With the original starter on my 2018 XC I did all of the updates and had the starter working flawlessly. In gear, hot or cold, started every time right away. Well I broke that starter and had to order a new one. It took a while to get here because it was back ordered from the factory. With this new starter I cannot start my bike cold under any circumstance even in neutral. When the bike is warm I can only restart in neutral, but if I wait even a minute to restart, it will not restart. If I am in gear and kill the bike and try to restart instantly with the clutch pulled in, it will not start. Also the starter doesn?t look identical to the oem starter. It is shiny all around whereas the oem starter was not shiny on the ends. Also the housing did not have the lines that are supposed to line up on the starter. Also when this starter arrived it was not spinning the proper direction so I had to rotate it. I?m wondering if I didn?t get some after martlet starter instead of the real thing. Has anybody else experienced this with a new starter?
2018 starter - oem vs replacement
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Gasser Nate
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I would be sending it back. Especially if it rotated in the wrong direction. But check your bendix and reduction gear bearings for smooth movement. What broke on the original starter motor?
Everything is moving smoothly. The other starter it was just that terminal that connects to the electrical lead snapped off.
JoseGas25
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Hello, my name is Jose and I'm from Spain. This is my first message. I own a Gas Gas 300 Enduro GP
About the KTM starter motor... Yes it fits, from 2008 to 2016 (I think) the problem is that it turns in the opposite direction so you have to change the position of the external cylinder to change the spinning direction. Maybe you have visited 2y4t forum, we also speak about this.
There is a problem, the ktm motor is designed to spin in one sense, so when you change it.. it warms more than normal so it wil brake soon. Yesterday I bought the original motor, 130 euros.
Have you got spare parts in your country? Here is Spain we have some problems...
JoseGas25
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problems in Spain, at the source of Gasgas motorcycles?
Yes. I dont know if you know but KTM has a JOIN VENTURE with Gas Gas and now Rieju bought the enduro bike, the EC model.
https://www.motorbikemag.es/rieju-enduro-gasgas-2020/
I dont know how is the situation there but here in Spain there are problems to find some original spare parts. Anyway it is coming back to normal, step by step.
i know of the current situation, still ,you would think dealers still have some parts in stock? apparently not
SpirosZ1000
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Parts from now on for the enduro range of gas gas are down from their orders platform. (I am the service point for the importer here in Greece)
Rieju is stepping on their shoes and they seem more than willing to continue selling parts for the gassers. (They just need some time)
I know because I have a lot of back ordered parts.
As for the starter motor this has happened to me as well with the second kit I had ordered for a client on his 300 2009. The motor came in the box and when I opened it and mount it on the bike, it was spinning the other way and when I opened it to change the direction I found out that it was used.
I also checked the first kit that I had installed on a 300 2006 and it was ok( brand new)
From what I can understand from orders I 've made the last years is that from 2016 and on (first financial breakdown) parts especially for older models where sourced from wherever they could find them,if they could find them.
(I am the service point for the importer here in Greece)Rieju is stepping on their shoes and they seem more than willing to continue selling parts for the gassers. (They just need some time)
I know because I have a lot of back ordered parts.
As for the starter motor this has happened to me as well with the second kit I had ordered for a client on his 300 2009. The motor came in the box and when I opened it and mount it on the bike, it was spinning the other way and when I opened it to change the direction I found out that it was used.
I also checked the first kit that I had installed on a 300 2006 and it was ok( brand new)
From what I can understand from orders I 've made the last years is that from 2016 and on (first financial breakdown) parts especially for older models where sourced from wherever they could find them,if they could find them.
Hi Jose, welcome to the forum.
For us it is good to have someone from Spain here because you will probably get news about GasGas/Rieju first.
I am in Austria an we have spare parts problems as well. I order most parts from Germany, they have quite a lot of parts in stock but unfortunately not all parts. So I hope I can buy from Rieju at the end of the year. We will see...
Can you please tell me the link to the forum you mentioned?
Cheers
Doc
