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My new toy.This is a discussion on My new toy. within the 2-Stroke Motorcycles - KTM forum, part of the 2-Stroke Motorcycle Forums category; Hey all.
I picked up my new bike last Saturday.
It's a 2006 KTM 300 EXC.
So far I love ... |
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10-19-2005, 03:12 PM
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 My new toy. Hey all. I picked up my new bike last Saturday.  It's a 2006 KTM 300 EXC. So far I love everything about it! I have'nt really opened her up yet because I need to spend some time breaking-in the motor. I've just about covered 40 miles, so 260 more and it'll be fully run-in (apparently).. I'll have some fun then!  The bike is street legal, so right now that's how it is set up, it comes from the dealerships in road form with a small (tiny) rear sprocket, the guy I delt with says it is best to keep the bike this way during break-in. I love new bikes!!! I got So many spares and parts with this KTM. . decal set including fork guard decals, upper fork decals, #plate backrounds, and a few other stickers. .Full set of plastics!  . including an MX front plate, an enduro rear plate-holder + brake light. and a few other things.. This little "welcome to the family" KTM suitcase with the owners manual, all the ducuments and a few magazines inside. . a free bottle of 2 stroke  . And some more free stuff but I'll quit boring you now and show you some pics...  That big rear reg-plate holder is coming straight off! lol   Sorry if the pics are'nt that clear. I need a new camera  : Last edited by Deano249f; 10-19-2005 at 03:15 PM.  |
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10-19-2005, 03:23 PM
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 Re: My new toy. That's street legal? That is awesome. I wasn't aware of a spares kit with a new bike. Is that common with new bikes, or is that a KTM thing? I've never bought a brand new bike before. Maybe someday. Great looking bike! |
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10-19-2005, 03:24 PM
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Re: My new toy.  Riders view    As I say, I have'nt really opened the throttle up yet, but Man! this bike is fast! you can tell it's fast just by cruising through the gears smoothly, it has So much torque, I cant wait to get the 300 miles over and done with so I can give it some! I'll post a big review on how she performs, once I find out. I have'nt even took it off road yet. |
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10-19-2005, 03:39 PM
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| Re: My new toy. Shouldnt take 300 miles to break it in. As with any two stroke, one full tank of gas should do it. Gotta love the hydraulic clutch. Sweet ride! |
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10-19-2005, 04:09 PM
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| Re: My new toy. Hey Dean! Nice bike man...gota love new rides! yeah 300 miles isnt realy needed,i'd use the fairly hard break in technique but i aint gona try and force that on you as it causes a whole heap of arguments  .and dont forget to use the spares kit..dont be the guy selling the bike and says 'yeah it even still has the full spares kit' : haha well awesome bike man...some SM wheels maybe? |
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10-20-2005, 11:50 AM
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| Re: My new toy. Thanks guys, Ben, I thought they only use the hard break in on the thumpers?? The dealer told me I need to break it in for at least 300 miles : I myself would'nt know, this is my first new bike, but if you guys are saying it only takes like 1 or 2 tanks of juice then Sweet! that's actually good news. Oh, and Ben about the graphics, I like um', I might get them when I can afford it. I will hopefully have enough cash to buy the SM wheels in around 3 months maybe, right now I'm pretty broke!  |
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10-20-2005, 01:06 PM
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| Re: My new toy. Awesome bike, mang!  One question, though. I looked on the KTM site and it looks like they don't sale the 300MXC, or EXC here. Why is that?  I would love to have a 300MXC.  |
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10-20-2005, 01:27 PM
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| Re: My new toy. Quote:
I'm pretty sure the MXC is "USA only". Where do you live? The 200EXC/250 and 300, I thought you could buy in any country, but apparently KTM dropped the EXC line everywhere outside Europe. They now sell an XC-W over in the US or something? instead of the EXC? |
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10-20-2005, 05:33 PM
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| Re: My new toy. There are a lot of 300 EXC bikes here. One of the most popular off road and Enduro bikes made! i would love to have one of those or one of the new 250 MXC I read about in Dirt Rider magazine. Looks and sounds like a sweet bike! |
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10-21-2005, 12:07 PM
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Re: My new toy.  I think the only difference between the XC and the EXC is that the XC is not road legal, it has no lighting or any sort of road-needed parts, indicators, speedo, ect... The exhaust design is different And the graphics are different. Interesting... Over hear, to race Enduro, lights are required, aswell as a rear reg-plate holder I think. I have a thread over on KTMtalk, and people in the US seem to like the Euro version, one guy is even thinking of importing one after seing my pics. |
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10-21-2005, 12:15 PM
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| Re: My new toy. I like that 300XC! I wonder how much it would cost to import the EXC? |
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10-21-2005, 12:19 PM
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| Re: My new toy. If you go to the KTM site, it has the 300 listed as (not USA). [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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10-22-2005, 06:04 AM
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| Re: My new toy. What's the purpose of having a MXC if the SX is the competition model? I can see why the EXC is so popular, but I must be missing something with the MXC's? |
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10-23-2005, 09:07 AM
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| Re: My new toy. Yeah Deano, I likey, your new KaTooM is saaaweeet! I cant wait till you bring it down my way and I can have a blast! I agree, ditch that rear plate holder  lol, free bottle of 2stroke |
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10-23-2005, 09:07 AM
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| Re: My new toy. Quote:
Also I think some riders prefer the close-ratio (MX like) transmission for racing Enduro/hare scrambles ect.. and I can imagine it would be good especially for tight woods riding. I know what your saying though, "what is the defference between say the 250 SX and the 250 MXC?" hmm.. larger gas tank, bigger rads maybe, I dont really know |
