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I have no information on that model as it didn't make it to the US. I can almost guarantee you do not want a 125 though. Save your money and wait for the 200 or 220 to come up. Saga might chime in as he has had a Euro spec KDX. The KDX will not work for motocross, the front suspension is too squishy (unless you swap it as I mentioned above). It will take you to victory in trail riding, enduro riding, and hare scrambling though.
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So I got rid of the GasGas. I decided to try the "more power but with a rekluse" approach just for giggles. I've not been riding too much because of a cyst in my right wrist (getting removed soon), and breaking my right middle finger with associated ruptured tendons. I threw all the injury to the wind today and went riding with a new bike. I got myself a 2011 KTM 250 XC. It has a GPR steering stabilizer, Rekluse clutch, all the guards, bib mouse and tire balls in the wheels, and electric start. It's been raining quite hard, but I said screw it and went to ride a (very slimy) local track. You can see me struggling through it below. A combination of no fitness, lack of riding, new bike, and slimy rocks make it slow going. I hope to post a second video sometime soon to show some improvement back to the norm, We'll see! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5KG06lAio4
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Oct 14, 2012 23:38
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Awesome! Dug into my rekluse. It was dragging so I disassembled it. I had to call Rekluse and fine a minimum gap spec (between the rekluse pressure plate and the clutch pack) as they only give you a max spec. Turns out I was too tight by a ludicrous amount. I also reset the settings to stock. Soft engagement at a medium RPM. I like the soft engagement, but I need to set it to a lower rpm. I hate having to rev it up a bit to get the bike to move.
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Oct 22, 2012 00:05
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Silver posted:Speaking of... what kinda tires you guys favor? I use M403 and M404. They're reversible and a set will last you a year (me not so much). I do ride different terrain than you (it appears via video) so ask around. shacked up with Brenda fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Oct 23, 2012 |
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So awesome to see so many people racing. It's the reason I like dirtbiking so much. Pulling off racing so easily and cheaply is not available in most motorsports. I put a floppier spring in my Rekluse so it engages at very low RPMs. It now runs flawlessly. I also raised my fork tubes in my clamps to remove a front wash condition. Went sand riding sunday and didn't notice any high speed head shake. I really love this bike. I was riding with my old crew with folks I used to be in line with, and now blow past them. So easy to ride, and the bibs give it sooo much traction.
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Oct 29, 2012 18:02
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Z3n posted:The reclukse is completely disengaged when the bike is off? I thought it would be engaged as it requires the spinning of the clutch basket to disengage. Learn something everyday It requires the spinning of the clutch basket to engage, not disengage. The balls are held at a lesser diameter by spring force. As the bike spins up the balls push outwards overcoming the spring force, moving up a ramp which closes the clutch pack.
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Nov 26, 2012 01:23
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Dec 6, 2012 04:17
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I brought my wheels to RevDrMosesPLester to switch on the trelliborgs because A) I never change trelliborgs by hand and B) My bike has bib mousse in it and that's a bitch. The first race of the year is January 20th. The snow run! Here's a video from last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdpmeETtXSo
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Dec 23, 2012 16:49
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The W is the winningest bike in the new england championship hare scrambles.
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Dec 29, 2012 16:45
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MosesPLester got my tires and wheel bearings on today. Bike sticks like velcro.
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Dec 30, 2012 03:28
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Oh god it's so clean. Never again!
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Dec 30, 2012 16:31
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I've tried the Ossa 280i trails bike. It's amazingly awesome. The FI is perfect. A friend has owned it for a year now with no problems.
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Saga posted:Was that a mis-type for trials bike or did you mean the Ossa Enduro? Yes trials bikes. Awfully easy to mess that up. When we do trials events we race them as fast as we can down the trails. 6th gear is remarkably tall, and I can tell you from experience, that poo poo is incredibly unstable.
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Going back to snowbike this weekend with a good crowd of folks. Go-proing this time. So excited.
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Jan 4, 2013 00:57
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I have one on my KTM 250 XC. I tuned it for low RPM grab, but soft engagement. Works very well in the woods over rocks and roots. Of course, the bike worked well in the woods by itself.
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Had another wonderful day snowbiking today. I brought the go-pro but left it in the truck 
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Jan 6, 2013 23:54
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First race of the season is on Sunday! I'm pretty pumped too, I've been riding a lot on this snow.
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Jan 16, 2013 15:47
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 RACE REPORT  It was a winter race for approximately 1 lap, then it was a mud race. Footpeg deep ruts everywhere. Everyone was struggling. I had two races. The first two laps I was 3rd in my class, and top 10 overall. In the third lap I railed a VERY deep newly created rut (wasn't there previous lap) around a blind corner and smashed into some poor soul who was stuck in the rut with a dead bike. 10 minutes later I was still there, no where to go helping the guy get his bike out. I was boxed in from behind, and someone made a new path through the woods. When I went around again I was 11th in my class and like 40th overall. I was exhausted so I just finished out about 4 more laps and called it done. So, the good side, is I have the speed to win these things (which is new!), but I need to ride a bit smarter, hah. Here's a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml8xdDzCjoA You can see many pictures in this ADVrider thread: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20551233&postcount=14
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Spiffness posted:Edit: At work so no sound on video, but looking at the pictures, is that a 2 stroke only event? Don't think I spotted a single thumper. The winter race is an exception as the trails are wide and the track is short. Our championship series has very long tracks with mostly rooty and rocky singletrack. Not many four strokes because the extra top heaviness wears people out very quickly.
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Jan 24, 2013 01:33
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Gullous posted:I'm looking at a 2000 KTM 300 EXC this week. This was prior to the switchable ignition and really heavy flywheel weight. This bike rips, and will be hard to ride compared to the 06+ equiv.
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Jan 29, 2013 14:35
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Same, its a two stroke, so any changeable oil isnt being exposed to runoff from combustion events unless something is very wrong with the motor. I bet your clutch side crank seal leaks more than you expect
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Jan 29, 2013 19:49
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Silver posted:
The analogy isn't perfect but, EXC = XC-W MXC = XC and SX = SX MXC is still a woods bike, but as I said above, they're a lot meaner back then than they are now. shacked up with Brenda fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Jan 30, 2013 |
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My semi-retired parents are going down to Florida for a month (OH GOD), and invited me down for bike week. Supercross and GNCC racing is a tough one to ignore. I really want to ride a GNCC this year, but I can't think of a way to get my biek to Florida.
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I got suckered into competing in the JDay winter triple crown. Mostly because this year it has snow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKz8wAg-X3w
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Feb 5, 2013 01:40
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18" of snow is dropping on the site of my race on sunday. Woop!
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Track preview for Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geHwG_H97mo I'm lovin' it. JDay looks like such a cakewalk compared to nasty rear end NETRA championship events. Of course, this kind of race encourages balls to the walls speed, instead of survival so it's entirely different. Can't wait. They just said they plowed the track for the 3rd time. 12 more inches of snow fall to go!
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NitroSpazzz posted:That will either be an ice rink or a mud pit, either way it will be awesome. Try to keep track of how many times you crash. It's going to be pretty odd for me. 30 minute motos instead of two hour marathons! I'm hoping for great things though, I was in the top 5 of about 90 people on a much tougher NETRA course for the first 40 minutes. EDIT: Incidentally, when they posted the race results from NETRA I got 5th in my class . Looks like I should have stayed around for trophies. NETRA is filled with really talented people, so I have this awful ability to drive away from a trophy (albiet not a good one...) because I feel disappointed.
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Feb 9, 2013 00:47
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They postponed the race due to 3 feet of snow. 
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Holeshot! Good racing today.  
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Low rent youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_A302KFGZA I'll be going down for round 2 on Sunday.
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Both holeshots on Sunday! Pics soon.
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I'm totally hogging the thread. Welp, this race they had a very large hill in the extreme section. In moto 1 I was jumping it and getting huge/fun air. In moto 2 I got the holeshot again, but due to a huge rut that formed from the pro class an hour before, I was railing through and got a nice lead on everyone. This time (because I wanted to keep it), I rolled off the throttle on the hill to maximize the speed at the top:  I consequently set the fastest lap of the race at 4:40. Booyah. EDIT: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TSvAdb1XgI shacked up with Brenda fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Feb 27, 2013 |
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It's time to take off the Trelliborgs and reknob the KTM. Before Saturday's hare scramble I need to: Install a Pirelli MT-43 Going to try a new Geomax front Learn to hate Moose Bibs Install a new plastic body and Graphix (yo) Install grips Install my newly blown out expansion chamber and pipe guard Rejet for temperatures of about 40 degrees F. and most important, regap my Rekluse. This race on Saturday is a reintroduction to rocks so when the championship starts in earnest I can perform at least moderately well.
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JP Money posted:Which year? I've lusted after a crf450 ever since they came out but I'm scared to death their valves will die a painful death with zero notice. I've heard all the early models had valve problems and even stainless aren't perfect. I can confirm a 2009 CRF450X (note the X) model a friend bought new has not needed adjustment so far. He checks yearly. He's not a ripper, but races enduros.
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Racing the first non-snow championship race on Sunday. Running a trials tire (which I've not done on an endure bike for a long time). Track preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTel-yEES40&hd=1
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Silver posted:Woof, muddy and wide open. Hard to tell because the rider is AA, but the track is brutally rocky. I hope to just sit in low RPM 3rd and fourth gear and cheat with my recluse. Super flat and wide though! Low stress, just very fitness oriented. I'm still planning on rolling thru OK on my way to CO! We'll have to set that up soooon
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The second championship race was wild. About 200 people on the track. Unfortunately we had 1 death and two mediflights out. The death was a heart attack (not crash related), but the other two folks broke their spines. I'll post a more complete report later, but below is ~*my girlfriend *~ riding through one of the shallower water holes. The course had 3 airbox level streams to go through, and about 10 more normal ones like in the pic: 
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Low rent youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLBsBAfsKyk I love these races because even the AA are crawling around in 2nd.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Work is finally slowing down enough that I may be riding dirt again...more than the trials bike in the yard or balance practice inside. Ran around a bit this last weekend and discovered that I need hand guards pretty badly, touchy brakes and small branches/vines/etc are a dangerous combo. They work well for protecting hands but won't stop you from breaking a finger with a 450 throwing a rock at your hand. They also don't align with the levers so they won't protect them from being grabbed by brush. You need the plastic guards over the aluminum for that.
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