21 ktm 250sx refresh

opyguy
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Injury forcing me to be laid up for three or four weeks… Going to use the downtime to refresh my KTM 250 SX.

currently have a Rekluse Keihin carburetor and FMF fatty with a pro circuit 304.

50 hours, obviously was going to get the top end done and suspension refreshed but any other ideas?

new head (Tsp, RK tech etc)?

porting?

anybody have any ideas? Just don’t wanna waste the three weeks and not do anything to it.

thx

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AJ565
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7/6/2024 10:06am

Increasing compression with an aftermarket head will cause you to lose top end over rev which is something this bike already suffers from. 

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7/8/2024 4:28pm

300 kit. Shouldn't have to rejet or change pipe. Did my 22 TC250 and love it.  

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CodyC
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7/10/2024 8:11am

I'd say for maintenance/tune up you could:
   Bleed your clutch
   Check spoke tension
   Bleed your brakes
   Check your pads
   Check your wheel bearings
   Check bolt torques
   Charge your battery
   Grease your shock pivot points
   Check your

For a new feel/upgrade you could  
    Get new grips
    Get new frame guards with rubber grip
    Add a steering stabilizer
    Try out some new pegs (higher, lower, more forward, more back)
    Try out some new levers
    High pressure radiator cap
    New Brake Tip
    Add a couple new stickers

opyguy
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7/10/2024 9:47am
JK714 wrote:

300 kit. Shouldn't have to rejet or change pipe. Did my 22 TC250 and love it.  

What carb and jetting you running?

debating doing the 300 kit

 

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7/10/2024 10:13am Edited Date/Time 7/10/2024 10:32am

I've got the air box drilled out pretty healthily on top of the slots that were already in the cover. Stock Mikuni carb with 420 to 440 Main Jet depending on temperature, stock slide, stock lean needle dropped one notch, 32.5 pilot, air screw according to temperature. Runs awesome. Also have v-force Reeds but no other engine mods. Running 93 ethanol free. Motorex 40 to 1.

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7/15/2024 1:22am

50 hours with time on my hands I would:

1. Replace front and back wheel bearings if you haven't done them before, I dont seem to get a lot more than that and they are cheap and easy. 

2.Pull the swingarm bearings and clean / inspect / re-grease.  I did my YZ recently at about 50hrs and there was plenty of water in there and the grease and bearing surfaces were still OK.

3. Fork seals would be good to do if you haven't replaced already.  I have gotten 70hrs from my stock YZs seals just recently.

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