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Nevertheless, my next bike will most likely be a 350. I wait now to see what the 2019 models will be like. If it's not worth the extra money to me, I get a used one and add a rekluse.
The 250 is too exhausting to me to keep it on speed, the 450 is too much when I just ride every other week.
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Unlike yamaha selling a 2005 yz250 for $7400 and a 2005 yz125 for $6200 completely ridiculous.
Basically You did not hold it wide open long enough. If you did you would have noticed the massive horse kick in your face when it runs away.
Im a pretty fast rider, i race in lower RPMs. I thought the same, until i discovered that if i hold it wide open for 2-3sec i could barely hold on to it when it hit.
They are Enduro bikes plain and simple. Trying to hustle those Sachs OC forks on a track would put you in the hospital.
The Yamaha has a good punch down low and carrys steady power all the way to the rev limiter.
The KTM has a good punch down low and builds into a crazy powerful top end. When compared to the power it makes up top the bottom is weak. But compared to any 250F its just as strong if not stronger.
The best part about a 350 is how smooth and light it feels around the track. Hold the throttle and its a monster.
If the 19 comes out with a little lower end grunt, I'll likely upgrade from my 16. The 350 is the perfect "lazy man's" bike when you add a Rekluse!! LOL
I have friends who are die hard brand buyers and I think they'll follow whatever the brand dictates. At the end of the day its marketing. For me personally I'm on a Dave Ramsey program and my 2017 is probably the last brand new bike I'll buy (this is my logic speaking) so I would love to have other colors to choose from on the used bike market in 5 years.
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Go up two on the rear and they really wake up. I went from a 350 to a 450 last year btw.
Just like many want to pretend that the 250 and 350 and 450's are somehow way different, it is the same with today's MX models and Enduro models. Pick what works best for you, torque or rev and have fun. But don't waste your typing trying to convince me that something not built in Japan or Austria is not worthy.
After KTM and Husky had 3 years of stinging defeats in the premier class in EnduroGP beat by Sherco once and Beta twice, Austria Inc. has decided to start their own series based on Extreme Enduro's. They took their ball and left their roots.
If you look at the RPM a 450 makes its peak HP and match that RPM to a 350, you'll see its down about 5HP to a Kawi or Suzuki 450...down 7 or 8HP on a KTM or Honda in peak RPMs for those models. Torque is also notably down, you can ride the 350 harder to maximize those numbers but if ridden similar to a 450 its notably down on power.
The big 4 today isn't who the Big 4 was ten years ago
I came from a fully race-built motored KX250F with A-Kit suspension to a stock 2016 FC350 that I have been slowly modding over time, and never looked back. I'm a 30+ vet rider, and also ride single track and OHV trails, and this bike is the best for all types of riding that I do.
Here's a graph showing power levels for the newer generation KTM's, (250, 350, and 450) and a Suzuki 250 for reference. I can't remember who posted it, but it was on this forum. Good stuff.
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