KTM SX as a TRAIL BIKE

[noobi]

nice, just your luck really, i couldnt find any when i was looking

[warewolf]

yeah my bikes runs out of legs along the beach at top end, but whos out there to scream up the beach at top gear??

I agree it's not that important. But just for reference, having done some beach racing earlier this year, I can tell you that my 200EXC, jetted overly fat/rich for safety at extended periods of 100% throttle, seemed to catch and pass all the 250 4T bikes near me some more easily than others (except for one which I heard later had a big-bore kit). Unfortunately they'd catch & pass me through the turns power isn't everything. And there were plenty of 250 4Ts off in the distance at the pointy end of the field.

just bought a tidy 03 KTM200 EXCnice light bike with plenty of power and will be a blast to ride
have stayed with the 2 smoker,am scared of the cost of running a modern 4 banger.,.....

Good choice!

[B0000M]

I agree it's not that important. But just for reference, having done some beach racing earlier this year, I can tell you that my 200EXC, jetted overly fat/rich for safety at extended periods of 100% throttle, seemed to catch and pass all the 250 4T bikes near me some more easily than others (except for one which I heard later had a big-bore kit). Unfortunately they'd catch & pass me through the turns power isn't everything. And there were plenty of 250 4Ts off in the distance at the pointy end of the field.

Good choice!

beach racing wise, a 250 2t is a match for a 450 4t. i wouldnt say one was faster than the other.

[humai]

I can tell you that my 200EXC, jetted overly fat/rich for safety at extended periods of 100% throttle, seemed to catch and pass all the 250 4T bikes near me
Good choice!

That's pretty much my experience too.

I ride an 03 KTM 200 EXC that I moved to from a WR250F with YZ muffler and YZ exhaust cam timing. Also, I ride with quite a few riding mates who own/owned 250Fs (YZ, CRF, WR).

A crisply jetted 200 EXC is quite a lot faster than any 250F in a straight line roll-on through-the-gears power test, by 2-3 lengths or more when run out to about 80 - 100 km/h.

When it comes to general dirt riding this is all moot - as usual, the guy with the biggest balls wins. When straight horsepower matters though - for example, an old fat bastard suddenly encountering a short run up hillclimb in washy sand - a 200 EXC is a better bet than a 250F.

[KDXKID]

some good comments fella's .......keep em comin .

[motorbyclist]

might note a 200 2t beating a 250 4t for straight line power isn't surprising at all - it's what a 2t is best at, and it's firing twice as often would more thatn make up for the slightly smaller capacity

bring back the 500 2 strokes!