I will be running a KTM RFS 525 with a 100mm piston in it this winter with the MountainHorse kit. Who is running one and what suggestions do you have? Thanks in advance.
Eli
Eli
KTM RFS....who is running one?
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I ran a 525 for a season. I fought several issues through out that season and wasn't overly impressed with it's abilities, if I knew now what I know now I think I could have made it work a lot better than it did. My spark plug cap didn't like water so it would ark and ground it's self out on the cylinder, that took sometime to figure out and I ended up replacing the stock cap for a watercraft cap. The airbox and snow issue that everybody has regardless of bike plagued me all season, I would delete that airbox if I were you and run a pod filter. I also experienced some carb icing so I would build something to keep the snow off of your carb. Those are the only issues I can think of.
Did you run an Outerware filter skin? Oiled foam filter? Was yours a Mountainhorse?
I'm running an 06 rfs 450XC and a friend has a 06 520EXC, both of us had a few teething problems with the airbox but solved them quick.
We used a lot of Frog Skins on the airbox and left side cover, ran the Timbersled prefilter and sealed the airboxes once we routed the 4 lines of the carb into the airbox. Lastly we used a layer of dehumidifier foam over everything in the airbox and they worked great.
We used a lot of Frog Skins on the airbox and left side cover, ran the Timbersled prefilter and sealed the airboxes once we routed the 4 lines of the carb into the airbox. Lastly we used a layer of dehumidifier foam over everything in the airbox and they worked great.
Any tried use a water resistant type foam like what they use in patio furniture or on boats? Specs below.
Water easily passes though this EZ-Dry polyurethane foam.
Recommended for:
* Outdoor furniture such as seat and back cushions and mattresses.
* Boat or marine cushions, golf carts, pool, patio or grading cushions.
* Can also be used under Phifertex material and for filtering or padding whatever is exposed to large amounts of water.
* Any type of padding whatever is exposed to large amounts of water.
50 ILD EZ-Dry Foam
Pore Size 35 ppi
Density 2.0 lbs./ft.3
Tensile 8.0 psi
Elongation 25 %
Tear 2.0 lbs/in
IFD 25%R (15"x15"x4") 50 lbs
Compression Set 50%
Water easily passes though this EZ-Dry polyurethane foam.
Recommended for:
* Outdoor furniture such as seat and back cushions and mattresses.
* Boat or marine cushions, golf carts, pool, patio or grading cushions.
* Can also be used under Phifertex material and for filtering or padding whatever is exposed to large amounts of water.
* Any type of padding whatever is exposed to large amounts of water.
50 ILD EZ-Dry Foam
Pore Size 35 ppi
Density 2.0 lbs./ft.3
Tensile 8.0 psi
Elongation 25 %
Tear 2.0 lbs/in
IFD 25%R (15"x15"x4") 50 lbs
Compression Set 50%
