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WeisslingerMX
11/14/2017 5:20pm
11/14/2017 5:20pm
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12/5/2018 3:56am
Hi Im wondering what you need to do to convert a 2012 KTM 125 SX to a 16/17 KTM 125SX/250SXF plastics. Has anyone ever done this or no how to do this please give any information! Thank you!
Just seems like a lot of work just for an aesthetic effect. Have you researched how much you can buy a used 2016 for?
As for why I would rebody it...I love this bike. 100% absolutely love it. Also, all of this body work, including OEM fender decals and stuff was $250. I have to remind myself that enjoying the ride is more important than having the new cool stuff. But if I can keep my bike - and - make it look like a new one, that's a no brainer to me.
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This was almost exclusively KTM OEM parts, including $70 worth of stickers, $177 rubber air boot, and some other doo dads that you could trim out if you wanted to stay a little cheaper. Also it included a new air filter. If I were seriously interested, I would try and source a few parts used (like that boot!) and I'm confident I could do it for under a grand.
In my opinion, to keep a bike that I like and make it pass for a 2017 to an undiscerning eye is something to consider.
Whew! That was a mouthful. Anyway, I like most long and tedious amounts of f***ing around, I think it would be possible to do this with lots of customisation. Maybe I'll pony up and buy the airbox and start from there. And no - I don't have any interest in selling the 06 300XC for a new '18... it would make sense, but I own the bike, its in awesome condition, and as fast as I'll ever need.
Lot of work but it can be done not flawless but looks good 2016 500exc to 2017 Tld plastics in it around $350-$400
Plastics ofc but what else?
I’m just in the process of doing the 2015 to 2017 conversion so far everything has lined up, used basically tank and subframe and airbox and obviously plastics and seat. So far so good just have to work on exhaust and little bits tomorrow
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