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BikeGuy321 1/29/2019 10:37am
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davermz450 wrote:
KTM riders: [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/3oz8xSSfPn6zRSjJPa/giphy.gif[/img]
KTM riders:

Big 4 fanboys:

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Bigfoot 1/29/2019 10:42am
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Goon126 wrote:
Web is a small guy and fits the smaller KTM better. Let me guess, the op owns a KTM....?
cody41 wrote:
Probably owns the toaster and slippers as well
newmann wrote:
The toaster is badass!
Definitely! But the vacuum cleaner is really the shit!
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Denn700 1/29/2019 12:51pm
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Webb made a comment that the Star 450 he rode was a great bike. I guess that is kind of a dig against factory Yamaha.
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WCRider 1/29/2019 1:06pm
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Ask to Bogle...
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BikeGuy321 1/29/2019 9:35pm
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WCRider wrote:
Ask to Bogle...
He can run with the faster guys for more than one lap this year though.
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brimx153 1/29/2019 10:54pm
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WCRider wrote:
Ask to Bogle...
BikeGuy321 wrote:
He can run with the faster guys for more than one lap this year though.
Yea cause that was the bikes fault . .!!! He was injured
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BikeGuy321 1/29/2019 11:02pm
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He never looked very comfortable on the Zook and he had lots of spectacular crashes. He may have been riding hurt but his bike setup was also off, IMO.
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Texas Built 1/29/2019 11:12pm
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McGrath almost won a title on that worthless dog turd 97 Suzuki. Either you're fast or you're not.
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BikeGuy321 1/29/2019 11:16pm
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Kenny was fast outdoors on the RMZ.. After his dad chewed out the team and claimed the setup was garbage and unrideable.
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2stmark 1/29/2019 11:18pm
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What's funny is a short time ago Ktm wasn't winning SX ….

many were saying " when is Ktm going to build an Aluminum frame ? "

then came Roger & Dungey
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Jerkolantern 1/30/2019 12:37am
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What's this toaster you speak of
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Jerkolantern 1/30/2019 12:38am
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Also. Eli will figure it out soon and we'll see the fastest guy in Moto winning again
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BikeGuy321 1/30/2019 2:13am
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Haha, I thought you were being sarcastic when you said ask Bogle.
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WCRider 1/30/2019 2:45am
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BikeGuy321 wrote:
Haha, I thought you were being sarcastic when you said ask Bogle.
I was Laughing
sgrimmxdad 1/30/2019 3:11am
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I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig isDry

Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F and YZ450F the same body wise?
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BikeGuy321 1/30/2019 3:47am
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I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig is:dry: Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F...
I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig isDry

Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F and YZ450F the same body wise?
250 class is all about horsepower. 450 they all have plenty of power so the chassis/suspension is more important.



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Timo_2824 1/30/2019 4:01am
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whateversclever69 wrote:
Have you ridden a current yz450? I have owned one. The wide frame is literally like riding a quad. It feels like a couch with wheels...
Have you ridden a current yz450? I have owned one. The wide frame is literally like riding a quad. It feels like a couch with wheels. Ergo’s on the other Japanese bikes are still great.
My 19 YZ450FX is the best bike I've ever owned, and it's my 2nd aluminum frame. I've had 5 steelies, and my brother has the coveted KTM 200 that I get to compare it to on the trails.

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Timo_2824 1/30/2019 4:08am
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sgrimmxdad wrote:
I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig is:dry: Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F...
I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig isDry

Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F and YZ450F the same body wise?
Yep, the new frame and bodywork this year to match the 450.

Webb's improvement is 100% the fact that he is now training at 100% vs 70%. His first day at the factory he was yelled at for being 3-4 seconds too slow on the SX track. The new workouts were so intense that he had to start slow and wasn't fully doing everything until mid December.
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cody41 1/30/2019 4:58am
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Ktm is a nice bike no doubt, but everyone I see that switches to ktm in the local scene switches back to a Japanese bike. The only people that stay on them are the fan boys. I’ve owned several for that matter.
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sgrimmxdad 1/30/2019 5:07am
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sgrimmxdad wrote:
I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig is:dry: Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F...
I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig isDry

Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F and YZ450F the same body wise?
BikeGuy321 wrote:
250 class is all about horsepower. 450 they all have plenty of power so the chassis/suspension is more important.



Doesn't the KTM have more HP from the factory in the 250's?

I like our KTM, it is a great bike, glad we bought it and it has been a different experience.

However I have every intention of going back blue. Plan is to buy a 20 YZ250F and 450F soon as available...
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tackomoto 1/30/2019 7:45am
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sgrimmxdad wrote:
I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig is:dry: Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F...
I guess someone needs to tell the Star Yamaha boys how bad that blue pig isDry

Correct me if I am wrong but aren't the YZ250F and YZ450F the same body wise?
BikeGuy321 wrote:
250 class is all about horsepower. 450 they all have plenty of power so the chassis/suspension is more important.



sgrimmxdad wrote:
Doesn't the KTM have more HP from the factory in the 250's? I like our KTM, it is a great bike, glad we bought it and...
Doesn't the KTM have more HP from the factory in the 250's?

I like our KTM, it is a great bike, glad we bought it and it has been a different experience.

However I have every intention of going back blue. Plan is to buy a 20 YZ250F and 450F soon as available...
Me too. I’ve tried two KTMs. A ‘17 and a ‘18. Still hate them both. Not saying they are bad bikes, but they are just...weird. I’ve been on jap bikes my whole life until recently. Going back blue or green for me.
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BobPA 1/30/2019 7:50am
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cody41 wrote:
Ktm is a nice bike no doubt, but everyone I see that switches to ktm in the local scene switches back to a Japanese bike. The...
Ktm is a nice bike no doubt, but everyone I see that switches to ktm in the local scene switches back to a Japanese bike. The only people that stay on them are the fan boys. I’ve owned several for that matter.
So because someone sticks with a brand of bike they are “fan boys”? That is the most ridiculous shit I have heard in a while here. If I like how a Honda handles, I am going to keep riding a Honda...Not because I am a FaN BOy.
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endurox 1/30/2019 12:51pm
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BikeGuy321 wrote:
Kenny was fast outdoors on the RMZ.. After his dad chewed out the team and claimed the setup was garbage and unrideable.
Bike had suspension issues in 15. Oscar came along after that and sorted the bike out for the 2016 season.
mattyhamz2 1/30/2019 1:05pm
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Jerkolantern wrote:
What's this toaster you speak of
dutch_rider wrote:
This [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/01/30/321933/s1200_Screenshot_20190130_165656_Google.jpg[/img]
This

KTM not centered on the toast. 1/10, would not buy.
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Ing 1/31/2019 5:52am
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kb228 wrote:
KTM has like 20 factory riders in sx alone. At some point its a numbers game.
You know there is a reason for that don't you? KTM is THE bike at the moment. Yep, I'm a KTM fan boy, have been since my 72 Penton which btw was light years ahead of anything the Japs had at the time. I guess I could have rode a SL125.
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zippytech 1/31/2019 1:19pm
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Correct me if I am wrong, but up till Dungey I don't remember KTM wining anything in the US. Maybe in the early 70's but I don't think they even won a race in the 80's, 90's or early 2000's.
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Forty 1/31/2019 2:15pm
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I have ridden several. First was a 200 SX that was for sale. I should have bought it damn! No plans to buy a new one but they are nice bikes.

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