I had a brand new 2017 yz450f I got new. It was stolen in 2019. After going back and forth with the wife for four years I picked up a new 23 husqvarna tx300. Bike is incredible. Ill never go back to four stroke. The 450 could not be ridden on a trail at all. The tx is a great all around bike, the tbi is awesome!
So essentially the Yamaha YZ250 cannot compete at all technology wise? Damn. I guess I need a KTM 2 stroke. Don’t they also last a really long time too?
Its a bike you can race amateur level MX upto expert level as well as entering cross country races GNCC just swap the fuel tanks & maybe a sprocket change a bike you could do every thing on
if you want a two stroke that rides like a 4 stroke you should just get a four stroke. carbureted two strokes are by far more fun and better when dialed in. also sound better
I'm obviously going to be the odd duck out here but I have to disagree slightly when it comes to the TBI portion of this video. I have a 23 Husqvarna TE300, still TPI, and it has plenty of low end torque you can ride the bike in fourth fifth gear even six gear really, lugging it and it doesn't die out... it has plenty of low end torque, gobs of it. The only thing that I don't really like about it and I'm not entirely sure of is when I'm riding in any gear, 1st-3rd especially, and I just barely crack open the throttle it sputters a lot it doesn't like to be down low doing slow technical stuff. Other than that TPI bikes are fantastic and no mixing gas which is also fantastic... the bike does it for ya. My two cents on the matter Ray
Only about 3.5 hours on it, KTM builds some of the best bikes out there so I’m not worried about reliability one bit. Only thing to keep an eye on would be the battery for electric start since there is no kick starter.
It’s not worth the 2k increased price. All you get is an oversized tank and different gearing. If you are getting it to trail ride the sx will be just fine. The bike will crawl all day long if you want it to without stalling. My opinion- get the sx!
I can second this. So i bought my sx December 3rd and use it for single track/ gncc. The bike is perfect for the woods. Only thing i think is suspension is on the stiffer side for woods riding, but can easily be fixed. As for the motor it’s perfect for the woods.
@@elkwhisperer8065 nope I’m still running stock gearing which has been good in the woods, and I’ve been riding arenacross with the same gearing as well, you can lug the bike plenty with the gearing it has, and more than enough power to pull out of lugging.
hi kyle just had a few questions about this bike since i’ve got one too, When cold starting with the cold start push thing do you rev it or just let it idle, and for the 2 power modes you use green or white
I usually let it idle for about a minute and then give it baby blips of the throttle. As far as the maps goes one seems to dull out the bike and make it easier to ride for someone who isn’t use to it. The other map is “all out” which is my favorite. Thanks for watching!
@@kylecorbett yeah I don’t think it’s super common knowledge. I only learned a couple months ago. But all the bikes can do it. I’ve witnessed it on a ktm Honda kawi and Yamaha. I’ve got a 22 yz myself and it works.
