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Keep riding it. My 07 is took it apart for a leak in base gasket then the left crankseal went. Both times i measured the rings and they were only part worn. 300s don't work hard with normal trail riding. At like 10 years it was still OK after I'd rebuilt it. Crazy. Enjoy.

Odd but surely the gears have just failed. When GG went under 1st time I bought a clutch and gearbox from a member on this site just in case, despite no talk of any failure. I read this and immediately thought to offer you mines except I no longer own it. A mate does. He has bought a new...

Well done. And now you have replaced the stator, which do seem to have a service life, saving you grief in 11 months time ensuring many more years of reliability. Hope the spin makes you feel better. Anyway, enjoy the ride.

That sucks, sometimes it's the slow crashes that are worst . Hang in there. Last time I broke a collection of rib I was sleeping in a tilter deck chair for weeks.

Hey good to hear. Yeah some things take an age to come back from. Im never able to ride like i used to. Im now a maintrack kinda guy. But to be riding at all is a gift. Enjoy what you can.

Good luck. BTW I don't know why they bother with giving measurement for coils as a meter can only really test for breaks. But stator rarely fail like that. . .. Ok occasionally. Hopefully your specialist knows his onions. They live in a difficult environment and they don't live forever...

Cdis can fail but common manufacturer for several brands if not the cdi itself. The stator do fail. Again, a ktm generic part on early ones, can't be sure about newer ones. A typical failure mode of all stator is works kind ok when cold. . . and insulation failure causes it to short fully when...

Im going to say yes but 20 years ago now.

Well from memory if you remove the flywheel there is adjustment on the stator but it is fitted with a steel shimmer to set it as factory wanted. On my 200 (2002) I played around a little both ways on the dyno with a road tyre fitted for the runs, and found no advantage over stock.

Check your basket isn't too heavily grooved. I found if I ran Motul Transoil std it was hard to start in gear. But Motul Transoil Expert. Perfect, never a problem since.

As above. Heat gun. Penetrative spray. Make sure you put it back in same way.

Traitor. Burn him. He's a witch. . . . Other brands available.

A word of warning. I used to buy old engines for my racing when I started. Bottom would always fail. If they get left micro rust on big end will cause failure later. So always best for new rod and bearings for a long life.

Good work. Lots of things you are just connecting to ground to complete the circuit. 12v will be delivered to the item. Contacts are usually brass and to tarnish after time but terrible environment on a dirtbike. Aftermarket single waterproofed switches are better than road based multi...

Good to hear. Plug reading is a roadrace thing. Only relevant for wide open and must kill engine and coast to check. Thus ignore it and jet on throttle response. Always consider throttle position in relation to jets. You can of course try winding the mix screw out and then change pilot if not...