Uncle Champ 115 Posted August 10, 2017 Going to check out an 03 250exc for the galpal today, it has quite the story and looks real clean in photos. The owner is a member of this community (loosely). Any real issues from anyones experiences? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robertaccio 405 Posted August 10, 2017 Its a Kato 2t, basically bullet proof, evolved from Juha's 01 world champion machine. But at about 15 years old, look for the usual old bike items. hours are what does them in . If purchased I would strip her down and get a good baseline on it. and it is a 250 which when fresh is a ripper, its an offroad/enduro race bike. http://www.dirtrider.com/tests/off-road-bikes/141_0305_ktm_250_e_xc and for trail riding EE has all the good stuff for these (owner Al Randt was Laffertys factory mech for many years and was a AA rider back in the day) http://www.enduroeng.com/index/enduro-engineering-ktm-seat-comparison.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bp619 102 Posted August 10, 2017 Wonder if he means the 4 stroke rfs version. If so never ridden one but heard low on power specially for weight of rfs chassic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Champ 115 Posted August 11, 2017 Yes four stroke, motor has been pumped up. Nice bike, good story, thank you for the help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robertaccio 405 Posted August 11, 2017 ahhh 250E/XC RFS delete all my comments....OK back to racing bred RFS small bore KTMs--Rubin won the 250cc 4T world championship in Y2K further development brings the 03 model and for E1 in 05,06 Cervantes wins and 07 Salminen wins. anyway its RFS powered bike that mean fairly bullet proof but it is 15 years old. with that age goes parts wear and tear especially soft parts. best of luck with it, it should be a good machine. I was late to the party.....thought you were on the 2 stroke path. suggestion do a full baseline dial in to replace worn stuff, partial disassembly for inspection and cleaning and full tune up and lube. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites