Dirtman100
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- Mar 24, 2006
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After many,many years on CR 500s, I finally made the change to a KTM 525 EXC. Wish I would have done it sooner. Great bike, never had a four stroke before, really like the E-starter too. I miss that raw, unexplainable power of the 500 but I've discovered that I can actually turn now.
" I can turn, I can turn"!!! .
We put my nephew (15yo 160lbs) on an older (1988) Cr 125 to learn on but soon found out that it has no low end AT ALL!!!. none, zero, zip, nada, not even a hint of bottom end, so... we found a very nice 1992 KDX 200. Super clean, Vet owned, 800 miles on odometer, stock front tire, only needed a new air filter and fresh gas.
This should work much better for him. It Doesn't have that snap that would eventually come from th CR but that's fine. That CR went from nuthin' to too much, :yikes: he couldn't ride it at either end of the power band.
So thats what brings me here and hopefully him too. I'll have plenty of questions I hope all of you can answer like a lack of rebound adjustment on the forks ,hmmm, thats odd. and the little electrical do-hickey on top of the airbox cover.. WTF?
I found KTMTalk to be like heaven on earth for stuff with my new ride, nuthin' but praise for it's members, knowledge, good heartedness, common sense and sense of humor, so I'm holding all of you to some pretty high standards :blah:
Lets do it !!!
" I can turn, I can turn"!!! .
We put my nephew (15yo 160lbs) on an older (1988) Cr 125 to learn on but soon found out that it has no low end AT ALL!!!. none, zero, zip, nada, not even a hint of bottom end, so... we found a very nice 1992 KDX 200. Super clean, Vet owned, 800 miles on odometer, stock front tire, only needed a new air filter and fresh gas.
This should work much better for him. It Doesn't have that snap that would eventually come from th CR but that's fine. That CR went from nuthin' to too much, :yikes: he couldn't ride it at either end of the power band.
So thats what brings me here and hopefully him too. I'll have plenty of questions I hope all of you can answer like a lack of rebound adjustment on the forks ,hmmm, thats odd. and the little electrical do-hickey on top of the airbox cover.. WTF?
I found KTMTalk to be like heaven on earth for stuff with my new ride, nuthin' but praise for it's members, knowledge, good heartedness, common sense and sense of humor, so I'm holding all of you to some pretty high standards :blah:
Lets do it !!!
