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Nigel I agree I have been pleasantly surprised by the assembly from the factory. All of my previous KTMs were lacking in the grease department. It had to be a cost cutting measure as we all know grease is very expensive LOL. Thanks again everyone for your input. Mark

Faussy, I try to take care of them the best I can they cost to much money to not keep them up. When I drain the oil I will have a look at the rear suspension and check it for grease. So far everything I have checked had a decent amount of grease installed from the factory. Thanks Mark

Thank you all very much for the information it is greatly appreciated. I plan to run the bike one more time and drain the oil. I will make sure that it is completely drained this time and refill it and see where the oil level comes to. It seems to run good with the jetting that came stock. I cleaned the oil residue out of the carb as part of my initial go thru, there was a lot left in the float bowl. I Will look into installing a richer pilot jet and a leaner main. I plan on looking into the RMTA as soon as I can . I am in between jobs right now, so it will have to wait for a bit. Once again thanks for the help.

Section Swept This is a brand new bike it had no oil or gas in it when I took delivery. That is the way I wanted it from the dealer so I could do with it as I wanted. Yes I had the bike vertical when I checked the sight glass, had to lean it quite a bit to the left to see the oil level in the sight glass. I added the recommended 400 cc of oil and it is over the top of the sight glass. I am going to drain it after about another 15 to 20 minuet's of run time. Should I go by the sight glass for the amount of oil or is there an amount that is correct. Thanks for the information on the controls adjustment. I will play around with them to see what works for me. I just didn't want to go crazy with them since I am new this sport. I have enough bad habits that I am going to have to correct no need to get stated on the wrong foot. Thanks again

Hi all! I am a total new guy to trial and this forum. I have been reading a lot on this forum trying to learn this new sport. I have been riding offroad for more years than I care to think about. I have wanted a trials bike for a long time well I finally got one, a 2917 Gas Gas TXT 300 Pro after much research. So far I am very impressed with the design and assembly of the bike. Yesterday was my first ride on the new bike and I can see that the learning curve will be very steep. I was only able to ride it around the yard and house but it was quite fun. I look forward to learning from all of you that have way more knowledge abut this sport than I do. I have learned quite a bit already. Thanks Mark

Hi Guys I am new to the trials bike world. I have wanted one for a long time, well I finally bought one a 17 TXT 300 Pro. I have a lot of years of riding offroad but am brand new to trials. I have spent the last few weeks going through the Gas Gas. I am pretty impressed with the design and assembly. Gas Gas knows what grease is unlike KTM which are my offroad bikes. Yesterday was the day to finally fire it up, so I put gas and oil in it and fired it up. This leads me to my first question. I put the recommended 400 cc of oil in the gearbox and it is over the top of the sight glass. I am going to change it after about an hour of run time to clean out the machining debris from the gearbox. Do you guys use the sight glass for your reference point or is there a specific amount of oil I should be using. My next question is around jetting, do you change it or leave the factory jetting in there. I live at about 5500 ft above sea level and only go up from there, mostly between 6500-8500 ft. I also have a question about handle bar position. is there a standard place to start where they are positioned. Do you set them in line with the forks or are they positioned forward. I know this is a personal preference but right now they are pushed forward and they just don't feel right.to me. I am trying to learn as much as I can and this forum has helped me ot a great deal so far. This trials thing is going to be a steep learning curve for me but it will be fun. Thanks for your help Mark