MXA 2011 KTM 150 test

[keeptwostrokesalive]

http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/2011-KTM-150SX-MOTOCROSS-TEST-PERHAPS-THE-BEST-BIK-7693.aspx

[Charles Owens]

Gotta love those MXA articles!

[TMKIWI]

Nice bike.
You don't see many 150's over here because we still have a 125 class and you can race a 250 against a 250 so there is no demand for 150's.

[MCGRIDDLE_321]

when i got to ride that bike for the ktm ride day i fell in love. when i save up enough money in the near future i think i might buy myself the 150, i will say stock to stock a 150 is faster than the 2011 250f i got to ride that day. i love the bike, its awesome.

[Dirt Addict]

my buddy has one.  he is selling his 09 250sx because he loves the 150 so much.  it's so fun when he's on his '11 and i'm on my '09 battling back and forth. as a matter of fact we're riding together tomorrow morning  .

[ACMX]

One of my dream bikes...

[Coop]

Those are nice for sure.

[burn1986]

I think the 150 would do better against the 250Fs than a 250 IMO, unless you're over 190 lbs.

[ACMX]

Yeah for sure but only in the B class. You have to get a rider who really knows how to ride it. In the C class, the advantage is too great. 250's are always crawling all over the C class. Every race 250's are absolutely KILLING it taking up the top 5 positions. Every once in a while a 250f or a 125 will sneak up in there.

[ktm150rippa]

when the 12's come out i'm gonna sell my 09. I'm overly anal about changing the oil every 2 rides and airfilter every ride I'll give every1 here first chance to buy it I keep it extremely clean its my pride and joy and took me blood sweat and tears to save up for that puppy. I honestly treat that machine like its a person lol. just got fresh chain and sprockets and fresh top end with the fmf powercore silencer mmm sounds sooo good! I think I should post a movie of some moto's at our farm track

[Mudkipz]

when the 12's come out i'm gonna sell my 09. I'm overly anal about changing the oil every 2 rides and airfilter every ride I'll give every1 here first chance to buy it I keep it extremely clean its my pride and joy and took me blood sweat and tears to save up for that puppy. I honestly treat that machine like its a person lol. just got fresh chain and sprockets and fresh top end with the fmf powercore silencer mmm sounds sooo good! I think I should post a movie of some moto's at our farm track

 

[Dirt Addict]

on my 150 ive noticed that if i go more than 2 ride days on the same oil, the shifting gets finicky....

[ktm150rippa]

hmmm what year is your 150? I use fuchs comp gear, I like it alot not too many metal shavings on the magnet

[bkoz]

I rode a riding buddies 11 150SX this fall and was blown away.  He also had his 09 YZ125 at the track and it was interesting switch between the 2.  The KTM had better ergonomics, better power, better brakes, turned better.  The most surprising thing was how good the shock suspension was.  Much better in the whoops and it did not kick or do anything weird.  And it was set a little stiff for my weight.  It would be very interesting to see how it works set for me.

[Dirt Addict]

hmmm what year is your 150? I use fuchs comp gear, I like it alot not too many metal shavings on the magnet

i have an 09.  i got it used, with supposedly 10 hrs, but im pretty sure that was about 1/3 of actual ride time...  i did the top end, greased everything, jetted it correctly (it was very lean) and about ready to put a clutch kit in.
rippa how long do you go between top ends?  manual says 20hrs? 25?     i only track ride/race the bike.  i rev the piss out of it and will hold it that way on the long uphills. i don't want to risk catastrophic failure, so i'm gonna follow a conservative rebuild schedule....