'Upgrade' to a KTM 350EXC from My GG 300EC?

[motorhead]

stay_upright
buy the biggest flywheel weight possible-you wont need a rekluse on your new 3 stroke.
run spare zip-ties on the back of your forks tucked inside the headlight rubber bands-clip a tree-zip-tie your shroud to "anything" at your next oppurtunity.
your seat base is cracked cause your subframe is bent,submitting the brittle/hard plastic base too stress crack.
A new seat and subframe,flywheel weight,and handfull of zip-ty's, are much much much cheaper than a $10,000 (US dollars) orange time bomb.

[Ed Ventura]

I just picked up a Husky TXC310, Came close to a ktm 350 but this got pretty good reviews and was 2k cheaper than ktm350.

I think a 300 2stroke has just a bit to much, I am going to sell my GG300 and keep my GG 200 to complement my new 4 stroke.

Ed

[john01]

Congrats on getting a new 310. I've been thinking about one myself. Enjoy.

[sammyj18]

Ed,

Was it a 12 or 13? Place near me has a 12 but the 13 has the new "red head" engine.

Sam

[Bandit9]

If you a lighter than 175lbs, then I guess a 300 4 stoke will work. I weigh 215 and thought the 350 and below 4 strokes lack serious balls down low. Had to rev it more than I liked to get it to work for me.

An A rider friend of mine had a Husky 310. Loved it at first, then the honeymoon ended and he hated it. Sold it and picked up TE300 Berg. Which he loves and has had for 2 years now.

300 2 stroke for mountain work or casual trail riding

250 2 stroke for racing

1 do it all bike, plated wide ratio 450 4 stroke, get in tremendous shape or just don't be in a hurry on single track.

[farmerj]

Originally Posted by Jakobi

You want a 4 stroke because your bike is stallling??... A 4 stroke never wants to chugg down in the revs as well as 2.

I suppose this point has already been well made, but I'd echo it. The newer 4S that I've ridden "sign off" with abruptness at low rpms. These engines aren't like the old Honda XRs, that chug around and "tractor." You have to ride on the more aggressive side and fast, keeping up the momentum in tight singletrack.

Jeff

[Jakobi]

Precisley Jeff. The revs fall as the engine labours and then with a 'clack' the whole thing stops. I know the feeling well In comparison a 2T will continue to struggle along and the revs can fall much further before everything grinds to a halt. In saying that though, a bit of handy clutch work will keep just about anything on the boil, but in regards to the op considering a change to try and avoid stalling, it would be 2 steps backwards. Speaking of which, has he chimed in since starting this thread?

[GasGas]

The 310 Husky is a great bike, but a Rekluse is a required piece of equipment to kill the engine braking and stalling. I know a lot of guys here with the 250/310 and they all run the Rekluse clutch and love it.

[Ed Ventura]

Originally Posted by GasGas

The 310 Husky is a great bike, but a Rekluse is a required piece of equipment to kill the engine braking and stalling. I know a lot of guys here with the 250/310 and they all run the Rekluse clutch and love it.

Mine is a 2013, I cant give a good report yet, I have not ridden it. I have a rekluse on the way.

I know the origanal poster was looking for KTM350-300 comparison, From what I am told the 310 is a little stronger right of the bottom than the 350 and a little slower to rev. Slower to rev is a good thing were I ride.

E

[GMP]

Maybe a 250 top end on that bike would have been the trick Ed? But that would not get you a plate if you really need one. Are you selling it with the YZ/KYB frond end?

I have a 300 top end to try on my '07, to scratch that 300 itch. From my rides on them in the past though I agree they are too much. I might race that bike in the Tuxedo Ridge HS on the ski slope, or in one of the ECEA series events if its real sloppy and the speed is down. The chassis works great in that stuff and its hard to ride a 250 on the pipe. The '12 is my primary ECEA weapon. Judging by how both 250s pull now, I think the Smartcarb on the '12 will be icing on the cake.