Winter Riding road legal 2T

[DangerDane]

So i have been working on making my 2004 KTM 250 exc street legal all the major things are done just need mirror and brake swiches. Had to see how it hadled down the roads couldn't wait for springtime so i screwed abunch of sheetmatal screws that i had laying around the shop, screw in the tires. went out to my uncles to ride on the snow packed gravel roads. I thought my cheep screws would round off and fly out they all stayed in and kept a good edge..

Whent off in the felds and on the snowmoble trails it ended up being a lot of fun had to keep speed up and stop on bare spots tho.

I could cruse at 53 to 56 mph with out motor reving to high if i change gearing to run smooth at 65 I would run all over this summer need a damn MC license. People said it would be a wast of my time, "not on this site" glad i just did it any way cant wait for summer!

Any one alse try this?

[what broke now]

http://www.iceholes.com/photos.html

[tpar1220]

i have an 01 mxc 300 that i have plated and doing same.. i have an exc trans just waiting to be installed, when i do so i am sending crank for re build and new piston. not sure how gearing is gonna turn out, but i have a 13/14/15 tooth front sprocket set along with 45 rear in packages waiting to be installed as well, along with a trail tech vapor.

getting it titled and plated wasn't a big deal, is insured as well. just need to find the time to tear it down..

all my buddies think i am crazy for sellin my dr350 and startin on this 2t..... i think they are a bunch of panty waste nancy boys thats gotta have e start and crack pipes. this thing is gonna work!

[DangerDane]

Hope that works out, right now i have 13/52 gearing and can run down the road 52 56 mph smoothe. Your bike need a speedo? i picked up a trail tec three years ago for a ATK but i never put it on bike handled shity.

How is your lighting i had to add a battery so my brake lights would work at an idle. And the head light came stock with just the low beam wired in. I just had to add a motorcycle handle bar switch wire in the high beam now i have high and low without buying anything. i haven't road at night yet

[tpar1220]

i bought a trail tech vapor, just not installed yet. it came with a head light but no high beam. i will need the bar switch and different headlight to get hi/lo beam. i don't know what my stock stator out put is.. or if anyone makes an aftermarket high output stator for this 300, if so i will get one and add a battery.

right now it sits totally stock with just a rear light with plate as i am still riding it off road. soon as it gets cold is when i will tear into it

don't think i could get away with 13/52 on street with mxc trans @ 50 mph without melting something down! so... an exc trans is in order.

we shall see.

[DangerDane]

Im changing my grearing just leting you know what i have and @ speed.

I was checking out some options im ordering 15/50 for mostly road riding and 13/50 for dirt. Im planning on just having to change the front sprocket. Dont no if i will need to have two chains you think i will.

I've just left bikes stock never messed around this much. lot of fun wish had Money tho

my manual says 12v 40w Kokusan 2K-2 looks the same for the MXC yours is a bit older may differ

[dentvet]

45-50 mph seems to be the sweet spot on my 300 exc with 13/50 gearing. Its right at the point of the bike jumping onto the pipe. Once the power valve opens, its hard to keep a steady cruise on flat ground. might as well run it up to 75 WOT at that point.


If you still want to ride off road, you could get a rekluse and run 14/45 easily and be close to the 60 mph cruising window.

Here is a guy that did the baja500 on one so there is some info on high speed jetting/gearing.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=558071

I'd like to know how Belastaguio's 150 is geared for the Dakar race and what speeds he cruises around at. (probably misspelled his name)

[tpar1220]

Good info as i have an exc trans and 13/14/15-45 gearing sittin here ready to go. Anda rekluse ison wish list.

[dentvet]

Most of the headlight bulbs have a high beam in there. I usually use a three way toggle switch to just add an extra circuit to power the high beam. low/off/high with minimal wiring. EXC side cover/stator should bolt right in for a little more wattage. Trailtech might sell an upgrade as well. Led tail light will save multiple watts as well. plenty of options for the MXC crowd

[Grreatdog]

My MXC has plenty of juice to power a Baja Designs 35/35 hi/lo headlight, LED tail/brake light and even turn signals. I did ditch the goofy little BD battery for a sealed lawn mower battery with a little more power though.

The BD switch gear for that headlight, horn and signals along with their mirrors are actually nicer than the stock KTM switchgear and mirrors on my LC4E. It is well worth the money for turning it into a dual sport.

I am also running a 45 tooth rear sprocket and go between a 13, 14 or 15 front depending on pure woods, dual sporting or road riding. My little 200 has absolutely no trouble pulling 15/45 gearing and gives me some highway ability.

[akarob]

Ice screws don't last long at all if you use them on the road. Your best bet are carbide tipped inserts that are installed with a stud gun.

[tpar1220]

Originally Posted by Grreatdog

My MXC has plenty of juice to power a Baja Designs 35/35 hi/lo headlight, LED tail/brake light and even turn signals. I did ditch the goofy little BD battery for a sealed lawn mower battery with a little more power though.

The BD switch gear for that headlight, horn and signals along with their mirrors are actually nicer than the stock KTM switchgear and mirrors on my LC4E. It is well worth the money for turning it into a dual sport.

I am also running a 45 tooth rear sprocket and go between a 13, 14 or 15 front depending on pure woods, dual sporting or road riding. My little 200 has absolutely no trouble pulling 15/45 gearing and gives me some highway ability.

Great info.... Thanks, I was just guessing on gearing and sounds like I may be pretty close. If your 200 Pulls that gearing than surely after I swap to an exc trans my 300 Should be ok.

[Grreatdog]

I am not sure you could find a gear ratio these things won't pull. Even my little MXC 200 is pushing close to 40 horsepower. And with the MXC's bigger carb and MX expansion chamber it is pretty hard hitting power. For most conditions the bike doesn't care a bit about the 15 tooth sprocket.

For just rocketing through the woods there isn't much point in swapping to the smaller sprocket. The 13 tooth really only comes into play for loose, nearly vertical rocky terrain, slogging through rock gardens, trying to get through slick stuff without going into afterburner mode or any other near zero mph fun.

To be honest, I haven't swapped the 13 back in since going with the 15/45 gearing. The 300 is such a tractor you could probably go with less teetth in the rear and save splitting the cases. I love the MXC close ratio transmission. But it would be sweet to have that EXC sixth to keep it off the pipe when cruising.

[DangerDane]

What brake switches have you all had the best luck with. Looks like on the front master cylinder you could mount a presser switch for the lever. The back must have to use a hydraulic switch I think found the correct one haven't order yet. For the front I found one on eBay that looks like what would mount up to mine. I think that typ would be best there isn't much room by the line fitting.

Motorsport has Oem EU/AUS model wire harness with every thing but the front switch is way to much I would spend on a switch.

http://www.motosport.com/dirtbike/oe...mmy_source=oem

Looks like other countries can just buy this street legal. If I could I would sell my 04 and buy a new four stroke exc and be done with it. If this works out I could spend money on riding not a bunch on a new bike.

Thanks any help would be appreciated

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330799497968...84.m1423.l2648