He must be the luckiest guy on the planet

Thanks! My wife would say that I got 2 babies in 2022, not just one 😆 the bike really does lug down to nothing. I did change the Brembo10mm to a 9mm, as the stock clutch was fairly heavy. The new TMs come with a 9mm if I'm not mistaken. Really happy with the 9mm and ARC lever combo. I can run 1 finger all day or at least most days 😅

It's definitely a fun place to ride 👍 I was super interested in them and got sick of waiting for videos and just decided to make my own. I have a 60 mile Hare Scramble coming up this weekend, so we'll see how the bike holds up 👍 Thanks for the Sub too!

Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate the positive feedback! 🙏

That's good to hear, the circuit board in the lighting harness is the issue. its located right where the harness bends past the radiator down. Its only purpose is for the low fuel light, but when the board gets damaged it shorts out and melts the surrounding wires, which can cause the headlight to stop working, and the dash display to stop working. what people are doing now if cutting the Red power wire to the circuit board, so that even if damaged, it will not short out. The only down side is that the low fuel light will no longer work. I have the larger clear tank, so I'm not worried about the low fuel light. might do a video on the mod if people are interested. let me know and subscribe so you don't miss it!

Yeah, it's a good trail for arm pump 😆 I need to switch up my loop, I always do the same loop.

I really want to get my hands on a beta 300rr to do a comparison. Might regret my purchase if I do ride one though 😆

I think if TM can work out the Power valve reset and move the fuel low circuit board out of the lighting harness, that TM would really have a great bike. A possibility of electrical bugs may deter some people from getting a TM, though, even if they are minor things.

Before I bought my TM I reached out to just about everyone I could contact online that had a TM and asked them if they regretted buying the TM. Not one person said they regretted buying a TM, Sounds like you would agree.

I really like this comment. It is probably one of the best explanations of TM that I've heard.

Well its pretty well known in Finland... considering you can get a license for 125cc bike at 16. I mean technically there is 11kw limit but in practice nobody cares. Husqvarna, KTM, Gas Gas, TM etc. enduros all have been popular since early 2000s or so. Way before the first three became essentially the same brand.

Check out T-bone and Earl's Cycle (2930 Francis Scott Key Hwy, Taneytown, MD 21787) I bought some parts from them online, and have heard good things about them on the TM forums.

I've had a couple issues with mine, buy I've seemed to have ironed them out. Bike ran great for my last enduro race and it looks like TM made some updates to the 2024 bikes that address the main bearing issue 👍

Thanks for the comment, Ash! It seems that the wire harness would be a simple design change, not sure why it wasn't changed right away. Maybe they're using up their old stock before moving to a better design 😆

What is failing?

@@renogsx there is a circuitboard wrapped up in the harness that blows out, but if you disconnect your low fuel warning light it stops it from happening again

@renogsx TM built in a circuit board to the lighting harness for the low fuel warning light. If the wire harness is in the wrong place, the board can get damaged, short, and melt wires. People have been just clipping the wire for the warning light so it will never be an issue. If you have the large clear tank, the low fuel light isn't as important.

Thanks 🤣 Im finding it's pretty hard to do. I forget what I was talking about, forget talking points, and plus I'm not in great shape so I'm huffing and puffing 🤣

Thank a lot! The TM definitely is a great sounding bike, that partially because they rev higher than almost all the other 300 2T bikes

That's awesome that's a big jump, having a bike you love to ride probably helps too. More riding means more improvement 👍

Has it closed corsed tranny

Yeah, I'm pretty lucky to live in the PNW near these trails. They try to close more and more every year, though.

Thanks a lot for this comment. I really appreciate it! 🙏

People overall see to like the carb version more. After my fueling issues, having a carb would have been easier to adjust. Learning to use the software was much more difficult 😆

@@dtr_downtoride I would love to try an TM EN300 FI Bike, to compare the fuel injection against the Carburator. I was astonished of the Power in the Middle RPM by the Carb edition, after Buying the J.D. Jetting Kit with new Needle etc. The big plus of the FI is when you do a lot of evalation. I do about 1000m/3280ft peak hight per ride and you can feel the Power changing, but you have two Maps on the Bike which do it. You learn to use software is also a good thing. ;)

@0n3h1td0wn This is a reason why I wanted FI where I live has many different elevation changes, and I didn't want to worry about jetting every time I rode somewhere.

@@dtr_downtoride Make absolut sense. :) The main goal is to have fun. have a good day. :)

I agree, The 2022 clutch pull is too stiff with the stock Brembo 10mm. I switched to a 9mm with an Arc lever and can 1 finger ride all day now. The 2023 comes from the factory with a 9mm now, which is nice.

A guy sent me a pic of his rebuild, everything looked polished, and the ports were huge. I'm at 40 hours now, I think they recommend a top end at 75 hrs, correct?

@@dtr_downtoride it depends, isn't it? My son has 200hrs. on his '19 250 EXC TPI, didn't move a single bolt and still runs good. But a top end rebuild is getting closer of course.

@Godless Theist yeah, definitely depends. I've been logging cylinder pressure every time I do maintenance. Once I start to see a drop, I'll probably do the top end. The biggest thing is I want to change the topend prior to any failure. The TM cylinders cost like $1,800, so want to avoid that 😅

Up in WA, actually. Yeah, this was more people than I normally see here. I need to get back down to Tillamook, great riding 👍 You ride there often?

@@dtr_downtoride I lived in Tillamook for several years. I had some of the best riding in the PNW right outside my door. You would hardly see a soul. I miss it... I'm in Colorado now.... thinking about moving to Trout Lake in Washington. I'm going to go on a long road trip this summer to do a bunch of riding and look for a potential new place....

@@rjthomasindyusa how is the riding in Colorado? Some good high Alpine? I want to go do some riding in Idaho.

@@dtr_downtoride You get alot of fast rollers in the mountains with technical rock sections. Its fun... but I prefer the slow tighter technical stuff. I too want to ride Idaho. It looks like a dryer version of the PNW. I've been eyeing up that TBI KTM300. I've been a 4 stroke thumper fanboy for years..... but I think it may be time to switch up.....

@Robert John Thomas I have a Beta 390RR-S, I love that motor. It has a ton of low end torque. But I love the TM more for the tight technical stuff because it's so light and flickable. Need to take the poor ole Beta out for a ride soon 😆

Sounds good, had a main bearing fail during my last race, so I'll probably do the review after I replace the bearings and race it on more time

Pacific Northwest or Northwet depending on who you ask 😆

Much appreciated and thank you taking the time to leave a comment!

Yup, up in the Pacific NorthWet lol

Sweet me too!! Keep both wheels up right 👍

That makes a lot of sense, especially since their popularity here in my area has gone way up in the last 2 year's.

Hello, I also have a video on how to install the "Arming Switch". The TMs have an electronic power valve, if you stall the bike, quickly restart it, and start to ride, it can sometimes confuse the computer, so the power valve setting will be incorrect for the gear/speed. You can tell when this happens as the bike will act like its "rich", less low end power. If you rev the bike to 8k rpm, the computer will automatically reset the power valve. for most riding the switch is not needed. But, when riding steep technical trails, having the switch is useful, as you need all the low end power you can get, and reving the engine is not practical when trying to keep the bike from falling of a ledge. The "arming Switch" allows the computer to say powered on even when the bike is stalled, so it always knows what gear it is in. This means the power valve is always set correctly. please let me know if this answers your question. It is not required, it is only for convenience.

@@dtr_downtoride Thanks for the explanation, now everything is clear, now i'll take a look at that other video. Cheers!

@@ogmK4rl just let me know if you have any other questions. I'll probably also have a video on how to change the main bears and tip end too 😆 don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already 👍

You must be from the Pacific Northwet also 😆

At first I though the fuel range was horrible, but what I realize is that it is the shape of the gas tank, when it looks like its half full, its actually still over 50% because the tank widens at the bottom and drops down behind the cylinder. I have the oversized tank and can ride all day. It does seem to be thirstier than the KTM/Huskys, but id also say it has more power. If you want, I will get a direct comparison between a Husky TPI and the TM in the future. Just make sure to subscribe so you don't miss it!

I have to ask WHY even think about fuel consumption when its so small part of the costs? Personally I think that if you need to think about fuel consumption this is too expensive hobby for you because there is so many more things that you need to purchase that are much expensive

@Zeduu I think it's more related to how far/long can you ride on one tank. I had the same concern as there is only one over sized tank available, and It's only 3 gals. Some of the high Alpine trails I ride are very long, and was also concern about fuel consumption. I no longer have much concern. Did a 100 mile desert race and after 50 miles, I had around half a tank.

@@zeduu6873 It's about the range. and interested in comparison between Carb TBI and TPI. Sometimes id like to do longer events as well and would love to see range close to 4 stroke

@@CheradenineZakalwe I have tpi 250 gasgas and it eats fuel as much as 2015 crf250

Thank you very much and yes I am in the PNW. SO far I really enjoy the bike, but I'm hoping to be able to put together some more review videos to compare the TM with other bikes. What other bikes would you like to see reviewed?

@@dtr_downtoride Sherco 300 factory edition.

I’m in PNW too,🇨🇦. Do you ever get up to ride our areas? Example vedder mountain or blue Mountain. Also known as McNutt.

@Old Guys Enduro Not yet, but I'd love to! Looks like some amazing trails up there. Mostly, I just don't know the areas. If I make the trek up there, will you show me the good trails? 😆

I haven't had a chance to ride the new 23 KTM XC with the TBI. I'd love to get my hands on one to try it out, though. What kind of riding do you mostly do? 300 2T vs 450 is a big difference.

The new ktms have kymco Taiwan made cylinders.. Tm is quality. Hand built machines vs machines pumped out of a factory with a lot less quality

@@MichaelLee-vk9fy I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised at all since KTM has also been moving a lot of their manufacturing to India as well. It seem like they are transitioning to a profit over quality model. TM seems to have always been focused on quality and performance 👍

@@dtr_downtoride Fake news - Only KTM models moved to be built over seas stay over seas - the 790 and any dirt bike oriented machine made in either China or India is shipped to Asia only. All USA models are built in the KTM Austria plant.

@On The Throttle wouldn't call it fake news i looked it up, off-road bikes are made in Austria. But some of the road legal dirt bikes, assembled in Austria, use Kymco cylinders. Theres a Thumper Talk thread about it. There's a pic of a new bike with the Kymco stamp on the cylinder. My concern is that they are testing the waters, and they will move more manufacturing to Asia. KTM is now 49% owned by an Indian company, so it seems likely.

Sherco has great low end power and I really like their color scheme. I found the Sherco I test rode flamed out more easily than my TM, but that could have also been due to clutch drag. It would make sense though that a counter balanced motor would flame out less easily due to increased syntrifical force of the counter balance weight. I also have a Beta 390 RR-S which I also really enjoy riding. The TM just feels so much more light and nimble though. This trail is in the PNW. If you want a more precise location, send me a message on IG.

@@dtr_downtoride I don't know what year they started doing counterbalanced motors, but my 2022 300se factory is counterbalanced. It's not as smooth as the Husky was, but with the electronic powervalve, I've yet to stall the bike. I don't have an Instagram. But I'm assuming you're over on the peninsula somewhere. I used to live there. So much good riding! I'm in northern Idaho now and it's just as good, if not a littler better for singletrack....BUT we have so much snow that the high country is available to ride until july

@Thomas Knapp bingo! Yeah, the Sherco I was on was like a 2019 and the clutch seemed to drag a bit even when the clutch was pull all the way in. Would love to try a newer Sherco for a better comparison. I'd love to move to Idaho and or just go there to ride. I know it has amazing high Alpine riding. Even the high elevation trails here don't open until July. Are you running the stock carb still?

@@dtr_downtoride yea and I'd love to ride the TM! That was my dream bike. Man they are so pretty. I tend to think my sherco is a bit "too" blingy. Too much neon yellow. But I still like the looks. TM is just another level. Fins on their motor. So nice. I am still running the Keihin. I almost swapped to a Lectron, but the keihin runs so well. I ride from 800ft up to 7500ft and haven't messed with it yet. Still rips at altitude. Although I do get some spooge at higher elevations.

@Thomas Knapp yeah the main reason I didn't go with Sherco or Beta was, at the time, because I didn't want to deal with jetting anymore. My buddies would take off without me when I was trying to jet my KDX220. I don't blame them as they were DTR, not down to sit and wait🤣 Now, I wonder how much better would the carb model would be for low end. I need to find someone with one, so I can compare.

Thanks! Not Tahuya. Hint: its not on the peninsula, and its north about 2 hours

Looks like walker valley

@@patrickkeene1916 winner 🏆

yeah, the TPIs don't have the same low end. I wish I could get my hands on a new Beta and Sherco to have a direct comparison with and ride them back to back. Unfortunately, all my buddies seem to be riding TPI KTMs or Huskies lol.

The nice thing about KTMs is that parts tend to be easier to get. The TM frame is aluminum, so it's a bit stiffer. I honestly don't know if I noticed the difference. The TM craftsmanship is great, the only thing that isn't great is the wire harness, but it seems that all Italian bike have this issue 🤣. The new KTMs are also TBI, so I'd like to try one out to compare. I lobe my TM, but if it's even harder to get parts in Turkey then it is in the US, then KTM might be safer. I hope you and your family are safe, by the way. My prayers are with Turkey right now 🙏

@@dtr_downtoride thank you so much both for your reply and the kind words. I live in the North West region. The earthquake has happened in the South East region of Turkey. the Greece and the Bulgaria is closer to me than the region earthquake has effected, for you to understand. Situations are bad, government has f..ked up the situation. Syrian refugees are raiding markets, aids... not a single minister talks about those. they have blocked the twitter for a while, the government restricts many things and won't show the facts on the national TVs. our media is only showing the rescues while even your media shows the facts, such as CNN. the economy has already f....d up, the refugees, illegal immigrants are everywhere and government wanted this to happen. not only Syrians who ran away from the war are in Turkey, also many Middle Eastern monkeys came to Turkey from Afghanistan, Pakistan... Because government doesn't protect the borders, they want them to come in and the Turkish folk is like the second class citizen compared to them. they don't pay taxes, they're breeding a lot for free, free health insurances etc... Things are so f..ed here already, not only the earthquake. I hope we won't go through a civil war. Sorry, we're all just emotional and pissed of because there is no a democracy in Turkey, but the ochlocracy. I am not a racist btw, I just don't want millions of illegal immigrants and refugees that living for free with my taxes in my country. side note: the ones who came here are mostly militas. they're perverts, there was a trend that they were sharing the videos of Turkish girls on the social media. sorry again, I wrote a lot. Kind regards ride safe! edit: I wrote ''North East'' instead of ''North West''

@Godless Theist No, thank you for your comments and letting me know you like my content 👍 Video editing takes a while, and I often wonder if making these videos is worth it. Is there a lot of places to ride in Turkey, or is it pretty limited?

@@dtr_downtoride I don't know why but my 2 different comments got removed, at the first I thought it's because I shared a KZfaq link but idk why the second one has removed automatically...

It's annoying to write the same things for the third time. I'll be writing short this time. Turkey has a great variety of nature. You can search about Red Bull Sea to Sky race. I don't know what made you think that way, but no, it's not limited. We got amazing places to ride from north to south, west to east.

Betas have wiring issues as well. Connector corrosion, etc. The RR sounds to have fewer issues because it's not oil injected. Italian bikes, in general, seem to have electrical problems 😆 my Beta 390 had a TPS issue due to corrosion, and recently melted the plug that connects to the regulator rectifier. Obviously, a carb bike has less electronics, so in theory, it should have fewer problems. They all just need to use better quality wires and connectors. Dirt bikes are exposed to dirt and water for the love of God! 😆

TM was great actually, it was the US importer/distributor that dropped the ball and made multiple mistakes. I did forget to say in the video that the distributor did give me an FMF Turbine core for my bike. I was still pissed about their multiple mistakes on getting my bike fixed, bit the FMF Turbine Core runs amazing on the bike 👍 The dealer I bought the bike from did offer me a bike to use while I waited, but I had my Beta 390RR-S and didn't think it would take as long as it did. Plus, my wife had just given birth, so didn't have much time to ride. TMs are the only bikes that have a 1 year factory warranty, and I've heard multiple stories of them replacing parts under warranty well after that, actually. Obviously if the importers and distributors drop the ball, it makes TM look bad, though.

Yeah, I've heard. I really hope they stock a decent amount for spare parts for TM. Will definitely purchase from them if they do. Maybe they can sponsor me to be their TM rep lol

Yeah, TM may need to reevaluate who their US importers are.

The Pacific Northwest in the US

Riding up in the Pacific Northwest

Thanks for the exact date! I'm surprised how many people in the US have never heard of them since they've been around for so long.

In the PNW 👍

@@dtr_downtoride Nice I'm in Portland. Just wondering where specifically. Looks like Jones creek Washington or Browns or Jones Creek off highway 6.

correction, mediocre videos about it!