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Edited Date/Time 7/24/2021 11:58am
So after not having a dirt bike/racing MX since 2001, I picked up a 2022 KTM SX 250. Can't wait to start mixing it up for last place in +30c! I am an avid snowmobiler, but since winters have been getting worse and worse here in NY, I figured I better get something to ride or I will lose it lol.


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TeamGreen 7/22/2021 5:19pm
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You did it right.

Welcome back.
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Nice, and welcome back.

What was your last bike?
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crowe660 7/22/2021 5:50pm
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There’s just something about an orange frame.. 👌🏻✊🏻
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yak651 7/22/2021 6:24pm
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Sweet! Have fun with the new toy!
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Austin_Rankin 7/22/2021 6:45pm
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If yoh want it to pull smooth like a fourstroke, goto red spring then dial powervalve all the way in it will feel like a 350sxf kinda but slower
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Mcflurry98 7/22/2021 7:12pm
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welcome back and congrats on that bike. You're going to enjoy it.
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GeorgiePorgie 7/22/2021 7:53pm
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It’ll be like ya never left. Except that ktm rips somethin fierce beyond what ya had in 2001. You’re gonna be shit grinned for a month.
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PJRAUS 7/23/2021 1:27am
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You are going to love that bike! Take your time and ease back up to speed slowly and safely.
Coming back to the sport after and absence feels really good...you will love it
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JCU927 7/23/2021 3:25am
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Cheers🤙
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Mx451 7/23/2021 4:05am
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That's awesome! I just got a 22 Tc250 so I share your excitement.
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geeZ177 7/23/2021 4:59am
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
Nice, and welcome back.

What was your last bike?
Last bike was a 2001 RM 125
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Falcon 7/23/2021 9:03am
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Braaap! That's how you do it. Nice bike!
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StevenMX 7/23/2021 9:18am
7/23/2021 9:18am Edited Date/Time 7/23/2021 9:21am
Awesome! I grabbed a 21 250SX this year getting into it and have been absolutely loving it! Use AJ/Diggger's jetting thread and you will be all set with whatever comfort adjustments you want to the suspension (stock I just had compression clicked up a few and psi set at the standard 151 it called for in manual as a 165-170lb rider.) Otherwise it will rip stock (including that stock pipe/silencer). I will join you in +30C Smile
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ZOSICK 7/23/2021 9:31am
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Awesome! I just picked up the same bike! You're going to have a blast on it! I know I am! The stock settings are pretty spot on imo. I'm at 230lbs so I went up 2 psi in the forks and put a 51Nm spring on. Enjoy the ride!
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ternst12 7/23/2021 9:39am
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Get that bike out to Sick Bros this weekend.
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skeef 7/23/2021 10:54am
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That's alot of bike, loose hands tight legs
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geeZ177 7/23/2021 3:38pm
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ternst12 wrote:
Get that bike out to Sick Bros this weekend.
I'd like to but I'm waiting on gear to come in the mail, I am starting back at square 1 with everything here lol. I need to get out and ride this thing a time or two as well lol.

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geeZ177 7/23/2021 3:44pm
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skeef wrote:
That's alot of bike, loose hands tight legs
Yes I know it is. I am kind of leery of 250 4s and I am too big (fat) for a 125/150 at 200 lbs. I fully plan on playing with the different PV springs and adjustments. As well as gearing if need be or a added fly wheel weight to make her rideable if it seems out of control.
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geeZ177 7/23/2021 3:47pm
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Also to anyone with a newer 250 KTM/husky. Are you really mixing at 60:1 like the books calls for? That seems like no oil IMHO.
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AJ565 7/23/2021 5:20pm
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geeZ177 wrote:
Also to anyone with a newer 250 KTM/husky. Are you really mixing at 60:1 like the books calls for? That seems like no oil IMHO.
I run 55:1 in my bike and the jetting I have set up is for that ratio as well.
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StevenMX 7/23/2021 5:24pm
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geeZ177 wrote:
Also to anyone with a newer 250 KTM/husky. Are you really mixing at 60:1 like the books calls for? That seems like no oil IMHO.
Yep, running 60:1 (Motorex and 92 octane with no ethanol) and I'm at 52hrs so far on bike since March. Using AJ's jetting ^^
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vitalriderCrf 7/23/2021 5:45pm
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By winters in NY have been getting worse and worse, you mean too warm to snowmobile or just too freezing to do anything in general?
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TeamGreen 7/23/2021 5:54pm
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geeZ177 wrote:
Also to anyone with a newer 250 KTM/husky. Are you really mixing at 60:1 like the books calls for? That seems like no oil IMHO.
AJ565 wrote:
I run 55:1 in my bike and the jetting I have set up is for that ratio as well.
On Katoom/Hooska/GasGas I run T2 cut down to 50:1 with VPR. All the bikes run and rev INSANE. Same for my 2007 RM125.

Note: I'm a puss! I'm too scared to go beyond 50:1 Grinning
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geeZ177 7/23/2021 6:14pm
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vitalriderCrf wrote:
By winters in NY have been getting worse and worse, you mean too warm to snowmobile or just too freezing to do anything in general?
Getting warmer and or not consistent cold or snow. We get cold and snow for a few days then a day of 45⁰ and it wrecks everything and makes the woods and low spots a mess. And places like Tug Hill or East or lake Erie which were always good for snow are hit and miss due to wild temperature swings.
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geeZ177 7/23/2021 6:16pm
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geeZ177 wrote:
Also to anyone with a newer 250 KTM/husky. Are you really mixing at 60:1 like the books calls for? That seems like no oil IMHO.
AJ565 wrote:
I run 55:1 in my bike and the jetting I have set up is for that ratio as well.
TeamGreen wrote:
On Katoom/Hooska/GasGas I run T2 cut down to 50:1 with VPR. All the bikes run and rev INSANE. Same for my 2007 RM125. Note: I'm a...
On Katoom/Hooska/GasGas I run T2 cut down to 50:1 with VPR. All the bikes run and rev INSANE. Same for my 2007 RM125.

Note: I'm a puss! I'm too scared to go beyond 50:1 Grinning
50:1 is lean on oil! LoL. I'm used to the days of 32:1 of 927 castor...which I'm told is a no no in these ktm's? Though I'm not sure why, it a Power valve carburated two stroke just like we had in the 90s and 00s?
profeshenal125 7/23/2021 6:25pm
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Nice, and welcome back.

What was your last bike?
geeZ177 wrote:
Last bike was a 2001 RM 125
I had 1 too, srs pipe,piston, fmf ignition, carbon tech reeds, Great setup. Nothing to worry about, just ride the 250 exactly like your RM125. Sounds like the pv is adjustable, just like your RM.
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geeZ177 7/23/2021 7:31pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
Nice, and welcome back.

What was your last bike?
geeZ177 wrote:
Last bike was a 2001 RM 125
profeshenal125 wrote:
I had 1 too, srs pipe,piston, fmf ignition, carbon tech reeds, Great setup. Nothing to worry about, just ride the 250 exactly like your RM125. Sounds...
I had 1 too, srs pipe,piston, fmf ignition, carbon tech reeds, Great setup. Nothing to worry about, just ride the 250 exactly like your RM125. Sounds like the pv is adjustable, just like your RM.
My RM was basic, had FMF pipe and silencer and a set of 909 bars. Yours sounded cooler haha. It's cool talking bikes with you guys. While I have been waiting for my bike to come in I have been checking out the local MX scene and it's not anything like it was back in the day. But as I read different threads on here that seems to be a common thread. Which is too bad. As soon as I could talk my parents into it, that's all I wanted to do was ride a dirt bike...Guess people are different now these days.
profeshenal125 7/23/2021 7:58pm
7/23/2021 7:58pm
Yeah in the 90,s it was different, a lot more tracks and way more riders. A lot of construction workers, a few would pitch in and rent land, borrow equipment from work. Our main track you had to be a club member. We had a lot of members, but everyone complained about the hard pack track with big square holes and rocks everywhere. 3 other vet riders and myself rode there a lot, noon to dark. Track had a lot of hills, step ups, clay whoops we had a blast. It never matterd to me, how many are at a track. As long as I get a lot of riding in.
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Richy 7/24/2021 4:59am
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Austin_Rankin wrote:
If yoh want it to pull smooth like a fourstroke, goto red spring then dial powervalve all the way in it will feel like a 350sxf...
If yoh want it to pull smooth like a fourstroke, goto red spring then dial powervalve all the way in it will feel like a 350sxf kinda but slower
Do not wind it all the way in, it will be a total shit show and you'll hate it, as anyone would... no offence, but that is advice from someone who clearly hasn't tried what they are suggesting 🤦‍♂️

Welcome back and enjoy the bike GeeZ, they are genuinely awesome.
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