2nd OA on a KTM 150

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Edited Date/Time 10/8/2014 9:58am
Kailub Russell lived up to his promise by riding a smaller-bore KTM 150 XC two-stroke at the Powerline Park GNCC. He’ll do the same thing at the series finale in Indiana. article in Cycle News


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reded 10/6/2014 5:08pm
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Impossible.

Everyone knows you need a $10,000 four stroke to be competitive these days.
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malachi177 10/6/2014 5:11pm
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reded wrote:
Impossible.

Everyone knows you need a $10,000 four stroke to be competitive these days.
That 150 is nearing $10 g......just saying
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reded wrote:
Impossible.

Everyone knows you need a $10,000 four stroke to be competitive these days.
malachi177 wrote:
That 150 is nearing $10 g......just saying
Costing more than $10,000 actually.

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Hman144 10/6/2014 5:27pm
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Who does he think he is, Shane Watts?



Seriously, awesome job KR.
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The KTM 150, with the correct suspension, is an amazing enduro bike. You never get tired on the thing.
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10/6/2014 5:35pm Edited Date/Time 4/2/2015 8:25pm
Hman144 wrote:
Who does he think he is, Shane Watts?



Seriously, awesome job KR.
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KTM has let so many champs run 2-strokes after wrapping up a title, now I wanna see them do it here for SX or MX!
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Katoomey 10/6/2014 8:34pm
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ML512 wrote:
Costing more than $10,000 actually.
uhhh...yeah. About $7000 more.
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reded wrote:
Impossible.

Everyone knows you need a $10,000 four stroke to be competitive these days.
Few years ago in the first turn of one of the combined 50/60 year classes at REM there were a couple of old 2strokes were one-two in the first turn in front of all these newer bikes.
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umagumadog 10/7/2014 6:07pm
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Brapp wrote:
The KTM 150, with the correct suspension, is an amazing enduro bike. You never get tired on the thing.
And that is more important in the woods to the average enduro rider than all the horsepower in the world.
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#991 10/7/2014 6:12pm
10/7/2014 6:12pm Edited Date/Time 4/2/2015 8:25pm
Brapp wrote:
The KTM 150, with the correct suspension, is an amazing enduro bike. You never get tired on the thing.
umagumadog wrote:
And that is more important in the woods to the average enduro rider than all the horsepower in the world.
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stupidnslow 10/7/2014 6:40pm
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endurox wrote:
Wattsy won the GNCC championship on a small bore KTM beating Summers, four-time National Motocross Champion Mike Kiedrowski and lots of other top riders.
http://www.motorcycles-bike.com/Blog/News/KTM-s-Shane-Watts-Wins-Openin…
Wattsy also rode and won on every bike that KTM offered that year. 125, 200, 250, 300, 380 (all 2-strokes)

However, that was 2000 and Scott Summers was pretty much the only one to race a 4-stroke back then other than when Watts also rode the 400. 250 2-stroke was the weapon of choice for most everyone else. It really wasn't until around late 2008 that the XC1 class in GNCC saw everyone switching to a 4-stroke.
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EZZA 95B 10/7/2014 6:42pm
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#991 wrote:
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Yep... My right arm is in extremely good shape after all the cardio.Woohoo
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#991 wrote:
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EZZA 95B wrote:
Yep... My right arm is in extremely good shape after all the cardio.Woohoo
I struggle with arm pump during cardio.

Such a gnarly ride on the 150, like a boss for sure. I definitely think the lighter bike,wound tight is a good choice for gncc.

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My 125 is such a sweet single tracker, but damn I ride it like a goon when I'm beat.
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Matt Fisher 10/7/2014 8:45pm
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I'm looking forward to riding that bike when I win it in the raffle. Unless I accidentally pitch it off a cliff in the desert, it'll never get ridden as hard as Russell will put it through. Tongue
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I talked to him after the race, he said it was fun for about half of it then it got pretty tough. KTM also had fears of running out of gas, causing an extra pit stop going into the last lap. Since noone is riding the 150 at that level (riding them that hard), they didn't know what kind of "mileage" they could expect coming into the weekend. I don't think it would have mattered, Strang was on a mission and was closing in the last couple of laps, great ride by him.
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Gringoe 10/8/2014 9:35am
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Switch wrote:
I talked to him after the race, he said it was fun for about half of it then it got pretty tough. KTM also had fears...
I talked to him after the race, he said it was fun for about half of it then it got pretty tough. KTM also had fears of running out of gas, causing an extra pit stop going into the last lap. Since noone is riding the 150 at that level (riding them that hard), they didn't know what kind of "mileage" they could expect coming into the weekend. I don't think it would have mattered, Strang was on a mission and was closing in the last couple of laps, great ride by him.
What'd he say about his brake? Was it not messed up a little bit the last lap? I could tell that's kinda how it was, fun for the first half and then really, really hard.
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Switch wrote:
I talked to him after the race, he said it was fun for about half of it then it got pretty tough. KTM also had fears...
I talked to him after the race, he said it was fun for about half of it then it got pretty tough. KTM also had fears of running out of gas, causing an extra pit stop going into the last lap. Since noone is riding the 150 at that level (riding them that hard), they didn't know what kind of "mileage" they could expect coming into the weekend. I don't think it would have mattered, Strang was on a mission and was closing in the last couple of laps, great ride by him.
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What'd he say about his brake? Was it not messed up a little bit the last lap? I could tell that's kinda how it was, fun...
What'd he say about his brake? Was it not messed up a little bit the last lap? I could tell that's kinda how it was, fun for the first half and then really, really hard.
Didn't ask about any bike problems, but I did hear there was strong contact between Kailub and Strang on the last lap, once right before the white flag and again in the pro pit area. Josh wasn't very pumped about it, but both agreed it was a racing incident and Kailub was just trying to hold onto the lead.

He did mention on the podium too that it's hard to keep that pace without the extra power. He was really putting down a crazy fast pace the first couple of laps though, it was fun to watch.
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Gringoe 10/8/2014 9:46am
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Switch wrote:
I talked to him after the race, he said it was fun for about half of it then it got pretty tough. KTM also had fears...
I talked to him after the race, he said it was fun for about half of it then it got pretty tough. KTM also had fears of running out of gas, causing an extra pit stop going into the last lap. Since noone is riding the 150 at that level (riding them that hard), they didn't know what kind of "mileage" they could expect coming into the weekend. I don't think it would have mattered, Strang was on a mission and was closing in the last couple of laps, great ride by him.
Gringoe wrote:
What'd he say about his brake? Was it not messed up a little bit the last lap? I could tell that's kinda how it was, fun...
What'd he say about his brake? Was it not messed up a little bit the last lap? I could tell that's kinda how it was, fun for the first half and then really, really hard.
Switch wrote:
Didn't ask about any bike problems, but I did hear there was strong contact between Kailub and Strang on the last lap, once right before the...
Didn't ask about any bike problems, but I did hear there was strong contact between Kailub and Strang on the last lap, once right before the white flag and again in the pro pit area. Josh wasn't very pumped about it, but both agreed it was a racing incident and Kailub was just trying to hold onto the lead.

He did mention on the podium too that it's hard to keep that pace without the extra power. He was really putting down a crazy fast pace the first couple of laps though, it was fun to watch.
Yea he and strang came together before white flag (racing incident) and then after that Kailubs brake pedal was bent in. I don't know if it still was working fine was just awkward to get to or what but yeah.

Strang rode awesome though, first lap he was back there with milner after his penalty (the aussie gods say will dominate soon) and he beat milner by 6 min..
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endurox 10/8/2014 9:54am
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put on a 200 cylinder and piston with the 150 crank and you get a 175. That would give him that bit of extra power.
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Switch 10/8/2014 9:58am
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I think it is a very cool gesture for him to outfit the 150, race it and donate the profits from the bike raffle to Rory Mead. Not something you see often

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