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Opinion on KDX 220

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Posted by: 02`250---------------------

I have a DRZ 250 now and it is ok in the sand but I am looking at a KDX 220 what is your opinion on this bike in general?


Posted by: maco---------------------

Go to Canadian Daves Just KDX forum


Posted by: srhill---------------------

I have a 220 and love it for the type riding I do, logging roads, tight trails and hill climbs.

If I wanted a KDX for sand and other wide open spaces I would go with the 200. The 200 is a Rev machine vs the 220 low end grunt, stump puller. You can make the 220 rev like the 200 with a -30 rev pipe, larger bore carb etc...
But all said and done the 200 is probably the more versatile of the two.

Just my .02


Posted by: kmccune---------------------

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Posted by: kmccune---------------------

Sorry I can't seem to get rid of the above font stuff? this is a quick post, I hope it works.

Kevin


Posted by: Green Horn---------------------

I would tend to go with the 200 and not the 220. Especially if you eventually want to do any mods to it. Why?? Well to be quite honest I trust Rich Rohrich's knowledge of bikes. Here's a quote from another thread in this forum...

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The porting on the 220 is completely hosed and even guys like Eric Gorr can't fix it. The 200 can be modified to satisfy an incredibly wide range of riders, while the 220 is NOT going to get a whole lot better than it is in stock form. If a rider is happy with the 220 out of the box than none of this probably matters, but it appears that most KDX riders keep their bikes for an extended period of time and eventually modify them to better suit their specific needs as they grow with the bike. In cases like this the 200 is just a MUCH better starting point. A big bore 200 is just an all around better motor than a modified factory 220.

Eric is at the point where he doesn't even want to take in 220s for porting anymore because he knows that he can't extract the type of gains that people expect from him.




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