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Offline andydunne

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Re: 99 KX250
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2012, 04:54:37 AM »
Looked at the KTM earlier today, what a let down.
Firstly it was slow as hell, wouldnt pull the socks off you, pinned in first gear and nothing. Powervalve wasnt working either but still shoulda had something off the bottom.

Needed;
Front pipe wrecked, bends in the pipe were more like kinks
Rear brake wasnt workin at all
Both brake discs were rusty
Chain sprockets were fooked
Probably piston and rings
Grips, levers, foot pegs werent great
Clutch cover was leaking
Powervalve needed looking at
Choke wasnt working
Alot of nuts and bolts were put on by the seller and were def not original fasteners

And thats all i could see, prob plenty more.
So, needless to say, I didnt purchase, so annoying after driving over an hour to look at it :x

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Re: 99 KX250
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2012, 04:58:44 AM »
My search for another bike is over :-D. I picked up a 98(verified by Yamaha) YZ250 for 300euro, its pretty tight overall, barrel needs a replate slightly scored but nothing major. Piston and rings are obviously gone too. Tyres need a change and maybe a respoke also.
Forgot to take a picture of it, its all in pieces now hopefully have some soon. Anyone have any experience with these bikes?
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Offline DoldGuy

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Re: 99 KX250
« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2012, 08:21:34 AM »
My search for another bike is over :-D. I picked up a 98(verified by Yamaha) YZ250 for 300euro, its pretty tight overall, barrel needs a replate slightly scored but nothing major. Piston and rings are obviously gone too. Tyres need a change and maybe a respoke also.
Forgot to take a picture of it, its all in pieces now hopefully have some soon. Anyone have any experience with these bikes?

Those motors liked the "Long Rod"........glad to hear you found a decent ride!  :-D
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Offline The Flyin Hawaiian

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Re: 99 KX250
« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2012, 08:42:41 AM »
They also liked the older 94 cylinder and powervalve setup.
A couple of 03 and 04 KXs, a few YZs, 3 PE 400s, a DR and a TS.

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Re: 99 KX250
« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2012, 09:35:00 AM »
My search for another bike is over :-D. I picked up a 98(verified by Yamaha) YZ250 for 300euro, its pretty tight overall, barrel needs a replate slightly scored but nothing major. Piston and rings are obviously gone too. Tyres need a change and maybe a respoke also.
Forgot to take a picture of it, its all in pieces now hopefully have some soon. Anyone have any experience with these bikes?

Those motors liked the "Long Rod"........glad to hear you found a decent ride!  :-D
DoldGuy
Thanks mate, pretty happy now.
What do you mean by ''long rod'', im lost :?

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Re: 99 KX250
« Reply #20 on: August 07, 2012, 09:36:39 AM »
They also liked the older 94 cylinder and powervalve setup.
Lost here too :? :lol: