Hey guys, its been a long time since I posted on this site, I always lurk and find the answers I need. I have an 03 400 fe with 115 hours of hard riding, with no problems until now.
It started with a tapping at the front top of the head, assumming it was the auto decompression cause it just tapped for a second and went away right after starting, A KTM dealer let me know that most of their bikes do it too. So I have ridden it lke that for 6 hours and then 2 days ago after starting up fine, 15 minutes of riding, loss of power, no start off the button, and kiccking it using manual decompression, it fired up, rode fine for 5 minutes, once I idled down it stalled, wouldn't start again. It would fire up if I bomb started it(coasting popping clutch) but would only run if the rear wheel was keeping the compression going, pull in the clutch and it would stall again.
Its in the shop now, since I tried looking at things and it doesn't make sense to me.
Does it sound like I am on the right track? Maybe an exhaust valve stuck open, do to a decompression issue?
If your bored, let me know what you think.
Oh ya, Thanks to BOSS for the two sets of rad guards shipped up to Vancouver, I have already tested them out.
It started with a tapping at the front top of the head, assumming it was the auto decompression cause it just tapped for a second and went away right after starting, A KTM dealer let me know that most of their bikes do it too. So I have ridden it lke that for 6 hours and then 2 days ago after starting up fine, 15 minutes of riding, loss of power, no start off the button, and kiccking it using manual decompression, it fired up, rode fine for 5 minutes, once I idled down it stalled, wouldn't start again. It would fire up if I bomb started it(coasting popping clutch) but would only run if the rear wheel was keeping the compression going, pull in the clutch and it would stall again.
Its in the shop now, since I tried looking at things and it doesn't make sense to me.
Does it sound like I am on the right track? Maybe an exhaust valve stuck open, do to a decompression issue?
If your bored, let me know what you think.
Oh ya, Thanks to BOSS for the two sets of rad guards shipped up to Vancouver, I have already tested them out.
