only slight variation is one position on the needle, or one main jet size larger or smaller.
Whenever I see a KTM post about jetting, answers vary widely as to what works. I can say that my 360 runs well from sea level to 6.000 feet. That is not to say it runs perfectly at 6,000, it doesn't, but I have yet to foul a plug since break-in.
As much as I like the bike, I am tired of the short kick start lever, high compression cylinder combination and I would like something a little bit easier to start. I also like the fact that the KTM 300 revs higher than my 360 which is all low end and mid range. It would be nice if KTM would put a six-speed gear box in the bike, but that is another topic altogether. The local dealer has three 300EXC's marked down to $4,999 and I am very tempted. Of course they will probably try to hit me with a $500 freight charge if I go in to buy the bike.
Have most of you been able to get your KTM's to a point where you can basically leave the jetting alone? Obviously a trip to 10,000 feet will not work with 1,000 foot jetting, but I think you get my meaning. I know that my last 300 was a bored and stroked 250, but it retained the cylinder and cooling system of the smaller bike and that contributed to the jetting woes. I also know that 1997 was the year that the 250, 300 and 360 shared the same cylinder and the 250 ran very cool which made that bike hard to jet. Maybe the new 300's aren't so bad.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Greg Matty
However, I have yet to see a consensus on what jetting works best for any of their two stroke models. I know that what works in California may not work well in Mississppi, but I tend to think that if any bike is jetted "perfectly" for 1,000 feet in elevation at 75 degrees farenheit, that it should work okay in most places.
I owned a 1994 300 and a 1997 250 and had a devil of a time getting those bikes jetted. I currently ride a Husky 360, though I am thinking about going back to a KTM 300, and the jetting I use is the same as everyone else across the country. The only slight variation is one position on the needle, or one main jet size larger or smaller.
Whenever I see a KTM post about jetting, answers vary widely as to what works. I can say that my 360 runs well from sea level to 6.000 feet. That is not to say it runs perfectly at 6,000, it doesn't, but I have yet to foul a plug since break-in.
As much as I like the bike, I am tired of the short kick start lever, high compression cylinder combination and I would like something a little bit easier to start. I also like the fact that the KTM 300 revs higher than my 360 which is all low end and mid range. It would be nice if KTM would put a six-speed gear box in the bike, but that is another topic altogether. The local dealer has three 300EXC's marked down to $4,999 and I am very tempted. Of course they will probably try to hit me with a $500 freight charge if I go in to buy the bike.
Have most of you been able to get your KTM's to a point where you can basically leave the jetting alone? Obviously a trip to 10,000 feet will not work with 1,000 foot jetting, but I think you get my meaning. I know that my last 300 was a bored and stroked 250, but it retained the cylinder and cooling system of the smaller bike and that contributed to the jetting woes. I also know that 1997 was the year that the 250, 300 and 360 shared the same cylinder and the 250 ran very cool which made that bike hard to jet. Maybe the new 300's aren't so bad.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Greg Matty