My seat fell of the other day, when I got home to put new bolt in it would seam the thread has gone.
Other than buying a new seat would it be possible to rethread/tap a new thread? It's currently an 8mm so could tap to a 10mm?
Thoughts?
Shaun
KTM seat screw threaded
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Re: KTM seat screw threaded
What model/year KTM is it?
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Re: KTM seat screw threaded
Use this as an excuse for a new seat. Maybe the acerbis x-seat (the enduro version, not the mx version)?
Re: KTM seat screw threaded
newsh wrote:What model/year KTM is it?
It's a 2011 exc 300 2T
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KTM seat screw threaded
ShaunGASGAS300 wrote:newsh wrote:What model/year KTM is it?
It's a 2011 exc 300 2T
Ok, thought I might have a spare seat but it's for an earlier bike.
If the seat is still good and the metal insert is still in there I have a helicoil kit for M5 (guessing it's like my 350 and an M5 thread/ 8mm spanner)
Or
You could tap it out for an M6 bolt but you'd have to drill 6mm clearance through the hollow subframe bolt.
Re: KTM seat screw threaded
newsh wrote:ShaunGASGAS300 wrote:newsh wrote:What model/year KTM is it?
It's a 2011 exc 300 2T
Ok, thought I might have a spare seat but it's for an earlier bike.
If the seat is still good and the metal insert is still in there I have a helicoil kit for M5 (guessing it's like my 350 and an M5 thread/ 8mm spanner)
Or
You could tap it out for an M6 bolt but you'd have to drill 6mm clearance through the hollow subframe bolt.
I didn't even think of helicoil (Mainly because I just had to google what one was!) Yes 8mm socket. That might be the better way then having to redrill my subframe bolt!
Thanks, i'll look in that. Cheaper than a new seat which is basically what i am trying to avoid.
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Re: KTM seat screw threaded
The other version of the same kind of thing is a Timsert.
Ian at Beaky's Motorcycles in Beare Green has a kit to do these.
As said I have a helicoil kit for M5 and could do it for you
Ian at Beaky's Motorcycles in Beare Green has a kit to do these.
As said I have a helicoil kit for M5 and could do it for you
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Re: KTM seat screw threaded
Drill it out and fit a nutsert.
Or drill it out and hot glue a nut in.
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Or drill it out and hot glue a nut in.
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