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Alright guys, start of the year I got back into riding after a 2 year break and got myself a 17 350SXF, amazing bike I love it but I keep having rides on my friends 250F with ported head, vortex ECU, cams, pipe and few other goodies. The thing is amazing, so next on my shopping list is a new 250F with the plans to do the head, pipe, Vortex ECU.
I've always loved the look of the KX and leaning that way or go with the SXF again, keep in mind I'll also be keeping my 350.
Has anyone gone from a SXF to a KX or vice versa?
I've always loved the look of the KX and leaning that way or go with the SXF again, keep in mind I'll also be keeping my 350.
Has anyone gone from a SXF to a KX or vice versa?
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I have always liked Kawi, but wanted more grunt and a reliable bike. I’m just not a 450 guy. I’ve tried to like it but not for me. Maybe later in life that’ll change, haha. So this brought me to the 350.
Cornering- I about ate it the first corner I hit at speed after spending those years on the KX. The KTM corners a lot different than the KX. I prefer the KTM.
Suspension- I honestly liked the Kawi suspension once I had it revalved. I rode a buddies stock Suspension vs mine back to back and noticed a big difference in how it soaked up the small stuff. I rode it stock for a couple rides after setting it up for my weight and it wasn’t bad, just not quite where I wanted it. Your on a KTM so you know all about the Suspension.
Motor- I will say that year KX had a pretty strong motor. I’d run the aggressive coupler pretty much the entire time. I’ve ridden newer ones and didn’t feel quite as strong. Newer YZ250f feel similar, in my opinion anyways. I did have issues with the secondary injector, just pulled it off, hooked it up to a battery and sprayed brake cleaner through it. Good to go. I’ve always thought Kawis were fairly easy to work on. Had to shim valves a bit. Great bike, like I said just wanted more grunt. The 350 was everything I was looking for, a big 250f.
Is your 350 modded? I went up two teeth in rear, fmf 4.1 Ti slip on and different throttle cam and it’s perfect.
My plan is just suspension revalve and a pipe. Stock otherwise.
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