Bajaj acquiring KTM.

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There goes “The Austrian Brand”

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Does India podium at MXdN 2025?

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Great-Telemarketing calls trying to sell me an orange bike🙄

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Better than the Chinese commies owning KTM…India folks are smart hard working people. 

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We have been trying to get a hold of you about your extended warranty on the orange thing.

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5/22/2025 7:54pm
Brad460 wrote:

Better than the Chinese commies owning KTM…India folks are smart hard working people. 

Are you saying Chinese are not smart hard working people?

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5/22/2025 8:02pm Edited Date/Time 5/22/2025 8:04pm
Brad460 wrote:

Better than the Chinese commies owning KTM…India folks are smart hard working people. 

Are you saying Chinese are not smart hard working people?

Where is that being said? 

the Chinese are a bunch of patent , IP stealing commies. 

Let me try being you- why do you love communists so much? 

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5/22/2025 8:06pm

Pretty sad they managed to take a thriving business and drive it into the ground between Covid and now. That has to hurt.  Have to wonder what this means for the racing efforts. At the bare minimum it’s going to feel a lot different for the people that still work there. 

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Brad460 wrote:

Better than the Chinese commies owning KTM…India folks are smart hard working people. 

Are you saying Chinese are not smart hard working people?

Brad460 wrote:

Where is that being said? 

the Chinese are a bunch of patent , IP stealing commies. 

Let me try being you- why do you love communists so much? 

You are clearly racist.

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Pretty sad they managed to take a thriving business and drive it into the ground between Covid and now. That has to hurt.  Have to wonder...

Pretty sad they managed to take a thriving business and drive it into the ground between Covid and now. That has to hurt.  Have to wonder what this means for the racing efforts. At the bare minimum it’s going to feel a lot different for the people that still work there. 

They took a big gamble that could have made them a lot of money and it didn’t work out. I wouldn’t say they ran the company into the ground. But yeah, definitely think there’s going to be a pretty big shift within the company with the new leadership. Hope they continue putting money into racing. 

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Are you saying Chinese are not smart hard working people?

Brad460 wrote:

Where is that being said? 

the Chinese are a bunch of patent , IP stealing commies. 

Let me try being you- why do you love communists so much? 

You are clearly racist.

So communism is a race now?

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Wonder if this helps the India MX racing scene grow over the next few years?

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Are you saying Chinese are not smart hard working people?

Brad460 wrote:

Where is that being said? 

the Chinese are a bunch of patent , IP stealing commies. 

Let me try being you- why do you love communists so much? 

You are clearly racist.

Some people just can’t differentiate between a government and a population. 

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Triumph entered the off-road market at the perfect time.

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5/22/2025 8:37pm

Sooo… Tomac signs with KTM

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I am actually pleased to see this. It is obvious that the current leadership isnt going to fly anymore. Bajaj has had a considerable stake in KTM for decades. 

I was worried that I would never get the chance to buy that 1390 Super Adventure S I want..... New design, all set to go, introduced to the press last fall.... none produced. I magine they will be p-roduced at some point in the next year....

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Wonder if this helps the India MX racing scene grow over the next few years?

I don’t know why, but it “feels” like the mx bikes will get less and less attention over time and scooters, multi-purpose and adventure bikes will get the investments.

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Are you saying Chinese are not smart hard working people?

Brad460 wrote:

Where is that being said? 

the Chinese are a bunch of patent , IP stealing commies. 

Let me try being you- why do you love communists so much? 

You are clearly racist.

bro the race card is so goddamn old

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Wonder if this helps the India MX racing scene grow over the next few years?

Press516 wrote:
I don’t know why, but it “feels” like the mx bikes will get less and less attention over time and scooters, multi-purpose and adventure bikes will...

I don’t know why, but it “feels” like the mx bikes will get less and less attention over time and scooters, multi-purpose and adventure bikes will get the investments.

That's certainly a possibility, but one important asset KTM has for this is Selvaraj Narayana, and he may be the key to KTM's MX and Off-road future. 

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Wonder if this helps the India MX racing scene grow over the next few years?

Press516 wrote:
I don’t know why, but it “feels” like the mx bikes will get less and less attention over time and scooters, multi-purpose and adventure bikes will...

I don’t know why, but it “feels” like the mx bikes will get less and less attention over time and scooters, multi-purpose and adventure bikes will get the investments.

hes referring to indians racing motocross in india 

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5/22/2025 9:22pm Edited Date/Time 5/22/2025 10:12pm

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Pretty sad they managed to take a thriving business and drive it into the ground between Covid and now. That has to hurt.  Have to wonder...

Pretty sad they managed to take a thriving business and drive it into the ground between Covid and now. That has to hurt.  Have to wonder what this means for the racing efforts. At the bare minimum it’s going to feel a lot different for the people that still work there. 

They took a big gamble that could have made them a lot of money and it didn’t work out. I wouldn’t say they ran the company...

They took a big gamble that could have made them a lot of money and it didn’t work out. I wouldn’t say they ran the company into the ground. But yeah, definitely think there’s going to be a pretty big shift within the company with the new leadership. Hope they continue putting money into racing. 

Maybe a bad choice of words on my part. Employees not getting paid and losing your company to outside investors in a matter of years is pretty bad. How exactly do you think they were going to make a lot of money? In my opinion they went really hard with very little to gain. I hope the company doesn’t change much, but that’s rarely the case.

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Just matter of time when they close production in Europe.

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Is there anybody left who is curious why Sexton is leaving?

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Spoonguy wrote:

Is there anybody left who is curious why Sexton is leaving?

“It’s KTM NA bro” 🤣

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I am surprised by all of the negative comments.  On one hand, the company could fold and die.  On the other hand, the company/brand could survive and carry on by a group that has had a stake ownership of the company for 18 years now.  It is almost as if people wanted to see it fold and die which is just bizarre.

Does this mean there may be changes?  Sure.  Change 1 - getting the guy that got them to this point out is a great start.  I would rather see where it goes, knowing these folks have had a say in what is happening at KTM for almost two decades now than seeing it all go down the toilet.

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I am surprised by all of the negative comments.  On one hand, the company could fold and die.  On the other hand, the company/brand could survive...

I am surprised by all of the negative comments.  On one hand, the company could fold and die.  On the other hand, the company/brand could survive and carry on by a group that has had a stake ownership of the company for 18 years now.  It is almost as if people wanted to see it fold and die which is just bizarre.

Does this mean there may be changes?  Sure.  Change 1 - getting the guy that got them to this point out is a great start.  I would rather see where it goes, knowing these folks have had a say in what is happening at KTM for almost two decades now than seeing it all go down the toilet.

100%…..I see this as good news and may have been the only way forward for the brand….

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Maybe they will actually run the business effectively. 

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Land Rover has been Indian owned for some time now and they managed to become more reliable and maintained their luxury.

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”Do not redeem the KTM recall!!!!”

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