Outlaw 525IRS questions?

[07trx400ex]

OUTLAW OWNERS!!!

How has the reliability been so far?

Are you satisfied as a customer?

[willb]

very
no problems
look through the previous 900 posts regarding everything else

[LT250_JOE]

Mediocre
Yes(still in warrany)
read thread
read thread
cant answer, admin will delete post

[07trx400ex]

Ok, thanks guys.

I updated the thread to only recent questions.

I'll search for the others.

Really interested on quality of this machine.

For example, how easy is it to remove the plastics and rejet.

How about change the oil.

How about adjusting the valves.

Chain maintenance.

Things like that is what I want to know.

Also, I found a link that would be something all serious Outlaw aggressive riders or racers may want to see, pm me if interested.

[Chris525]

I love the quality of this machine
you dont have to remove any plastics to rejet , everyone on this site probably does it a different way but all i do is remove the seat (one cotter pin), remove the air box ( 4 screws, loosen one hose clamp)
loosen one more hose clamp on the other side of carb, then turn the carb to the side and rejet (25 min)
changing the oil is a little time comsuming first you got the good ol drain plug, then you have two separate oil screens to remove and clean, and then two oil filters
I adjusted the chain once after break in (easy) and its been tight since
I have not adjusted the valves yet but it is due for it
I been doing alot of research on this and it seems to be pretty easy
can you just post the link?

[07trx400ex]

Yeah but it is from another site I will just copy and paste the contents.

CT Racing's Top 10 Things to do to make your Outlaw better:
The KTM 525 responds very well to a pipe. The CT Sonic Pipe has been the choice of most of the top riders racing the Outlaw including Jeff Hancock for his Off Road Racing effort, Daryl Rath to win the Stateline Supermoto Championship, Nick Nelson for his Polaris Cup Effort, among others. The CT Sonic Pipe utilizes the spark arrestor disc system so you can tune it for both performance and sound.

Heat can be an issue in slow tight woods riding and racing. We've found that a motor can actually run cooler if you pull the thermostat off of it and run the hose just straight to the top of the head, eliminating the Y section of the radiator hose altogether.

The foot pegs seem to be a bit too far back with the seat arrangement. When you get slide forward on the seat it actually is hard to stand up and ride aggressively. We had an upholstery shop add 1” of 00 foam to the front half of the seat, then blend it in toward the back. Then we covered it with a CT Graphics Kit / Seat Cover combo.

Change the front wheel hub bearings. The stock bearings are on the marginal side for serious off road racing. If they fail it leaves you with a junk brake rotor, and ruins the spindle and hub. Pick up some quality Japanese bearings at a bearing house. Spend a couple of bucks now to eliminate a big bill later.

Istall a set of Fast Flex bars along with their anti vibration bar inserts. This combo can really save you some energy and they'll take some of the pounding away from your hands and arms.

A steering stabilizer is pretty much mandatory for off road riding on the Outlaw. It does not have a lot of caster, this makes it quicker turning, which is good, but it also wants to rip the bars out of your hands when you're pounding through the rocks and tree roots. The Precision is arguably the best damper you can buy. It is adjustable for range of motion along with stiffness. The expensive dampers like the Precision are stiff when the bars are straight but they brake free when you have the bars turned. So you don’t waste energy cranking the bars when the quad is sideways.

A PWR radiator can add some margin of protection for heat issues, especially if you run a lot of tight trails where the radiator is not getting lots of air. We also recommend putting screen or residential heater element foam in front of the radiator in muddy conditions. If you let a radiator get packed with mud, it stops working and you will eventually cook your motor.

Stiffer anti sway bars let you be more aggressive with your cornering, so it doesn’t roll over in the corners. We tested two, one from Rath Racing and one from cross country veterain John Gallagher Sr. Both worked well.

Aftermarket suspension will help any quad. We turned to TCS Suspension to make our Outlaw better. Their shocks will let you plane the top of the whoops instead of wallowing through them. They'll also provide plusher ride and more wheel travel.

An IMS tank might be a good move on this quad. IMS is making a high capacity tank that allows you to run a million miles before you need to re-fill, so we think you might be able to get to Alaska and back. It’s nice to have the capacity so you don’t have to worry about fuel on the long rides.

[OutlawBill]

I have done all that to my Outlaw + more. Even if I had a different quad I would have done the same things too it. The big difference with the Outlaw is I can ride longer and harder on the weekend without all the aches and pains on Monday morning. Is the Outlaw flawless no. Is there room for improvement yes! Is it the best quad out, for me yes for others maybe, maybe not? It depends on what you want too due with it.