'91 KDX250 or '92 KTM300exc for buddy?
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'91 KDX250 or '92 KTM300exc for buddy?
I've got a good friend who is a good woods rider, but has very little dough.
He currently borrows my dad's old XR250 when we ride, but he has saved up $1000 for a bike.
He is a bigger dude at 6'1 and 225 lbs., but is a very good rider (grew up doing poker runs and enduros in Oregon). He wants a 2-stroke woods oriented bike with good grunt.
I found him 2 very clean bikes that both run great.
One is the '91 KDX250 that has a FMF pipe/silencer and is very clean.
The other is a '92 KTM300exc that has been completely gone through (new topend, clutch, brakes, bearings, seals, etc.) and is also very clean.
I know both are a little tough to get aftermarket parts for, but I checked and you can still get most OEM stuff no problem.
I know the KDX250's were known to be very good motors, but heavy and very bad handling.
The KTM's of that ere were good bikes as well and probably had better handling traits.
Honest opinions?
He currently borrows my dad's old XR250 when we ride, but he has saved up $1000 for a bike.
He is a bigger dude at 6'1 and 225 lbs., but is a very good rider (grew up doing poker runs and enduros in Oregon). He wants a 2-stroke woods oriented bike with good grunt.
I found him 2 very clean bikes that both run great.
One is the '91 KDX250 that has a FMF pipe/silencer and is very clean.
The other is a '92 KTM300exc that has been completely gone through (new topend, clutch, brakes, bearings, seals, etc.) and is also very clean.
I know both are a little tough to get aftermarket parts for, but I checked and you can still get most OEM stuff no problem.
I know the KDX250's were known to be very good motors, but heavy and very bad handling.
The KTM's of that ere were good bikes as well and probably had better handling traits.
Honest opinions?
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Links to the ads would be great if they are on the internets. I, personally, don't have a good opinion since ive never ridden any of these; but im sure a link or two would help others in their decision.
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The 250 is heavy and undersuspended in stock form. I put new springs in mine that needed to be cut down to size and the white inserts needed to be shaved. It is like a 4-stroke in power pulls strong from the bottom end and when it hits the powerband it is great.
As long as you suspend the front end he will be happy.
As long as you suspend the front end he will be happy.
Riding is living everything else, is just waiting.
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93 KDX 250
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Master of the casual pace
83 KDX 200
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84 YTM 225 DX 3-WHEELER
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I don't ride as much as alot of guys on here but I am just used to it steering slowly. I ride mostly 1-3rd gear where I don't have to bend it around many trees or I just slowdown to do it.
I would say it is around 225- 240lbs. Much heavier than an MX bike for sure, it is a pig. Think more clydsdale than racehorse.
I would say it is around 225- 240lbs. Much heavier than an MX bike for sure, it is a pig. Think more clydsdale than racehorse.
Riding is living everything else, is just waiting.
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93 KDX 250
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Master of the casual pace
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93 KDX 250
84 YTM 225 DX 3-WHEELER
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This bike (91 250) has great power. All around great power. It can lug like a tractor, or fly like a KX! But, like Tom stated, it is heavy......top heavy. It can manage well in the woods.......I love mine....but I often wonder how much faster I could be on a lighter bike. Pretty sure it would be a lot faster. If he is a good rider, and can handle the weight and power, it is a great intermediate starter bike? Like stated by Tom, it is well undersuspended, but that can be worked on. I've got 2000 KX forks on mine, and it was a big improvement. I have never rode a KTM . so I cant give a comparison, but the KDX 250 was a good bike, imo....Just heavy, and lacking modern suspension. I can still hang with most in the woods though.........
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1991 KDX 250 $Sold but not forgotten....
1996 Suzuki DR 350 $Sold!
2002 Honda CR 250 worth more than my house at this point........ :-)
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I'm a heavy dude 250lbs and have a 93 kdx200 that has the factory USD forks and I'm very happy with the power and love the low speed handling. Over time I have put stiffer springs in the forks and on the shock as well as adding Gold Valves to the forks. I have also added the RB carb and Pro Circuit Pipe with power reeds and so on. It has more than enough power for my largeness and is a blast to ride in the tight twisties. Oh yeah and it is much nicer on my tushy than my 300 exc was.
If you can find a 200 go for it. Lot's of used parts and upgrades to be had when they can be afforded.
If you can find a 200 go for it. Lot's of used parts and upgrades to be had when they can be afforded.
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Nice RMX250 for $600? DANG! If it were here, I'd buy it and hide it in the back shed where my wife couldn't find it...she could tell a yellow bike was not in the stable previously....
RMX's can be made to flat boogie!!
RMX's can be made to flat boogie!!
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firffighter,
The RMX is the clear choice here. It has be best suspension, handling and engine combination...the $600 makes the whole thing even better.
The KDX 250 is not up to the level of the RMX or the KTM, will require work and money to make it go fast.
The KTM 300's are good bikes but back in '92 KTM's did not have the quality and reliability that they have now.
Stick with the RMX on this one... it was the best enduro bike of the 90's and it is still a cool bike.
The RMX is the clear choice here. It has be best suspension, handling and engine combination...the $600 makes the whole thing even better.
The KDX 250 is not up to the level of the RMX or the KTM, will require work and money to make it go fast.
The KTM 300's are good bikes but back in '92 KTM's did not have the quality and reliability that they have now.
Stick with the RMX on this one... it was the best enduro bike of the 90's and it is still a cool bike.
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Well, we went out and looked at the KDX200 and it is a little ripper. I forgot how good those "E" series motors were. With the Fredette mods, it really goes.
So, we talked him down to $1000 with some gear and tie downs thrown in. My buddy was very pleased and he felt the bike had plenty of get up and go to haul him around and we felt that it was probably the most reliable of the bunch and I will be able to help him with wrenching and setup.
Now, I think I might go out and try to pick up that RMX for myself! It would make a very fun winter project.
So, we talked him down to $1000 with some gear and tie downs thrown in. My buddy was very pleased and he felt the bike had plenty of get up and go to haul him around and we felt that it was probably the most reliable of the bunch and I will be able to help him with wrenching and setup.
Now, I think I might go out and try to pick up that RMX for myself! It would make a very fun winter project.
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Wibby's not a small guy. A good lot bigger'n your buddy. He rides an 'E' 200. The bottom-end response on his bike is, frankly, amazing.Well, we went out and looked at the KDX200 and it is a little ripper. I forgot how good those "E" series motors were.
At the top, you said: 'He wants a 2-stroke woods oriented bike with good grunt.'
The 200 'E' fits that spec to a 'T'.
A re-spring would be a BIG benefit @ 225#!
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I love the "E" motor....
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Wow! there are deals everywhere right now. Economy, impending winter, not sure what it is, but deals are there to be had for sure.
The guy sent me a picture of the RMX and it is a little rough around the edges, but all there and runs great. Top end was done 2 years ago and it has 3 rides on it since. Decisions, decisions.....
Think my wife would notice a yellow bike next to all of the Hondas and my KDX?
The guy sent me a picture of the RMX and it is a little rough around the edges, but all there and runs great. Top end was done 2 years ago and it has 3 rides on it since. Decisions, decisions.....
Think my wife would notice a yellow bike next to all of the Hondas and my KDX?
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Not if you sprayed a little yellow on you and the shed... and left the can out there...
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"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
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"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "