Confused now.... KDX or a KTM??

**cheese** · 20th February 2006, 15:40

Ok So I just found a 03 KTM EXC 200 for $6500. Looks pretty sweet. New fork seals. only 75 hours on the moto minder and new fork seals and seat cover blah blah blah

Or a new KDX 200... for $7500

My big think is that a KDX is a 95 bike with new plastics. I know if it's ain't broke don't fix it. but I mean 10 years!!

From what I hear the KTM's are better bikes, have a great rep and probably have more resale. The KDX, have shitty power valves, cheap as chips and they do look quite fugly.

what would you guys get?? I'm still very pro two stroke!

**flash** · 20th February 2006, 16:04

its obvisous you want the KTM, and nothing we say will stop you wanting one, so you may aswel just get it

**Sketchy_Racer** · 20th February 2006, 20:34

Buy the new bike!!!!!! FFS

a second hand one will only cost you money!!!

**DirtMad** · 20th February 2006, 21:03

KDX is the BANG for BUCK.

If I had more to spend on a dirtbike / maintain it too. Id get the KTM

*bling* *bling*

**Danger** · 20th February 2006, 21:48

Its chalk and cheese ha ha, the KTM200 is the best bike I have ever owned period, and I have had alot of bikes better than the KDX200! You will love the KTM200.

**laRIKin** · 20th February 2006, 22:02

I like KDX's and they are a great old bike, and that's it, an old bike.
The KTM will run rings around it.
I would buy the KTM 200.

**inlinefour** · 20th February 2006, 23:13

I thought about getting a KLX until I saw on the frame "made by suzuki" or something along those lines. So I came across a DRZ and brought it...

**NordieBoy** · 21st February 2006, 08:11

Originally Posted by lemans

I like KDX's and they are a great old bike, and that's it, an old bike.
The KTM will run rings around it.
I would buy the KTM 200.

Yep.
My brother ran the 2004 cross country series on a kdx200 and was up against the ktm's.
He did well (2nd in South Island and 3rd in NZ or something) but then went to an rm125 for last year and won the SI and got 2nd at the nationals and he's no racing snake at about 95kg.

The KTM is the one if you want a faster bike than the KDX.
Especially at that money.

**cheese** · 21st February 2006, 17:58

Yeah or get a RMZ250 for 8500.... I might be able to streeeeach teh budget..

**Sketchy_Racer** · 21st February 2006, 18:04

na satay away from the Four strokes!!!

D-ey WiLL -OnLy Cau-se yOu TruBlE:spudbooge

:spudwave:

**cheese** · 21st February 2006, 18:58

Ok, i"ll stay away. I really want a 2 stroke cause I can do things myself.

Somehting I really liked about teh KTM was the hydrolic clutch.

**NordieBoy** · 21st February 2006, 21:11

I put a Magura Hydro clutch on the Nordie.
You can do it to amost any bike in half an hour.

**scott411** · 22nd February 2006, 10:01

[QUOTE=cheese]\

My big think is that a KDX is a 95 bike with new plastics. I know if it's ain't broke don't fix it. but I mean 10 years!!

From what I hear the KTM's are better bikes, have a great rep and probably have more resale. The KDX, have shitty power valves, cheap as chips and they do look quite fugly.

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KTM is a better race bike, no question, better resale? try finding a 3 year old KDX, i bet its not 6000 cheaper than a new one (new KTM200 are $12000)

shitty power valves are only the early model (E1-E6 89-94) and only show up on bike that are 3-4 years old and have never had a power valve's cleaned out. I KDX 200 power valve problem is cheaper to fix than a KTM200 Gearbox problem

they are cheap to buy but the build quility is at least equal to KTM.
Fugly is up to your opionon,

and you can get them cheaper than $7500 with the pc pipe

and do you want to go down the second hand bike path again