'97 ktm 250 exc or '87 xr 250

[rybo3]

hello everyone!

am new to this board, and am just getting back into riding again. i have a '99 kx 250 and mostly ride trails or homemade tracks.

anyway's, to my question: what can you guy's/gal's tell me about the '97 ktm 250 exc and the '97 xr 250? this bike woould be for my brother.( 6'0, 210pd, intermediate skill level)

don't know much about either bike, any help is appreciated.

thanks

 

[CO Dan]

I have a 97 KTM 250 EXC (for sale as a matter of fact, I just got an 01 300). Anyways, this is, in my opinion, a very good bike for trail riding, etc. Anything but motocross.

Mine has been extremely reliable, nothing but routine maintenance and not much of that - clean and oil air filter, change engine oil. That is just about it.

Seems to handle well enough for me (I'm a trail rider and a little slow at that) and has enough power too. Not as much as the XR down low, but enough, and way more in the midrange. Much lighter too, 227 dry. I can go about 90 miles on a tank of gas so lots of range.

Parts are, so far, no problem except for graphics. Now there are 2 sources, www.ktmworld.com and www.graphicmx.com

For me it would be no contest.

 

[beginnermx]

well, parts for the ktm are somewhat hard to find. my dad has a 97 300exc and he can't find parts very easily for his bike, although we live in san francisco, which lacks almost everything that has to do with motocross. just to let u know