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Gordini -

...good tips here too. continued thanks to all you folks for the help.

Don't know if any of you folks follow the Dakar but I've always found it interesting beyond most anything else in racing. Robby Gordon is still my guy in this one... http://www.planetrobby.com/ I saw this "Gordini" truck up close in Charlotte a few months ago. I can testify, It's an engine...

Ordered the JD Kit. Thanks again for that link.

I got the thumb turn mixture screw too. Very cool.

Right on. I will visit that forum. Thanks. I agree, this is the untamed monster version of the KTM 450. I still like it, it has the Rekluse clutch and also the rekluse rear brake/clutch lever thing. The guy that I bought it from was on the way to make it trail friendly and the recluse products helpe...

Happy New Year to all. I am looking forward to meeting some of you on a ride sometime soon.

Bike looks like a new one but yeh, you might be right not cared for but I ended up in this very cheap. I also fully expected to find the valve clearance messed up the way it acted but as mentioned above, the valve clearance has been verified within spec at TDC. Intake was at .15mm, Exhaust was at .1...

Air filter is new. It has aftermarket exhaust. My first KTM, New fuel, Noise from the exhaust. The only (odd) noise I hear from the engine itself is the timing chain noise - which seems excessive to me but the bike is not backfiring and my buddy with the same bike has the same noisy timing chain but...

I have a 2007 450 sxf that wasn't running very good at all when I bought it. The '07 is a standard carbureted model with electronic ignition. I removed the carb, removed the bottom drain plug and removed both the main and pilot jets. I also removed the mixture screw. I ran carb cleaner all through t...

Sam, I am seriously thinking about taking the Rzr up to RAC tomorrow before my 2014 permit is all done (I think they are still open for riding). Havent checked the weather yet. I sent you an email.

~John