01 KTM 300 exc

[JBurrows88]

Does this sound like its worth the £1400 price tag?

KTM

And insurance is fairly cheap for some reason... only £120 tpo or £240 tpf&T
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[SM.Morgan]

I know if I had the money i'd buy it
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[JBurrows88]

I think im going to give my dad a ring and see if he wants to go halfs

Otherwise, im going to be a tad skint!! Looks like a fair mint'er for the year, but wouldn't mind finding out how much abuse its had for the past few years!
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[Charlie]

Remember you get your student loan (a grand or so) after easter holidays (and for me at least) only three weeks of teaching and then exams... going to have some nice money to play with
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[JBurrows88]

Thats what im counting on... haha I have enough to buy the bike (with some help from my overdraft..) It soo sexy.. my gf is going to murder me!

I can hear those people that pay taxes muttering under their breath!
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[Charlie]

I am pretty sure mine will be going on a bike too hahaha
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[JBurrows88]

ok... i found this gasgas250...

Clicky

Clicky2

Anyone know anything of these? How intensive are these... 50bhp in a 250 sounds a lot?
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[G]

£1400 sounds a little much for a 2001 to me, however the KTMs do seem to hold their value a little better than the Gas Gas.
Useful thing for the KTM is there's more around so parts availability is better and tends to be pretty good between models - I can stick my Husaberg supermoto wheels on either KTM and swap front wheels at least between the 200 and 690.

For a long time, most biggish 2 strokes have made around a claimed 50hp. The 300s typically make 1hp more than the 250, but more midrange.
Not a massive amount of power for a tuned 250 2 stroke to make - a RS250 makes more than that stock, however doesn't have quite the same low-down power.

If you try to ride it at the red-line everywhere, it'll be bloody quick.
However the 250s and 300s do tend to have very 'flat' power delivery, meaning that they are also easy to ride slowly, only trying to rip your arms off when you ask them to .

[JBurrows88]

Looks like he sold it... It was only up for a couple of days

Nevermind.. at least i know i future to be bit more 'pro-active'
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[G]

Have you checked the sticky at the top?
There's a EC300 for £975 on the enduronews site:
https://www.enduronews.com/forsale.htm

[eddclarke]

My friend is selling a KTM 420 (i think) supermoto , Its a 57 Plate. In Leeds for 1800.
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[G]

Erm, I was going to mention about that - a 420/425 never did exist, ever, actually, I don't think as a stock bike for KTM.
You could get japanese 426s and KTM did 400s and 450s as well as bikes sold as 520s, 525s and 530s.
I'd check with him (you mentioned 425 last time I think?) as 525 seems more likely.

[eddclarke]

[G]

No idea about that I'm afraid - haven't heard anything like that that while hanging around KTM forums etc.

[JBurrows88]

[JBurrows88]

He sold the bike on the first day of advertising it.

Im in no rush anyway, i have April off (yes 4 weeks to sit and chill at home) so i can look for a bike then!
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