Hey how’s this motor compare to a 97-01 cr250 motor? Doing a hybrid build and I wanted a cr250 motor but I just got a 89 ktm250 motor for free and it’s in good shape, trying to see if it’s worth building or not
I've never ridden 97-01 CR250, but - 03 CR250 has its power upper in the powerband. Comparing the 250GS to - 19 TM EN 300, in a dragrace on a field, they were pretty much as fast, with each other. I don't have the KTM anymore, since I bought a RM250 -04. As fas as the power goes, the GS250 has enough, but availability and price of parts are something that you should be aware of. And the GS is not a motocross bike, the suspension would need to be upgraded for serious mx action, but for enduro and woods riding it was perfectly capable.
Hey how’s this motor compare to a 97-01 cr250 motor? Doing a hybrid build and I wanted a cr250 motor but I just got a 89 ktm250 motor for free and it’s in good shape, trying to see if it’s worth building or not
I've never ridden 97-01 CR250, but - 03 CR250 has its power upper in the powerband. Comparing the 250GS to - 19 TM EN 300, in a dragrace on a field, they were pretty much as fast, with each other. I don't have the KTM anymore, since I bought a RM250 -04. As fas as the power goes, the GS250 has enough, but availability and price of parts are something that you should be aware of. And the GS is not a motocross bike, the suspension would need to be upgraded for serious mx action, but for enduro and woods riding it was perfectly capable.