Dungey's KTM

mom241 wrote:

A lot of people put too much focus on A-1. There's 16 more rounds. Lots of time to get things sorted out.

hellion wrote:

I just can't understand why people have all this love for the japanese brands and such angst for KTM. Ask yourselves a question or two. What...

I just can't understand why people have all this love for the japanese brands and such angst for KTM. Ask yourselves a question or two. What has Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, or Kawasaki done for you personally, or the sport in general? Anything they do is motivated by the dollar and racing is only another way for them to get their brand thought of favorably. Also, dirt bikes make up a very small portion of their bottom line. They sell far more street bikes and quads than dirt bikes. This whole generation seems like they are hypnotized to only see the jap brands as competitive.

KTM, while also responsible to their bottom line, is a company run by racers at every level. People who care about our sport and people who are constantly trying new ways to make the riding experience better. Almost every year brings exciting new changes when the others can only offer BNG. More models, more engine sizes in both two and four stroke, where the others only offer a 250f and a 450f. Whew, thats exciting! Well, Yamaha does also offer a ten year old two stroke.

KTM is all about dirt bikes, making only a handful of street and ATV machines. Why would we as a group hate on a company who offers so much to us. I don't get it.

Also, as for the bike that Dungey was riding this past weekend; what do you think the results would have been had it been RV that KTM picked up and not RD? RV still would have won. Right now he is the best rider, mixing all the skill of a Dungey or Reed with an aggression that no one can match.