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KronreifTrunkenpolzMattighofen · Devon's Best

2012 / 2013 Ktm update.

Wheely · Expert

Every registered owner should have received a recall notice and had the mod done. If not, get yours back to a registered KTM dealer pronto. A jammed throttle can produce life-changing injuries!!

delvey91 · Devon's Best

Isnt this from ages ago??

Jerry atterick · Expert

Probably the same issue as the mid 2000s 2Ts.

Ask TTR and Mr Putt!

All ours did it - frightens the ----- out of you.

All of them were less than a year old, just needed re-routing and various zip ties.

At the wrong moment you dont even have time to jump!

KTM told me it was all in the mind!

Something KTM has improved then.

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Swing the lamp: in the old days before lined throttle cables it happened a lot !!! it was best to know where you HT to spark plug lead was cry cry cry

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Wheely · Expert

I had to pull the HT leads off on my X7 once with wet (rainy) hands - as started the bike with a stuck throttle and it rev'ed to maximum (can't remember why the kill switch wasn't working nor key switch for that matter - was in 1985 though.

Felt like Doc Brown in Back To The Future as the current surged through me. Not nice.

Pete · Devon's Best

Wheely wrote:
I had to pull the HT leads off on my X7 once with wet (rainy) hands - as started the bike with a stuck throttle and it rev'ed to maximum (can't remember why the kill switch wasn't working nor key switch for that matter - was in 1985 though.

Felt like Doc Brown in Back To The Future as the current surged through me. Not nice.

Ditto, on an A100, which then revved on and on and on till the carb ran dry. I didn't think it could run with no spark plug lead attached but apparently a bit of glowing carbon on the cylinder head will suffice to provide ignition.

delvey91 · Devon's Best

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Wheely wrote:

Felt like Doc Brown in Back To The Future as the current surged through me. Not nice.

Had a similar feeling whilst out on the chop the other day, was sat at the lights left foot down right foot holding the brake on the hill, clutch in. Brushed left leg close to coil and the current passed through my body and earthed to my clutch hand cry cry not good lucky the lights changed biggrin biggrin

TTR · Powermonger!!

Jerry atterick wrote:
Probably the same issue as the mid 2000s 2Ts.
Ask TTR and Mr Putt!

Bloody scary - and expensive as I paid for the repairs to Ian's bike as my KTM T-boned his

Slowed down in 2nd to turn a sharp left and suddenly bam! It was like a ghost hand had grabbed the throttle and wound it right on leaving me in a heap on the ground. No chance to take any leads off!!!!

Stripped all the cables, linkages and carb down and didn't find any cause. Didn't happen again but I didn't trust it after that and moved it on.

I now prefer double cables on my throttles!

TTR

Nige · Expert

How come you never see anyone using kill switch lanyards?
Do they cause more problems they solve?

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Good point nige, in trail terms it would mean adapting the wiring which most folk do not like doing !!

RichT4 · Champion

Mine had a momentary push button near the middle of the handlebars - not much use there!
Also you have to keep the button pressed until the engine stops or it'll just recover.

I changed it for a proper rocker switch near the hand grip - that way I just have flip the switch and the engine dies. Not as good as a lanyard but better than what was there.
I personally won't use a lanyard and I think it would get snagged a lot.

-- Edited by RichT4 on Friday 24th of January 2014 12:35:36 PM

KronreifTrunkenpolzMattighofen · Devon's Best

Nige wrote:
How come you never see anyone using kill switch lanyards?
Do they cause more problems they solve?

£20 for the set up, and can be mounted in line anywhere on the handle bars, but, bear in mind there is NO formal legislation for them in any industry apart from trains.