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Which bike for my stepdad?
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[QUOTE="YZ__rider, post: 1395995, member: 118935"] Rob That is a nice sales pitch on your KTM. With that being said, I agree with the KTM suggestion...a KTM 200 EXC is miles away from a 125 2t on low end torque. I owned an RM 125 and I have ridden a friends KTM 200 EXC...there is absolutely no comparison. The KTM EXCs are excellent trail bikes. Back to the 125...I have never heard of anybody "lugging" a 125...maybe we have different definitions of lugging. I can "lug" my WR426 and my XR400..a 125 doesnt chug around. Addressing your comment about the weight...you may be an experienced rider who can ride a 125 2t on the trail...many can...this guys Dad cant..that is the key point here. You may have the experience to keep the revs high enough not the stall the bike...a 41 year old with zero experience will just end up getting frustrated. As far as a beginner climbing big hills (of course this is a matter if defining a "big hill") my green horn friends climb some pretty big hills on my XR...its not rocket science...keep your weight on the front, pick a line, and let the low end torque do the work. When I say gearing, I mean transmission gearing. Changing sprocket size only gets you so far...I have been there. I rode a YZ400 that was geared down so low that its top end of about 40 mph....same scenario with any MX bike. First gear it too tall...gearing is spaced too closely...suspension can be softened, but it will never perform like a true trail bike. I almost forgot...no night riding with an MX bike because you dont have a light. Also, your range on the trail is very limited due to the small gas tanks and bad milage of a MX bike. A guy I ride with has a KTM 250 SX who has to carry a quart of fuel in his backback to make the full loop...fun. His old man rides a KTM 520EXC...he has no problem with fuel. [/QUOTE]
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