Hmmm I have 3 daughters who ride and race here is what they are riding racing now..this can be our start if you will
10yr old is 5'2 83 lbs she races KTM 85sx and KTM 105sx
13yr old is 5'7" 115lb races KTM 105sx
16yr old is 5'5" 131lb she races KTM 125sx and KTM 250sxf
Now, that being said, you mentioned nothing about your riding/ racing experience. My girls are not what you would call novice, they have been on bikes all their lives. You also did not mention if you are actually going to race, or if you just want a racing bike. If you are going to race then you need to again be careful because of limited classes for 100-105 two strokes and 150 4 stroke...
I have ridden and races about every brand of bike there is including kawasaki. I have owned several, and my daughters still have a couple play bikes that are kakasaki but there are several reasons that you dont race them, and really you see very few of them at the starting line on these medium displacement bikes.
This has nothing to do with any type of emotion, just has to do with the experience I have had with the products, everyone has their own opinion..
When we raced Kawasaki, you buy a new bike, you completely take it apart, send the forks and shock to pro action and the motor to maxx power, then you wait.....I guess while we wait, we can remove the stock tires and tubes, replace with good ones... change out the brake rotors, pick up our flywheel, billet clutch basket,new handle bars, brake pads, and complete exhaust system... motor and suspension gets here we put our other parts on the motor, put new reeds and block on, and completely re assemble the bike making sure to but locktite on the bolts for the brake calipers. get it all back together and ready to start it??? oops, better throw the factory air filter away and put a good one in... Now, hopefully you have your 112 octane racing fuel already mixed 40 to 1, time to start jetting the carb, then eventually, you can ride it...
SOUNDS RIDICULOUS DONT IT? that is our experience trying to be competitive in 65cc to 100cc two stroke classes.
so now we do this
Go to our favorite bike shop, Buy a KTM bike, take it home, put 93 octane pump gas in it mixed 40 to 1, then ride it... hmmmm
after a bit of riding, start adjusting the clickers on the suspension, then ride a little more... check the plug and ride some more..
That is what you have to do to be competitive on a KTM
KTM slogan?? KTM.... READY TO RACE.... AND THEY MEAN IT
It's like the difference of stanley ratchet vers snap on ratchet... or mcdonalds cheese burger vers fuddrucker
you can make a jap bike fast in the small to med 2 strokes, but it will cost you.. just go to the track and watch the little kids on the 50 and 65 the top half of the class will prolly be all ktm..
All of that being said, suzuki makes a heck of an 85 as long as you can keep the nuts and bolts in it, and the honda 85 is and awsome bike if you spend some dough on it.. the kawasaki is the worst 85 you can get being a novice.
Just beginning you are going to have so much trial and error on what parts work well and which ones dont etc..
10yr old is 5'2 83 lbs she races KTM 85sx and KTM 105sx
13yr old is 5'7" 115lb races KTM 105sx
16yr old is 5'5" 131lb she races KTM 125sx and KTM 250sxf
Now, that being said, you mentioned nothing about your riding/ racing experience. My girls are not what you would call novice, they have been on bikes all their lives. You also did not mention if you are actually going to race, or if you just want a racing bike. If you are going to race then you need to again be careful because of limited classes for 100-105 two strokes and 150 4 stroke...
I have ridden and races about every brand of bike there is including kawasaki. I have owned several, and my daughters still have a couple play bikes that are kakasaki but there are several reasons that you dont race them, and really you see very few of them at the starting line on these medium displacement bikes.
This has nothing to do with any type of emotion, just has to do with the experience I have had with the products, everyone has their own opinion..
When we raced Kawasaki, you buy a new bike, you completely take it apart, send the forks and shock to pro action and the motor to maxx power, then you wait.....I guess while we wait, we can remove the stock tires and tubes, replace with good ones... change out the brake rotors, pick up our flywheel, billet clutch basket,new handle bars, brake pads, and complete exhaust system... motor and suspension gets here we put our other parts on the motor, put new reeds and block on, and completely re assemble the bike making sure to but locktite on the bolts for the brake calipers. get it all back together and ready to start it??? oops, better throw the factory air filter away and put a good one in... Now, hopefully you have your 112 octane racing fuel already mixed 40 to 1, time to start jetting the carb, then eventually, you can ride it...
SOUNDS RIDICULOUS DONT IT? that is our experience trying to be competitive in 65cc to 100cc two stroke classes.
so now we do this
Go to our favorite bike shop, Buy a KTM bike, take it home, put 93 octane pump gas in it mixed 40 to 1, then ride it... hmmmm
after a bit of riding, start adjusting the clickers on the suspension, then ride a little more... check the plug and ride some more..
That is what you have to do to be competitive on a KTM
KTM slogan?? KTM.... READY TO RACE.... AND THEY MEAN IT
It's like the difference of stanley ratchet vers snap on ratchet... or mcdonalds cheese burger vers fuddrucker
you can make a jap bike fast in the small to med 2 strokes, but it will cost you.. just go to the track and watch the little kids on the 50 and 65 the top half of the class will prolly be all ktm..
All of that being said, suzuki makes a heck of an 85 as long as you can keep the nuts and bolts in it, and the honda 85 is and awsome bike if you spend some dough on it.. the kawasaki is the worst 85 you can get being a novice.
Just beginning you are going to have so much trial and error on what parts work well and which ones dont etc..