Kick a** two strokes!

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Travis_Hudson 12/10/2015 10:42am
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I guess service Honda actually built that for him. Pretty awesome!
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88 mugen cr125.



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Feels good to be back riding

Posted by Eon Deysel on Saturday, December 12, 2015


The sound of my 2 smoker after a full engine rebuild Smile
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Crush 12/14/2015 3:37pm
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smezmx wrote:
17 250 .[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/10/114837/s1200_image.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/10/114838/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
17 250

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This puzzles me... What reason would KTM have to hold this bike back from last year... Looks like it's the same upgrades as the others got, still carburettor, probably an air fork, let's guess same engine changes...

So what would hold them back? Major warehouse leftovers? Some technical issue that didn't present in the others?
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Phillip_Lamb 12/14/2015 5:02pm
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smezmx wrote:
17 250 .[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/10/114837/s1200_image.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/10/114838/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
17 250

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Crush wrote:
This puzzles me... What reason would KTM have to hold this bike back from last year... Looks like it's the same upgrades as the others got...
This puzzles me... What reason would KTM have to hold this bike back from last year... Looks like it's the same upgrades as the others got, still carburettor, probably an air fork, let's guess same engine changes...

So what would hold them back? Major warehouse leftovers? Some technical issue that didn't present in the others?
on the left side of the engine it looks like it might have an electronic power valve like the honda style?
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Crush 12/14/2015 6:21pm
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Phillip_Lamb wrote:
on the left side of the engine it looks like it might have an electronic power valve like the honda style?
Don't know mate, kinda looks pretty similar to what is on my mates 13 to be truthful, obviously hard to tell from those pics!

Just seems odd to me to revamp a whole range and leave one.... If they left all the two strokes or the XC models behind that'd make sense...
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xr70 12/14/2015 11:32pm
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This is my baby,built from scratch on 02-07 platform with 01 engine.



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Markopolo400 12/15/2015 6:33am
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Crush wrote:
This puzzles me... What reason would KTM have to hold this bike back from last year... Looks like it's the same upgrades as the others got...
This puzzles me... What reason would KTM have to hold this bike back from last year... Looks like it's the same upgrades as the others got, still carburettor, probably an air fork, let's guess same engine changes...

So what would hold them back? Major warehouse leftovers? Some technical issue that didn't present in the others?
My theory is there was a serious problem with the bike late in the development cycle.

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smezmx wrote:
17 250 .[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/10/114837/s1200_image.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/10/114838/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
17 250

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Crush wrote:
This puzzles me... What reason would KTM have to hold this bike back from last year... Looks like it's the same upgrades as the others got...
This puzzles me... What reason would KTM have to hold this bike back from last year... Looks like it's the same upgrades as the others got, still carburettor, probably an air fork, let's guess same engine changes...

So what would hold them back? Major warehouse leftovers? Some technical issue that didn't present in the others?
KTM isn't that big. They may have just been a day late and a dollar short. They are certainly busier now with Husqvarna than they were with the Husaberg side of things.
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JMR5 12/17/2015 7:07pm
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xr70 wrote:
This is my baby,built from scratch on 02-07 platform with 01 engine. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/14/115318/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
This is my baby,built from scratch on 02-07 platform with 01 engine.



Great looking bike! Are the side number plates custom? Curious on the details if you don't mind.
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Hudd_421 12/17/2015 7:36pm
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people, PLEASE stop trimming side plates! Seen guys do it on their YZ's for years and it drives me nuts, and looks so hokey!
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hvaughn88 12/23/2015 7:39am
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Hudd_421 wrote:
people, PLEASE stop trimming side plates! Seen guys do it on their YZ's for years and it drives me nuts, and looks so hokey!
different strokes for different folks, I guess. I like the look of it.
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smezmx 12/23/2015 8:27am
12/23/2015 8:27am
Doc wob resto of dave thorpes 1986 works honda now finished.does'nt get any better than this.asses kicked.











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Travis_Hudson 12/23/2015 10:40am
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smezmx wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/23/116469/s1200_image.jpg[/img]


Not much for the gold hubs with the red rims....otherwise, that thing looks sweet!
bogle's leg 12/23/2015 12:39pm
12/23/2015 12:39pm
xr70 wrote:
This is my baby,built from scratch on 02-07 platform with 01 engine. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/14/115318/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
This is my baby,built from scratch on 02-07 platform with 01 engine.



Love the look of the plates!

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