gropec Posted February 4, 2017 Look at ma reed cage. My dealer said that KTM know this problem but nothing wrong for the engine power!!!! What do you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
U1arunit My Ride Posted February 4, 2017 This is exactly why I have a Moto Tassanari V Force 4 pre ordered with Slavens Racing and it should ship mid month. Poor quality KTM is not acceptable to me no matter what the dealers say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gropec Posted February 4, 2017 I am agree with you, i live in france and i have to find a distriburor for the V force 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pat22043 My Rides (2) Posted February 4, 2017 Its not ideal for sure. But its also not clear to me how big a deal the small gaps are. Sure, we want new bikes to be perfect, but there are always machining tolerances. No reed valve is 100% one-way, altho that is the target. Because the 17 is all new, the aftermarket has been slow to provide a lot of key parts. But the major vendors will have stuff, probably before this spring. How does the bike run? That is all that is important. Mine runs great. I haven't looked at the reed cage, and won't until there is either a problem, or its time for a top-end job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixOHfour Posted February 5, 2017 Mine were the same.. I took the bike back to KTM because it ran like shit all of a sudden when it hit 12 hours.. KTM did replace the whole cage free of charge long after my "warranty" expired. Its still crappy and there is no trust in that department.. Vforce reeds are going on ASAP. KTMandHusky.com do make better petals you can slap on, but the guy is on glue if he thinks they're worth $75.. might as well wait for vforce. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnr Posted February 6, 2017 I think some have been sanding the cage flat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pat22043 My Rides (2) Posted February 6, 2017 18 minutes ago, bnr said: I think some have been sanding the cage flat. Yeah, but its a bit tricky, the cage has some alignment tabs that you do not want to sand off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muffintop Posted February 7, 2017 The cage on my 2010 is billet aluminum Sucks they don't hook up the Boyesen or V-Force stock anymore, looks like it has bit them in the ass. Well people are sill buying the bikes so I guess it didn't bite them in the ass! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DASFUEHRER My Rides (2) Posted February 7, 2017 Those gaps are significant!! I have a 17 300xc and im a bit disappointed that KTM cut corners on the carb. Shouldn't have to buy a reed cage to fix a known defect on a NEW bike. I've been a KTM fan for a few years but if this crap continues I will be reconsidering what I purchase in the future..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Blue_One My Ride Posted February 8, 2017 17 hours ago, gropec said: Lets go!!! My reeds on my tx didn't look to bad, but I did order a v4 should be here on tues 2/14. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony211 My Rides (2) Posted February 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, The_Blue_One said: My reeds on my tx didn't look to bad, but I did order a v4 should be here on tues 2/14. You should do a review on them for us. Won't have these until spring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrider144 Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) I just ordered a V4R from Slavens' website. Edited February 9, 2017 by redrider144 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
