Of dirt and bikes....
Went to Spokane WA and got a new
bike. A 2005 KTM
200EXC.
Why Spokane? In Baja I had the pleasure of riding with a gentleman named Dave Russell. Dave Russell owns a KTM dealership in Spokane. He has been a KTM dealer for 31 years. YIKES, 31 and he still has the love of dirt biking. He knows his stuff, in Baja I was talking to him about a 200. I wanted a light weight bike that would be a handful. I was worried about the "hit" a small two stroke has. Dave said he sets up 200s for guys like me all of the time. He makes a few changes to make the power band a little more linear with more low end power. I like Dave and I trust him to set the bike up right.
Why a KTM 200EXC? It is small and light weight. I rode my new bike today. NICKY likes it. It is different from what I am use to. The power does come on strong, but the power is very predictable. The handling is very, very nice. For the riding I brought the KTM 200 for, the bike should be great. I didn't ride any thing very gnarly, some single track and a lot of double track. The single track was very easy, I could flick the bike around as if it were a large mountain bike. I did stall it a few times, my fault, gotta shift more and slip the clutch more. It did start easy, never had any problem starting it other than I kept reaching for the "magic button". I really like not having engine braking. Mountain bike don't have engine braking and that is how I learned to ride. My 400 is a easy bike to ride because of the tractor like power it has down low. I can creep and crawl up and down every thing. I just go, go slow because I have a hand full when riding the tight stuff. The little KTM is light, I can move it around under me just like my mountain bike. SWEET. I can't wait to ride some tight stuff.
March 8, 2005
High 74, low 45
Why Spokane? In Baja I had the pleasure of riding with a gentleman named Dave Russell. Dave Russell owns a KTM dealership in Spokane. He has been a KTM dealer for 31 years. YIKES, 31 and he still has the love of dirt biking. He knows his stuff, in Baja I was talking to him about a 200. I wanted a light weight bike that would be a handful. I was worried about the "hit" a small two stroke has. Dave said he sets up 200s for guys like me all of the time. He makes a few changes to make the power band a little more linear with more low end power. I like Dave and I trust him to set the bike up right.
Why a KTM 200EXC? It is small and light weight. I rode my new bike today. NICKY likes it. It is different from what I am use to. The power does come on strong, but the power is very predictable. The handling is very, very nice. For the riding I brought the KTM 200 for, the bike should be great. I didn't ride any thing very gnarly, some single track and a lot of double track. The single track was very easy, I could flick the bike around as if it were a large mountain bike. I did stall it a few times, my fault, gotta shift more and slip the clutch more. It did start easy, never had any problem starting it other than I kept reaching for the "magic button". I really like not having engine braking. Mountain bike don't have engine braking and that is how I learned to ride. My 400 is a easy bike to ride because of the tractor like power it has down low. I can creep and crawl up and down every thing. I just go, go slow because I have a hand full when riding the tight stuff. The little KTM is light, I can move it around under me just like my mountain bike. SWEET. I can't wait to ride some tight stuff.
March 8, 2005
High 74, low 45
Posted: Tue - March 8, 2005 at 10:03 PM
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