The lil' KTM 250 has received a few upgrades recently, thought I'd better update this thread. Before the recent
RME Winter Riding Trip in St George I wanted to make sure I had fresh tires and plenty of traction, (because I didn't last time and it sucked!) so I decided it was time to run Tubliss inserts and 2 new tires with a proven record. Up front I opted for Bridgestone M59 and out back I went with a Sedona MX907hp. The reviews on the front Bridgestone M59 claim that the tire sticks in the corners better than most other tires and that it lasts quite well. The Sedona has a pretty stiff carcass, but due to the design and compound it hooks up very well and also lasts quite awhile before needing to be replaced. Quite a few people running the Sedona are also running the Tubliss system and the stiff tire works great at single digit pressures.
After the ride, I have to say that I'm very impressed with both tires, the traction they provide and how well the Tubliss worked... I was running 9 PSI in the front and 5 PSI in the rear. The front tire stuck in the corners and was very confidence inspiring. The rear tire bites and hooks up without hesitation, it was almost too easy to wheelie the bike and there were a couple climbs where I had too much traction. I'm very happy with the tire change and without a doubt will be replacing these, when they wear out, with the same thing.
Next up was the plastics... they were original and the White wasn't wearing well. On top of that, due to some poor riding choices I had a couple broken pieces... and a bent rear subframe!
It was time to change things up and straighten the subframe. I decided to run Orange plastics this time around and ordered Polisport parts thru RMATV. Had to get new Orange hand guards from ProMoto Billet for their Fastway handguards.
After!-
I also upgraded the pegs to Tusk Billet pegs, as the stock ones were bent up when I got the bike. They're a bit larger and have a much better bite for the boots.
Since I had new plastics, I decided to go ahead and get rid of the brake light that was on the bike. It was once plated, but I'm not going to worry about that anymore... this isn't a bike that will see much, if any, time on the road. I've got a sticker kit on the way for the new plastics, should be here any time. Lastly, the fork seals were leaking so I went ahead and paid a local shop to fix that one for me.
