My mate has a 60 plate KTM 450 EXC. He's very miticulous with his servicing and maintenance! He's convered 1000 miles and 37 hours in his 1 year of ownership and he bought it brand spanking new.
Now he went out for a local blast the other day and after about 1 hour of riding he stopped for a breather. After about 5 minutes he went to start it again and it just would not fire up! He called me and asked if I had any clue but all I could think of was the kill switch circuit. He carried on trying to start it for about 15 minutes but stopped because he thought the battery started to sound as though it was losing power (turning over sluggish). He got another mate to pick him up in a van and take him home.
I went round his after a few hours and he'd had the battery on charge. He was telling me about what happened and as he was telling me he went to turn it over again on the start button. It turned over about 2 times and then went 'clunk'!
That was odd! He tried again but nothing but a clicking was coming from the starter! He pulled out the kick start and to his horror it was absolutely solid! He face dropped!
Luckily it was a week day and the dealer was open so he called them. They said not to open it up and take it down to them, which he did.
The mechanic took the bike off him and asked what happened. As my mate was telling him he got to the bit about it seizing. The mechanic looked at him and said 'I doubt it's seized mate!' And with that he knocked it in gear, rolled the bike backwards with the clutch in then let it drop! The bike free'd up easily! The mechanic said 'there you go' and hit the starter button. The most awful noise happened as he turned it over for about 4 or 5 seconds and then suggested he looks at it in more detail. We left it with him.
My mate had a call from him today telling him that the cam bearing had broken up and completely screwed his engine! He'll need every bearing replacing along with a new lining cause bits have scratched his!
All this after 37 hours?!?! :angry:
Could excessive cranking on the starter have caused this?
Ben
Now he went out for a local blast the other day and after about 1 hour of riding he stopped for a breather. After about 5 minutes he went to start it again and it just would not fire up! He called me and asked if I had any clue but all I could think of was the kill switch circuit. He carried on trying to start it for about 15 minutes but stopped because he thought the battery started to sound as though it was losing power (turning over sluggish). He got another mate to pick him up in a van and take him home.
I went round his after a few hours and he'd had the battery on charge. He was telling me about what happened and as he was telling me he went to turn it over again on the start button. It turned over about 2 times and then went 'clunk'!
That was odd! He tried again but nothing but a clicking was coming from the starter! He pulled out the kick start and to his horror it was absolutely solid! He face dropped!
Luckily it was a week day and the dealer was open so he called them. They said not to open it up and take it down to them, which he did.
The mechanic took the bike off him and asked what happened. As my mate was telling him he got to the bit about it seizing. The mechanic looked at him and said 'I doubt it's seized mate!' And with that he knocked it in gear, rolled the bike backwards with the clutch in then let it drop! The bike free'd up easily! The mechanic said 'there you go' and hit the starter button. The most awful noise happened as he turned it over for about 4 or 5 seconds and then suggested he looks at it in more detail. We left it with him.
My mate had a call from him today telling him that the cam bearing had broken up and completely screwed his engine! He'll need every bearing replacing along with a new lining cause bits have scratched his!
All this after 37 hours?!?! :angry:
Could excessive cranking on the starter have caused this?
Ben
