This is one product I used for awhile on my '99 EXC but quit using after awhile. Not that there
were any quality issues (Acerbis products are always good), but it got in the way of front wheel
installation. The guard is held on by the axle bolt and zip ties (it's also a lower fork tube guard),
and eventually the plastic around the axle bolt wore away because of the tightening and
un-tightening of the bolt. Eventually the guard would flop around, which happened once during
a race. The guard for the '03 KX250 does not use the axle bolt, but instead uses a special brake
caliper bolt and also uses one of the brake line guard mounting holes. Even so, the disc guard
will have to come off before the wheel can be removed, which is still kind of a pain. It also has
to come off to access the compression clicker on the bottom of the fork leg. But it does provide
decent protection.
Acerbis frame guards - KTM
These are an economical way to keep your boots from wearing off all the paint where they rub
against the frame. The Acerbis guards actually give more protection than the stock guards.
These are plastic, but they hold up just as well as the fancy, expensive metal guards and cost
much less.
EK O-ring chain
I won't be using EK anymore. I tried one of these on my EXC and found that this is one of those
cases where you get what you pay for. EK is cheaper, but the chain stretched rapidly and wore
out quickly. I'm back to RK for good.
Slik seat cover
This cover replaced the unbelievably cheap stock cover on my '99 EXC, and it held up pretty well
for two years. The cover finally started pulling away from the threads in the seam near the back
of the seat where the graphics are. But it's a high-wear item and I got about as much usage as
I expected (no crash-related damage). I've since switched to a "gripper" seat cover that looks
very similar to the Slik.
Factory Effex Seat Cover
I used one of these covers on my EXC, and it?s a good replacement for the incredibly cheap
KTM seat covers. It grips very well ? almost too well. The first few rides chafed my arse until I
either got used to it or the grip wore down a bit. The cover I chose had the gripper part of the
seat on the top and sides, as opposed to the kind that have a gripper surface only on the top. It
has a small amount of graphics at the rear of the cover, and it didn't take long to rub off some of
the orange color from the inside lamination. I finally did tear the cover by some fluke, where I
dumped the bike against a broken-off tree branch. Even so, two years with a seat cover isn't half
bad.
Brake Snake
Don't buy it...mine didn't survive its first ride. This is a product designed to keep trail junk from
wedging between the brake pedal and the clutch cover. Not sure if I installed it wrong or what,
but a couple strands of safety wire work just as well and cost about 1% of the brake snake.
