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Canadian Daves JustKDX
I am undecided........
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[QUOTE="spanky250, post: 44056, member: 20897"] The bikes you are looking at are all good, but each has strengths and weaknesses. The KDX220 is basically like a 200 with a little more low-end torque, and a little less high-rev power. The 200 probably has a little more hop-up potential per dollar spent, by virtue of its larger carb and more aggressive port timing. The KDX's are great bikes, very friendly and capable of embarassing larger bikes when the trail gets tight and nasty. They are as reliable and durable as two-strokes can be. The KLX300 makes the least power of these bikes, but is a sweet handling bike with great suspension. It's biggest negative is inconsistant and sometimes downright hard starting. It also has a problem with breaking idler gears, easily solved by replacing the stock gear with a Stroker replacement. The YZ250F is too much of a motocrosser. It is basically a 125 two-stroke with more low-end torque as far as the power output, it has to be screamed to get the performance out of it. It's suspension is way too stiff to really be enjoyable in tight, rough trails. The WR250F is a much better woods bike than the YZF, but it's performance is about the same as an uncorked KDX, and is much harder to start for us die-hard two-strokers. One bike you didn't mention, but you should consider, is the KTM 200. In stock form it will run circles around all the bikes you listed (except the YZF on a motocross track). It has nearly as much torque on bottom as a 250, and it will scream on top like a very strong 125. It is fantastic for trail riding, and would be a much better starting point if you want to get into racing because it comes better equipped than any of the others except the WR. It is also super-reliable, with top-ends lasting as long as a KDX. It will keep up with those larger bikes just fine, and will probably outrun them in the tight woods. It will definately dust those XR's. Oh,by the way, welcome to the site! ------------------ 1992 KDX 250-FMF porting,two-stage power reeds, Fatty pipe, Power Core silencer,titanium rod,Wiseco Ultra-lite, Pro-Action suspension...Why didn't I take the blue pill??? [This message has been edited by spanky250 (edited 03-13-2001).] [/QUOTE]
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