How do you lighten the bike?

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Old 05-05-2020, 10:11 PM
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There are some pictures of my bike in the sticky thread I added recently, so should be on the last page. Front plate? Do you mean number plate, as we don't have front number plates in Oz.
 
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Old 06-26-2020, 11:28 AM
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Go on a diet and lose 50 Lbs?
 
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Old 06-27-2020, 11:21 AM
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That is probably the best and least expensive way for many of us... myself included.

Otherwise it is to spend a lot of money and cut off a lot of stuff...

Or take it to a KTM dealer and see if you can trade it in. Yes, I know this is a sacrilegious statement here...
 
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Old 06-28-2020, 10:00 PM
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Already sitting at 70kg, so not much I can do there. Sacrilegious yes, but that is what will happen later this year. The guys I ride with are very good riders and we go up and down some rediculously steep and rough tracks. The KLX has been great, particularly with the mods including the MCM for the low down torque, but I am out growing it so will probably upgrade to either a WR250 or WR450.
 
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Why would you upgrade to a wr250? It's only 10 lbs lighter and if you did rejet ,pipe,liddless, mcm you pretty much have the same bike? CRF450L would be a good option but we're talking 10,000 bucks.
 

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Old 06-29-2020, 01:39 AM
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Better steering, suspension, and is more like 30lb lighter. I think they come as 30hp out of the box as well. Don't get me wrong, I am still really enjoying the klx.
 
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Old 06-29-2020, 04:29 AM
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2020 WR250R wet weight 295lbs 30HP.2020 KLX250 wet weight 304lbs. 24HP. But yeah I don't know... an extra $5,000 ?
 

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Old 06-29-2020, 06:52 AM
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My bad, I should have included the model. Do you have the WR250F, or just the R? Keep in mind these are aussie dollars so probably around the 10K USD. 256lb and quite different to the R.

https://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/disc...xoCHQMQAvD_BwE
 
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Ahh , gotcha.
 
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Old 06-29-2020, 08:38 PM
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How the hell does Yamaha kick out 30 hp? How much can you get out of stock 2020 klx250 with lidless efi remapped ,slip-on and MCM?
 


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