It Was Time For A Change.....New bike ! .....KTM 300 

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put it this way i would not go back to a non conterbalanced engine , the ktm engine is amazing !!!! yes the yz vibrates alot !

going to take a while to get used to it , way way more grunt than the yz

Yea, I came off a 2016 Beta 300RR so I'm actually losing some low end torque lol. I'm mostly just trying to get used to the controls still is my biggest thing. Namely getting used to how / where the clutch engages. First gear wheelies are still a little messy lol. I've got 6 hours on mine now, already a lot more comfortable than the first 2-3 hours though for sure. Also I need to mess with my jetting I think, as well as idle speed, I'm stalling this thing all the damn time in the real technical tight stuff. I notice your idle is a good deal higher than mine, which I think is more where I need to be at.

Enduro North Nz Nice! Yea I'm sure it's very different going from a Japanese (and let's face it, motocross) bike to a euro 300 woods bike.

funny tho , the lack of bottom helped in heaps of very slow stuff where you need to pull away gripping not spinning , have a true enduro weapon Ag100 if things get serious , need to do a video on that aswell thats worth a laugh

i wanted a carbed one . so only choice was 2018

How much did you sell your 18 250x for?

Is it the engine Does the chassi feel better and more stable on steep hill climbs and just over all performance

this is a exc , 300 has much more grunt than the yz ever will . the ktm chassis feels better in the slow terrain , the yz did like to lug a little lower in the rpm , the yz chassis is a bit better when you are going faster and the suspension is more planted , over all im happy i made the change , makes things a bit eaiser in our terrain

thanks . 250x is a great bike , just ktm more suited to this terrain , dont worry 7 other yamahas in my garage

Enduro North Nz 👍🏻 Ride safe!

Main reason . Electric start , Kick start was really getting old just makes it so much more user friendly with e start , and who does not like a bit more grunt . yeah good sofar very different ride , think the yz handled a bit better in the front end at speed , but the ktm will be eaiser to ride over a day , sure over a faster trail ride the yz would be better . but we mainly ride gnarly so does not bother me

maby not . would have got a xc

only had a few rides on the ktm . but think it suits my riding style more , and the extra grunt and electric start is a bonus

Enduro North Nz i agree, e start is awesome! and this bike is impossible to stall, i love my yz 125 too, different taste!

only have 45 hours on the ktm . have not had to do much yet .

thank you so much for all your advice, really appreciate it! just one more question, do you have to run specific fuel like race fuel?

no the ktm is great , and for what we ride its more suited than the yz was , so it depends on what terrain you ride and if you need what the ktm has , engine is sooo nice , brakes are better , yz handles a bit better in front end ,

Choices 🤯, thanks for the info, I’ll message back if I go orange 🙂.

do not like you cant tune it to how you ride , few people have told me how crisp it runs and is a bit harder to ride , wanted to keep it simple

Fair enough everyone has their reasons! i probably wouldve gone carb too

short story get the ktm , you want a 17 to current model with the new engine , ktm suspension is a little softer but works totally different in a good way

It is just the ktm is so expensive, especially for my age and also it has more power which I am a little scared about (only 14 years old) so you dont think there is and seat height difference?? many people say Yamaha is better for smaller riders

Hey thanks and another great vid

thanks , winter is the killer makes so many of the goods tracks no good , cant wait till it drys up