125-200cc So you want to convert to a 165

The 165 has simply more power then the 125

I put the 165 in loose sand conditions where the 125 would not come further then 2nd gear and is sweating to get through (one mishap in your technique and 1st gear wont help you that much either)

the 165 puled through to 3rd gear no sweat


Robert-Jan

Any thoughts on how the WB165 will run with a CR125 Scalvini pipe?

I tried to get one to test but it didn't happen. I suspect that it will suffer the same constricting behavior that I was getting with the other 125 pipes. It will run well but you will be leaving a lot on the table.

Hate to give up the coolness of the Scalvini but it doesn't make much sense to go with the WB165 then choke it down with the wrong pipe. Guess I'll have to save up a little more!

My mate Trig loves his 125 to bits, its always been a cracking example of the breed , since fitting the 36mm lectron he loves it even more, i even said he could have a 144 top end I have but he still said no as he just loves the 125 and nothing will change his view so as long as hes happy thats his fault lol
I thought my 144 was the best thing since sliced bread, I shoved every carb and pipe I could lay my hands on onto that bike and ended up with for me was the ultimate tool ! Oh how wrong I was ! since putting the 165 together and running again every pipe I can get my hands on on the thing I belive that Walt sends them out ported ect spot on.
You can have a bike that will spit you off the back just with the throttle in 3rd gear or a screaming upper rush whilts still keeping a good amount of bottom or any thing in between all depending on what pipe you choose, the 165 REALLY is that flexible and I personally dont think the 144 no matter what you do to it will ever be as quick and it will NEVER EVER EVER be as flexible as the 165, even my good mate Trig says he can ride it faster but it Knackers him out to quickly lol
Said it before and will say it again the little Husky is the best handleing bike I have ever had the pleasure of slinging a leg over! Yes stock they need a little bit of fettling to get them right but after you slip that SUPERB 165 kit on it it just becomes BRILLIANT and makes the 125 / 144 just about obsolete.

what pipe did you end up liking ?

Now you are just making shit up.

Doug I rode your bike for less than 5 minutes. We went down a short trail and onto a fire road and stopped and traded back immediately. Less than 5 minutes. I was ok with it as I like more bottom/mid than a 144 can offer.

Dan's mechanic spent way more time on it while I was expoxying the one guys brake retaining pin in place.

You can say anything you want here and they will believe you. Doesn't matter what really happened. I have passed your libelous remarks about Eric Gorr on to him. I'll be interested to hear his response.

How do you unlike a post ?

Its not the first time Ive heard of bad things about Eric Gorr -
http://www.woodsracer.com/portal/fo...e-lame-stories-you-seldom-here-about-a-legend

Ive also seen posts from others on here of standard 144 kits going better than Eric Gorrs versions

Its true that you cant get the true feel of a bike with a short ride - not even a 1/2 hr ride

I read the article from 2006 about Eric and most of it was B.S.. I never knew that you have to ride a bike longer than 1/2 hour to get the true feel of it and I've been riding offroad since 1964. Anyway, Walt is giving me shit only because I said something negative about his bike. I call that free speech and I believe that is allowed here in America. I spent six years in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War defending that right.

I really dont have a favorite !!! If its deep mud or sand a stock ktm pipe or the fatty work well, if the ride is dry or more fast open going the HGS or DEP are my choice
Just found a rather battererd DOMA the same as Kelly has on his 165 and will be trying that when it arrives
As a all round do it all pipe the fatty is about as good as they come but mine is now just about beyond repair as I crushed it flat in a rock garden
Cant seem to locate a new one here in the UK so may have to get one shipped over with a good pipe guard as soon as I see one at a fair price.

And lost if memory serves me right !!


Sorry that was a ment as a bit of a joke

This thread is out of control. Results speak for themselves... No need for ego's in here... Buy what you believe in, and ride the wheels off it.

I agree you can make a criticisim but it seems that it may be shooting form the hip just a bit without all the facts or a fair test of the bike . Not everyone will like th 165 we know that - we get it . One bike cant do it all there are trade offs .
It also sounded to me like you think we cant make our own decisions . Its taken me a few years to make the decision on the 165 . Now I think it has been refined I will be giving it a try . I ve had my doubts but without a true test I will never know.
Lets put this little tiff behind us and move on .

So you reckon the 125 fatty Is pretty good with the 165? I just stuck one on the 125. Was thinkin 144 but for samish price could have 165 and mabye keep fatty?

He would be talking about the ktm 200 fatty. The 125 fatty is a bit restrictive apparently