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General Two Stroke Talk / KDX 200 or a KTM 200

« on: April 21, 2012, 09:40:46 PM »

Its probably not as bad of idea as you think because it could be a great bike for relearning how to ride and tackle obstacles without having to worry about power band. And I know what you mean about 250f`s when I had my cr 250 I had a race with a local enduro pro around our enduro track and yes he did still beat me but we swapped bikes afterwards and I had a go on his 250 sxf, the most boring thing I have ever rode but atleast it let you focus on the track rather than your bike.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Info on a 2002 CR250

« on: April 18, 2012, 09:41:17 PM »

One of my mates used to have a 2005 cr250 that ran good on the stand and ran good on tick over but would almost die if you revved it and he found it to be the powervalve as the previous owner had took it out an put it back in upside down. After he fixed it he had to sell it because it had too much power for him. 

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General Two Stroke Talk / KDX 200 or a KTM 200

« on: April 09, 2012, 04:16:58 PM »

Based on your replies, I think you can see my problem.  He can ride fairly well, especially being off a bike for so long, so a KTM would not be an issue....  but he will be riding with his young son, and I foresee some tough single track in his future..   So he needs a bike to handle both worlds.  Again I'm still leaning towards a KDX, but if I find the right Katoom ...

I appreciate the opinions; I feel better recommending a KDX.  I've never ridden one, so I wanted to get the boards opinion. Based on the research I feel it may be the way to go.  In the end, it?s going to come down to what we can find, and what he is willing to spend.  When it comes to buying used bikes, I like to keep a few dollars back as we all know some things will need to be replaced, tires, grips, etc.  I'm not overly concerned about cosmetic graphics as I am about the mechanical parts of the bike.

One thing is for certain (if I have anything to say about it), he will be on a smoker...  

Yeah plus I'm sure if the KDX is too slow there's ?go faster? parts available for them.

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General Two Stroke Talk / The 125SX of Doom

« on: April 09, 2012, 01:16:54 PM »

The fact of the matter is, I could find an example of ANY product in ANY industry failing.  Whether it be a Dodge transmission, a Pepsi can, a Firestone tire, a Maytag washing machine, or a Wiseco crank.

I could find an OEM crank shitting the bed for each of the big 5 manufacturers.  I could find a Hotrods destroying itself too.

There's no point.  If it breaks, it breaks.  It's a dirtbike. That's what they do.

Good point

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General Two Stroke Talk / KDX 200 or a KTM 200

« on: April 09, 2012, 01:13:40 PM »

I am a 200 EXC rider myself and quite honestly cannot fault it however mine is relatively new (2008) and was always very well looked after from new and a lot of people have found the KTM's to be very unreliable (I know my 03 125 SX definitely was ) so I would say either get a relatively newish KTM that's been well looked after or if there are none in your price range then get a KDX though I haven't had one or even ridden one of those tbh but I would assume them to be more reliable.

Your choice the EXC is great but MUST be well looked after.

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General Two Stroke Talk / The 125SX of Doom

« on: April 08, 2012, 07:26:28 PM »

Ye they look pretty badass too, I forgot about those. Though there are quite popular here so you might see a few other bikes that look the sam as yours. Not sure if that's a problem to you or not though but when I built my RM I wanted it to be the only one that looked that way. Sad I know.

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General Two Stroke Talk / The 125SX of Doom

« on: April 08, 2012, 05:42:26 PM »

Keep us posted and I don't know if youv already got any colour scheme ideas but blue and silver looks amazing on those old 04 KTMs and a doma pipe is great for topend.
Great bike to do it all to, it will definitely be worth it.

Good luck and I hope to see pics when she's finished.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Neck Braces (with poll)

« on: March 19, 2012, 10:58:16 PM »

I`ve been riding with a Leatt now for a couple of years and after the first couple of rides I and taking the top section of my ONEAL body armor back protector and then i`ve never really noticed it since and wouldn`t like to ride without it. I`ve landed directly upside down on my helmet when I was seatbounced over the bars and got up without a single bruise, scratch or even a sore neck. I love anything that stops me getting hurt so bad.