04:16 - kids, please don't overlook checking your sag. Most new riders overlook this in the beginning, and it can make a huge difference in ride-ability and safety. Please make sure your spring rate and sag is correct. Please. Your suspension is much more important than how powerful your engine is. Get that right, and everything else will make sense.

@christianburkhalter6718

Ай бұрын

Does this matter as much if I’m 6’5 250 about to buy a 450

Di-electirc grease on all the wire connectors is nice too.

@dirtbiketv1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes great call and for sure on the KTM starter button connection behind front plate.

Linkage,swingarm and head set have a slight smear of grease on them. Do these before first ride. A spotlessly clean bike is super easy to work on.

We got our boy his new 2022 KX85 for this Moto season, hes off to a great start, and at first i changed his oil after every race weekend, it was clearly still breaking in, but now im going to do every other Race weekend because the oil is getting pretty clean looking now, I love your videos, great job and keep them coming please.

Btw sag is like another setting it can make you bike front end hi or low depending on what you want

Thank you! I'll take care of those things now!

Excellent tips thanks for all your videos!

Jay Clark is good. I know him, and believe me - he knows what he talks about. We go way back. Hey Jay! From Houston.

Love those vid on what to do :) Keep up the good work, always watching your channel 👍

Great tips. Thanks for the video.

I think I did 21/23 of these. All great tips🤙🏻

I think the radiator bracing idea isn't terrible but for me I run harescrambles so I just get the full radiator braces so there protected on the sides if i lay it down on rocks or something

Going to be doing this in the next day or week. Picked up my new kx450 yesterday.

Excellent info 👌

It's awesome to get a pro who shares secrets for FREE 😁. When I started riding, I went years damaging things with not a clue until, I made friends with a pro rider.👍

Good info!

Great video!

Excellent video Jay! Is there any chance you guys might test the new SWM's or AJP's?

Don’t forget a spark arrestor. Here in Michigan, if you you ride a Mx bike on any trails and get caught by the DNR they will ticket you and make you push your bike back to the truck ! Better yet, if your riding trails, don’t even get a MX bike. The cost of a spark arrestor can run over a grand so ….

My 2022 kx250 just like that I put around 55 hours on and they started freezing up and I put about 35 on my lincage and both shock bearings brew out

just run the stock chain & sprockets till its time to change them, why toss them before you even use them. I've gotten months out of my stock C&S. Definitely do your steering stem bearings on the 19& newer Kawi's. I've went through 4 sets on mine in the last 3 years. 2 on my 2020 450, and 2 on my 21 250. I haven't gone through that many the previous 25 years combined.

All good points, but from what I've learned from factory mechanics back in the day, regrease all bearings from the steering, suspension links both wheel bearings and axles with high quality water proof grease even before riding your brandnew bike because since this bikes are mass produced, they just put just enough grease in the factory so as not to hamper the assembly line. When the bike is happy, the rider is also happy.

Other things to do: - Install a skid plate (before a rock punches a hole in your cases) - Loosen the brake and clutch lever mount a little so they rotate when you crash instead of break. - Loosen the fork axle and triple clamp pinch bolts and torque them in the proper sequence. - Check everything the dealer did to assemble the bike: footpegs, wheels, battery, handlebars, chin tension, wheel alignment, etc.

Nice Bike...TEAM GREEN...ALWAYS! for our 2022 KX85 break in they called for 16-1 mixture and let it run for 3 hours on and off when it warms up, then let it cool and do it again, i ran it on a stand and slowly went through all the gears over and over, then i drained out the rest of the 16-1 and filled it with Avaition Fuel 32-1 and it runs great, he Loves It, and it really is a Bad Ass Bike!

@brianpolen1087

2 жыл бұрын

Best to ride it around up and down since you want to vary the load on the engine---but also on a stand, you're not getting air thru the radiator which isn't good.

@leadhead7338

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianpolen1087 It was winter, didnt want to get all the salt all over the frame and everything else, had to break it in as he was going to Jimmy Wienerts Moto Acadamy in North Carolina a couple days later

Good tips. I just broke the chain adjuster screw on my 18 crf250 and had to drill it out

@foobarmaximus3506

2 жыл бұрын

lol. Who hasn't? lol

@foobarmaximus3506

2 жыл бұрын

There's an easier way to get that out, but I'm going to let you find out like I did. Hahah! Cheers bro.

For the graphics, do you recommend new plastics and storing the OEM?, or graphics straight something for new rider

Sad to pay 7000+ dollars for a brand new dirt bike. Along with that 7000+ dollars you get minimal suspension bearings greased, junk chain and or junk chain sliders plus sub par engine oil and brake fluid. Total crumb

@foobarmaximus3506

2 жыл бұрын

7K is cheap. And it's always been that way. I've been on dirt bikes since the 70's, and I never bought a bike that didn't need a good going over, including lube - before the first ride. Heck, that was half the fun of buying a new bike. Getting to know it.

@JO3BID3N-is-a-P3D0

5 ай бұрын

just paid 9800 for my new honda. i look forward to prepping it

@slabz710

2 ай бұрын

Closer to 9-10k now 🤣

@jr8043

Ай бұрын

More like around $11k my guy..

Just bought a 2023 Husqvarna TE300, spent the first couple days just dialing the bike in and adding protection parts. It was super tempting to just go rip the bike but I plan on keeping this bike a long time, so it was worth the wait. For the most part these KTM made bikes really do come ready to race. As they should considering the price tag.

Watching this before I get the 23 yz450f 😅

Does Rocky Mountain sell the finger pointer tool?

@woodman4989

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I got a orange one for my KTM

@JR-ut1yx

Жыл бұрын

LOL 😆

Jay👍✨

How do the odi champ bars compare to stock bars on a KTM SX model they a little taller or just feel better over all? Also how can I contact you other than KZread comments?

@dirtbiketv1

2 жыл бұрын

Email me for questions. Contact info in About tab. Or on Instagram @dirtbiketv1 the link to email me is in my bio there.

What gear oil do you recommend for a new husky?

@dirtbiketv1

Жыл бұрын

Email me. Contact info in About tab.

Do you know a good ktm mechanic near Buford Georgia?

If you own a Kawasaki 23 items is just the getting starting point 🤣

So you have to bleed air forks, but do you have to bleed spring forks also?

@dirtbiketv1

2 жыл бұрын

YES -- both have air bleeders

@foobarmaximus3506

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Just don't bleed them when they are compressed. You'll create a vacuum.

@foobarmaximus3506

2 жыл бұрын

Get some of those push-button bleeders. Get off the bike, pull back / up on the forks - THEN bleed them.

Хорош мот!

I need help

Few tips that help you out, swipe that credit card !

My Ktm has 40 hours should I grease everything

@colecuestas9705

2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn’t hurt, it’s good to keep up on the maintenance

@fugginrambo

2 жыл бұрын

Just WD-40 the brake rotors and calipers. You'll carry momentum much more gooder.

@corinohara9766

2 жыл бұрын

@@fugginrambo sounds factory might have to try

@Revelation22_5

2 жыл бұрын

@@fugginrambo old pro taught me that.

If i would do all the stuff you said taht would cost me another 2000 to 3000 Not good for low buget guys

Just spend an extra $4000 on extras for your brand new dirt bike lol

@tylerjohnston4588

7 ай бұрын

I bought the works edition

🤪😂good time on clock 🔥⛰⚙️👨🏼‍🦳🍺💪🤪👍😂🙏👊