colinp wrote:
With my wife in the UK for a month I couldn't resist going on Will's ride on the Saturday then the offer of a nights accommodation with a test ride of a lowered KATO 200 I couldn't resist going on Frankie's ride as well.
It is true I have never ridden a 2 stroke unless I count my Puch moped I had when I was a kid in the UK, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned that but it was the great at the time. Frankie's little 200 had been lowered so it was really easy to touch the ground which was great in the tight tracks. Being under a hundred Kg's the bike was easy to throw into the corners, it was like riding a BMX bike. The power of the 200 was surprizing good, however I weigh around 65kg's for anybody over this I think you would find it underpowered. With the bike being so lite it was easy to ride and great fun. Thanks Frankie for putting me up for the night and letting me ride your bike I had a great time.
Cheers Colin
Glad you enjoyed the bike mate, I think you are to used to ya 350 mate, I'm 87 kg I don't fined it under powered, as I said you have to ride it like a mx bike, I had a go at the play hill when I did the top end rebuild & almost made it to the top, but being on my own I thought I better not have another go. as I said I prefer to ride the 300 because it's got more power, more power makes it easier to ride, I must say put a fast rider like my son on it a lot of people would find it hard to keep up with him no matter what they are riding, I'm talking narrow tracks.
