Asrith,,, you indeed have received tons of quality/vital information here.. Tim the Badger chaser is absoulutly on target with the boinger info.. Something else that I found out riding KX/KDX's for years is get their japanese junk fish oil out of the rear shock - dont even wait till it feels icky.. It may be good for adding years to your life if you eat it but THAT STUFF IS JUNK FOR BOINGERS!! Its not that difficult of a job and just changing oil makes a huge difference.. Of course, revalving and springing to your weight is great but, you will be shocked how friendly that mono becomes on just an oil change..
Another item is greasing shock linkage - for some reason all my green bikes came thru shy on grease, grease em up and they last forever...
ANothe really great thing about a stock KDX200 is it REALLY takes to fairly cheap mods. Just opening the airbox lid wakens em up..
I had CW's son, Curt, over tonight and got to climb on his KDX for while.. I TOTALLY agree with Neal (2big) and KTMMike - those KDX's are so often overlooked and yet a VERY capible FUN woods weapon - especially in the nasty, tight, finger pinchin, shoulder bangin, knee nocken, log infested, sweat building, front end washin out, arm pump causing trails we in Michingan are proud to call home!!!
Now, a word about the KTM200 - WOWWWWW!! Please dont misunderstand what everyone is saying here.. The KTM is an AWESOME bike!! Anywhere the KDX starts to fail (in whoops, on a MX track, in pure HORSEPOWER, in frame fatique, in boinger tweaking possibilities) the KTM just begins to shine.. It truely is a marvelous bike BUT for the beginner and all around friendly bike that anyone can ride and have fun on, I too would go KDX.. Of course I would also be saving my cash for the next ride too cause no one can have to many hahahahah
Woodsy