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kDX FOR MY SON
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Posted by: yogi---------------------
My son is a large 12, We just sold his xr 80 and told him if his grades were good Id buy him a new bike..
We sat on the ttr 230 and it fits him fine, 34 inch seat height,But
I just love the ease of maintenance on a 2 stroke, every few years get a new piston and rings and shes as good as new.
Ive ridden some with a guy thats got a 220 and its reputation as a great trail machine is true..
The only problem I can see is the bike may be a little big for him in the begining, within a year Im sure he'll grow right into it.Im in Arizona so the cooling problem concerns me also,
I dont want to have to put Larger radiators on a new bike..
We run a lot of jeep roads and singletrack..Dealer quoted me 5300..00 o.t.d. for a 220...Im sure I can find a better deal than that..Thanx in advance for any input.. 
Posted by: yankeefan4life72---------------------
I bought a '05 kdx 200 for $3700 out the door.If you buy out of state you wont be charged any sales tax or titleling fees just take a ride.Good choice for a bike though.
Posted by: KTM Mike---------------------
Sounds like you are in exactly the spot I was - my boy just turned 12, had outgrown his TTR125, the TTR225 CRF230 were well,, heavy 4 strokes. My boy is about 5'6". I got him a used KDX200. It has worked out perfect for him.
Seat height has not been an issue, but going to a dramatically larger and heavier bike was a transition for him. Plus the power delivery of a 200cc 2 stroke is WAY different than a 125cc mellow 4 stroke. I did add a flywheel weight to smooth out the hit a bit. While the seat height was not a real problem, I did want him to feel more confident about getting his feet solidly on the ground. So I raised forks in the clamps, got a softer rear spring (stock ones from pre 94 were a softer spring rate - found a used one here on DRN), backed the preload off a bit to start with (now that he has gotten used to the bike, I have been slowly bumping up the preload - he wont even know it is different)
Do a search here in the "What Bike do I get" forum ...going back to around January or so - there is a thread I posted with a bunch of questions and replies as i was deciding what bike for my kid. (search by user name KTM Mike - you should find it right away). I got tons of good info!
That price on the 05 sounds way high to me as well.
Posted by: bikepilot---------------------
Sounds like you are on the right track. I'd reccomend the 200 over the 220 as it performs a bit better and is cheeper to upgrade in the future. Also, its legal in the <200cc class which is importaint if he might want to race hare scrambles or enduros in the future. A stock 200 is very docile and easy to controll, no real hit at all, just smooth, clean, linear power all the way. An aftermarket exhaust system livens things up a bit.
enjoy
Posted by: matt-itude---------------------
I havent seen it mentioned but several have said the 200 stays cooler too.
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