Seller Couldn't Fix This 625cc Supermoto So I Got It CHEAP

Respect to Vinnie! He knew it was just a carb clean.

Quick tip… leave both ramps up when unloading dirt bikes… 1 for the bike to roll down and 1 for you to walk down lol

Wow, that must have been the easiest fix so far and the seller didn't lie. Makes such a nice change.

Had an 04 625 SMC, with Full Akra exhaust, Rallye cam, rejet carb, lithium battery, radial m/c, under 300 lbs wet, till sold @ 14 k miles. Beat many 1000cc sportbikes on the dragon. There was a recall on a cam follower bearing that KTM didn't tell anyone about, incl myself until it failed and had to replace bearings, cam, valves and head. Make it a priority to research the recalled bearing and replace those bearings. Also, try to store older carbureted bikes vertical, not on side stand as this will wear an oval shape in the carb where float needle goes-that's what causes them to stick and either not get gas or piss it out the overflow tube. If that has already occurred, you can take a dremel and the white soft polishing attachment, cut w/ dykes to just fit into hole and use polishing compound till it is bright- this will make it round again, so float needle doesn't stick.

My friend had a older YZ80 he got dirt cheap for his kid, the previous owner went crazy tearing it all apart, cleaning everything, ordering new parts and finally gave up. He sold it to my friend for $350 as he had had enough.. He had it a week and it would only start and run for about 8 to 10 minutes and then die out. if you let it sit for an hour or so it would start up and do the same thing.. He called me up to come over and look at it.. Same thing I rode it for 10 minutes and it just died.. I pulled off the gas cap and kicked it like 11 times and it started right up, I then pulled off the gas CAP HOSE and it was blocked solid, you could not even blow through it.. We left the hose off and drive it back to his house,, It took us 20 minutes to clean out the gas vent hose as it was blocked with a piece of stick and lots of dirt.. Once cleaned out the bike ran great!!! My friend called the guy he bought it off of and he asked his son if he knew anything about sticking a stick on the hose on the mini bike and he said yes he was bored one day and stuffed it full of sticks and mud... Needless to say the old man was not happy as he spend countless hours and money into a bike then sold it dirt cheap only to have t be a $2 piece of hose.

Sick ass bike. I used to have a 690 Duke, now I’m riding a 525exc. You got a stupid good deal.

Fyi, the Trail Tech will turn on when you move the bike. there's no need to manually turn it on. It's also an aftermarket accessory, so it wouldn't have shown you correct mileage anyway. I put one on my 07 Raptor 700 and love it.

Vinnie is excited ... i second that emotion!...

Some people are honest and just don’t wanna deal with stuff when it quits running. I’ve bought and fixed many machines for under $1,000 that didn’t run and all it needed was a carb cleaning or something else very simple.

Mine had a decomp lever, so I would hold that in, get the engine spinning over, and then drop the decomp. Much friendlier to starter and battery.

With any off-road bike it's both easier and quicker to get the carb off by removing the subframe. Plus you don't have to wrestle it from around other parts while having to risk breaking or tearing things like the intake boots.

I have a 2004 KTM 625 sxc. Such a good bike and a torque monster. I am thankful to have the best year with the high flow head and better carb.

Seller didn't lie?! must be a parallel universe

I had a 640 supermoto in 1999 , in England, & that was a factory made model. One my favourite bikes that i've had . So much fun around the twisty back roads. Even went to the 2000 Isle of Man TT on it. The only thing that went wrong on it was the side stand cut off switch.

Joe really enjoy working with his hands and sure know how to restore and fix motorcycle. Thank for sharing. I wish you many happy years behind two wheel. God bless you sir.

It's funny, but when Joe first took off the filler cap I thought, just do a test start with the cap off ad see that there is absolutely no fuel starvation from the tank holding onto the fuel... And, err... that was probably the issue main all the time even before the carb clean. Very nice bike.

Great job. I have a 2006 version of this bike, also transformed to Supermoto spec. Very rare bike in the UK. It's an absolute beast. I love the KTM styling. Nobody does it like them.

Joe is a monster mechanic.

That seems like a charitable contribution!! I'd say you're bringing lots of good into the universe Joe!! That's well deserved seeing the shellacking you've taken without wearing it on your sleeve!! Great buy and very nice of the seller for doing you a solid!! Congratulations!!

Nice find! I once found a backpack leaf blower at an estate sale for $10. Just needed an Air Filter. 😂