Nat's First Valve Clearance Check - KTM 350
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- I give Nat a little guidance with checking the valve clearance on her 350EXC while she's still off the bike recovering from knee surgery. The bike currently has 85 hours and 2,500km on it. Very easy job. It's obviously a bit more involved if valve adjustment is necessary but this one was well within spec. This is 'kind of' a how-to video but not in too much detail.
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Josh: 2015 KTM 500 EXC
Nat: 2016 KTM 350 EXC
Edits make it look so straight forward and easy at least you have the same problem I always have. A simple looking job is never simple.
It's really not that bad but you're right something always has to be fkn annoying haha and yeah the joy of the edit does make it look a lot quicker. Thanks for watching mate :)
Cheers for the vid I'm about to check mine and you showed me what needed to be pulled off to get rocker cover off Cheers saved me some mucking around
Always a few critics! Good video you two, I just purchased a 2021 and was shocked to see the recommended check at just 30 miles! ?? I think things will be fine like one of the comments say. Good for ages yet! Thanks
lol I liked the intro " Don't forget to subscribe and lets get started "
Classic line 😂
Sweet video👌 gotta check my valves soon. Just hit 90hrs
Piece of cake on the SOHC engines 👌 Thanks mate 👍
Lucky you, your "better half" helps. You found a diamond in a coal mine.
Well done Nat!
Thanks JoeJoe :)
Thanks for the video- had the same issue removing the valve cap. I took off the coolant hoses - you have to drain the coolant of course, but not a big deal, and the hoses come off a lot easier than your throttle body cables and engine mount i think. Just another way to do it - but you're right, i thought i was nuts. The videos of some other 350 models (later ones i think) don't have that issue so i thought i was going nuts.
Glad to be of some help mate 👍
Thanks for the guide helped plenty 😉
Good job Nat that bike is clean do you pull it apart when you clean it?
🤣🤣🤣 nah not quiet but she does get washed after every ride, I only washed it a bit when it was all apart so shit wouldn't drop in the engine while the cover was off. If the marks on her are annoying me I'll rip out the gumption and get em off 😁 works a treat.
oh what I would give to do some wrenching out in the garage! did a bang up job! looking killer!
Cheers bigears. Nice to have some company out in the shed 😎
Thks guys.
Good for you Nat, you can ride with some very decent skills and work on your bike, my Mrs cant even put water in the washer bottle of her car.
Yeah she's never been one to shy away from mechanical stuff, cheers man :)
What can I say...I like gettin my hands dirty and learning how to fix things for myself :)
Lol that's what I say when I try and get my fuel line apart on the berg haha
Jesus they can be pricks of things hey 😂 sometimes they come right off sometimes they make you want to commit a murder 😂😂
Thanks for the video ! I've been following for quite a while now, always been into adventure riding. I have the 790 R and now looking to have a 350 exc : mostly riding alone, weight is becoming a real concern when exploring ! Now that you can compare with the T7, how to you think the 350exc will handle with 20kg of luggages and a 75kg pilot ?
Yeah I reckon the bike could probably handle it, but shit the maintenance schedule would do ya head in for adventure riding! Great for little day rides though
@@MVDBR ahah yeah I'm aware of that ! But the 350/450/500 engines seems to be reliable and doesn't seem do need the same maintenance when not use as a race bike...
Do you have a video where you compare your T7/390 vs the 350/500 ?
@@cracotator nah haha like chalk and cheese that comparison 😬 From what I understand the SOHC 500/450 engine is a little more reliable than the twin cam 350 which does like to rev a lot more, but in reality if you treat them well they all go great for a long time. My 500 had over 10k kms on it when I sold it with all original internals 💪 was still going strong
Good job Nat! Good to see girls like getting their hands dirty too!👍
I love it and I love it when Josh shows me how to repair and maintain parts of my bike and if he's not 100% sure we just do a little research. I always get him to check my work just to make sure the nuts and bolts are done up tight enough. We work and play together, isn't that what it's all about? 😁😍🤩
I service my own car too and make sure that's all good too. I put it on the hoist at work, makes it hell easier. I love it :)
I have a new 2022 EXC-F 350 and manual says check valve clearance at first service at 50 km (31 miles). I was surprised to see that. I wonder if that is a different recommendation than the older model years.
Wow 😮 Checked the manual for the 2016 and it says first valve check after 1 operating hour, then every 30 hours after that. Quite excessive in my opinion, the valve train on these bikes are really good.
Have you done the valve clearance check for the 390? would really love to see a video of it
No not yet it's probably overdue now that you mention it 😬
I got a 2013 sxf 350 with 85 hrs on it, nt had any issues with it. But it backfires a little when engine breaking. Only quietly thou. Someone said could be valve clearance. It's strts sweet as thou. Should I wrry bout it? What's the worst tht wuld happen if they are out?? Can th piston hit the valve in these bikes? Or will it just not strt before tht happens
Not sure mate, I thought backfires were usually from running a bit lean. The valves on these bikes are pretty good, as far as I know the first sign they're getting a bit tight is hard cold starts. Never had an issue with the KTMs my 500exc had nearly 300 hours and valves were still in spec with zero adjustment 💪
You can adjust your tps for deceleration pop
I need to do this on my bike
Haha yeah it's surprising how many people don't bother, it's one of those jobs that's easy to put off when ya bikes running fine. Thanks for watching man
Awesome vid bro. Thank u
85 hrs 2.5k miles is less that 30mph average.
What's your point? It's an enduro bike 🤙
I really tried following the commentary, but you’re mumbling!
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The dangling bracelets made me cringe a little.