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Mark
Washington
Reviewed on October 7, 2022
Motorcycle reviewed 2014 KTM 300 XC-W
1.0
I give KTM a horrible review. My bike which is a 2014 ktm 350sxf only has 20 hours on it. It's like new. When I was riding it recently one of the nuts that attaches to the head stud had rattled loose and came off the stud and fell down into the timing chain and snapped the cam chain and also broke 2 valve lev...
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I give KTM a horrible review. My bike which is a 2014 ktm 350sxf only has 20 hours on it. It's like new. When I was riding it recently one of the nuts that attaches to the head stud had rattled loose and came off the stud and fell down into the timing chain and snapped the cam chain and also broke 2 valve levers in the process. I replaced the cam chain and I reached to ktm to see if they could help me out with a couple or valve levers since they are $100 each. They said there is nothing they could do for me and that was it. Horrible customer service and a head nut should not be rattling loose and falling off with 20 hours on a bike. Especially a ktm. I'm so disappointed in my bike and with ktm as a company. I will never buy another one.
Reliability
1.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
Comfort
1.0
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Ken Carr
Maryville, Tennessee
Reviewed on January 22, 2015
Motorcycle reviewed 2014 KTM 300 XC-W
5.0
It has great power and can lug low to get through trails in the trees and when the trail opens up, instant power is available. It also starts easily no matter what the temperature is....
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It has great power and can lug low to get through trails in the trees and when the trail opens up, instant power is available. It also starts easily no matter what the temperature is.
Reliability
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Comfort
5.0
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Mark
Port Angeles, Washington
Reviewed on February 27, 2010
Motorcycle reviewed 2009 KTM 300 XC-W
5.0
I owned a KTM 450 EXC previous to the 300. I liked it a lot, but everything about the 300 is better. It feels *much* lighter, has as much if not more power, lugs way down, even better than the 4-stroke. It has much more controllable power down low, great for making it up those steep, twisty, rutted, muddy hi...
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I owned a KTM 450 EXC previous to the 300. I liked it a lot, but everything about the 300 is better. It feels *much* lighter, has as much if not more power, lugs way down, even better than the 4-stroke. It has much more controllable power down low, great for making it up those steep, twisty, rutted, muddy hills. But snap it up and go as fast as you want. It is very configurable to your wants. A bit of jetting change, adjust the PowerValve and use a MAP switch and you can make it almost anything you want. Brakes are great, strong but with lots of feel. Handles really well- corners much better than the larger bike (for me). Suspension is working really well, with easy adjustments that make a substantial difference. I generally ride in the woods, but a recent trip to eastern Oregon and deep sand just requried a few extra clicks on the fork compression to make it work quite well. I think quick PV adjustment would have been good- getting harder hitting power down lower. In the woods it is nice to have a bit more mellow power down low. The bike starts super easy with the kick- and the e-start is very handy for those times being in an awkward position. Maintenance is quite easy- plus WAY less to do then on the 4-stroke. What don't I like? Stock the alternator/e-start cover comes with a drain hole on the bottom. That may be just find in dry places, but here it can get pretty darn wet and muddy. This allowed muck inside the cover. I sealed it and run about 2oz ATF. The stock muffler doesn't have a spark arrestor (it should). PV pin should be welded from the factory Pretty nit-picky stuff. Nothing a couple of hours in the garage can't fix. Anyone looking for an excellent off-road bike, with tons of low end power, still great top end, light with excellent suspension and handling will be very happy with this bike.
Reliability
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Comfort
5.0
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MotoMojo.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Reviewed on May 17, 2007
Motorcycle reviewed 2006 KTM 300 XC-W
5.0
I did a lot of research before I made the decision to purchase the KTM 300 XC W. If you're a hardcore trail rider this bike is the ultimate choice. 2 stroke power coupled with a wide ratio gear box makes this bike unstoppable in almost any situation. The 300 XC W brings together a beefy package and has kept t...
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I did a lot of research before I made the decision to purchase the KTM 300 XC W. If you're a hardcore trail rider this bike is the ultimate choice. 2 stroke power coupled with a wide ratio gear box makes this bike unstoppable in almost any situation. The 300 XC W brings together a beefy package and has kept the weight to a comfortable 225lbs. Suspension is posh so I would not recommend this bike for the track, this beast belongs in the wild.
Reliability
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Comfort
5.0
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