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2/21/2020 5:23am
2/21/2020 5:23am
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2/22/2020 3:32pm
I have a long time friend coming from an atv background looking to buy a 65 for his son, he’s a beginner and coming off a kx65 but he’s wanting to get him a more competitive bike. I’m obviously a bike guy but i’m very out of date in the new 65s. He’s looking at the Ktm, Husky, and Yzs. Can you guys drop some negatives and positives about whatever your kids ride?
https://dirtbikemagazine.com/2004-kawasaki-kx65-project-behind-the-buil…
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I did save $1600 buying the KX so there's that but we'll switch to a YZ if/when he starts to race and becomes competitive. For now the KX is more than adequate.
You wanna talk about trash, wait til he tries anything made by WP
The new yz 65s are really sweet from what I've heard. Plus they'll come with much better suspension and they're probably cheaper than the KTM.
Also non-helpful, but they make a bike for everyone and every transition from 50cc-450cc and everything in between. I’m a Kawi guy at heart, but if I were buying a bike for my kid, it’d be KTM/Husky. Flame on
As for comparison between the yz and ktm/husky, the yz was cheaper and performance wise I don't think there is much difference at all between the two. For me it came down to the fact that I'm more a yamaha guy than a ktm guy and I already had a yz 125 and yz 250 in the garage
Pit Row
Just my 2c from watching
Watch and see what Ryder Ellis does at Loretta's this year on the KX. He will likely be the only KX there and that bike is as trick as they can make it. I'll be interested to see how he does, but I'm afraid the suspension on that bike may hinder his results.
On the plus side, the KTM weighs about 10 lbs less than the YZ. It also has really good reliability if you maintain air filter and use good 2-stroke oil. My buddy routinely gets over 50 hrs on a top end and over 150 on a bottom end no problem.
If it was me, I'd get the YZ for the suspension, reliability, and ease of tuning unless my kid was a future Pro and absolutely had to have 10 lbs less.
We just moved from 65SX to YZ85 so we will see how things go there.
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