ASK THE MXPERTS: HELP! I KEEP BREAKING KTM FOOTPEG SPRINGS

On Apr 9, 2016 Last updated Jun 7, 2018

On the 2016 models (including the 2015-1/2 Factory Editions and on up), the footpeg springs mount differently from the 2015 and previous models. This info applies to 2016-2019 Husqvarnas also.

Dear MXperts,
I just got a brand new KTM 350SXF motocross bike and I have broken two footpegs springs (and one of those was the replacement one). Is there something wrong with the metallurgy on the springs. My dealer was great and gave me new footpegs springs for free. What is the cure?

We hate to say this, because your local KTM dealer has been good to you, but your dealer is most likely the source of your problem. Starting with the 2015-1/2 Factory Editions (and continuing through all 2019 Husky and KTM models) the footpeg springs are installed differently than they were on all previous KTM models. Obviously KTM’s inhouse Service Department has not made this change clear to every dealer (or the mechanic in the back of the shop is just using the old method by rote). No matter how it happens, your dealer is still installing the footpegs the old way. If a KTM dealer does this, the spring will be trapped between the footpeg and the footpeg bracket—and will cause a stress fracture on the spring and snap it in half. It will also make your footpegs angle up significantly.

Below are photos of what the footpeg springs look like when installed incorrectly and correctly.

Wrong! This what the footpeg spring looks like when it is installed incorrectly on a 2016-2019 KTM or Husky. Note how the top of the spring is trapped between the footpeg and the frame.

Right! This is how the 2016-2019 KTM footpeg spring should be installed. The tang of the spring goes up into the web recess of the frame.

We recommend that every 2016 and newer KTM and Husky owner pull the plastic frame guard off their bikes (you can get it far enough out of the way without cutting the zip-tie) and take a quick look at their footpeg springs (on both sides of the bike). If it looks like the photo above (the one above the correct photo), pull the footpeg pivot bolt and reinstall the spring properly (like the photo directly above). Don’t assume that just because your footpegs are still spring loaded that your springs are okay. It may just mean that they haven’t broken yet. We checked a bunch of KTM footpegs at Glen Helen and a large number of them were wrong.