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[QUOTE="firecracker22, post: 79242, member: 20316"] [b]Waaaaaaaa--Hooooooooo!!!!![/b] Let me stress that this is NOT a wuss-bike in any way. It has great power—plenty of it and right where you need it. I love the way the engine screams when I hit the powerband. It has the low-end pull of a bigger bike but the response of a 125. Two male friends of mine, one who rides a 250 and one who rides a 125, were very, very impressed with my 200. It is as light as most 125 motocross bikes and slightly shorter. The suspension, when softened up, worked great for me. I am 5’7" and about 135 so I am shorter and lighter than the average male rider, but I am also a trifle taller than the average female. The KTM is 36.4" to the seat, so I on tip-toes and I have to make sure I’m not in a hole when I stop or kick-start the bike. After I cut the seat foam and the suspension breaks in it will be better. I had a couple of rough moments on my first day as we got into some tight woods trails since as a four-stroke rider I am not used to using the clutch as much as I should be. I fell down and generally looked foolish. I felt frustrated that trails I could bomb down in 3rd gear on my XR were now defeating me in 1st and 2nd gear on a bike which is obviously better in every way. However, the guys (both AA-class woods riders) were quick to reassure me that I was improving dramatically and to give myself some time to get used to the new bike. I felt a little better on the track—I rode a SX-style track Friday (with somewhat crappy marble-like dirt) and a more open track Saturday. It’s a little unusual for me since I consider myself a woods spode before a track rider but on the new bike I spent far less time on the ground on the mx track. Oh well, it’ll come. Whoops are one of my all-time favorite parts and the whoop section was nice and long with a sweeping corner coming out and I was hitting the whoops in 3rd and then grabbing a handful to pull through the corner. It was great fun. But I love my new bike and can’t wait until I feel more comfortable on it! It has wonderful power and great suspension with it softened all the way for my 130-lb female self. As I improve and the bike breaks in there may be some suspension changes but I’ll have to ride it a while before I know enough to make a decision. I’ve only ridden it a little bit so far; my initial impression may change. I can see how great a bike it will be but I know I can’t use it to a fraction of its potential just yet. What I can say about the bike is that it is a beautiful piece of engineering and I do not regret my choice. I know I purchased the best bike for my ability and riding style. I am 22, female, and riding is my life; I try to do as much of it as I can (every weekend I ride or race, and I am trying to ride during the week as well). This is a bike I will appreciate for a long, long time. I would recommend it to anyone who intends to do competition as well as recreational riding. If you are short, you may prefer to do some suspension work to it; however it is far more suited to hare scrambles and enduros at a more competitive level than any shorter bike I know of. So it is not a chick bike, it is not a weak bike, and it is definitely capable of anything you ask it to! I love my bike and get a silly grin every time I see it in the back of my pickup! I purchased hand-guards, a guard for the clutch slave cylinder, which is located right in front of the front sprocket, and is very vulnerable to rocks and things which might get caught in the chain and new plastic, but no other bolt-ons. Yet. A pipe-guard may be in the future since the 200 has a huge pipe that wraps around the front of the engine. I put new tires—Michelin S-12 rear and M-12 front, which is the tire combo choice for the area—on it last night and wired the grips and tightened everything. I am riding more tomorrow and have my FIRST RACE on it Sunday. [/QUOTE]
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