Since she's 8 already and you guys want to race don't waste your money on a 50 , she's almost aged out. just get her a 65 then you have no headaches you can put a rekluse until she learns how to use the clutch. I would see this a lot where dealership ... more »

just an update my son's girlfriend just went off her bike seemed a little lean on the bottom( at home we're about 400 ft above sea level) , i just turn the air screw in for her a little bit. She runs an XC my son runs a SX for some reason the XC likes ... more »

I would just try and go up on size on the main from me and maybe move the needle up one click and start there , we're at Unadilla today that's 1500 ft we're running a 42 pilot with the 172 Main bike sounds good. We pretty much used to same Jetting all ... more »

The 300 250 use the same jetting at 4,000 ft you have to be running really lean with that jetting , we race Snowshoe this year in West Virginia that was 5,000 ft and the bike ran like crap with the 42 pilot and a 170 Main same needle third position. ... more »

Necj is leaner than the stock KTM needles we run a 40 or 42 pilot with that needle third clip. We ride at Field of Dreams in Jersey a lot which is at sea level bike runs great. If you like to scream the bike I go even a little higher to a 172 on the ... more »

You need to go up on the main to at least 170 with necj

Cheap transponders already exist we use them at local races here ,it's just a sticker that goes on your helmet and they usually last Life of your helmet they're $5.00 As far as your nerve damage the feeling will come back after a few months, been through ... more »

I think the 18 is the first year that they have the same crank you could just switch cylinders back and forth like the 250 and 300.

The Police don't care about stolen dirt bikes

Check out this deal that was on

OEM have problems from time to time too I think it was 2009 KTM had a bunch of bad cranks the good thing was they would replace everything, the bad thing was it took 2 months to get everything fixed . at the time we only had one bike it kind of wrecked

I put a few of these in for people who are Trail Riders they never had problems, so I decided to put one in my kids practice bike the Oem one wasn't bad just had a lot of hours on it, the main bearings only lasted 5 hours I end up pulling everything ... more »

The above post is kind of funny my son is AA/PRO we have three sets of these wheels and they've been put through torturous situations never had a set fail. We've had spokes break but nothing more then KTM stock wheels just part of your bike inspection

You didn't post what type of fuel you are using, with the crappy pump gases we have today excessive ethanol can make your engine knock , which will destroy your head gasket.

Got the Hot Wheels one

I was going to say the same thing , loose sprocket bolts. The only downfall with the cheap rims is there heavy, I have a set that's been ran all kinds of nasty stuff with flat tires for 2 hours and I still use them.