Thread: KTM anyone??
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02-28-2009 03:50 PM
The bike I am interested in is a 06 EXC not an MXC. It is super clean and I know the owner but I will be using it on an MX track. Will this be a good bike for that?
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03-02-2009 11:34 PM
Chris- whats the skinny on your KTM? PM me the details.
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03-02-2009 11:38 PMILMOR High Performance Marine
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03-04-2009 01:16 PM
ILMOR,
That thing is tight. I've been eyeballing one for a couple years now. I think that would be a perfect bike for running around town and to my shop.
You did good...
BuckA thong is like a barbed wire fence, it protects the property but doesn't ruin the scenery.
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03-04-2009 01:25 PM
I really dig the whole supermoto thing... I checked out one of those Suzuki DR400SMs recently. Seems like a nice cheap way to make your neigbors hate you for wheeling past their house every day... The KTM's are awesome but very unlikely that we'd get to convert one for the road in CA and also about 2x as expensive as the Sukuzi...
Of course this is what I'm riding around town right now... Yes I look like a complete tool riding it around.
We refer to it as the off-road moped or the MX-ped since it has knobbies on it.
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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03-06-2009 10:28 PM
THE KTM 495 still holds the record for fastest dirt bike. 123, or 121 as measured by dirt bike magazine. They actually changed gears in the gearbox to get it up there.
It was a MONSTER capable of dispatching the mighty Maico 490, and easily whipped my YZ465 (which was a GREAT bike).
Even my late 90's cr500 wasnt as fast.
Uncle Dave
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03-20-2009 06:36 PM
Cant wait to get up on the 450 this spring!!
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03-30-2009 01:27 AM
There are still plenty of manufacturers making 2 strokes ie Yamaha YZ 125&250 KTM 50cc up to 300, etc. There is no end in site for 2 strokes. 2009 KTM 300XC/Ws are sold out!
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03-30-2009 01:37 AM
Masher, this bike is a dedicated street legal woods bike. It would be the wrong choice if you are going to primarily ride on MX tracks. The motor is wrong, the suspension is way too soft (springs and valving), and the gearing is wrong. They are great bikes for what they are designed to do, which is woods riding.
The bikes for MX are the KTM SX models. Of course there are the big 4 jap bikes as well, YZ, KX, CRF, RMZ. These bikes are lighter, the motor has more snap, and the suspension is setup stiff for jumping. You really should buy an MX bike if you are going to ride MX.
Bubba Stewart can beat most people on an MX track with the KTM EXC, just like Micheal Schumacher could beat most people at Hallett road course in a Taurus. But those are exceptions.
But hey, they are all fun.
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03-30-2009 10:29 PM
Bubba can beat anyone i think.................just has to keep his lil a$$ on the bike for the whole Main!
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05-10-2009 01:29 AM
Anyone remember the old CR480's or the IT/YZ490's?? Those had some wicked engines back then (old school). Still have a scar on the back of my leg from the 490 kicking back when trying to start it. I Still have my 99 300EXC, only rode it 2 times in the last 7 years (my twins were born 7 years ago, coincidence??). Right side up forks and 1st year for the hydraulic clutch... bought it new, and it still looks like new ... traded my 98 300EXC and some cash for it. I'll probably have that bike till I die! Just got my son a CRF50 ... can't wait till I can take him on the trails with me. Love KTM's ... that one is my 5th one!! Can't see paying $2500 for a little one for my son, so he's learning to ride on a 2007 CFR50 ... and he loves it! I use my friend's XR100 when I ride with my son. The 300 would roost him too much and I don't think I can ride it that slow for it to be enjoyable for my son.
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05-12-2009 10:54 PM
I got my lights and new michelins on the bike now!! Headed to the sec of state for the endorsement and plate tomm. Cant wait to ride the hell outta this thing
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05-14-2009 12:09 PMhope you got your plate.. My freind built one a few years back out of an WR400 (that thing was wicked) He was a mechanic for Yamaha so he did some major work to the thing..reaced it on the 1/8 mile dirt track a couple times....But he never could get it tagged because the title said off-road on it...he had all the right equipment...maybe he just didn't go to the right places..
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09-08-2009 05:46 PM
Im selling the KTM if anyone wants a badass supermoto. 6k its practically new with a street title!
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