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6/6/2022 2:08pm
I currently have a 2019 Ktm 350 sxf. I like to sell a bike a before it loses too much value and get a new one. However I have 65 hours currently on my bike and thinking about getting suspension done. If I did that I’d keep the bike for the years to come, doing the occasional rebuild on the motor, and other major maintenance intervals that come with owning a higher hour bike. I’ve never owned a bike past 70 hours so just getting everyone’s opinion on the matter.
I say, sell it and get some new iron.
The Shop
Two stroke wise any current generation YZ or '17 onward SX/TC/etc could legitimately be a keeper without any worries of it getting outdated.
For me I'm just gonna keep my TC 250 for years and give it more goodies as I go with no concern over new models, but if I had the dollar and inclination I'd get a 250f/350f alongside it and that I'd probably trade in / update every couple years.
Pit Row
A new piston, valves, clutch kit doesn't cost more than what, $600-700? (a llot of money, but a lot less than a new bike).
I rode my 19 YZ450FX for about 70 hours (spending money on nothing but oil changes, air filters, and tires)...traded it in on a 2021 YZ450FX, and was out of pocket $2600.
So I could have kept the bike, and dropped $2k on a new top end, valves, and a clutch and been on a two year old bike with 70 hours on it...or been out of pocket $2600 and on a brand new bike...
The new bike is a no brainer...
(If I choose to do the labor myself...and could get parts for $700-$800, then it would change the economics of my decision...but since I’m paying for labor...I’d rather have a new bike).
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