All KTM has to do....

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Put an electric start on the 50!!

Dads world wide will hand over the missing $2.9 billion lickety split 💸

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soggy
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11/30/2024 7:32am

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

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11/30/2024 9:50am

If they would have kept making the 200.....

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Should not have changed their name. 

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11/30/2024 10:36am

is follow the damn train.

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11/30/2024 10:42am
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

All they had to do was put Sexton KYB edition forks in the KTM hard parts catalog. 

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11/30/2024 10:45am
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

All they had to do was put Sexton KYB edition forks in the KTM hard parts catalog. 

🤣

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11/30/2024 10:53am
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back to spring a long time ago

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11/30/2024 10:59am
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

Mxkid_52 wrote:
 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back...

 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back to spring a long time ago

Why would they?

People pay extra for air forks, then KTM gets to sell them cone valves. Good business model if you ask me.

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11/30/2024 11:03am
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

Mxkid_52 wrote:
 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back...

 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back to spring a long time ago

My comment was totally not serious, much like the original. 

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11/30/2024 12:41pm
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

Mxkid_52 wrote:
 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back...

 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back to spring a long time ago

soggy wrote:

My comment was totally not serious, much like the original. 

Well mine was 😀

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11/30/2024 1:43pm
Mxkid_52 wrote:
 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back...

 I agree after all these years the amount of people you see that moan about the air forks you’d of thought they would of went back to spring a long time ago

soggy wrote:

My comment was totally not serious, much like the original. 

Mxkid_52 wrote:

Well mine was 😀

Yea everyone would like them too but that has zero to do with them being in this scenario. 

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100% PDS

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…bring back the Keihin carb.

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11/30/2024 7:42pm

So easy.

1.  Sell motorcycles.

2.  Spend less money.

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I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension. At least Stark got it right with brembo/kyb, and setting it up for the riders weight.

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I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension...

I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension. At least Stark got it right with brembo/kyb, and setting it up for the riders weight.

So KTM needs to buy Stark?

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12/1/2024 7:21am

😃…….get rid of that plastic adjuster on the rear shock! 


 I think  motocross action mentions that in every single  review… 

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12/1/2024 7:21am
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

All they had to do was put Sexton KYB edition forks in the KTM hard parts catalog. 

You read it here first. 2025 Factory Edition. KYB.


Ridiculous, I know. But 6500s would be viable! 

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12/1/2024 7:24am
soggy wrote:

Could this have been prevented with spring forks?

All they had to do was put Sexton KYB edition forks in the KTM hard parts catalog. 

PRM31 wrote:

You read it here first. 2025 Factory Edition. KYB.


Ridiculous, I know. But 6500s would be viable! 

The fe models usually get announced in the next week or two. Be curious of they still are on that same timeline. 

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Gator 4 wrote:

So easy.

1.  Sell motorcycles.

2.  Spend less money.

We need this type of innovative and outside-of-the-box thinking. You start Monday.

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12/1/2024 11:43am
I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension...

I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension. At least Stark got it right with brembo/kyb, and setting it up for the riders weight.

tahoefd wrote:

So KTM needs to buy Stark?

Might as well bury themselves deeper. 

My point is if Stark can offer a bike with brembo, and kyb set up for the riders weight, why can't the most expensive gas bikes offer the same options?  I've bought 4 ktmish bikes in the past 4 years. Once our 23 models are outgrown or worn-out we'll probably be switching to Yamaha simply because they're cheaper and have better suspension. I'm tired of wasting too much money on forks. Buying the most expensive bikes and then dumping a ton of money into the forks is financially retarded. I'm tired of being a Moran.

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12/1/2024 12:57pm

I guess continuing to produce 2-strokes isn't the key to success.. 

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I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension...

I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension. At least Stark got it right with brembo/kyb, and setting it up for the riders weight.

tahoefd wrote:

So KTM needs to buy Stark?

Might as well bury themselves deeper. My point is if Stark can offer a bike with brembo, and kyb set up for the riders weight, why can't...

Might as well bury themselves deeper. 

My point is if Stark can offer a bike with brembo, and kyb set up for the riders weight, why can't the most expensive gas bikes offer the same options?  I've bought 4 ktmish bikes in the past 4 years. Once our 23 models are outgrown or worn-out we'll probably be switching to Yamaha simply because they're cheaper and have better suspension. I'm tired of wasting too much money on forks. Buying the most expensive bikes and then dumping a ton of money into the forks is financially retarded. I'm tired of being a Moran.

they could do everything but offer the correct spring rate for customers without breaking a sweat.

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"Once our 23 models are outgrown or worn-out we'll probably be switching to Yamaha simply because they're cheaper and have better suspension. I'm tired of wasting too much money on forks. Buying the most expensive bikes and then dumping a ton of money into the forks is financially retarded. I'm tired of being a Moran."

Should have kept this to yourself. The value of your 23's just went down.😗

 BTW, I just can't find the best Sarcasm Emoji.🤧🙄😁🙃🙄🤡🖕🙎‍♂️........ I think we need a poll. Just so some folk don't get too worked up over comments made. 🤪

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I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension...

I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension. At least Stark got it right with brembo/kyb, and setting it up for the riders weight.

tahoefd wrote:

So KTM needs to buy Stark?

Might as well bury themselves deeper. My point is if Stark can offer a bike with brembo, and kyb set up for the riders weight, why can't...

Might as well bury themselves deeper. 

My point is if Stark can offer a bike with brembo, and kyb set up for the riders weight, why can't the most expensive gas bikes offer the same options?  I've bought 4 ktmish bikes in the past 4 years. Once our 23 models are outgrown or worn-out we'll probably be switching to Yamaha simply because they're cheaper and have better suspension. I'm tired of wasting too much money on forks. Buying the most expensive bikes and then dumping a ton of money into the forks is financially retarded. I'm tired of being a Moran.

Same here. Yamaha or beta will be getting my money soon. 

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12/1/2024 6:15pm
I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension...

I've been saying for 2 years that I won't buy another KTM until they come with spring forks. Probably going Yamaha next time for the suspension. At least Stark got it right with brembo/kyb, and setting it up for the riders weight.

tahoefd wrote:

So KTM needs to buy Stark?

The other way round, Stark needs to buy KTM, then they won't have any opposition from the FIM racing Vargs in Pro races.

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12/1/2024 6:29pm

The air forks have gotten a lot better. A little bit more R&D and they will be just as good or better, lighter more adjustable.and cheeper. A lot of pros are running air or air assist forks

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