Well I did it! I just picked up my first orange machine.
04 KTM 250exc but in a 06 frame.
It came with a ton of goodies. Steering damper rekluse two seats and a whole bunch of parts.
Cleaned out the turpentine that formed in the tank and carb and away it went!
Can't wait to get it on the trails.
Why is everyone looking at bikes now when the snow is going to fly any day?
Great deals!!! Haha. It's warm somewhere. Just depends how far south you want to drive
That looks like a fun ride way to go.
I'll put the low seat on it and let you ride it this spring woody!!
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Nice looking machine.
Nice!
I believe you will find it to your liking..
Can't wait to get the thing into the trails!
Got the out of state title situation handled today. It will be street legal buy spring.
Jetting seems pretty close but I have a bunch of brass and needles to play with out of my old cr. Let the jetting begin!
not sure on the 250's, the 300 like a #7 slide CEJ 3rd (?) 32-35pilot and 170 main in the hills. I can check my notes for sure if you need a place to start.
Good to know! thanks. I'll have keep that in mind as a base line for higher altitude
Current set up from previous owner...
50:1 amsoil dominator the guy gave me a gallon of it
main 168
pilot 38
Slide 7.0
Needle JD RED 3rd clip (middle)
A/S 2 turns out
Boyesen Rad Valve
Stock pipe with fmf turbinecore
Red spring in power valve flush with cover
It is super snappy! love it. havent tried any lugging hill climbs yet AKA flat lands of Mitchell
I have some triple taper suzuki needles to play with and single taper like the one you mentioned above.
For some reason jetting is fun for me. Especially the simple two stroke PWK.
I'd list the jetting I use in my 250 for the hills, but according to the service manual, the '04 EXC is jetted quite a bit differently than my '08 XC-W so not sure it would help. I'm sure you'll figure it out, especially if you don't mind tinkering with jetting - lots of people hate it.
Then you can start on the suspension. ;)
Quote from: Bogus Jim on November 02, 2015, 08:14:20 PM
Then you can start on the suspension. ;)
The best bang for the buck IMO
Previous owner is within 5 lbs of me so fortunately it's sprung for my weight. Haven't had the chance to test the valving yet. He said it was done locally Minnesota. We will see how it feels.
What are you guys running for rear sag?
110-115mm
Made a small order of mains pilots and needles. I dont know where you guys get your carb parts but this is the cheapest i'v found
http://www.psep.biz/store/fuelintake.htm
Very reasonable and flat rate shipping.
I've ordered from Acceleration Karting in the past, but looks like mains and needles are about 50c cheaper at the link you posted. Good link.
I always used these guys. http://www.carbparts.com/index.html