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Brainwashed brand loyal Honda faithful guarantee this bike will cost as much as the KTM at dealership this year. Honda dealership here wants way over msrp + freight and set up.
People rave about the great KTM hubs, yet how many problems have ever been reported with Honda wheel sets?
Hondas have always had a small flickable feel, but of course Jody didn't address that. He basically said the Honda engine ran like crap, but almost everyone else says it's an excellent engine and much closer to the KTM than Jody said.
I feel that any comparison involving Jody amounts to him trying to justify his preference instead of him giving an unbiased report.
I'm sure they're both great bikes and close enough that it's a personal preference thing.
The chassis comfortable and turns great. The bike is put together very smart , easy to work on it.Stock wheel set is strong, no dents yet. Clutch and brakes are excellent. Bike is light and suspension works great out of box. And I don't need to go out and buy e start , black rims , oversized bars , hr meter , gold chain and sprockets, exhaust and more,every thing is on the bike already . I like the KTM and I never had one before, I was a Honda guy for life.
I love the Ktm 450sxf (cone valve forks and traxx shock) and feel it is the best race weapon. You literally can change angles halfway through turns and for this reason I think it is the best race weapon. It's easy to switch to different lines in the heat of a race. The thing just handle amazing.
But......they are kind of made shoddy. Shit just kind of wears out. I think it is a great bike but I think it's an 80 hour "throwaway" bike. I'm sure you can get 500 hours out of these bikes if you wanted but shit starts to break quicker than a other brands.
Not a knock on the Ktm at all. Like I said....it is an amazing race weapon and to me the best handling bike made. I'm traditionally a Honda guy and I also own a 2015 crf450 (spring forks off a 2013 Crf250) and it's a good bike as well. Better quality and more of a long term bike.
So....my question is.....are you planning on flipping the bike after a year or two (how often do you ride?) or do you own your bikes for 5 years? If you own the bikes for longer periods.....get the Honda.
Pit Row
I've invested a ton into my Ktm and it is the fastest bike I've ever owned in regards to getting me around the track. I'm a 200 Lb vet "A" rider. I've owned a shit ton of bikes over the years.
No harm in it though......we're all Moto Geechs at the end of the day
What do some of you others think of the Ktm reliability? anyone agree with my observations on some of the parts seeming to wear quickly?
My first KTM was a 2015 450 and I didn't keep it long. I hated the 4cs forks and FC did a ton of work on them.
The rear wheel kept breaking spokes ever ride. It had the black KTM ones. I put a new set of Moose rims and used the old black KTM spokes and never broke another spoke.
The 2016 FE comes with the DID rims which I think are much better than the Excel rims KTM uses.
The air forks worked really well. The only negative to me is when you are high speed coming into say a sweeper, the front wanted to push. I did just buy a set of CV and they rock. Front tire is like it's glued to the ground and very plush.
(Not my actual bikes, just same year and model)
Got this one sitting in the corner of the farm shop currently. It's the "new" one.......
Back to the original topic, they're both nice bikes, hope you got a good deal on whatever you buy but I am struggling to see your point with this post.
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