250sx - what are they like?

[B0000M]

never had the chance to ride one- how do they compare to the other 2 stroke 250s??

[scott411]

never had the chance to ride one- how do they compare to the other 2 stroke 250s??

omg, i thought i would ride a KTM before you would, your not considering one are you?

[B0000M]

omg, i thought i would ride a KTM before you would, your not considering one are you?

i didnt say thay. i merely asked what they were like!

[vr4king]

Orange and go.............ring-a-ding-ding

Thats all I know about that

[cheese]

omg, i thought i would ride a KTM before you would, your not considering one are you?

Ha ha ha ha!! That's the funniest thing I read on here for ages!

Want to upgrade the CR Sam?

[B0000M]

Ha ha ha ha!! That's the funniest thing I read on here for ages!

Want to upgrade the CR Sam?


is there an upgrade?

[That Guy]

never had the chance to ride one- how do they compare to the other 2 stroke 250s??

If new or close to it, awesome, like any other modern near new or new 250 two stroke...if old and looked after and well set up, awesome. If old and suspension is buggered about with by someone who doesn't know what they are doing or chassis neglected ( engine even) - like a hammer drill in a kettle on concrete with a siezure imminent.

[Ktmboy]

omg, i thought i would ride a KTM before you would, your not considering one are you?

LOL jeez I thought the same thing...Go on Booom try one, then give us a report. Now that would be interesting.

[B0000M]

im after more of a "more low end than a rm, more top than a yz, better suspension than a cr, better handling than a kx" sort of comparison....


is there anyone that preferes the 250sx to something else - and why?

[motor_mayhem]

im after more of a "more low end than a rm, more top than a yz, better suspension than a cr, better handling than a kx" sort of comparison....


is there anyone that preferes the 250sx to something else - and why?

A mate just replaced his 450sxf with a 250sx, because it was lighter.

[Jay GTI]

If it's new/near new, it will be a weapon. Stupidly light, the friendliest 250 2T MX engine on the market (plus has the PV springs to play with), tractable, handles well, PDS properly sorted now, loads of fun. Was going to buy one, but then I started reading about the 350...

Only downside I found was the bugger vibrated harder than my ex-missus's 'rabbit turbo'.

[morg_nz]

i heard that ktm's were the first sign of homosexual tendencies...

[scott411]

If it's new/near new, it will be a weapon. Stupidly light, the friendliest 250 2T MX engine on the market (plus has the PV springs to play with), tractable, handles well, PDS properly sorted now, loads of fun. Was going to buy one, but then I started reading about the 350...

Only downside I found was the bugger vibrated harder than my ex-missus's 'rabbit turbo'.

if the PDS is sorted, why are the new four stroke MX bikes got a linkage?


(just shit stirring)

[Jay GTI]

if the PDS is sorted, why are the new four stroke MX bikes got a linkage?


(just shit stirring)

Because ignorant Yanks won't buy a dirt bike unless it's got a linkage...

(and I know you're shit stirring :yes:)

[IIIRII]

WTF 13 replies and nothing from Barty ??
Quite plainly a reference to KTM in the thread title too....

[flyingcr250]

WTF 13 replies and nothing from Barty ??
Quite plainly a reference to KTM in the thread title too....

well he has got 2 ktm's

[Jay GTI]

i heard that ktm's were the first sign of homosexual tendencies...


I've been told to look out for you, heard you'd been approaching a few KTM owners with some dodgy propositions. Look, it's not true, if you want to 'experiment', I know a couple of guys that could hook you up... all this walking up to KTM guys at rides is just not the right way of going about this...

[honda_power]

id also be quite interested to know, my yz has done a couple hundred hours now, time to think about an upgrade, problem is there is fuckall to upgrade to

no linkage is one very appealing factor

[Rupe]

is there an upgrade?

a 4stroke:innocent:

[morg_nz]

I've been told to look out for you, heard you'd been approaching a few KTM owners with some dodgy propositions. Look, it's not true, if you want to 'experiment', I know a couple of guys that could hook you up... all this walking up to KTM guys at rides is just not the right way of going about this...

psssh what would you know - the 350 is like the 'half-in half-out of the closet' ktm - its got all the parts that make it look like a real bike but secretly it likes boys!

[vazza]

id also be quite interested to know, my yz has done a couple hundred hours now, time to think about an upgrade, problem is there is fuckall to upgrade to

no linkage is one very appealing factor

Yep one less thing to maintain! Get amongst it bro!

[vr4king]

psssh what would you know - the 350 is like the 'half-in half-out of the closet' ktm - its got all the parts that make it look like a real bike but secretly it likes boys!

Tricky euros trying to mess with our gaydars

[morg_nz]

Tricky euros trying to mess with our gaydars

... exactly!

[B0000M]

a 4stroke:innocent:

if i wanted a heavier bike with less power/cc, i would buy an xr as i hear they are very reliable farm bikes

[tommorth]

laugh about the xr all you want but a guy did quite wll on an xr250 at the 6hour beat a lot of people on more modern machinery.....
250 sx also has the advantage of being able to have the 300 top end fitted

[Stylo]

A mate just replaced his 450sxf with a 250sx, because it was lighter.

And a few more ponies to boot, fun factor would increase exponentionally .

[Stylo]

And a few more ponies to boot, fun factor would increase exponentionally .

Four Stroke MX Bikes, best way of converting petrol into noise, with out the side effect of horsepower and the fun factor...:drool:

[CRF119]

I Had to tune one for a friends friend once. Once tuned it ran well very smooth i thought it was smoother then other 250 2 stroke engines in both power and actual vibrations through the bars etc. (Lots of variable there tho)

The suspension i didnt think much of.

The clutch was Hydrolic which was nice

The brakes had good feel (Better then my old CR at the time Not as good as my CRF which is full braided lines etc)

Chassis Was prone to head shake. (Would never buy because of this)

Jumped well i thought it was more suited to a supercross track rather then a open MX or trail track.

[Jinxycat]

I Had to tune one for a friends friend once. Once tuned it ran well very smooth i thought it was smoother then other 250 2 stroke engines in both power and actual vibrations through the bars etc. (Lots of variable there tho)

The suspension i didnt think much of.

The clutch was Hydrolic which was nice

The brakes had good feel (Better then my old CR at the time Not as good as my CRF which is full braided lines etc)

chassis Was prone to head shake. (Would never buy because of this)

Jumped well i thought it was more suited to a supercross track rather then a open MX or trail track.

lol, you just described a super cross bike (250sx)

[CRF119]

Well he wanted to know what they were like, and yes supercross is what i think they are all about good for out of the box setup which is what i think this one was.