New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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Yer going to get sick of these before too long but I'm not so here we go.
From Dirtbike magazine.
https://dirtbikemagazine.com/amp/ktm-50 ... the-build/
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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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I like that they've colour matched the carb to the motor.
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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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My 300i is insane.

Can I have a bit extra insane please?

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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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I don't even do dirt bikes, but that's ace!
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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:25 pm My 300i is insane.

Can I have a bit extra insane please?

:banana-dance:
Seems a of a sudden 500 twostroke engines have gone damn expensive.
For once a bike I own seems worth more than I paid for it.
Buggered if I could do it again though.
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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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demographic wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:38 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:25 pm My 300i is insane.

Can I have a bit extra insane please?

:banana-dance:
Seems a of a sudden 500 twostroke engines have gone damn expensive.
For once a bike I own seems worth more than I paid for it.
Buggered if I could do it again though.
My GSXR may be my last sportsbike, but I'm gonna buy a new dirt bike next year and it will be a smoker :banana-dance:
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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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Same bloke has made a Husqvarna CR500 as well mind.
Lecky start and semi auto clutch as well.
https://dirtbikemagazine.com/amp/2020-h ... the-build/

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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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demographic wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:17 pm Same bloke has made a Husqvarna CR500 as well mind.
Lecky start and semi auto clutch as well.
https://dirtbikemagazine.com/amp/2020-h ... the-build/

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I just dribbled a bit.
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Re: New, KTM 500 twostroke.

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Hmmm, 500 two stroke supermoto.......


BTW I know someone with a 1986 KTM500MX, it might be an ex works bike.
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