Duel sport again

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Been a mx guy most of my life. Kids and all. Duel sporting now on a KLX 250, after DR. I like the bike, fits my age,but could use a little more power. So I called about a big bore kit from Bill Blue. A 351 kit. Over 500 bucks.. The bike already has a full pro circuit and all the mods for off road.Should I go for it? Wife says no,kids say yes..Help me make a choice..
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GUS.975 6/20/2013 8:01am
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either one works. 200 is a nice middle ground though. Coming from a detuned 250 4T.......

300 XC will be my next bike, but I'm tall and fat.
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mgifracing 6/20/2013 8:11am
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Bill is a customer of mine, He gets his oem stuff from me. The kits really do work for what it is and he is a pretty stand up guy that won't disappear after the sale.

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cwtoyota 6/20/2013 8:37am
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If it's done right, the big bore kit could be a big bump in power.
A few years back a friend of mine had a 2005 YZ250F with a big bore kit (I think it was a 290cc) while another friend had a new stock 2008 YZ250F. I rode both bikes back to back and was amazed how much faster that old 2005 was. He had a pipe, cams, the big bore and of course proper jetting and gearing.

Unless you're really hung up on the weight (dual sports are crazy heavy anyway) you could probably upgrade to a 450F and have a far more reliable bike with a lot more time between rebuilds and a stronger clutch, transmission, etc.

I would bet you can spend the big-bore money on a 450F to make it weigh less than a stock 250F dual sport.

Regarding DUEL VS DUAL... This is Duel:
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Fleece192 6/20/2013 8:43am
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mgifracing wrote:
Bill is a customer of mine, He gets his oem stuff from me. The kits really do work for what it is and he is a...
Bill is a customer of mine, He gets his oem stuff from me. The kits really do work for what it is and he is a pretty stand up guy that won't disappear after the sale.
Yea talked to him yesterday, he had a 300 kit in stock. But for the money, go all the way, and he approved..so cool!!

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