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Back to the 350, still loving my 20 at 75hrs. Just oil and filters. One valve check at 43 hrs. My friend rode my 350 and sold his YZF250X for a new 23 350 XCF. That's saying something.
Not only did I kick around getting a 350, I kicked around the idea of getting one of the new 300 injected Austrian 2 strokes. Might have went two stroke but the 5 speed 300 only comes in Orange……… but don’t like orange LOL!!!
One of the reasons I bought the Honda 250R had to do with the way my oversized tricked out pit bike/trail bike CRF250F corners. It’s a fat air cooled pig but it turns on a dime, front and rear suspension is far from stock. Figured the R would turn even better.
As I type this, I’m scheming about selling my trail bike and my old YZF and populating my garage with another 2023 something that’s been discussed above. But it mainly just a dream. I’m good with what I have but we all like to dream.
I’ve got a 21 for sale. I’d take $7000 but no less. It’s worth keeping for anything less than that.
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/For-Sale-Bazaar,26/2021-KTM-350-SXF,1407822#post_5154200
I've seen quite a few Austrian 350's and 450's over 200 hrs with just oil & filters. And some were under riders that did not deserve it!
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New livery for 23. I really liked the look of the MCR wsx hondas, so i worked with SKDA to do something similar for my 350. Id do a few small things different, but I think it turned out pretty good.
Two 350's at the track
Question for someone who might know on here....I have a 22 FC350 with a Twisted Vortex ECU. I believe that I may have broken my stock map switch on the bars as it keeps fritzing out when I ride just randomly changing the maps....can I just unplug it and if so, will that just leave me in map 1? Any advice would help as I am leaving for JWTF for a week on Sunday
That looks good, its different. I like it!
Just unplug it. The Gasgas bikes work fine without the map switch.
If it starts fine, then there shouldn't be any map changing without the map switch. A good test if you're worried.
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100% agree. I got one from Vital a few months ago and took it back to Texas. I texted ML after the first ride and said the only way he was getting it back is if he drives to Texas and takes it. I love it. It doesn't feel like I'm holding on for dear life, but has plenty of power to do anything I do. I also don't rev it to the moon. It just tractors along and reacts exactly like I need it to. It's the most fun I've ever had on a bike. Not to mention it pulls perfect 3rd gear starts
I went from a 250 in 2017 to a 350 for 4 years (had a KTM and a Husky), then went back to a YZ250f, then just went back to a 350 again last year and I think it is safe to say I won't get anything else displacement size again for my race bike. These 350's are just a different animal. After riding the 250 for a year again, it taught me how to hold it wide again rather then lugging it around. Now I am capable of riding the 350 the way they are meant to be ridden and just let it sing to the moon. I pull holeshots on 450s in the 25+ and 30+ class all the time (I'm in the Northeast and those classes around here are no joke). To anyone who says they NEED a 450 is only lying to themselves. Get a good set of suspension on the 350 and you're golden.
I've been kind of on the same journey for the past 4 seasons. The past 4 seasons ive had two bikes during this time. First 2.5 years I rode a 15 250sx and a 19 kx450. I decided I wanted a 250f again, so I sold the 250sx and bought a new 21 yz250f. I rode the yz250f for 1.5 seasons along side my kx450... i sold the kx at the end of last season and bought a 21 yz450. Ridding all these bikes back to back puts into perspective what you might be looking for in a bike. Im truly more of a 4 stroke guy. I loved the yz250f, but found many times where I just wanted a little more grunt. Ive always been a better 450 rider, but have had many 250f's over the years. Towards the end of this past season, I really had the itch to pickup a 350, so I sold my yz250f and picked up an almost new 22 350sxf that had a fmf silencer, bigger rear sprocket and few other upgrades. After the first few rides, I was very happy as it had the extra grunt I was looking for as well as feeling light and nimble. I rode the 350 back to back with my yz450 and the main thing that felt better was the kyb suspension on the 450, which at the point I decided to invest in making the suspension better on the 350 as I weigh 285. I did respring the 350 for my weight, but I also had to pump the air forks up to the max to get them to hold my weight. Currently my forks and shock are at REP right now getting 6500's and a bladder kit. Once the suspension is dialed in, I will have a much better feel for the 350. Power wise the 450 felt a tick stronger, but it wasn't earth shattering. I did order a vortex ecu from td for the 350. Ive had vortex ecu's on both yamaha's, so I know they are money well spent. In a few months when we get back to writing, I will post my thoughts on the 6500s done up by REP.
I'm looking forward to a ride review of the 6500 kit, I put cone valve forks and an online shock on my 350, among many other upgrades, the latest being a Twisted tined Vortex ECU. Its cost me a fair amount to build, but this is the bike of my dreams.
Unplug it and it should lock into map 1. The GasGas by default is in map one but shares an ECU with the SX-F and has two maps if you buy the switch.
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The real problem is figuring out how crazy to get with the add on's that REP makes in house for the 6500 to perform even better lol. The parts they offer seem to help increase the plushness and still have good hold up. Between all their parts and the revalve for just the fork, its under $2500.
Its crazy how quickly it adds up. I am leaning towards the ENZO KYB kit on the next bike.
Sadly the bill was more because i splurged for a few of their important extras, but not all of them. I went with the buy once, cry once mentality. Plus I get another ktm, I can put these inserts in that bike.
When I was looking for info on the 6500, I came across keefers podcast where he test different insert options. He had a set of 6500's done by REP, but he doesnt really mention in the podcast what exactly was done internally to the forks. I reached out to Kris and Mark from rep about this, which they both said the forks got practically every add on that they offer. REP offers a mid speed cup that mimics the kyb setup and a few other items that nobody else is offering. I wish someone would do a review of them without any mods.
Im very confident in the work they did for me. Sadly I cant try it out for a few months until spring time.
How much you guys paying for inserts? I was considering the MX Tech Lucky inserts and a JBI bladder for the shock.
Inserts are going to be 1200 on the low end to over 2 grand on the high side.
With most of these cartridge kits(not sff kits), Initial cost before a revalve, they range from $1300 to $1700. Then however much for the revalve, springs and whatever other parts you get or need replaced. When i was getting prices for fork kits and shock work, the finally cost ranged from $2000 to $2500. Smaller/local guys will be cheaper. I have a hard time dropping that kind of coin with someone local who may not have the same knowledge/experience nor the same testing and tuning time invested into the product.
I believe the Luckys are more geared towards offroad. The Ravens and Blackjack are for MX. The Ravens seem to be a big hit so far. Corey at Protune seems to be the man with MxTech stuff as well all the other options. He was very helpful to me and seemed to really back the MxTech product.
The basic revalve of my 6500s w/springs and shock revalve w/spring and bladder kit, was going to cost me $2500 with REP. A local tuner quoted me more money than that and then another local tuner said he prefers the kyb inserts over the 6500.... which leads me to believe he might not have the time invested into them. In regards the kyb inserts, the few quotes I got were about $2500 which also included shock revalve with bladder kit and spring.... that was from Enzo and one of the local guys. With the kyb's, I feel since they have been around so long that many tuners have figured out how to make them work even better.
Some guys push the conevalve route as well, so you have a separate set of forks for when you need to sell your bike, but if you have changed fork seals or fork springs, then its no big deal to swap out the inserts.
JBI was very helpful with answering my questions and he seem to really be working on finding a good setup for the new 6500. He has a youtube channel and posts new video every week about his work or testing his products. He offers a lot of in house products that been proven over the years.
I will also add one thing that might get overlooked is the cost to ship your suspension back and forth.... this could add another $300 to the bill and dont forget if they have to charge sales tax. This might sway some people to stay local.
I got the 6500's from JBI for my 350 with his valving and setup. I have 5 practice days on 4 tracks and 2 races on 2 different tracks so far and really liking them. He has a few videos where he tests the 6500 settings and explains what he is aiming for and he also discussed this with me on the phone. Basically his goal is more comfort while still keeping enough holdup, performance, and bottoming resistance. I'd say he hit the mark. I've played around with the clickers and all said and done I'm still very close to his original recommended settings.
With my 17 350 I started by doing a revalve, then slick kit, then Gold Valves, then Ohlins inserts. That seemed okay until I rode a Gold Valved 22 SXF250- it worked quite well. In went the Blackjack inserts- now we're cooking. We've pulled 10cc out of the forks and now at 330cc, they are fantastic. I've had some A level riders take it out and they all comment on how well the suspension works along with how fast the motor is. The rear shock is a Kreft shock body, a MX Tech triple adjuster, and I think a BUD racing piston. One of my best friends owns Over The Top Suspension Works, so anytime either one of use want to try a new product for the Austrian bikes, it goes on my steed for testing.
I have KYB in my 22 350 . It does suck to spend 2k on an already expensive bike but I do love my 350
why is this in the feed during a live supercross event! damn guys.
Aren’t you better off with conevalves at that point? Powerband quoted me $3400 for conevalves.
This is vital, logic isn’t welcomed here, but yes. You can find used CV for $2500 or less all the time and swap them from bike to bike.
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