08 KTm 450SX or 07 KX450F

rockcrawlerdude 3/31/2008 10:43am
3/31/2008 10:43am
yea the 07 was bike of the year in TWMX i beleive so its a good buy BUT seeing that your 37 that e-button sure sounds better... (and im a kawasaki guy!)
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ninety3 3/31/2008 7:06pm
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[quote="MadMaxPerf":3teadcha]Bought the 08 KTM 450SX. Cant wait for the snow to go![/quote:3teadcha]
Nothing like a new bike in the garage, grats.
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Larry 3/31/2008 7:14pm
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[quote="MadMaxPerf":2myuxor9]Bought the 08 KTM 450SX. Cant wait for the snow to go![/quote:2myuxor9]

Come to Ga. and I will help you break that pumkin in! <img class= " title="Smile"> You are going to love that Ktoom but it is a little different. 8)

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madmaxperformance 4/2/2008 6:55am
4/2/2008 6:55am Edited Date/Time 4/2/2008 6:57am
I will have pics this weekend. I will pick it up on Friday or Saturday. I also swapped the bars for set of CR high-bends, and ordered the pre printed numberplate backgrounds.
Oh, and crazylarry.... that is a bit of a ways to go. I wish I was near there though, cause then ID BE RIDING. Dang it.
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Slow ~ Pro 4/2/2008 7:11am
4/2/2008 7:11am
I've also had the pleasure of riding both models of your choice.

I race the 50+ Pro/Expert class...fortunately I have gotten bikes for free for the last few years. But if I had to pay for one of those two, it would be the Kawasaki.

The KTM turns on a dime, but is very twitchy out of corners. The motor hits really hard as well, makes it a little difficult to get my old ass over the front.

The Kawasaki seemed to be more responsive to race tracks...KTM has done their homework, they're just not at the front of the class...yet !

Bikes start so easy these days, that an electric start is not so impressive anymore. (IMO)
rockcrawlerdude 4/2/2008 9:10am
4/2/2008 9:10am
ive heard sometimes05 hondas are not so easy to start when you dump them while riding???Whistling
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catatonic 4/2/2008 10:52am
4/2/2008 10:52am
mxsentenceforlife wrote:
Should have gone for the 525 .
I had an '05 525sx.....best all around moto bike I've ever owned. The '07-'08 505 has nothing for a 525. I was sorry to see that engine go.
madmaxperformance 4/2/2008 7:27pm
4/2/2008 7:27pm
I also had an 01 520SX, with Race Tech suspension. I raced it in the 250 Expert/pro class, and the vet Expert class. That is the best engine ever put in a Motorcycle.

Apparenty, the new 450SX has the two postion ignition, and on the lower setting, it doesnt hit quite so hard. I will soften it up, and go to the softer power setting till I get back in shape and get the feel back.

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