Braahp said:Doesn't matter now though.........I can still roost all over most of the locals who ride them here with my little ol' outdated KDX 200.
FLBusa said:Sorry to make some corrections here but...
(and this isn't pointed at anybody)
A 200EXC is NOT lighter than a KDX.
The KDX weighs 223lbs dry.
The 200EXC weighs 102.4Kg's or 225.75lbs dry.
I am not quite sure those weight figures are correct. Having actually OWNED (and spend 3+ years riding both bikes) i think those weight figures are off. The ktm feels about 20 lbs lighter, but actually comes in about 10 to 15 lbs lighter than the kdx. I don't know where you are getting your figures, but the dry weight on the ktm is 215. and BTW, i am so sick of these kdx hybrids being even considered in these which bike is better debates. i mean, you can make any POS a good bike when you replace half of the motorcycle. and i am not dogging the kdx, its about the most versatile bike you can own.
ktmracer said:I am not quite sure those weight figures are correct. Having actually OWNED (and spend 3+ years riding both bikes) i think those weight figures are off. The ktm feels about 20 lbs lighter, but actually comes in about 10 to 15 lbs lighter than the kdx. I don't know where you are getting your figures, but the dry weight on the ktm is 215. and BTW, i am so sick of these kdx hybrids being even considered in these which bike is better debates. i mean, you can make any POS a good bike when you replace half of the motorcycle. and i am not dogging the kdx, its about the most versatile bike you can own.
I have to agree with you here. The store stock KDX up against the same stock KTM are not equals. But for the rider who is just starting out or getting back into riding after a break will probably be happier starting out with the KDX, as will the more "gentlemanly" (AKA old fart) rider. As a rider grows in their skills, the KDX can be tweaked into anything the rider wants it to be, including a screeming banshee of a bike like the KTM. I've had almost as much fun with the wrenching on my KDX during off season as I have had riding it during riding season. Helping my bike develop as my personal skills develop has been a great experiance. If I would have gotten back into riding by starting back on the KTM, I think I would have written myself off as too old to get back on the trail due to it's charactoristics.ktmracer said:BTW, i am so sick of these kdx hybrids being even considered in these which bike is better debates. i mean, you can make any POS a good bike when you replace half of the motorcycle. and i am not dogging the kdx, its about the most versatile bike you can own.
bcVulcan said:You guys have pretty much convinced me just to revalve my KDX and keep riding it. I think I've done just about everything else to it.
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