liam-rst

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tonight im goin to look at a 06 ktm sxf 520 for a swap for my 08 crf 250, basically the bloke is a mate of my brothers, bought the bike to look big but is scared shitless of it, i kno financially its worth the swap but does anyone kno if there is anythin i need to look out for on these, my bro said it rides nice but ill have a go myself first, if anyone knows much bout these any info would be much appreciated

AustenW

It will rip your arms out of the sockets and will be pointless for MX, good for super moto, or road thou

I was faster on track with a CRF250 than a higher powered CR250 two stroke (too much arm pump)

liam-rst

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to be honest i dont go to too many tracks an the power aint a problem, i never had any probs with my crf 450 an that was a heavier bike than the ktm, an ill never go back to a 2 stroke

AustenW

2 stroke are to vicious with the power, I liked the feel of the CRF250 TBH

My mate had the 2010 CRF250 fuel injected version at the same time as a RMZ450 fuel injected

He much prefered the CRF, alot more nimble and controlable, much faster on track than the majority of good 450 riders

He's sold it now for a KTM350 4 stroke which should be a nice compromise

rs-tuner

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I have a mate who races enduro with a gas gas 300 2 stroke and his dad has a ktm 520. His dad said on the tight and twisty bits he can't keep up with the stroker but beats it everywhere else. He does say it is a handful tho.

liam-rst

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to be honest 250 4strokes lack outright power, my bro has a kxf 250 which is a great bike to ride its just too slow

AustenW

The newer fuel injected bikes have alot more poke than the carb versions

rossco22

If your just useing it for enduro / or simlar then it will be fine , but i wouldnt recommend one for someone whos into motocross unless your very expirenced , plenty of power there but just to bulky & heavy to be a serious contenter & the power will soon become tiring an you need to be firing on all cylinders to ride a bike like that other wise your going to hurt yourself....

liam-rst

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sorry to sound ungrateful for input so far but all im asking is if there are any known faults with these as i have never owned k ktm before, just to straigten things up im 28, been riding since i was 4, competitively from 7 to 18, as its the sxf it is a motorcross bike, i wont be using it on track much just some enduro riding an on the miles of waste land near my bros house thanx liam

liam-rst

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well i got it an all i can say is what a machine, much lighter than my old crf450 with more power think ive had a bit of a tickle, very impressed

paddyrs

they can bugger up the valves and in the wet just watch it grip or the lack of it is what am on about it not a bad bike tho

liam-rst

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cheers mate kind of info i was after, its just been re shimmed tho so should be good, wont be kickin it without a boot on again i kno that much lol

paddyrs

no its not a good idea i ride enduros well did i sold my bikes about 3 months ago first time i havent got a bike from i was 13 am 30 now funny i was looken up bikes today dont like being with out one

liam-rst

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no funny enough i went on to road bikes for a year an it just took the thrill out of riding so i didnt do it much, best thing i ever done was get another dirt bike lol, ill never be without one while im able to ride an got the money lol, im usually a honda man but i think i might just have been swayed lol

paddyrs

i like my road bikes to i sold my gsxr600 to get a gsxr1000 then she started goen on at me about the bigger bike so i bought the staff now have to try and make it as fast as a bike now i sold my wr450 cos i was not usen it much it was 05 i bought it new and had 1200 mikes on it wish i never sold it now so i mite buy another one alloy one this time suzuki on the road for me and yamaha off road for me

dandannydandan

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I recently part exd my CR for the RS that's in bits in the garage. It's quite horrid being without a bike now. I bet that 520's an animal. How does it compare to the crf in terms of power? We're looking to replace our CRF's at work. I want to stay with the 450 (I'm lazy and like the extra power) but the other lads like the 250's cos they're lighter. But if the KTM is lighter......

liam-rst

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i had a cbr400rr nc29 as my first road bike then got a 06 cbr600rr an as much as i loved the bikes it was everythin else an when i got taken off it was the final straw, im lucky to still be here, got knocked into path of oncomin traffic, luckily the bloke comin the other way had lightening reaction an i walked away with a grazed knee lol ive broken bones off road but never have i thought fuck doin that again

liam-rst

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my 450 was a bit too heavy for my likin i would say the ktm is more responsive an is much lighter, dont get me wrong its no where near as light as my 250 but the extra power for the weight u gain is worth it but yeah is def a bit of a monster,

AndyR1

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Check when last rebuilt or how many hours use since , check all bills to see if its been looked after recently, when they go wrong they can cost a lot, check the norm, bearings , forks ,shock links ,ive seen new bikes nearly fucked after the beach race

liam-rst

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cheers mate, its got stacks of bills with it, the bloke i got it off was only second owner, he used it twice, was scared of it an it sat in gis garage for 8 months, the bloke who had it before him only used it for a bit of enduro, its in great nick, boots only just started to wear through the paint on the frame by the pegs

dug112y

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ktms are pretty reliable tbh not really renowned for breaking but i guess it all depends how hard you ride and how much use it gets.

AndyR1

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Sounds good, on most of the 4 strokes the valves need reshimming every few hours, we used to rebuild the shock and forks every 6 hours use and full strip down and rebuild every 10 hours [CLEAN AND GREASE ALL BEARINGS]. engine 4 stroke full strip and rebuild every 20 hours on the 2 strokes, new ring every 6 hours new piston every 12 hours , replate barrel and new rod and bearings every 50 hours if nothing went wrong,

bigryrs

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250 2 strokes are brutal imho! 4 stroker is subtle compared to it! ktms are nice reliable bikes but are they not expensive on parts?

liam-rst

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yeah they prob are but my crf was really expensive on parts too, just have to maintain it properly

1.9 xr2 on 40's

ktm cost a fuckin fortune to fix, i walked from 2, 1 was 'ok' the other was half way to fucked, couldnt hear for an hour from the rattle!

in the end i got a yz125 and now after a 450 to go with it, where i ride the 125 is much more fun that the yzf450 i also ride there but hopefully there are some beach runs soon

liam-rst

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i wouldnt do a beach run on my bike, they fuck em

S1MATT

My brother is a MotoX 'head'!lol He's just sold his YZF 250 and bought a new KTM SXF350 and he said have a look on www.KtmTalk.com. Should be able to help you find out anything now you've got it.HTH

liam-rst

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cheers matt just come back from my first proper outin on it an i love it lol

RC4

06 sxf 520?
the last 520 ktm did was the exc model mate(enduro) which changed to the 525 then later to the 540 the highest cc in the sx range was and still is the 450
my mate rode for ktm in world motocross and supermoto for them
try www.mxtrax.co.uk for info and stuff

liam-rst

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ok mate i must be imaginin my bike then

RC4

they didnt make one lad,i bet my house its a 450 sxf(possibly with a big bore kit on)

liam-rst

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im not that that up on ktm's as i have never owned one before, is def a 520, has 518 or somethin on the barrel an it looks a gen ktm barrel, it cant be the exc as it looks different, has no lights which i kno can be removed but more importantly has no stand or even a bracket where one has been, im not doubtin your word mate but now im confused

liam-rst

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oh and no electric start or even a place for a battery