EXCs 200, 250, 300

[dammad1]

theres no reason why a bike wouldnt be a complete shitpig at 100 hours. 100 hours is a long time, and without maintenance im sure it would be worse.

i know personally i could absoloutely destroy a bike in 50 hours- im forever replacing things

Quite true as am i. but then you wonder why someone would remove the KTM trip computer with hour meter and install a motominder? [that should answer your question "the vet"] as if you are gonna do that to a brand new bike that comes standard with an hour meter. the guy was talking out his firey scottish arse the whole time. He didn't know what brand oil he used etc etc. i wish i had offered him 50 bucks for it just to piss him off, lol. You should'a' seen this thing. Looked like he kept it locked up in a swamp. It had good compression but i wouldn't know how much it was supposed to have... being a torque not revs boy

On the bright side i've arranged for a 250 to test ride in Palmerston on Friday
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=136937970. They say they'll happily trade mine too so i'll just have to take it up there and see what they offer.

As for comin up to that sweltering hell hole... not likely as i'm a broke ass bitch who's about to get a credit card to pay for a new bike just before i get made redundant... at least i'll have something cool and orange to run to the hills with tho[/QUOTE]

why would a 2007 need a new rod kit already?

[kezzafish]

why would a 2007 need a new rod kit already?

Wow these quote have got all fucke dup.

I don't know and that's a good point. I hadn't taken note of that. I guess the only answer is that it has been siezed?? what'ya recon?

[dammad1]

Wow these quote have got all fucke dup.

I don't know and that's a good point. I hadn't taken note of that. I guess the only answer is that it has been siezed?? what'ya recon?

Yeah something must have gone drastically wrong, but at least if you have a ride of it you will get an idea if you like the power of the 250.

[kezzafish]

Yeah something must have gone drastically wrong, but at least if you have a ride of it you will get an idea if you like the power of the 250.

yeah. that's the idea i guess. Would you not consider a previousely siezed bike? imagining you had a tight budget and big dreams, ha

[dammad1]

yeah. that's the idea i guess. Would you not consider a previousely siezed bike? imagining you had a tight budget and big dreams, ha

I guess it would depend on how well it was fixed, but I guess you won't really know.

[green machine]

I did think I'd come to it with all you guys.. I thought I saw a post on it being on the harder side not really being for newbie's...besides I have to finish heaps of work... that'll decide how much time I have off

Hey it's not too bad mate......i was a complete newbie last year and got around okay(couple of spills of course).....although the boys were on their third beer by the time i rolled into the carpark

[B0000M]

an 07 couldve had a rod kit as someone who loves doing maintenance,,, but it doesnt sound like this is one of those owners...

also didnt realise they have factory hour meter. sounds dodgey to me

[barty5]

there was a batch of ktms that came out had a factory fault and they were changed by the dealers as they were sold or when brought back. also pending on the hours when i was helping rupe lookin at bikes local ktm dealer said that once they got up to 80 hrs it was de to be changed out.

[Rupe]

there was a batch of ktms that came out had a factory fault and they were changed by the dealers as they were sold or when brought back. also pending on the hours when i was helping rupe lookin at bikes local ktm dealer said that once they got up to 80 hrs it was de to be changed out.

Yeah that was the 250 sxf though, which sounded like an over-engineered heap of shit. Looked nice though

[secondfield]

Hey ballbags, while your in palmy on friday try this one out too, wouldnt mind hearing how she runs..

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=205477703

[clmintie]

Hey it's not too bad mate......i was a complete newbie last year and got around okay(couple of spills of course).....although the boys were on their third beer by the time i rolled into the carpark

But now of course, it's you who roosts them....

[kezzafish]

Cooool. just sold my camera on trade me. No one had bid on it all week but in the last 13 minutes of the auction it went from 600 (start price and reserve) to 730... more for the EXC fund wooohooo

[green machine]

But now of course, it's you who roosts them....

Hahaha that's right Phil......revenge is sweet

[Buddy L]

Cooool. just sold my camera on trade me. No one had bid on it all week but in the last 13 minutes of the auction it went from 600 (start price and reserve) to 730... more for the EXC fund wooohooo

Thats good news, i can't even sell couches for a dollar on their
I need rear tyre funds.

[Oper8r]

I want an exc... i've moaned about my bike for too long. I don't want to take a technology drop so it has to be an 07. There are no 300s for sale and i think they're out of my price range anyway so i'm looking at 07 exc 200s and 250s. There's quite a few 200s on there and the price is usually around 6000 there's only a couple 250s and they're around 7000. I'm erring on the side of the 250 just because i like big whollop. What i'm really asking for here is the advice of anyone who's ridden both or either models. Is the 250 gonna have better low grunt and less snappy annoyingness then the 200? Arguments for both models will be appreciated

Cheers

jeez, finally giving it up aye. Check them out on youtube, you can see/hear anything there. Will be interested to see what you think if you get to ride a 250 vs your 450. For the record, I am after an 08 250 EXC, if anyone has got a mint second hand one, 'one woman rider' etc, let me know, could be tempted