Chad Reed Riding The 2023 KTM 300SX

KiwiBermRailer wrote:

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Magoofan wrote:

"you can literally ride it like a 4-sroke". All the more reason to bring back 2-strokes (FI) to racing. Lets dump the expensive, complicated and over-powered...

"you can literally ride it like a 4-sroke".

All the more reason to bring back 2-strokes (FI) to racing. Lets dump the expensive, complicated and over-powered 4-strokes.....

Man...that sound is beautiful.

Make racing great again.

mbw479 wrote:

I think he may have sold a few based off that review.....

Magoofan wrote:

"you can literally ride it like a 4-sroke". All the more reason to bring back 2-strokes (FI) to racing. Lets dump the expensive, complicated and over-powered...

"you can literally ride it like a 4-sroke".

All the more reason to bring back 2-strokes (FI) to racing. Lets dump the expensive, complicated and over-powered 4-strokes.....

Man...that sound is beautiful.

Make racing great again.

Magoofan wrote:

"you can literally ride it like a 4-sroke". All the more reason to bring back 2-strokes (FI) to racing. Lets dump the expensive, complicated and over-powered...

"you can literally ride it like a 4-sroke".

All the more reason to bring back 2-strokes (FI) to racing. Lets dump the expensive, complicated and over-powered 4-strokes.....

Man...that sound is beautiful.

Make racing great again.

Thisusernameisavailable wrote:

How sure are you that a 2023 300SX is
A: Cheap
B: simple
C: ‘Under’powered

?

stone881 wrote:

Anybody else notice how much he's sitting down? It seems so weird now w the new style of standing 98% of the time.

#434 wrote:

Haha, exactly what I thought when I read the comment. How is a FI, electric start, electronic power valve two stroke any less complicated or less...

Haha, exactly what I thought when I read the comment.
How is a FI, electric start, electronic power valve two stroke any less complicated or less expensive than a fourstroke (RRP of the 300 is 10% lower)?

The cool thing about the 300 is that it’s a frikkin awesome bike which sounds great!

#434 wrote:

Haha, exactly what I thought when I read the comment. How is a FI, electric start, electronic power valve two stroke any less complicated or less...

Haha, exactly what I thought when I read the comment.
How is a FI, electric start, electronic power valve two stroke any less complicated or less expensive than a fourstroke (RRP of the 300 is 10% lower)?

The cool thing about the 300 is that it’s a frikkin awesome bike which sounds great!

skypig wrote:

Four strokes have FI, electric start. Instead of a relatively simple power valve system, they have a cam, cam chain, valves, and associated valve gear (finger...

Four strokes have FI, electric start.
Instead of a relatively simple power valve system, they have a cam, cam chain, valves, and associated valve gear (finger followers, springs etc).

The new two strokes are less minimalist than in days gone by (like everything), but still less moving parts than a 4T, and less chance of an uneconomic blow up/repair.

Really it’s all semantics.

If you like 2 strokes, they are getting better and better.
I never knew I needed electric start on a 300 2T till the first time I hit the button.
Should be able to tune it with your phone, instead of the black art of “brass swapping”

Thank you KTM

ShipLap wrote:

The AMA needs to get their head on straight and allow a 300 to compete with 450's. When Doug Henry raced a 400 in `98 and...

The AMA needs to get their head on straight and allow a 300 to compete with 450's.

When Doug Henry raced a 400 in `98 and Lance Smail raced a 540, they were both one of a kind bikes at the time. The 300 kTM has been around and is a proven and popular bike. There is no good reason not to allow the 300 to compete against the 4's.

#434 wrote:

Haha, exactly what I thought when I read the comment. How is a FI, electric start, electronic power valve two stroke any less complicated or less...

Haha, exactly what I thought when I read the comment.
How is a FI, electric start, electronic power valve two stroke any less complicated or less expensive than a fourstroke (RRP of the 300 is 10% lower)?

The cool thing about the 300 is that it’s a frikkin awesome bike which sounds great!

skypig wrote:

Four strokes have FI, electric start. Instead of a relatively simple power valve system, they have a cam, cam chain, valves, and associated valve gear (finger...

Four strokes have FI, electric start.
Instead of a relatively simple power valve system, they have a cam, cam chain, valves, and associated valve gear (finger followers, springs etc).

The new two strokes are less minimalist than in days gone by (like everything), but still less moving parts than a 4T, and less chance of an uneconomic blow up/repair.

Really it’s all semantics.

If you like 2 strokes, they are getting better and better.
I never knew I needed electric start on a 300 2T till the first time I hit the button.
Should be able to tune it with your phone, instead of the black art of “brass swapping”

Thank you KTM

#434 wrote:

I don’t know the design of the electronic PV looks like but the old mechanical ones involved a lot of parts. The old 250SX engine has...

I don’t know the design of the electronic PV looks like but the old mechanical ones involved a lot of parts. The old 250SX engine has the same amount of parts as the SXF250 btw.
I get it, twostroke parts and rebuilding an engine are cheaper, but the argument that a two stroke is by definition cheaper and easier to maintain than a fourstroke just isn’t valid anymore today imho (I had both for years).
Fourstrokes, especially 450s, are super reliable today. Change the oil and the filter every 5 hours and don’t worry about the next 100.
The twostrokes I had needed twice the amount of fuel and airfilters, always had a dinged up pipe and constant fiddling with the carb. That’s why I never recommend a twostroke to anybody entering the sport.

skypig wrote:

Four strokes have FI, electric start. Instead of a relatively simple power valve system, they have a cam, cam chain, valves, and associated valve gear (finger...

Four strokes have FI, electric start.
Instead of a relatively simple power valve system, they have a cam, cam chain, valves, and associated valve gear (finger followers, springs etc).

The new two strokes are less minimalist than in days gone by (like everything), but still less moving parts than a 4T, and less chance of an uneconomic blow up/repair.

Really it’s all semantics.

If you like 2 strokes, they are getting better and better.
I never knew I needed electric start on a 300 2T till the first time I hit the button.
Should be able to tune it with your phone, instead of the black art of “brass swapping”

Thank you KTM

#434 wrote:

I don’t know the design of the electronic PV looks like but the old mechanical ones involved a lot of parts. The old 250SX engine has...

I don’t know the design of the electronic PV looks like but the old mechanical ones involved a lot of parts. The old 250SX engine has the same amount of parts as the SXF250 btw.
I get it, twostroke parts and rebuilding an engine are cheaper, but the argument that a two stroke is by definition cheaper and easier to maintain than a fourstroke just isn’t valid anymore today imho (I had both for years).
Fourstrokes, especially 450s, are super reliable today. Change the oil and the filter every 5 hours and don’t worry about the next 100.
The twostrokes I had needed twice the amount of fuel and airfilters, always had a dinged up pipe and constant fiddling with the carb. That’s why I never recommend a twostroke to anybody entering the sport.

SmokinJoe439 wrote:

Must be pretty lonely out there on that edge or haven't you noticed you're the only spewing that bs.

#434 wrote:

I don’t know the design of the electronic PV looks like but the old mechanical ones involved a lot of parts. The old 250SX engine has...

I don’t know the design of the electronic PV looks like but the old mechanical ones involved a lot of parts. The old 250SX engine has the same amount of parts as the SXF250 btw.
I get it, twostroke parts and rebuilding an engine are cheaper, but the argument that a two stroke is by definition cheaper and easier to maintain than a fourstroke just isn’t valid anymore today imho (I had both for years).
Fourstrokes, especially 450s, are super reliable today. Change the oil and the filter every 5 hours and don’t worry about the next 100.
The twostrokes I had needed twice the amount of fuel and airfilters, always had a dinged up pipe and constant fiddling with the carb. That’s why I never recommend a twostroke to anybody entering the sport.

SmokinJoe439 wrote:

Must be pretty lonely out there on that edge or haven't you noticed you're the only spewing that bs.

#434 wrote:

After owning two 125/150s, two 250fs, a 450 and after putting at least 50 hours on each of them, I think I formed my opinion on...

After owning two 125/150s, two 250fs, a 450 and after putting at least 50 hours on each of them, I think I formed my opinion on a pretty solid base.
At least it’s a much more solid base than: „twostrokes are great and fourstrokes suck“.