Order your parts through this link: <br /><br />I had a good time owning, riding, and reviewing the 2017 KTM 150 XC-W. Here are some of the main things that I cover in the video:<br /><br />The Good<br /><br />Electric Start<br />Top end on motor<br />Rewards you for pushing it hard<br />18 inch rear<br />Brakes<br />Clutch<br />Forks compression and rebound on top. No tools needed to adjust them.<br />Fuel tank large enough for longer rides<br />Header Pipe more tucked up and away than it’s big brothers<br />Kickstart. Good for those cold mornings.<br />Can do the Gnarly stuff too<br />Feels light, and is light - 226 lbs<br />Not too much power to get you into trouble<br />Good to practice rocks and logs<br />Great for pivot turns<br />1st gear good for really technical<br />Trip computer<br />PDS suspension in the rear leaves nothing to hook on logs<br />ODI grips easy to change<br />Headlight<br />Good battery<br /><br />The Bad<br />Low end torque - Not much of it - helped with RK Tek Head<br />Have to shift a lot as compared to a 250 or 300 two stroke<br />Can get tiring trying to push the bike hard all the time<br />Harder to get the front tire over obstacles at speed<br />No skid plate stock<br />1st and 2nd gears too low for my liking. Makes shift to 3rd interesting since there is a large gap<br />Isn’t as forgiving in the gnarly stuff as a bigger bore bike<br /><br /><br />Who is it for?<br />Riders transitioning from smaller bikes<br />Riders transitioning from something like CRF 250X<br />Riders wanting a “play bike” to work on riding skills<br />Riders that want to ride “on the pipe” more often than not<br />Singletrack lovers<br /><br /><br />Who is this bike NOT for?<br />Someone who wants to be lazy and stay in one gear<br />Someone who wants to lug around<br />Desert Racers<br /><br /><br />Special thanks to my $10/month patrons on <br />Robert Van Huss, Nick Ptolemy, Brian Falcon, Max Messina, Kelly Roach, Bryson Stafford, Seth Green, Terence Seymour, Sean Williams, David Mariotti, Ryan Woodley, Jon Colson, Flo Motorsports, Nate Winget, Steven Brady, Travis Winston, Steve Yurko, Keith Snow, Chad Cooper, Jim Bass, Nathan Weber, Mitchell Forrest, Mark Fleischman, Dion Jaramillo, Ken Paulino, Paul Warner
