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Your best bet is to go with someone established, local, and that has a presence at the tracks you ride. Having a suspension guy that knows what he's doing and can combine your feedback with what he sees your bike doing on the track is worth a lot. Shipping suspension across country all the time is expensive and time consuming.

Hey! I’m Paul from RG3 New Jersey I do quite a few KYB conversions here they are obviously very popular. If you want to give me a call tomorrow we can chat and I can answer any questions you may have. Thanks! 973-884-2200

Think of it this way; if Prado does well, then the KTM is better than the Kawi, if he performs poorly, it’s just Prado continuing to suck. Getting a multi world champion cheaply and low risk doesn’t happen very often.

Here's what confuses me: It's hard enough for a European rider to build a strong following in the USA and effectively serve as a marketing tool for his employer. But when that rider tarnishes his reputation, his ability to promote/sell product is significantly compromised. Americans love Plessinger and Tomac. Together, I would expect them to help KTM sell a lot of motorcycles. How many more bikes does KTM expect to sell by adding Prado to the team? Is that investment really worth it? Obviously it is, since that's what seems to be happening. But to a layman keyboard warrior like...

Kawi and Monster want him to pay, Prado wants Red Bull to pay Kawi/Monster for him or at least kick in some money for him. Red Bull said no.

Is there any way Prado could have turned out to be a worse deal for Kawi than it has? Does character matter to brands? If so, is signing Prado a big risk for KTM?

The kawi is a good bike but you should ride the honda before you make a decision. We were set on switching to the kawi from yamahas, couldnt get a kawi at the time so went with the honda and he has been VERY happy on the honda. The first thing he said on day one was this is the easiest bike to turn ive ever ridden (excluding 125's). Hes been able to get really good starts as well and the bike looks fast. I know what the dyno says but thats not what translates to the track in my...

The Pro Taper ACF says all of their bends have 220mm of CONTROL area. That should... should...be sufficient to add most of what you'd want on a bar including a mirror. You won't have any issues. For what it's worth... our bar has 220mm (control area) as well. Happy to help with any questions and that means with any brand of bar. I spend a lot of time looking at bends, so ask away if you need. Just make sure you're looking at all of the specs for the style of riding you're doing and not purely focused on the...

Yeah I had kyb's on my 23 and never really tried the stock forks. Did 10hrs on the stock forks on my 25 and was really liking them but I can't help myself and had to try the dal soggio's. Only had one ride on them so far but definitely not blown away. If anyone says they won't buy a ktm cos the air forks are crap they are terribly wrong.

I agree, I've basically done exactly the same as you. Although I just put in some dal soggio inserts and first ride I'm not overly impressed. The stock air forks now are very very good.

Bought a 2025 SX-F 350 about 6 weeks ago. The only mods that have been made are an Akrapovic slip-on, 2-stroke filter cage, stiffer stock suspension. It's the best bike i have ever ridden.

I'll add that I think most people who say the 350 lacks off the bottom are probably referring to a 22 and earlier model. My 23 and 25 350sxf have more snap and faster throttle response than either my 24 kx450 or my 25 TF450 did off the bottom. Granted the 450's have what I call more midrange balls or torque, but snap at the crack of the throttle the newer 350's have plenty. And im not a lightweight at almost 100kg.

Hot take, Haiden is an extremely poor example of what it means to be a professional athlete. Millions of young fans watching him, who unfortunately are being fed this manipulative narrative that being a shitty human being is fair game as long as you're successful. Haiden, his family and his fanbase are a fucking disgrace to the sport. Pro racing was much better off without their attention seeking high school drama.

Good lord, they are the biggest snowflakes on earth. Your son fucked up, acted like a spoiled brat and made a fool of himself and you and your family. Get over it, Jesus Christ. I’m just sick of them. The irony of people like this calling themselves the “tough guys” and “bad boys” is astounding. The mental gymnastics they have to go through each day to justify this shit is gold medal worthy. The worst and most frustrating part is that Haiden has all the talent in the world to be great, but he’s just a fucking douchebag. It, quite...

Blaming a 3 race format for you son riding like an absolute dip shit is pretty crazy. Anything other than owning up to being idiots. The mulisha way 🤘🏻

For those of you considering a 2026 Beta 250 or 350 RX, I thought you might want to hear a little more about my experiences with the 2025 300 RX since all 3 bikes are the exact same bike except for the engines, although they may have softened the suspension on the new 350 a bit. Keep in mind that I am an aging rider well into in my 60s and I am getting slower as I age, but I have been riding MX for about 57 years. It is us vet riders that the 300 and 350 RX are...

Hands down the best bike I’ve ever owned and completely revitalized my love of the sport. I’m riding faster than I ever have at 28 and I’m constantly itching to ride. I have a ‘24 KTM with these mods: - KYB forks purchased on MX locker (eBay is good too) and bought the rebound adjuster from @cwtoyota - did the internal swap myself — mind you I don’t regard myself as mechanically savvy, but following his instructional video made it extremely simple. - Luxon clamps, 24mm offset - REP linkage. I regret not buying the Luxon linkage, because you can...

I spent 7 years on various 350's before moving to my '24 KX 450. I put a whole year of racing and hard practice hours on deep, beat to sh*t northeast tracks on mine with no issues. That includes me finger blasting the clutch the entire time. The Kawasaki requires a little more care with maintenance and stuff than a KTM but they are solid.

That might be the gayest shit I've ever read. 🤣