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I'm taking my old RM250 back wheel into the KTM dealership for a new tire, and I walk by this thing.
So- fuel injection, healthy little extra CC from a 250, sick WP suspension with twist-knob adjustment, OIL injection (no mixing), quick-change air filter, electric start. beautiful craftsmanship and distinctive styling. The Japanese Big 4 need to get their asses in gear if they want to hang with KTM.
This thing is insanely cool, and they are apparently flying out the doors. (and yes, I am really just a dirt bike fan, not getting paid) What you need in this business is the ability to inspire people to ride, and this bike qualifies.
So- fuel injection, healthy little extra CC from a 250, sick WP suspension with twist-knob adjustment, OIL injection (no mixing), quick-change air filter, electric start. beautiful craftsmanship and distinctive styling. The Japanese Big 4 need to get their asses in gear if they want to hang with KTM.
This thing is insanely cool, and they are apparently flying out the doors. (and yes, I am really just a dirt bike fan, not getting paid) What you need in this business is the ability to inspire people to ride, and this bike qualifies.
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I will own some version of this bike, at some time. I am getting ready to hopefully buy a house, so a new bike isn't quite in the picture, but it can be a hell of a motivator!
I haven’t gotten to ride it yet, I got 4 more weeks of healing to finish ! But I’ve torn it down to grease it and install the necasary upgrades (and then some...) ??
I bought mine about 2wks ago, got to ride it once. Love the bike, motor is very smooth and it feels lighter than my 18 250sxf.
https://youtu.be/zEkR24sfS5A
Amongst one of the Clubs out here Arizona Trail Riders (ATR) there are many hardcore dudes who ride GNARLY single-track that some of it could be considered TRIALS sections. Anyway the majority of them are on 300's.
M/C sales are down across the board and KTM and Husky sells out on these MODERN 2-storokes year after year, Boggles my mind on why the Japanese can't pick up on this and come up with some modern 2-strokes and update them every 3 yrs or so. Bike sales are Bikes sales aren't they?
There are TONS of 350f and 300 two strokes at the local off road races....tons of them. All purchased at a premium price. All the while, the hapless japanese are having year end fire sale after fire sale to give away overstock.
you would think one of the big four would step out and do it's own thing...Yamaha shows a slight glimmer of hope. But likely they will just continue to take their cues from each other, ignoring what is going on at the retail sales level. Seems like the japanese are very good at thinking inside the box
Hard enduro seems to be gathering steam, "IF" anything would convince them to build 2stks it would have to be that. Because GNCC and all other forms of off-road racing is dominated by 4stks.
I even raced an Arenacross on one just for the hell of it. It was a hoot.
Haven't ridden the FI version yet but I don't think you really need it unless you are doing long point-to-point enduros more like a adventure bike than the kind of trail riding most of us do.
Pit Row
That video was created to get viewers to his channel. You miss the backstories on the issues. For example the guy who siezed his because his aftermarket GET ECU wasn't energizing the oil pump.
Solid stuff. My Dads gets daily use year round. About a mile out to get the mail and newpaper so that plus alot of woods riding.
With my bike I can ride MX and Enduro, with road legal in the street, for MX is better take out the counter kms for don´t broke it.
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