SB Racing is Struggle Bunny Racing. The name came about as Colin, Lance and I were out riding and joking around chirping each other as we struggled through a rough section of trail. Eventually this led to the struggle bunny emotional support doll which is given out on rides to the rider who struggles the most because of bike problems, tough terrain or having an off day. It is all in fun and meant to remind us all not to take our riding, racing and ourselves too seriously. We all struggle and therein is the fun and the reward.
I really enjoyed that. I'm just getting into dirt biking and really like the look of the 300 XC-W. I guess the area I ride is pretty "hard enduro" i believe its called.
So many good bikes out there now, the KTM/Husky/Gas Gas, lines, Beta, Sherco, Yamaha and TM for the two strokes, it's hard to go wrong with choosing a bike. The differences in ergonomics, suspension and motor feel mean there is something for everyone's taste. I've been accused of drinking the orange koolaid and I guess that is true lol. I do love my xc-w!
Just make sure you are careful with removing the original gaskets as you will reuse them. It is a pretty straight forward to replace the catalytic with a mid pipe. I haven't had any issues.
@@berktektas4018 Hey no problem, happy to answer questions. No remap needed. Undo the clamps, couple of bolts and wiggle the cat out, make sure you have the gaskets, they appear to be some sort of soft metal so if they don't just come off when you pull the cat, just carefully work them off with a flat head screwdriver. I think I followed this vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tL3kPZ1-QA0.html. I didn't have a wheel stand so just leaned the handle bar against the wall (leave the bike in gear so it doesn't roll inadvertently).
Hey I really appreciate that, thank you! Suffering this year a bit but mostly because I've been out of the gym and lost my routine. Working at it now as there are some big races and I want to be able to push harder.
Yeah love it! I've made a few changes. Mine is a '23 model and came with air forks. I didn't know anything about air forks and having WP 6500s on my xcw and loving them I immediately added WP 6500s. Next was the tune. The first tune in this bike was good but had the issue of giving a blink code if you accidentally hit the start button when the bike was running. The next factory tune was amazing, big low end power hit (I liked it) but the next factory update moved the power hit to the mid and up range and I didn't like that. So I put on a TSP head and tune and it's awesome. As for gearing I changed that up when it was time to replace the drive. I think stock is 14/45. I'm at 13/50 now. I don't need flat out speed. No fly wheel weights, this thing will lug way way down in the rpm. I hear the suspension on the 24s (forks) are really good and are very similar to the WP 6500s and I've been watching too many videos on the new 25s and the frame updates.... lol
I have a vacation home on the backside of big Bear out by the king of the hammers area if you familiar with Southern California. One of my goals is to build a track out there so I can practice instead of just trail riding. Great idea!
Never been there, closest we came was a trip to Baja a couple years ago. That was on a GSA so not doing a lot of hot dogging in the desert lol. My buddy has a good eye for picking lines to burn in for turn tracks. I'd like if this one was bigger so we could run laps for 30 min motos to get a good flow moving around on the bike and a work out to boot.
It's a good course for a season opener, really reminds you that you should have put in a few more 2 hours non-stop rides before you lined up on the start line lol.
Yup, that's how it goes sometimes. It's is all for fun and I had a good time challenging myself. Being competitive with myself aside, no one is ever going to pay me for my talents as a racer lol.
Geez Craig, way to out me for being slow hahaha... I ride a gear high often as it smooths out the throttle and if I need a big hit of speed I can slip the clutch or on this bike just crank open the throttle. The low revs, particularly in low traction situations is me slipping the clutch so I don't break traction and sit there on a hill and spin. Another approach is to be faster so I have more momentum and then you'll hear more throttle. There are examples of both in this video. Lastly I'm always, well usually unless Colin is behind me and I'm in mud (lol), conscious of not roosting the crap out of the person behind me.
@@TeamStruggleBunny you are always such a gentleman. My roosting I blame on my inexperience and lack of clutch control, 😉. I will try a gear higher and see how that goes. I am still astonished how the bikes lug at low RPMs.
@@craigtilford5118 " I am still astonished how the bikes lug at low RPMs." - The benefits of a two stroke. The gear higher is when you're not dealing with obstacles where you need the lower gear torque. It just allows you to flow better without a jerky throttle response.
That was definitely a tough race. Cardio wise I was doing great but I got serious arm pump that I just couldn't shake off. I had to take extensive breaks just to be able to squeeze the levers and that took my confidence away to be able to just power up the bigger hills without taking a break first. I will continue to try to condition myself so I don't have to deal with that issue. It's been a great time out there and you did amazing!
Funnily this year I'm having trouble with arm pump and sore hands. I'm working on body position and think I may put lower pegs on so I don't need to fold myself up as much.
Lol, I don't know if the switch let me down, whether it was my fat thumb or just double starting. I'm a leery of the switch though because I took it apart thinking it was the issue that turned out to be a bad ground. Now I did move the throttle tube a bit forward which exposed the kill button a bit more, but I think it was rider error really. ....but if it happens again I'll get the two button set up and let you know.
@@TeamStruggleBunny I did all the "juggling" of throttle and moving the combi for/bac but couldnt find anything that made me happy. I guess riding for years with a big kill button, then two buttons is embedded in my dna. lol nice race!
I got rid of the stock starter and bought the Enduro Engineering separate start stop switch. Made a huge difference. Before I would stall and I’d have to literally come to a stop to try and push the start button now I dab it and I’m going without losing much momentum at all. Highly recommended.
Cool idea, I’d sign up for one for sure. Good video, ignore the safety sallies that come along. You know well enough what you’re up to and what that saw is capable of. Take care buddy!
Always room for a safety talk and had I not forgotten my boots I'd be at least wearing those for protection. At least I have my helmet and goggles and a beer lol. I used to be pretty handy with a saw but haven't run one seriously for a few years. I just move carefully and deliberately and think though the problem, especially with hung up trees,.
In those conditions, doing that kind of cutting as someone who has been trained professionally, I would highly recommend boots and Chainsaw Chaps. Either that or extreme caution. Fortunately they are your legs and feet not mine. All the best though. Nice bike.
Can't disagree with you on any point. Bike is nice, they are my legs and safety gear make sense whether on a bike or running a saw. Sometimes I take acceptable risks, well acceptable to me and where its my legs etc lol.
Absolutely. I'm using a GoPro 9 and settings are 4k 30FPS with the lens on superview with hyper smooth on. Protune settings are: Bit Rate: High, Shutter: Auto, EV Comp: -0.5, white balance: auto, ISO min/max: 100-1600, Sharpness: Medium, and Colour: Gopro. You may need to adjust to light conditions where you ride.
Went for a ride the other day on my 2024 300 xc-w and gas light came on at 1/3 tank left, another issue Ktm needs to fix, the ccps sensor is a bad design and leaks causing fouling or poor running, the mapping is to rich in the lows and to lean in the higher revs also causing fouling, the tps needs to be reset frequently as it’s crazy sensitive, the rebound clickers on the bottom of the fork are plastic so they break off, the oil fill tube where it connects to the reservoir can leak if it’s bumped and knocks the little o-ring, the start stop switch is just stupid hard to press and make work and it’s on the same frikin side so it’s easy to confuse, and their new headlight bolt on setup just sucks. Besides that they are a great bike.
Lol, there looks to be an easy way to adjust the sensitivity of the low fuel, look at tacomoto video where he talks about the new and old style fuel pump set up. The newer CCPS set up is better protected than the old one but I've never really had an issue on my '19 or my '23...wait I think I did replace the CCPS on the '19 once. I've never messed with the TPS but have been tempted as I did a mild increase in volts on my '15 500exc and that woke the bike up significantly. Are you running the most current map? Strange to be fouling plugs on the xcw, I've heard of this on the xc but not so much on the xcw. I've never fouled a plug, save one time on a te250 I owned and it was totally my fault. Also no issues with the oil reservoir or start stop switch, though I totally get you on that as I sometime get a bit confused moving between bikes. Hope you can get those annoyances sorted out, because I think these are great bikes.
@@TeamStruggleBunny I meant the start stop switch on the handlebars, yes I’m running the current oem map. It started fouling plugs a little after 30 hrs.
@@ryanstewart1521 Yeah I don't mind the start stop, have mine set up so when my hand hits the bar (dead engine race starts, hands on helmet) my thumb falls to the go button. When I jump on my '19 xcw I sometimes get messed up looking for the kill switch. Have you had any map updates since getting the bike or have you adjusted the air screw any?
@@ryanstewart1521 Lol, right forgot ...tbi. There's some good videos, tacomoto again that walk through TPS setting and how turning the red idle screw and, what I didn't know, turning the yellow high speed idle can throw things off for the TPS and how rich it might run at low rpm.
@@Mostviews111 I have the medium compression head and trail mapping. The original map in my bike had the issue of the error code if you accidentally hit the start button while the bike was running. The dealer updated the ecu tune and that tune was great, but when I had a issue (turned out to be the fuel filter) the dealer put in the latest tune and I didn't like it, to soft down low. The TSP head and tune put me back where I wanted to be. I may get the ERM so I can mess with the tunes a bit.
@TeamStruggleBunny interesting I've had this weird noise since it was new and it's gotten worse. I'm going to rip the clutch apart next as soon as I grab the clutch or rev it at idle it goes away. But at higher speeds if I let off the gas it's almost like a knock sound.
@@Mostviews111 KTMs do make some noise sitting at idle but what you're describing seems outside of this. Have you changed the oil and check it for any abnormal metal?
Lol, can always stand up more but I stand for most of it. Sitting is energy conservation as I ridden that morning and had been running the chainsaw to cut back some of the trails.
Clogged fuel filter. It shouldn't need to be replaced for hundreds of hours. Video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gqJcE4_qOX8.html
Hey, I just changed mine. I have been trying to find out why my bike loses power, last night it about hurt me on my big double. Took everything apart, traced wire harness, nothing. Got a pump filter because of your vid but decided the filter was fine. Today I changed it. As I was messing with the pump a wire sheath fell off, it’s in bad shape. Kinda dissolving. Could that be why my old filter is black? Here’s a short vid.. ru-vid.com22lRp0ofM04?si=eNktoEeDeeegW5Fd
That's a solid lead for a possible cause. Is it the wire loom that goes over the wiring that fell apart? I noticed there is a new part number for the fuel pump so I ordered it and can compare the two. Super curious about that stealth.
@@mark_Hershey Definitely going to pump my pump and look at that as a possible source for contaminate in the filter. I was thinking fuel pump brushes but this is an interesting possibility too.
@@mark_Hershey I'm guessing it was covering the blue and white wires. Also was just looking for info on heat shrink and wire wraps and they may be susceptible to breaking down with alcohol so fuel with ethanol might be why yours came apart maybe.
I've replaced my second one of these on my 23' 300 XC. First one at somewhere around 60-70 hour mark. My bike now has 125 plus hours and it started doing this exact same thing again. I bought a new pump and filter assembly this time. Bike has been running good since I replaced it but time will tell.
I've been told that washing the tank out with soap and water has helped. Haven't tried that myself. I think the carbon coming off the pump's brushes is contaminating the filter. I see there is a new part number for the pump so so maybe something there, no idea.
Yeah I'd say it was around there. Generally we ride down to -10C as the bikes are not prepped in any way for colder temps to keep some temperature in the motor and not freeze your hands off!
Do you have an in tank screen/filter at the filler neck(A48007918000)? I put the KTM part in from the get-go and have just over 60hrs with no issues. Ive changed out the small inline filter twice.
Yes I do. Put it in after my first filter failed and it's been there ever since. That said the fuel jug I use is new, the fuel comes from the same station where all my fuel comes from for the bikes, truck, and tools. It seems unlikely it is contaminate getting in from the outside and looking at the filter it looks like carbon from the fuel pump brushes. I think the filter screens to a very low micron. When you changed your inline filters were they dirty or did you change just as preventative maintenance.
I'm told that rinsing the fuel tank out with soap and water helps before replacing the fuel filter. I'll try that next time. Taco Moto snorkel goes back to the old style fuel filter which I think is more durable. Idk... I'll try a the rinse, maybe a new fuel jug and go from there.
Well, I wasn’t able to pull my pump out tonight, fuel to high. Rode a little but hot. I’ll check it out tomorrow. If washing is good then buy one, washing old one, and keep swapping. My issue with the filter being clogged is after I do stuff or fill it up it goes away. It seems it only happens when fuel level is low, but not low enough for the light to come on. Looking at pump maybe will tell if I got a loose filter maybe? But my bike is doing exactly what yours is doing, sometimes….
That's a GTI. No Polos here in Canada. I suspect the Polo is the VW Golf? Here there is the VW Golf, the VW GTI and the Golf R. It's been a good car that we've had for 10 years. In this video it still had the winter tires and rims on.
Thank you for that, always appreciate the feed back. I had a 2015 500exc that never gave me any issues, my 2019 xcw has been a great bike too. This one, I love but I don't love this issue. I'm sure I'll figure it out.
No idea. Haven't found an aftermarket version and I'm sure the filter is doing what it was designed to do so a couple of ideas, the tank mould release agent is leaching from the plastic fuel tank, the pump is working to hard and carbon off the brush contaminates the filter and the filter screens to a to fine micron level. Other thoughts, something in our fuel or the 2T oil.