KTM 530 EXC. Your thoughts?

iconman · 10-28-2012, 07:53 PM

Just recently sold my 640 Adventure and looking for a more trail orientated option - kids are into mini bikes and I want to spend time riding with them etc... Keen on the KTM 530 EXC and believe it would be a good 'all-rounder' for day trail rides as well as the odd over night trip. not wanting to 'adventurise' it much.

Took a fellow inmates 530 out for blat the other day and it was pretty impressive and shows just how unfit I really am

So, any 530 owners out there?

Foot dragger · 10-28-2012, 07:59 PM

I got one,thing is a blast,its big and smooth,flattracks well,does singletrack pretty good,great suspension!I like that it has a carb on it,cant have it quitting in the middle of no where.

bend27 · 10-29-2012, 12:39 AM

Mine's only a 450....same diff....but "ADVenturise" all you like, you'll love it!

nevgriff64 · 10-29-2012, 12:45 AM

^^^^

Sounds like your've already made your mind up, Icon.

iconman · 10-29-2012, 01:58 AM

Shit, I have now, that looks fantastic... Nice one mate

I've been told both the 450 and 530 are much the same, weight, ergos etc... except for power of course. Do you think the 450 would be more 'usable'?

westy525 · 10-29-2012, 02:44 AM

They are a great unit, as for the the question 450 or 530,
I am old style and love steering with the back wheel, so the answer for me is the 530.
They can use a little bit of oil in the engine sump as these motors have a separate engine & gearbox sumps, all the blokes who I ride with who have them just check the engine level at the start of each day but on these rides we only do 180 - 250k's in a day so bigger days travel might need more diligent checking
They are quite happy putting around with the kids as well as going for a decent fang, but can boil if ridden too slow for too
long so the accessory cooling fan might be needed
Either way you wont regret getting one

bend27 · 10-29-2012, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iconman

Do you think the 450 would be more 'usable'?

It's all in your wrist

richo360 · 10-29-2012, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bend27

It's all in your wrist

Realistically, the 450 is more usable and rider friendly. Forgivable is a good word.

theMISSIONARY · 10-29-2012, 05:09 AM

How often do you have to change the oil in standard trim and with cooler?

Wilmo · 10-29-2012, 06:51 AM

The 530 is more comfortable for longer distance, carries less revs as gearing is taller. Its also more economical and will pull someone your stature more easily Richard. I'd go the 530.

rmhrc628 · 10-29-2012, 03:33 PM

I thought the 450/530 use the same gearbox?

Wilmo · 10-29-2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmhrc628

I thought the 450/530 use the same gearbox?

Yeah but the sprockets are different. The 530 has the torque to use higher gearing.

LC8TY · 10-29-2012, 07:48 PM

The 530 is a much better "allrounder" than the 450. Mega torque down low, a mid range that just keeps pulling and smooth and fast top end.

I had a similar idea, a trail bike that can do mini adv rides. Cush drive rear wheel (RAD, excel, stainless spokes), 12 and 22lt tanks, ohlinns dampner, comfy seat, acropovic, bashplate and rad gaurds, rear rack ect......but a crook back and other things going on i've hardly ridden it.

Iconman, If you decide you want a 530 then let me know, I would condsider selling it with all the extras.

iconman · 10-29-2012, 10:15 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys. Looks like I'll be getting a 530 at some stage

Cheers, Richard.

james928 · 10-30-2012, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iconman

Thanks for the feedback guys. Looks like I'll be getting a 530 at some stage

Cheers, Richard.

I have a 525EXC and I want it cremated with me when I die. Thats how good I think they are. Go large 530!!

10-28-2012, 07:53 PM	#1
iconman ^OP Good vibrations Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Oddometer: 857	KTM 530 EXC. Your thoughts? Just recently sold my 640 Adventure and looking for a more trail orientated option - kids are into mini bikes and I want to spend time riding with them etc... Keen on the KTM 530 EXC and believe it would be a good 'all-rounder' for day trail rides as well as the odd over night trip. not wanting to 'adventurise' it much. Took a fellow inmates 530 out for blat the other day and it was pretty impressive and shows just how unfit I really am So, any 530 owners out there? __________________ 09 DRZ 400 E 09 DRZ 400 SM 05 KTM 640 Adventure Gone but not forgotten 03 Honda CT110 'Postie' Abducted by an alien 98 Suzuki DS 80

10-28-2012, 07:59 PM	#2
Foot dragger beat up ex flat tracker Joined: Dec 2006 Location: chico,just below rag dump(nor-cal) Oddometer: 6,753	I got one,thing is a blast,its big and smooth,flattracks well,does singletrack pretty good,great suspension!I like that it has a carb on it,cant have it quitting in the middle of no where. __________________ 2003 DR 650.(1976 Montesa 250 Enduro-nice!) - - 1990 MASI TEAM-3V.- 1976 Motobecane, Super-Mirage.- Kona, HumuHumuNukuNukuApua'a. Single Speed ThRaShEr BiKe. 1968 360 Greeves challenger MXer. 1999 Triumph Trophy 1200. 2011 KTM530 EXC. 2012 KONA Hei Hei Deluxe (ongoing bike issues) -2009 KTM 200XC-W.

10-29-2012, 12:45 AM	#4
nevgriff64 Spelt with 2 ffs Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne Australia Oddometer: 11,440	^^^^ Sounds like your've already made your mind up, Icon. __________________ 6 Weeks 17 750 kilometers Traveling Around Australia

10-29-2012, 01:58 AM	#5
iconman ^OP Good vibrations Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Oddometer: 857	Shit, I have now, that looks fantastic... Nice one mate I've been told both the 450 and 530 are much the same, weight, ergos etc... except for power of course. Do you think the 450 would be more 'usable'? __________________ 09 DRZ 400 E 09 DRZ 400 SM 05 KTM 640 Adventure Gone but not forgotten 03 Honda CT110 'Postie' Abducted by an alien 98 Suzuki DS 80

10-29-2012, 05:09 AM	#9
theMISSIONARY hunting and riding!! Joined: May 2006 Location: Devonport Tazmania Oddometer: 1,642	How often do you have to change the oil in standard trim and with cooler? __________________ Happiness is a warm barrel....i don't care if its the bikes barrel or the rifles barrel! WR250r of Awesomeness.......now with extra added Awesomeness!

10-29-2012, 12:39 AM	#3
bend27 Aprentice Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: in trading halt Oddometer: 1,053	Mine's only a 450....same diff....but "ADVenturise" all you like, you'll love it!

10-29-2012, 02:44 AM	#6
westy525 Adventurer Joined: May 2012 Location: Tweed Scenic Rim Oddometer: 12	They are a great unit, as for the the question 450 or 530, I am old style and love steering with the back wheel, so the answer for me is the 530. They can use a little bit of oil in the engine sump as these motors have a separate engine & gearbox sumps, all the blokes who I ride with who have them just check the engine level at the start of each day but on these rides we only do 180 - 250k's in a day so bigger days travel might need more diligent checking They are quite happy putting around with the kids as well as going for a decent fang, but can boil if ridden too slow for too long so the accessory cooling fan might be needed Either way you wont regret getting one

10-29-2012, 06:51 AM	#10
Wilmo Orange Fever Joined: Dec 2007 Location: North Perth Oddometer: 1,190	The 530 is more comfortable for longer distance, carries less revs as gearing is taller. Its also more economical and will pull someone your stature more easily Richard. I'd go the 530. __________________ Rudall River ride 2011 Kimberley ride 2012 Australasian Safari 2012 Event Report Take risks and live an extraordinary life! Wilmo screwed with this post 10-29-2012 at 05:13 PM

10-29-2012, 03:33 PM	#11
rmhrc628 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: The high country VIC Oddometer: 1,566	I thought the 450/530 use the same gearbox?

10-29-2012, 07:48 PM	#13
LC8TY must......find.......fuel Joined: Dec 2006 Location: was Kununurra, now Carnarvon, Australia Oddometer: 2,297	The 530 is a much better "allrounder" than the 450. Mega torque down low, a mid range that just keeps pulling and smooth and fast top end. I had a similar idea, a trail bike that can do mini adv rides. Cush drive rear wheel (RAD, excel, stainless spokes), 12 and 22lt tanks, ohlinns dampner, comfy seat, acropovic, bashplate and rad gaurds, rear rack ect......but a crook back and other things going on i've hardly ridden it. Iconman, If you decide you want a 530 then let me know, I would condsider selling it with all the extras. __________________ Some men like the fish'n, Some men like the foul'n, Some men like to hear........ to hear the cannonball a roar'n!

10-29-2012, 10:15 PM	#14
iconman ^OP Good vibrations Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Oddometer: 857	Thanks guys... Thanks for the feedback guys. Looks like I'll be getting a 530 at some stage Cheers, Richard. __________________ 09 DRZ 400 E 09 DRZ 400 SM 05 KTM 640 Adventure Gone but not forgotten 03 Honda CT110 'Postie' Abducted by an alien 98 Suzuki DS 80

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