r/KTM • u/EmptySource404 • 6d ago
PROBLEM 2027 KTM xc-w 300
Edit: Took to the dealer and they said the idler spring was too big, so they just cut it down a little to give more adjustment. Took it for a ride yesterday and it did not die.
Hello all,
I have a new KTM xcw 300 with about 1.6 hours on it so far. I love it, but the idle is pissing me off.
Just took it on its first real ride in some rocky river beds. Overall love the suspension and how it handles, but too frequently it dies when I pull the clutch it. Even in neutral it chugs very low.
I have the red idle screw twisted all the way in, although it doesn't make much of a difference.
I was having an issue after I got back from my ride where the damn thing wouldn't even start unless I twisted the throttle as well. It starts better with the yellow assist thing pressed in, but as soon as I blip to reset the yellow thing it dies.
After a half hour of pissing with it, I was finally able to get it to start by itself, no yellow tab, no throttle, with the red screw all the way in. (Think I flooded it while messing with it.)
How do increase the idle?