KTM 530 EXCR- More better! - Page 266

Michhub · 03-13-2013, 07:51 PM

I replaced my '08 with the '09....night and day as they say...here's why....

resqd1 · 03-13-2013, 08:03 PM

Wait what? What am I missing here, they look the same except a mirror of each other

Michhub · 03-13-2013, 08:18 PM

Exactly....the auto decompression mechanism works on the '09 cam
not on the '08...not to say it can't be started but you'll have a hard time
at best....

B-Rod · 03-13-2013, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michhub

Exactly....the auto decompression mechanism works on the '09 cam
not on the '08...not to say it can't be started but you'll have a hard time
at best....

It still works, but is less effective on some bikes (usually the internet ones). My friend's bike has 230 hours on it's backwards cam (I checked), and it has no trouble starting. . . . well, not entirely true, his 5 year old battery finally packed it in. If it ain't broke. . . . .

edit Michhub, I'm not being argumentative, I'm just stating that while it is a well documented issue, it has a lesser affect on some. If you have trouble , change it, if not, I don't see the point.

jesusgatos · 03-13-2013, 10:21 PM

Yeah, we've owned a lot of those bikes and some of the 08's were real finicky and some of them started and ran as well as any of our newer bikes. No idea why.

Bungholio · 03-13-2013, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KTM Explorer

Then you get a twist-a-plate from Hodakaguy so you can pivot the license plate. No more smacking the plate as you get on the bike.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=720657

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49xvfbqbnIs

Is Hodakaguy still making the Twist-O-Plate?

advriderman · 03-14-2013, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B-Rod

It still works, but is less effective on some bikes (usually the internet ones). My friend's bike has 230 hours on it's backwards cam (I checked), and it has no trouble starting. . . . well, not entirely true, his 5 year old battery finally packed it in. If it ain't broke. . . . .

edit Michhub, I'm not being argumentative, I'm just stating that while it is a well documented issue, it has a lesser affect on some. If you have trouble , change it, if not, I don't see the point.

I must have an Internet bike then cause it has always been very hard to start :)
Thanks all for the input. I will go with the upgrade.

I have to figure out witch camshaft 2009 or 2011 I should put on my 2008 530exc .

YetiGS · 03-14-2013, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by advriderman

I must have an Internet bike then cause it has always been very hard to start :)
Thanks all for the input. I will go with the upgrade.

I have to figure out witch camshaft 2009 or 2011 I should put on my 2008 530exc .

Mine was an easy to start but I replaced it anyways. From all the reading I've done, always go with the latest year parts as KTM seems to have been improving little things every year.

KTM Explorer · 03-14-2013, 09:54 AM

If anyone needs a HUGE great condition 6.3 gal / 24 liter Acerbis gas tank for a 450/530 EXC:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=870544

This pup fits soooooo well.......

Yellow Pig · 03-14-2013, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michhub

I replaced my '08 with the '09....night and day as they say...here's why....

One is for the Northern Hemisphere and one for the Southern hemisphere.

Foot dragger · 03-14-2013, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biopig

A buddy of mine just replaced his cam for the exact same reasons. He said it made all the difference. Starts up super easy now.

My 2011 530 starts "kerpow" quick after sitting a while,better then my old DRZe which hated to sit over a couple weeks and then be asked to start.
Ran the battery down a few times trying,then put a kicker kit on it to be sure.
Then realized it was a clunker and sold it to get the 530.

Good Decision!

advriderman · 03-14-2013, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YetiGS

Mine was an easy to start but I replaced it anyways. From all the reading I've done, always go with the latest year parts as KTM seems to have been improving little things every year.

I'm still searching whether the 2011 camshaft fits onto my 2008 530excr.
Anybody knows?

Ironwood · 03-14-2013, 08:09 PM

I have the '08 450 exc with the original camshaft. What I have found is that the valve settings need to be at the tighter end of the adj. range to really have a chance to work. When that happens on mine it starts fine. There is a small lobe that rises on the left exhaust cam lobe to lift the valve enough to reduce compression. After the rpms spin up the small lobe drops away.

B-Rod · 03-15-2013, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by advriderman

I'm still searching whether the 2011 camshaft fits onto my 2008 530excr.
Anybody knows?

Yes. Looking at KTMtalk, there is a slightly different cam profile (something about smoother power delivery, softer?), and the '11 cam is more expensive according to people over there, but I haven't looked to see the difference in $. The general concensus is the '09 is the one to get, although any year will fit, just slightly difference lift/ duration for 'smoother power' in the 10-11.

This link may not open unless you are logged in, but it is the 12 page thread regarding the problem.

Hodakaguy · 03-15-2013, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bungholio

Is Hodakaguy still making the Twist-O-Plate?

Yep....I have them ready to ship. Just PM me

Hodakaguy

03-13-2013, 07:51 PM	#3976
Michhub Major Medical Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Maricrapa AZ Oddometer: 3,192	I replaced my '08 with the '09....night and day as they say...here's why.... __________________ Mike Reinheitsgebot '07 990ADV '08 530EXCR '04 XR650L Bonsai Elephant - "Life without a 990 is no life at all!"

03-13-2013, 08:18 PM	#3978
Michhub Major Medical Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Maricrapa AZ Oddometer: 3,192	Exactly....the auto decompression mechanism works on the '09 cam not on the '08...not to say it can't be started but you'll have a hard time at best.... __________________ Mike Reinheitsgebot '07 990ADV '08 530EXCR '04 XR650L Bonsai Elephant - "Life without a 990 is no life at all!"

03-13-2013, 10:21 PM	#3980
jesusgatos fishing with dynamite Joined: Nov 2006 Location: on the road Oddometer: 2,032	Yeah, we've owned a lot of those bikes and some of the 08's were real finicky and some of them started and ran as well as any of our newer bikes. No idea why. __________________ GatosBros · Crux Studio · Trails Less Traveled

03-14-2013, 08:09 PM	#3988
Ironwood San Juan Island, WA Joined: Apr 2008 Oddometer: 583	Old Cam info. I have the '08 450 exc with the original camshaft. What I have found is that the valve settings need to be at the tighter end of the adj. range to really have a chance to work. When that happens on mine it starts fine. There is a small lobe that rises on the left exhaust cam lobe to lift the valve enough to reduce compression. After the rpms spin up the small lobe drops away.

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resqd1 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2012 Oddometer: 116	Wait what? What am I missing here, they look the same except a mirror of each other

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KTM Explorer Dirt Whore Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Kirkland, WA Oddometer: 186	If anyone needs a HUGE great condition 6.3 gal / 24 liter Acerbis gas tank for a 450/530 EXC: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=870544 This pup fits soooooo well.......