This is it guys! The KTM is done (basically) What do you think of the outcome!? Thank you so much for watching my KTM series! If you enjoyed it, please consider hitting the like button and consider subscribing. You all ROOOOCCCKK!!! 🤘😎
@MichaelSabo you've done amazing on this one. Never thought I'd see a KTM that I'd be willing to ride until now. Also you can remove the quiet core pretty easily. Dirtbike tv has a video on it on UA-cam. Also please remove that cheezy chain guard on the swingarm.
I work at a American muscle restoration shop and specialize in 60s/70s mopars. We restore our cars down to the nut and bolts with correct finishes and stamping like they were off the showroom floor. Awesome to see someone doing that in the field of dirt bikes and atvs. Love how detailed you get down to the plating of the hardware and finishes on parts and pieces. Love the builds man and excellent work. Keep it up.
Mike I am not into dirt bikes or ATV's, but I find myself watching all your videos for hours!!! This KTM build came out amazing and you do unbelievable work. The attention to detail is remarkable!!
The yellow knob on the bottom of the throttle body is the cold start. Pushed in means it's on, you can roll the throttle forward and it should release the cold start knob.
Been watching since first post the day you pick this bike up. Absolute amazing transformation from a basket case to a thing of beauty. Love the color pop and graphics are spot on.
My guy!!! That came out truly amazing!! You are not just a bike builder but a bike artist! Keep up the amazing content and inspiring people like me to tackle projects like these!!!
My favorite build so far! Can’t wait until you get the final tweaks and see it on the trail. I will say I’m a 2t guy but you’ve got a fine machine there.
You have outdone yourself on this one my freind. Absolutely gorgeous!! Im sure you got the little rhings all fixed already. Cant wait to see the first ride on it!
Glad to see you are blurring the street signs now! Haha I see everything. Loved watching this beautiful bike come together and I can’t wait for the first real ride
Great bike build! Love my ktm 500 supermoto. Tip: Water likes to hideout in the fuel tank bolt hole after washing. Throw some grease or anti seize in there.
That special lock washer is called a Nord-Lock. They work amazingly well. I use them on heavy equipment. I think they require about 20% more torque to remove as what was put on them. Many people install them wrong when reusing. the course tabs of each washer should mate up. The finer side, with more serrations hit the bottom of the bolt head as well as whatever your bolting against.
Beautiful bike! Nicely done! You can always use a T hose replacement that is aftermarket, its one piece. Common problem with the 23+ with the T hose leaking. You can delete the thermostat, and replace the plastic T hose all in one go. I used MotoHose, really nice stuff. Maybe it will help some of you guys! Also, the front fork height based on the milled lines can be adjusted as rider prefers. It can help get more weight to the front and give a shorter wheel base. It helps a lot if you struggle a little with turning. You can also tighten the steering stem bolt to make your steering a little more stiff, I find it helps a lot with arm pump and headshake.
Seeing that powder coat chip with that swing arm bolt. Almost gave me an aneurism 😂 and Scott powers ports is awesome that's where I got my yz250fx from the last 24 they had awesome service and I was in and out in 30 minutes
I could never deal with a bike that has that much technology in it, i would never be able to diagnose it. your a smart man mike. love the build, think ill stick to carburetors lol
Mike I absolutely love your videos man, your attention to detail is off the charts. Have you considered doing a separate video per build of refinishing? I know you take most parts off to get blasted but would be cool to see some AWESOME degreaser in action😂👍🏼
Looking good!! Btw the fmf has a snap ring in the cap. Take that out grap the center with 2 duck bills and the spark arrester will come right out. It will let her breath 👌🤙🤙
Awesome clean job. Also that pipe does have a quit core in it. To take it out there is a ring around it after u take the ring out take 2 needle nose pliers on the inner circle of the pipe and it will pull right out.
There is a little retainer clip in the tip of the exhaust between the carbon cap and the quiet insert. Take a pic and twirl it out. Bike turned out amazing 👍🏽 plz do a video about shimming the valves
Thought I would hate the colors, but it turned out sick! Your videos are always the highlight of my week. Would love to see you do a Honda 350X or Kawasaki Tecate 4 next!
I was running on about 3 hours of sleep in 2 days from storm clean up and dozed off when I hit play.. woke to "well hopefully that rectal cream works good and we dont have any leaks" 11:25 min mark .. hahahaha instantly a wtf am I watching and how long have I been asleep moment.. wide awake now as I check for ...umm.. yea no leaks hahaha
The bike came out great!! Seriously, it looks awesome! Just a tip when breaking in an engine, let the engine bring itself down in speed - so don't clutch in. The load will help set the piston rings.
I’m at 3 months today waiting on Bonehead to powder some wheel faces. How long do you usually wait. I know you have used them several times. Oh, you probably already figured it out but you just need to use a pick to get the silencer out. Look in the rear around the hole there is a retaining ring. It blends in pretty good. Pick the end and just walk it out.
This is it guys! The KTM is done (basically) What do you think of the outcome!?
Thank you so much for watching my KTM series! If you enjoyed it, please consider hitting the like button and consider subscribing. You all ROOOOCCCKK!!! 🤘😎
I really like the build but do you think the zirconium colored rear sprocket would look good with the plastics?
This bike turned out amazing. Imo one of the best looking bikes you have built. Can't wait to see it all tuned up and ripping.
@zoomert1204 thank you dude; glad you like it!
@MichaelSabo you've done amazing on this one. Never thought I'd see a KTM that I'd be willing to ride until now. Also you can remove the quiet core pretty easily. Dirtbike tv has a video on it on UA-cam. Also please remove that cheezy chain guard on the swingarm.
@@stephenblackstock1923 thanks for the info on the pipe and dude... I was really torn on putting that guard on lol
The spark arrestor is held in with a spiral clip. Get a pick under the edge of the clip and roll it out. It's really easy.
I appreciate that man! Thank you
Who’s been waiting for three months???
Meeeee
Meeeeeeeeeee🎉
Moment I saw this video I was hyped up
You're awesome; thank you
@MichaelSabo no problem your contents fun sp ofc I'll watch
Skid plate, skid plate, SKID PLATE WITH LINKAGE GUARD!!! Bike looks amazing! But you definitely want a skid plate with a rear linkage guard
I work at a American muscle restoration shop and specialize in 60s/70s mopars. We restore our cars down to the nut and bolts with correct finishes and stamping like they were off the showroom floor. Awesome to see someone doing that in the field of dirt bikes and atvs. Love how detailed you get down to the plating of the hardware and finishes on parts and pieces. Love the builds man and excellent work. Keep it up.
Mike Sabo posted a full build!!!! Best day of the month let’s go!!!!!
I appreciate you man 💪👊
Yay, Daddy Sabo uploaded a new video! Shame he's not at sand wars.
You have literally made a show bike. Beautiful ❤
Mike I am not into dirt bikes or ATV's, but I find myself watching all your videos for hours!!! This KTM build came out amazing and you do unbelievable work. The attention to detail is remarkable!!
Thanks so much for saying this; made my night 👊🤘
The spark arestor in the fmf comes out super easy just with 1 ser-clip in the end of the exhaust
The yellow knob on the bottom of the throttle body is the cold start. Pushed in means it's on, you can roll the throttle forward and it should release the cold start knob.
Thank you for this info man! 👊
Badass bike Mike! Looks better than expected.
Thank you dude!
I think this build by FAR tops every other build! Excellent work !! 😮🔥
That's a big compliment man, thank you 🤘👊
Been watching since first post the day you pick this bike up. Absolute amazing transformation from a basket case to a thing of beauty. Love the color pop and graphics are spot on.
Thank you for watching the whole series, I'm glad you like the turnout 👊
Awsome job, you'll get her dialed in, I am certain...
Mike, it looks so sick!! Another great job on your build. Incredible outcome. 👍🏻🔥😎
Thanks so much for all your help Bret; you most definitely inspired the ICW radiators!
Always enjoy the color schemes on these builds.
The color combo is mint! Probably one of my favorite builds you’ve done so far
My guy!!! That came out truly amazing!! You are not just a bike builder but a bike artist! Keep up the amazing content and inspiring people like me to tackle projects like these!!!
Awesome compliment man, thank you so much!
Man the whole bike is perfect! But I absolutely love the look of the swing arm along with the back wheel! And that frame! Killed it bro!
Another Mike sabo masterpiece big thumbs up from the UK
Another amazing build Michael , you have motivated and inspired me so much to start my own project and I’m building a trx250r from scratch
I started to watch this vid and realized it's was an hour long when it was the outro amazing work
Your videos are really well produced! I appreciate your detail about all the issues with aftermarket parts. Badass bike it turned out super sharp
Thanks Carson; glad you liked it 💪👊
You know it’s a good day when Mike uploads
Im in love with that colourway 🍋🟩💚
My favorite build so far!
Can’t wait until you get the final tweaks and see it on the trail.
I will say I’m a 2t guy but you’ve got a fine machine there.
Thank you man, that's a big compliment
Wow that bike really pops!! Love your graphic design 👍 😎
Thank you!
Damn it! I can't watch your video right now. I'm at work! 😢 guess I'll get to it later. I can't wait! Love your videos!!!
I appreciate the love man; it'll be here later 👊
You have outdone yourself on this one my freind. Absolutely gorgeous!! Im sure you got the little rhings all fixed already. Cant wait to see the first ride on it!
Always build some of the cleanest machines!!!
That's one of the sickest bikes I've ever seen. Nice work, Mike! Big fan over here!
Big compliment man! Thank you so much 👊
Great thing to wake up to a Sabo video on a saturday
👊🤘
Nobody does it like MS. It’s a beauty!
Love that florescent yellow!
Glad to see you are blurring the street signs now! Haha I see everything. Loved watching this beautiful bike come together and I can’t wait for the first real ride
That bike is absolutely awesome. It will be your favorite. The Kawasaki may get neglected 😁. Great job on the video to bro, always tons of laughs. 👍
No doubt I'm going to love this bike; thanks so much for the kind words man!
@@MichaelSabo right on man 👍
Looks awesome, everything came together great!
Great bike build! Love my ktm 500 supermoto. Tip: Water likes to hideout in the fuel tank bolt hole after washing. Throw some grease or anti seize in there.
Looks sweet! Cannot wait for the restoration of the kx 250 you just recently picked up
Retina Burn Yellow!! This gonna be good, Mike!!
That looks amazing, I don't think I could even ride it and would want to keep it pristine.
It's going to be tough getting it dirty the first time lol
Hell yah! Them colors match so well.
That special lock washer is called a Nord-Lock. They work amazingly well. I use them on heavy equipment. I think they require about 20% more torque to remove as what was put on them. Many people install them wrong when reusing. the course tabs of each washer should mate up. The finer side, with more serrations hit the bottom of the bolt head as well as whatever your bolting against.
Beautiful bike! Nicely done!
You can always use a T hose replacement that is aftermarket, its one piece. Common problem with the 23+ with the T hose leaking. You can delete the thermostat, and replace the plastic T hose all in one go. I used MotoHose, really nice stuff. Maybe it will help some of you guys!
Also, the front fork height based on the milled lines can be adjusted as rider prefers. It can help get more weight to the front and give a shorter wheel base. It helps a lot if you struggle a little with turning. You can also tighten the steering stem bolt to make your steering a little more stiff, I find it helps a lot with arm pump and headshake.
Seeing that powder coat chip with that swing arm bolt. Almost gave me an aneurism 😂 and Scott powers ports is awesome that's where I got my yz250fx from the last 24 they had awesome service and I was in and out in 30 minutes
I could never deal with a bike that has that much technology in it, i would never be able to diagnose it. your a smart man mike. love the build, think ill stick to carburetors lol
Wow, not a single dislike. This vid will be good.
Sweeeeet job, Mike
Mike I absolutely love your videos man, your attention to detail is off the charts.
Have you considered doing a separate video per build of refinishing? I know you take most parts off to get blasted but would be cool to see some AWESOME degreaser in action😂👍🏼
Bike came out sick!
Absolutely beautiful
Dude, this thing is bad fuckin ass...
I don't think I've ever seen such a more beautiful dirtbike man....damn. hell of a build man.
Can’t wait for the motor tear down
Another amazing build. Fantastic job dude!
xcf 350's are such incredible bikes. i keep up with my 450 buddies on trails, but i get to rev out to 12k. Glad you are building one.
I'm excited to experience it on the trails!
🔥 Mr Sabo you’ve outdone yourself again
outstanding work looks amazing
Looking good!! Btw the fmf has a snap ring in the cap. Take that out grap the center with 2 duck bills and the spark arrester will come right out. It will let her breath 👌🤙🤙
Ahhh, I got it now; thank you for the tip!
Outstanding build Mike!
Thank you!
Ben here from Victoria Australia. I always press the starter quickly to prime fuel pump before starting my bike. Normally, just when its cold
Awesome clean job. Also that pipe does have a quit core in it. To take it out there is a ring around it after u take the ring out take 2 needle nose pliers on the inner circle of the pipe and it will pull right out.
It's about time I've been patiently waiting for this!! Hell yeah brother
I appreciate ya waiting man!
Sabo will not ever do a build that the average guy can afford..love wht you do just can't ever afford these builds...working man
Nice dirt bike l love watching your videos so much
Tighten the chain for the boys
There is a little retainer clip in the tip of the exhaust between the carbon cap and the quiet insert. Take a pic and twirl it out. Bike turned out amazing 👍🏽 plz do a video about shimming the valves
Not really a KTM/ European guy, but this may change my mind. Sick build bro, keep up the killer work🤘🤘🤘
The bike looks awesome!!! Another great video!!!
Thank you Joel!
I like how you do these builds everything always laid out nice and neat, my stuff be everywhere 🤦🏾♂️😭😂
I'm glad you enjoy it man, that takes forever to do haha
I absolutely love the bike man great build
Such a beautiful bike
Michael that frame is bright is blinding me looking at the video
Hahaha, it's so bright it was messing with the white balance on my camera
Thought I would hate the colors, but it turned out sick! Your videos are always the highlight of my week. Would love to see you do a Honda 350X or Kawasaki Tecate 4 next!
Cool build
Makes me want to buy a clunker and restore it 👏
You should do it man!
lov the fram color ...restoring my o3 kx 250 M1 thinking about doing that color too... Gloss citrus green
Looks amazing,nice color choices
Totally worth the wait! 😊😮
I appreciate you waiting man!
Awesome video and build man 👍
Hope you put a skid plate on there ! Well worth doing don't want a stone to fire up and crack the engine cases , saves the frame also ! Stunning bike
Love it. Fantastic job.
Thank you dude!
I was running on about 3 hours of sleep in 2 days from storm clean up and dozed off when I hit play.. woke to "well hopefully that rectal cream works good and we dont have any leaks" 11:25 min mark .. hahahaha instantly a wtf am I watching and how long have I been asleep moment.. wide awake now as I check for ...umm.. yea no leaks hahaha
Nice vid. Bike turned out super cool! Nice Goggins T shirt.
Good eye man, goggins is a big inspiration for me. Glad you like the bike!
@@MichaelSabo me also. Stay hard MFer!!!! lol
The bike came out great!! Seriously, it looks awesome!
Just a tip when breaking in an engine, let the engine bring itself down in speed - so don't clutch in. The load will help set the piston rings.
It is incredible!!!!!
Great work Mike 👏 ❤love your videos.
LETS GOOO MICHEAL🎉
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What up Mike? Bike looks great! Still can't get over those rads. They are pimp! Chiming in a bit late. Had a hard enduro this weekend. I'm beat!
Beautiful build my man
Thank you man!
You are the Michael Angelo of off road brother!
Man, you always make my night with your comments; thank you bro 👊
Mike this machine is awesome man. The tank in the grey would give it an extra 3ft off any jump 👌🏻👌🏻😂
lets go! excited to see this thing in action
👊💪
I was a bit of a hater of the colour scheme and graphics but it actually looks great. Well done!
I have always wanted one of these Ktms but their extremely hard to find were I am from so thanks for making this video I really enjoyed it
That is one nice ass bike
seeing his face every time he puts something to spec he seems so worried it will strip the treads 😂
Turned out great! I see you didn’t install the skid plate. I really recommend going with one that has linkage protection.
Yes! It will go on. I forgot to mention in the video, I usually don't install the skid until after some run time so I can check for leaks.
I’m at 3 months today waiting on Bonehead to powder some wheel faces. How long do you usually wait. I know you have used them several times. Oh, you probably already figured it out but you just need to use a pick to get the silencer out. Look in the rear around the hole there is a retaining ring. It blends in pretty good. Pick the end and just walk it out.
Really the whole build is pretty badd asss !
I believe the theory on those pins being backwards is to lessen the abuse when riding in the woods less likely to have rocks hit them.