Help Deciding On Bike

[josmoloco]

Yeah KTM also blows the KDX away in price

They are only a couple hundred more here. A well setup 250f is a better bike for faster trails than the kdx even. In the gnar the kdx Will be easier to ride though, but if you hit whoops it's all over

 

[MY-BLUE-BEAST]

WR250F, if you want an awesome reliable trail machine that will climb over anything, a WR is the way to go. I have the 450, and a friend of mine has a 250, whatever my 450 goes over the 250 follows. of course me and my 450 do it with more style

 

[josmoloco]

WR250F, if you want an awesome reliable trail machine that will climb over anything, a WR is the way to go. I have the 450, and a friend of mine has a 250, whatever my 450 goes over the 250 follows. of course me and my 450 do it with more style

Dont the older ones have valves that are adjusted by screws too?

 

[jackson409]

They are only a couple hundred more here. A well setup 250f is a better bike for faster trails than the kdx even. In the gnar the kdx Will be easier to ride though, but if you hit whoops it's all over

Not here. People think ktm 200 is made of gold.

 

[josmoloco]

Not here. People think ktm 200 is made of gold.

Here they think they all are

 

[jackson409]

Here they think they all are

I picked up my 05 kdx 200 with all kinds of upgrades for 1500. Never even come close to that with a ktm.

 

[josmoloco]

I picked up my 05 kdx 200 with all kinds of upgrades for 1500. Never even come close to that with a ktm.

You can't get anything decent under 2k here

 

[MY-BLUE-BEAST]

Dont the older ones have valves that are adjusted by screws too?

Not sure, I havent had to touch mine yet. All I do is change oil, change tires, and clean the air filter... oh and make sure there is gas in it, thats important. But now you have me curious, time for a google search.

 

[MY-BLUE-BEAST]

http://www.thumperfaq.com/valves.htm

Not sure what year it is, but this looks like your average valve adjustment.

On that note Mr. James06, if you do end up with a WR use this site to help you with mods and maintenance. If its older, and lets hope, its an unmodified virgin machine... this will help you to get the thing up and running like a proper bike.

 

[Mihylo33]

Let's get this guy riding and loving Dba before we distract him with arguments.

I forgot about the crf230....

What's your budget @james06 ?

 

[ossagp]

Dont the older ones have valves that are adjusted by screws too?

The wr fourstrokes are all shim under bucket adjustment.

 

[ossagp]

there is a 2004 kdx 220 with an iffy rim on anchorage's craiglist that sounds like it needs plastic. i am betting it can be had for 800. not similar to the ktm 200 in anything other than engine displacement. both good if they are what you are looking for.

 

[PALMER84ONE]

250 2T in any make will be a good bike, however, Yamaha has been still producing the only good one with changes through the years.

 

[ossagp]

250 2T in any make will be a good bike, however, Yamaha has been still producing the only good one with changes through the years.

yep, and lots of ways to benefit from it's accidental versatility.

 

[jackson409]

250 2T in any make will be a good bike, however, Yamaha has been still producing the only good one with changes through the years.

yep, and lots of ways to benefit from it's accidental versatility.

kind of like the GM parts. You can get parts lying around in every junk pile you kick around in