250 vs 450 weight
#1
250 vs 450 weight
One of the reasons I love my sf so much is that it feels so light weight and nimble. Now that I have owned it for about a year i still love it and its perfect for my commuting needs (around Hollywood). But one thing I would like is more power specially since im a pretty big guy 6'2 210 pounds. I just didn't want to loose that nimble feeling of a 250 compared to a 450.
I just did some research and it seems all the motocross bikes kx/yz/cr 450s are about 80 pounds lighter than the klx250sf. Hows this possible? (im sure the aluminum vs steel frame is a big part of it) It looks like ill be selling my klx for a supermoto 450 in the near future...
I just did some research and it seems all the motocross bikes kx/yz/cr 450s are about 80 pounds lighter than the klx250sf. Hows this possible? (im sure the aluminum vs steel frame is a big part of it) It looks like ill be selling my klx for a supermoto 450 in the near future...
Last edited by Warren3000; 05-05-2013 at 10:50 PM.
#3
It's not really worth it to go with a kx450 imho. It seems like a badass idea, but why not just go buy a husky or a husaberg or a ktm that is already street legal and is going to have similar power, maintenance, street-ability and so forth.
#7
If the bike weights 35 lbs less, I would suspect there is not much more rotating mass. The reports I have read, the Husky is very quick handler on the trail. They are deeply discounted right now at a lot of dealers, almost equal in price of a KLX.
#8
KLX MSRP or real street prices ? If I could get one of them Huskies for $3,600 I would be finding a dealership this afternoon....
#9
Looks like a shop in Independence (200 miles away ) has some TCX511's for $5,500 which I suppose isn't a bad price, but by the time I converted it to supermoto I could probably get a KTM 690 SM for about the same price.
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