300 EXC electric start?

moody · 15-12-08, 08:01

How easy is it to change a KTM 300 EXC 2006 kick start to electric start?
Ta.

Possu · 15-12-08, 08:25

Even if possible, you'll probably need new cases etc from another model unless there's an aftermarket conversion kit on sale along the the lines of the French made kits for XR400's etc.

If you can't master the art of kickstarting the 300, buy a different e-start bike, will probably work out cheaper in the long term.

moody · 15-12-08, 08:30

Thanks - I'd better keep looking then

Loz · 15-12-08, 09:11

there is no art to starting a 300,just kick it,i've had two
excellent bike,plod like a serrow-rip like a 525

thinking of going back to one

loz

North · 15-12-08, 09:35

I have a 530 exc-r and they are very hard to kick start. Thanks God for the e-start.

North · 15-12-08, 09:37

I have a 530 exc-r and they are very hard to kick start. Thanks God for the e-start.

I wouldn't mind a 300, they look like they would be a blast in the woods.

Crapaud · 15-12-08, 10:45

I've got kick start only 300 and it is easy to start. If a muppet like me can manage it then anyone can. At last enduro I must have crashed/stalled several times and it always started again first kick.

Brilliant bike.

PIGGLET · 15-12-08, 11:05

They are a doddle to start, have you tried to kick one over?
If it's set up right it should go first or second kick even when it's been in the garage for a couple of weeks.
I don't understand why KTM only produce a leccy start model now, just more unnescessary weight

moody · 15-12-08, 12:22

I am a novice offroader, with a replacement left knee

- i haven't tried a kick start but I am sure i would be better with an electric start.

I think I'll have to look for a 250 EXC-F, but they are more expensive. Or go back to my first plan of a Serow, TTR or Honda CRF230.

PIGGLET · 15-12-08, 14:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by moody

I am a novice offroader, with a replacement left knee

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Ahh, Fairy nuff

The 300 is a cracking bike if you can get one that fits the bill for you.
Plus stinkwheels rock

Loz · 15-12-08, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by moody

I am a novice offroader, with a replacement left knee

- i haven't tried a kick start but I am sure i would be better with an electric start.

I think I'll have to look for a 250 EXC-F, but they are more expensive. Or go back to my first plan of a Serow, TTR or Honda CRF230.

serow,ttr,230 all good bikes and bulletproof as far as i know

loz

Nice 'n' Fat · 01-01-09, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by moody

How easy is it to change a KTM 300 EXC 2006 kick start to electric start?
Ta.

It's a heart transplant & in the long run would be cheaper to p/ex what you already have for an electric start 300EXC

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North Vancouver Canuck Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,828	I have a 530 exc-r and they are very hard to kick start. Thanks God for the e-start. I wouldn't mind a 300, they look like they would be a blast in the woods. __________________ North Damn the Torpedos, Full Speed Ahead

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Crapaud Subscriber Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bideford, Devon Posts: 2,900	I've got kick start only 300 and it is easy to start. If a muppet like me can manage it then anyone can. At last enduro I must have crashed/stalled several times and it always started again first kick. Brilliant bike. __________________ http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9...nb21o1_400.png

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Possu Subscriber Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 2,091	Even if possible, you'll probably need new cases etc from another model unless there's an aftermarket conversion kit on sale along the the lines of the French made kits for XR400's etc. If you can't master the art of kickstarting the 300, buy a different e-start bike, will probably work out cheaper in the long term.

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Loz Subscriber Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: oxford Posts: 596	there is no art to starting a 300,just kick it,i've had two excellent bike,plod like a serrow-rip like a 525 thinking of going back to one loz

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PIGGLET Subscriber Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N Yorks/Smoggville Posts: 994	They are a doddle to start, have you tried to kick one over? If it's set up right it should go first or second kick even when it's been in the garage for a couple of weeks. I don't understand why KTM only produce a leccy start model now, just more unnescessary weight

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moody Subscriber Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Glossop, Derbyshire Posts: 671	I am a novice offroader, with a replacement left knee - i haven't tried a kick start but I am sure i would be better with an electric start. I think I'll have to look for a 250 EXC-F, but they are more expensive. Or go back to my first plan of a Serow, TTR or Honda CRF230. __________________ A girl can never have too many bikes