200sx?

[tyler_43]

I'm looking at a 200sx and I'm just wondering if anybody has had experience with them... any info would be greaty appreciated.

 

[agitt73]

they are ok i dont like the 19" rear wheel or the 39mm carb other then that they are pretty much a mxc-xc

 

[tyler_43]

well they have a different piston, different porting, different powervalve, different exhaust, different suspension...
So I would've thought that the difference would be huge. I've ridden an '07 200xc and I liked it but it's not going to be any better on the track than my yz... I was hoping the 200sx would be a screamer. hmmm

 

[hoosierf]

Tyler, If you can use all of the 250 motor, the 200SX will not be for you. If you like 125's, but want something with more bottom that revs good, you'll like the motor. I had one for three years and think it was probably the best 200 motor KTM ever made. The 200SX motor pulls a lot longer than the '07 and I think it has more bottom right off idle. The '07 is kind of zippy motor that doesn't have a very deep power band. Kind of like some of the RM125's.

 

[tyler_43]

whew somebody replied!

I got to ride it yesterday and I agree, however now that we can race 153cc two-strokes in our MX2 class I'll probably just end up boring out my yz125. Getting an extra bike for MX3 won't really be worth it now if it's only an extra 50cc's. It was really nice though... I'm hoping the bored yz will turn out similar.