20 Most Recent 2008 KTM 530 EXC-R Questions & Answers

Advise them that you are aware that the State Attorney General, Michael Cox, has written KTM twice and gotten no response from KTM., copies enclosed. Without satisfactory resolution to the issues at hand you have been advised to seek legal council and pursue a punitive lawsuit against KTM for breach of contract (warranty ), and damages. Once the lawsuit ha been filed you will accept no agreement less than a full refund of the purchase price, tax, title and license and documented expenses, including legal fees. You will deliver the bike to the KTM agent who sold it to you. You need to find an attorney and advise KTM of his name and contact information.

Interview several attorneys. Present what documentation you have at the interviews. Suggest a class action lawsuit? Your agreement should be no fees or charges of any kind will be paid other than through a judgment in your favor that covers attorneys charges and fees. The attorney must agree to represent you from the point of filing a lawsuit to a favorable decree by the court. KTMs' attorney will immediately check out the strength of your attorney. A one man legal show is no match for a law firm of 15 lawyers. If you engage a divorce attorney to act on your behalf you have already lost. Realize this means KTM will turn the issue over to the corporate attorneys and will not be able to correspond with you other than through their attorneys. You will need to stop riding the bike and park it in a safe place protected from weather and tampering. Chances are it will be a few years before any resolution is had.

Or you could picket the KTM dealer every Saturday for the next four months until the dealer pushes KTM to act on the matter. Contact a television investigative reporter and see if they would be interested in assisting in the matter. KTM does not want that much public exposure. You might want to try this route first. I wish the best of luck to you. Please rate my answer. Thanks.

Lean carb or air leak.

While it's generally considered a cardinal sin to touch the trottle on a thumper while starting. I found my pumpkin liked to have a quick squirt (little blip of the throttle) before trying 1st. Got luck I discovered this after many hours of head scratching.

crank seal leaking on right side 07 08 450 530 only.

easiest fix is to run a non synthetic oil to help the rings sea,l wont seal for about 20 hours of ride time, about two oil changes. The rings and cylinders were hardened for long gevity.

change engine valve

I used to own an old 250 Ducati and I had a similar problem but all it turned out to be was not shutting off the gas **** whenever i shut off the engine even for a 10 min stop.After I resolved that problem the little F....r ran great.I do not know if this is of help or not but that was my resolution.It also did not cost me an arm and a leg...Just an arm to find out

If it's a real bugger to kick start, install an 09 cam, works wonders. Go to KTMtalk.com to inquire about emissions removal

This is obviously a problem in design of the bike. Weak circuit board design creating a shallow spark or mis-timed spark, OHC timing far too radical, carb design not compatible with the bore of the bike, factory valve angles out of whack, something, or several somethings have converged in this bike. Does your state have a "Lemon Law"? Many states have this and it forces the dealer to refund your money or replace the bike. Contact the KTM Corporate office > > KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG
Stallhofnerstraße 3, A-5230 Mattighofen
Tel. +43 7742/6000-0, Fax. +43 7742/6000-0

Did you checked the wires under the horn push button.Are the wires loose, is there voltage to the horn wires.Also connect the horn wires directly to each other and see, is the horn honking.------- If not it can be short is wires.Also check for any blown fuses in the air cleaner box. ------------- This should help.Thanks.Helpmech.

Floats are staying open in float bowl in bottom of carb.Try tapping float bowl with screw driver handle as to unstick floats.this will somtimes work if there not stuck real bad.If it still overflows you need to remove and clean carburator.Good luck....Brian

how to adjust cam chain on a ktm 530exc with manual adjuster

as with all bikes of this nature, check for runout in wheels, loose spokes, lighting working, suspension not leaking, brake discs for exsess wear, check coolant level , check engine oil for evedence of water, leaking water pump, radiator cap leaking past overflow pipe this could be pressure in system due to head gasket failure, fuel leaking, also check area around eng oil plug for evidence of repaire with cemical metal or similar, slightly noisy tappets is not uncommon,, normaly prety good bike, avoid bikes that smoke exsessive, check all gears are working correctly. dont jump out of gear ride in every gear and check for mechanical noise from gearbox, good gearbox normaly easy to select, doesnt jump out of gear, if u are looking at buying a bike of this nature they are fairly high maintenance, like to be cleaned , oiled and addjusted frequent oil changes, these are basic things i would check when buying a machine of this type, not nessasary a ktm, and these coments are not meant to harm your decision only help you chose the rite one.

You need to work with a suspension specialist shop to lower your bike. They can take apart the forks and shock and install spacers to limit the travel and make the bike lower. This mod is easily removed in the future if you decide to sell the bike etc.

Try Enduro Engineering or Pro Action There are other local shops that do suspension work... ask around at local shops and the KTM dealer etc.

first you have to remove the case of clutch then you have to remove the all the bolts then you add a new one >>

Go to KTMTALK.COM (free)
This problem has been posted there.
I belive the person had to have the shop
replace some parts for it to work correctly.
It also may have been a missing part. Can't remember but it is there.

Go to KTMTALK.COM JOIN. ITS FREE.
there is a write up with picks. You'll have to search for it.

Check the fluids, drain all of the fuel and replace, change the oil and filter, and I would clean and re-oil the air filter. Start it, and hope that the fuel hasn't started to go bad.
Also, check tire pressure.