KLX300 - Bike for a friend - help needed

[Jinxycat]

if you are going to do the KLX300 the idler was fixed in 05, i think they modded the oil galery, also they can have finding nuetral issues and people often do the "star wheel mod", had one for ages and if i were a bigger bloke and trail rode its all good, but can be a bear to start when hot and been on its head, lots of mods to do and hot up tips on thumpertalk.

[random rider]

I know he didn't want a heavy as bike....I I fear the KLX would be that.

I think the KTM would be good and being 2t we can help him with the top ends when we do mine!

Thanks everyone ....and there was no one waffling at all

[ktm84mxc]

Buy a KTM you'll soon be tired of his bleating on how good it is & the cost of spares is a myth. He'll be buying KTM clothing, shoes, gumboots, toasters, bbq's , garden gnomes it's endless & every year new gadgets , clothing, nik-nacs etc.....
It becomes a obsession when you go orange.

[motor_mayhem]

Buy a KTM you'll soon be tired of his bleating on how good it is & the cost of spares is a myth. He'll be buying KTM clothing, shoes, gumboots, toasters, bbq's , garden gnomes it's endless & every year new gadgets , clothing, nik-nacs etc..... It becomes a obsession when you go orange.

Not necessarily, though maybe that's because I've owned something else at the same time so I could make a fair side by side comparison.

My $0.02

Don't forget about the physique of the rider. A friend had a 125 2T and thought it was to gutless. I am 30kg lighter than him so when I got on it, I found it was great. I have a 525 EXC as a dual purpose bike. I have found that I am probably a bit short for it if I was to choose to do any serious off roading, which is a shame as it is an awesome bike on the road and over basic trail stuff. Because of the way the suspension is, I don't think it can be lowered any and to do anything to the seat would compromise road comfort.