Bike to compliment a S10?

[Stantdm]

A KTM 390 is a fun bike that can be found for less than 5K and goes 75 mph or 121 KPH if you think that way. Actually faster than that but not for me

I have a KDX 200. Lovely lightweight bike but I would rather have a no pre-mix bike.

 

[RogerRZ]

So fast forward a few months, I ran the old KDX for a few months, but it turns out it was capable of way higher speeds through the trails than I was ready to crash at, and thus I was stuck with something that was, it turns out, way too high strung for my needs. I also realized that street legality was more important than I thought. I moved the KDX along, netting $50 on the deal. Not bad.

Fast forward to later in the fall where we started doing leisurely rides in tight-ish trails with our friends and theor children, where they were all on ATV's (the lovely Mrs. RogerRZ included), at mind blowing speeds of up to 25-30mph. I was able to follow with the S10, but it's a bit of a handful, as you all know. Luckily, there were lots of hands to help when it decided to take a nap. ;-)

I did a bunch of looking/analyzing/shopping, and I found this little unit, that followed me home yesterday. I think it will fill the slow speed, smell the roses, easy to live with void. A 2018 with a tick less than 3000 miles. Bone stock, save for the olive green paint job. Should Do the job...

 

[EricV]

Hmmm, will a KLX250 really cause you to ride slower than the KDX220?

 

[ballisticexchris]

Hi there Roger, you are going to love that 250!! I have a little saddle time on those and it will give you years of reliability and function. A riding buddy of mine parked with us outside Death Valley and did full day ride exploring all the back roads.

 

[ballisticexchris]

Hmmm, will a KLX250 really cause you to ride slower than the KDX220?

Compared to the KDX the 250 opens a lot more options. But a properly jetted KDX is not bad either just not plated.

 

[Mak10]

I had a KLX250 for a while. Bought it for my Wife. She rode it for a while, but then didn’t ride it. Even lowered it was too tall for her. I rode it and it is capable off road. I didn’t like that it had to wrung out at 7,000 rpm to have any power. That made it difficult to ride in tight technical/steep spots. It has a small gas tank, not much range.
It was a great bike, never let me down in any way.

 

[RogerRZ]

Hmmm, will a KLX250 really cause you to ride slower than the KDX220?

It won't. It will probably tolerate my sedate pace a bit better though.

 

[Sierra1]

It'd give me a wedgie. The ol' "monkey and a football" thing.

 

[RogerRZ]

Certainly won't be as comfortable as the Adcox on my S10. I won't be attempting any IBA rides with it though.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

If it's anything like my wife's XT250, it's plenty sedate and will just go and go at slow speeds all day long. I suspect they are comparable.

 

[Ronzo]

Not on your list but there are quite a few big thumpers mentioned....KLR, DR....
My recommendation would be check out a KTM 690 or Husqvarna 701 if you haven’t yet.

 

[RogerRZ]

Not on your list but there are quite a few big thumpers mentioned....KLR, DR....
My recommendation would be check out a KTM 690 or Husqvarna 701 if you haven’t yet.

In order tpfor these to be a viable option, these two would need to be one of two things, in order to be in the running:

1. Cost the same as the KLX
2. Be as comfortable on a long ride (1000+ miles in one sitting).

As nice as they work, they just wouldn't do for my situation as part of A two bike solution. My S10's previous owner traded it in on a 701. They are very nice machines.

 

[Goldwing]

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