KTM 200 EXC 2010 review

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  • #14245
    HippoDrones
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    I put down a deposit on one of these today

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    Will be interesting to see how it compares to my 2009 250 EXC f, basically the same running gear, just lots less weight and a bit more power, ooo 2T fun!!! [:D]

    Will update as and when I take delivery :)

    #61454
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Got my delivery date now, collect it on Friday! [:D]

    #61455
    Radar
    Moderator

    Looks great Pete, how many bikes since you have been on the forum? You must beat even Thumper and Max

    #61456
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    lol [:D]

    Triumph Speedtriple 1050,
    Suzuki GSX-R 750
    KTM EXC250f
    KTM 640SMR
    Husqvarna SM510R
    KTM EXC300
    Cagiva Mito 125
    a sneaky Yamaha DT125 which I got a couple of weeks ago (got it to give to a mate who was down in the dumps)
    and as of this coming Friday a KTM EXC200 [:D]

    Not a bad list in 4.5yrs! lol

    #61457
    max
    Participant

    [:D] lol thats a lot of bikes

    #61458
    Radar
    Moderator

    quote:


    Originally posted by Pete247

    lol [:D]

    Triumph Speedtriple 1050,
    Suzuki GSX-R 750
    KTM EXC250f
    KTM 640SMR
    Husqvarna SM510R
    KTM EXC300
    Cagiva Mito 125
    a sneaky Yamaha DT125 which I got a couple of weeks ago (got it to give to a mate who was down in the dumps)
    and as of this coming Friday a KTM EXC200 [:D]

    Not a bad list in 4.5yrs! lol


    Only ONE Yamaha and you lent that out!

    #61459
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Think I’ve only had one other Yamaha in my past too…. an RD125LC :D

    #61460
    Radar
    Moderator

    quote:


    Originally posted by Pete247

    Think I’ve only had one other Yamaha in my past too…. an RD125LC :D


    You will learn!!

    Anyway, got the new one run in yet?

    #61461
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    lol, collected it today. Weather isn’t so great and I want to get everything coated in WD40 before putting any miles on it.

    Will start it up for the first time tomoz and hopefully get it run in by pub time! :D

    #61462
    HippoDrones
    Participant

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    and with my old 250’s spare plastics:
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    Need to get some rad cowls and airbox plastics along with a sump and handguards

    #61463
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Covered 1.5hrs on the engine today, am just into the powerband now. Will prob do another hour on it tomoz to get me to full rev range, drop the oil and then start working towards full open throttle. This is going to be so much fun, it is soooo light and responsive to changes of direction. Its pokey too… even sticking to my running in procedure it was sideways on a roundabout earlier spinning the rear tyre! [:D]

    #61464
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Went over to Ginger’s Farm today, put another hour on it this time in the bikes more natural habitat lol :D

    What a little beasty this thing is! :D it is quite literally bonkers!

    So so light and responsive, not just the chassis, but the engine too.

    Am gonna drop the oil during the week and give the air filter a clean along with any other maintenance that the book says to do. Hopefully get out again next weekend too (must remember to lower the tyre pressure next visit, was running road pressures today and it was a tad slidey like that! :D

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    #61465
    Radar
    Moderator

    Straight in the mud, good man!

    #61466
    HippoDrones
    Participant

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    The KTM found its first green lane today, was only a little one but plenty long enough to get the bike rather splattered, am gonna go back to Ginger’s this weekend, gonna be a soggy one by the sound of the weather forecast but needs must! lol [:D] Hopefully a mate will be along with a decent camera and we’ll grab some action phots.

    I spent an hour yesterday setting the suspension up, am sticking with middle of the road settings to start with, will harden them up if I go to Goldingbarn Raceway tho as its prob a little soft for the table tops landing lol. I was by myself so have only sorted the settings with respect to static sag, was unable to do the rider sag, will have a fiddle with that next time a mate comes round to give me a hand while I sit on it [:D]

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    #61467
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Bike is back at the dealers now, when they were preparing it they possibly overtightened the oil fill level plug and stripped the thread. Has ruined my day out on it tomoz but will be fixed by lunch time hopefully

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