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Canadian Daves JustKDX
KDX 200 vs KTM 200
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[QUOTE="gonzodog, post: 630045, member: 21768"] I just came beack to this board to see how things were going and ran into this old chestnut. I bought an 02 KTM 400EX/C four stroke last fall and sold my '96 KDX200 w/the usual mods this spring. I can make some comparisons if'n you're interested. Heck - I'll make them if you're not! The KDX was way better in the very tight woods loop at my house and for all around woods riding. Lighter, easier to maneuver around trees, easier to loft the front , etc. Easier to plonk along with, or go fast thru the tight trees without fear of overshooting a turn and scrapping a bunch of bark off onto your arm/hip/helmet, etc. Parts are easy to get, and there are as we all know, about a million aftermarket parts available for them. The KTM is btter for ME for high speed fire-roads, and hill climbing. On more technical or greasy hills where I had trouble, the KTM will tractor up them without much work. The traction of the 4S motor is just different. It handles high speed bumps well and tracks in a straight line through rough stuff. I can go thru the trees with it, but, it's more work at low speeds, and, it's just a little too tall for my 5'10" frame. I have tipped over more than a few times because the ground wasn't there when I needed to put my foot down. One interesting thing about the KTM is if I need to lift the front wheel over an obstacle, the bike seems to really need to accelerate to lift the wheel - this is a function I suppose of more weight. It's tougher to fork bounce a wheelie or just blip the throttle to get a loft. Anyway, I needed to adjust my riding style to the KTM. After the first few rides, I was about ready to sell it and get another KDX and just fix it up the way I was used to. But, in the natual course of events, I kept tweaking the KTM to get it lower, and get all the controls set the way I wanted them, and cleaned up the jetting so it had a little better bottom. So, after 8 months of fiddling, it's getting to the point that I've quite the tinkering and now can just ride it. Overall, I still miss the KDX when we get into the dark woods. For the more open stuff, the KTM is just fine. And, you can't beat the electric start. If I could afford it, I'd have both (and a few others too). [/QUOTE]
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